Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1890, Page 5

| LAW AND ORDER IN OMAHA. Unimpeachable Witnesses Testify to the Quiet Order of Eleoticn Day. EVIDENCE OF HON. EDWARD ROSEWATER. Dra. Duryea and Harsha and Bishop Worthington Boldly Repudiate the Lies Sent Abroad by Pro- hibition Spies. A largely increased attendance was a no- ticeéable feature of the second day of the elec- tlon contestin the New York Life building. ‘The three squads of notaries, stenographers, attorneys and reporters got down to business in their respective corners shortly after 10 o'clock, and the curious erowd of spectators circulated back and forth between them. Hon. Fdward Rosewater was the principal witness of the afternoon in the general con- test, and wns also subpoensed to appear be- fore Notary Thomas in the gubernatorial con- test today. He said he had lived in Omaha twenty-seven years and knew of the Bankers’ and Business Men's association, of the ex- ecutive committee of which he was chairman. The duties of the executive committee were to employ organizers and carry on the campaign. The association was made up of republicans and democrats, but no prohibitionists, The prosident, treasurer and chief organizer were republicans, and in fact, republicans predom- inated, There was an arrangement between the witness and the clerk of the district court by which paturalization papers were to be issued and charged to Mr. Rosewater, Tuere was no distinction made as to the politics of the parties to whom they were to be issued. Never saw any of the parties to whom papers were issued. They were issued at the re- uest of the Danish society, personal rights league, Bohemian society and other organi- zations. There were fifteen or twenty men doing nothing but looking up partles for whom papers could be secured, ‘T'he parties got an order, went to the clerk and filed thelr application and later cano and_got thelr papers. Between twenty-seven and twenty-eight hun- dred papers were issued and loft with the witness from time to time. Sometimes gnnlcs crowded in upon the clerk late in the ay, and he swore them and sent their papers Jater. They were kept in the vault until they were called for and were to be distributed to the parties when they wanted to be registered. ‘They were all issued thirty days before election, but were not all distributed until late in October, The witness was cam- palgning in the middle of October, and was not home one day in a week. He' presumed that the clerk of the court was paid by the treasurer of the association, but did not know about it. He understood that the association had raised about $42,000 or $43,000, but had no persounnl knowledge of the actual amount raised, and had never seen the subscription papers. Was not present at any meeting of the finance committee. Supposed that the whole amount had been disbursed, but he did %not know; understood that between $800 and $1,000 bad been disbursed in this city for carrviage hire and for mes who were making a special work of looking up foreigners, etting out apers for them, and having them registered. he assoclation planned to spend the money all outside of the city, as it was known that Omaha wus Rlmost solid against prohibiticn. The men worked here for two months before the election, having foreigners hauled to the court house' and attending to their registra- tion. He named John Rosicky, W. Stenberg, Julius Mrfizr, Jamcs W. Carr, Henry Bolln, Joe Schiller and John Mathieson among others who were interested in the defeat of prohibition, and were given orders to the clerk of the court for papers. Mr. Stenberg ‘was one of the organizers of the association and traveled through the state to organize the Swedes against prohibition, A letterhead of the Business Men’s associa- tion was offered in testimony and admitted by witness as having the names of officers and committees. In addition to these wit- ness testified that there were vice presidents in nearly all the large towns and some of the small ones of the state. Mr. Rosewater was requested to state what were the primary objects of the association, T will have to state that in my own way,” was the reply. “Very well; state it as concisely as you can," omething like a year ago a number of rsons were imported into this state who, as nderstood it, were hired toagitato in favor of the prohibitory amendment. Those per- sons came from various states in the union and operated together with auxiliary associa- tions u different parts of the state, the Wo- men's Christian Temperance union, the Good Templars and others, and the organization which those es-nlu were perfecting in the state compelled a counter organization. They not only had an organization in the state, but. there was a national probibitory organization ‘which seemed to devote its -‘nch.l attention to Nebraska, and had procluimed that the, thlhmon in this state by thin their power. Ap s were ‘wouid carry the means w' - made to the people all over the United States ‘who were favorable to the prohibitory idea to contribute money, aad large sums were collected in all rts of the union to make up a nd for the carrying on of the campaien for the prohibi- tory amendment in this state. It bécamie ap- parent to those of us who were opposed to the amendment that some organization had to be gotten up to counteract the prohibitory organizations. Early last winter an effort ‘was wade by a few citizens here, as I under- stand it, to get up such an organization. But the matter dragged along and nothing defi- nite was done until some time last spring, when, at the instance of some of the leadin, jobbers and business men of this town, the secretary of Dun & Company’s agency, Mr. Moffat, sent out a cir- cular calling upon the business men and bankers to meet together with the view to making a decided stand against prohibition. A meeting of sowething like forty to fifty merchants did take place, I think in the month of April. At that meeting the situa- tion was discussed, and finally the prelimi- nary organization was perfected. That organ- ization called upon quite @ number of those business men and bankers and reported to them a general outline of the plan of campaign. I was chosen chairman of the committee that bad -this matter in hand. It was our plan from the start to exclude outeiders from interferin, with the work in Nebraska, and we allow no ‘»ll‘th!n to come here and tate against prohibition, but carried on the campnign Wwith citizens of this state. 1t was my idea that the headquarters should be at Lincoln, and that we ought to have a man from Lin- coln who was familiar with the political sit- uation and the leaders of all parties as an orgenizer, and to that end I recommended Mr. Rogeen, who was finally chosen and a contract was made with him the business men's association to act from t[‘;nt time on until the election as gen- eral organizer, Headquarters were estab- lished at Lincoln, and Mr. Roggen then pro- ceeded to organize auxilisry societies in wvarlous parts of the state. After he had his auxiliary societies organized he came back, and Mr. Moffat having died, ho was in his position and the headquarters in Omaba in the place of Lincoln. “That is the outline. The men en, in that association were non-partisan; they ‘were men of all parties, and candidates were never discussed, One_of the conditions of the coutract with Mr. Rozgen was thatif at any time he should espouse the cause o1 any particular candidate we could dismiss him wm very brief notice—I think fifteen dl{u. ‘e were simply organized to protect this city and the state at large agaiust prohibi- tion, as wo believed it to be detri- mental to the commercial interests of this ocity and the material growth of the m{c. There was no political mlorin, 10 the organization. During the campaign wvery frequently heard complaints and charges o by democrats that we were all organ- ized for Richards, and then again repub- licans would turn around and charge us with belng organized for Boyd. But, asa matter of fact, we were organized for nobody, and ‘whatever political intercourse we had with political parties—and we had some Inter- course with all of them, except prohibition- ists— was entirely non-partisan,’ “How do you: account for the fact that Boyd’s vote and the vote on rmh(lm.hm kept prety even pace in this city 1" 1 deny that it kept pretiy oven pace; the wote on prohibition In this city stood some- thing like twenty-one thousand against pro- hibition, and about fifteen to eighteen hun< dred for it. Mr. Boyd only had a majority of 11,000 fn this county, while prohibition was defeated by twice 11,000.” "Boyd's vote was largely in excess of Mo Shane's Lwo years ago, was it not?” “It wns. " ‘“‘And how much in excess!” “The whole vote was larger in Douelas county, considerably heavier than it was two yoars ago; I think tho vote was something like six or seven thousand larger than Mc- Shane’s." “What was the republican vote for gov- ernor two years ago in the city of Omaha? “If I remember correctly, it was somethin, in the neighborhood of between eight an nine thousand. There has not boen a great falling off in the republican vote of Douglas county as compared with the presidential election and the governor." “There isa difference of something like five or six thousand between Richards' vote in 1800 and Governor Thayer's vote in 18881" “Yes, sir, and I can explain that very readily.” “Wall, you may explain it." “After the nomination of Mr. Richards he was asked by a great many people of this state to define his position on prohibition and Mr. Richards declined to do so. He went away toBoston, and after he returned he still declined to defend himself in regard to that one proposition. Now, our citizens were more intercsted upon the question of statutory prohibition than they wero upon the amendment; they wanted to know whether Mr. Richards would favor astatu- tory bill.in case that prohibition was de- feated, and I urged him to make a ciear statement upon that point in his speech de- liveved here at_the opera house, at which I also spoke with him. But Mr. Richards decided not to do so. On top of all that came a few blunders of the ve- publican leaders. In the first [»lnce, it was agreed upon between mysolf and Mr. Watson that the Business Men's association would pay Mr. Watson—or rather, not Mr. Watson, but to the republican state central committee—$500 for printing or causing to be printed the republican tickets, one-half of them to be for prohibition and the other half against prohibition, so that every voter should have the chance to vote either ono way or the other. That agreement was made botween myself and Mr. Watson, and was, us 1 understood it, satisfactory to the secrotary of the committee, but after the money had been paid over, Mr. Richards' friends knocked it over and had the sample tickets sent out differently from what the original agreement was. But they kept our money all the same and they never returned it. All of these matters leaked out somewhat amongst the politicians hero and had a great tendency to create o sentiment against Mr. Richards because it was 4 very dishonorablo thing, tosay the least, tokeep our money after the agreement was mot fulfilled. The only request we made was that one-half of the tickets be printed for and the other half against prohi- tion. Now, then, Mr. Richurds had also mude another mistake: He had a lot of his friends threaten the republicans of this city with prohibition, and threatening dispatches were sent here from other parts of the state stating that so many—one of them I remem- ber particularly came from York and said that 684 republicans who had designed to vote against prohibition had agreed to hold back their votes until the afternoon of elec- tion day, aad that if a telegram was sent out from this city by Brad Slaughter saying that Omaha was not supporting Richards, then thosets4 would support the amendment, hen 1 received this Isent for Mr, Rich- ards, and he came up to my office with Sena- tor Mauderson, 1 had suppressed the dis- putch, and General Manderson agreed with me that its publication would have cost Mr. Richards thoasands of votes, but Mr. Rich- ards himself claimed that he was sorry it happened, and the arrangsments made be- tween myself and him was that he was to be interniewed on this-matter and disclaim his connection with it in Tne Beg, and it was so done: I asked him to do another thing, and that was to state in thatinterview that in case prohibition was defeated by the people he wonld not sign abill for a statutory law, but Mr, Richards had himself interviewcd and omitted that. The conseguence was that the general mpression that he was in favor of prohibition, and the threats that had come here had more or less of a tendency to lessen the number of his votes.” ““You do not pretend to say that these dis- patches of intimidation were sent out with Mr. Richards’ knowledge and consent” “Ido mot think so, but I think the trouble was caused by his foolish friends.” “You were a member of the republican state convention that nominated Mr. Rich- ardsi” 1 was.” “And you were on the committee on reso- lutions ¢ *‘Yes, sir." ““You were chairman of that committee, were you ot N6, I was not chairman, but I was one of the members of it “You drew up a large portion of the plat- form»” “I arew the most of it1" ““I'he question of the attitude of the repub- lican party on the amendment was bofore that committes, was it noti” “There was uot much said in the committee about it; the only proposition that was made in the committee was that we would pledge the governor to enforce the prohibitory amendment 1f it was carried,and I raised this point, that it was something remarkable that a republican governor should be com- lled to pledge himself to enforcé the aw; that I uugpoled that every governor, no matter who he was, would be expected to enforce the laws, aud if pronibi- tion became part of our cohstuitution the svernor would have te enforceit, and if no law was enacted he could not enforce it, and 80 we left that part out, and on the other proposition—well, there were two or three . prohibitionists on the committee, and _the; a1d not urgo thelr part of 1t and T did noe urge mine.”” 480 the platform as reported and adopted sa1d nothing absolutely on the subject of pro- hibition?" “It, remained silént.”” “Therefore, it was not one of the issues presented by the republican party at this campaigni” “It was not one of the issues, and yet the republican party had submitted thisquestion -;:?gl':’ud suffered a great deal in consequence o “Had not the republican party disclaimed —yourself among other leading republicans— tho idea that tho republican party was at- tached to or responsible for the support of the amendmeut at the polls; that is, that when it had submitted the amendment to the people that its responsibility for it ceased 1" ‘“‘Well, that was of course our endeavor to impress upon the people that those who were opposed to prohibition coeuld remain republi- cans and still oppose prohibition, but a great many were very much _dissatistied with the submission of prohibition even, and that had a great deal to do with losing us thousands of votes. Mr. Connell fell behind 5,000 or 6,000 votes in this city, although he lives here. flem was - not unpopuln] ana Jh:ril dnng nothing to raise any popular prejudice, an Mr. Connell’s vote in (gfnllm shows that this land-slide was general, and spared neither the one nor the other. Connell was very im- portant for Omaha in congress, and was de- sired by the most of our citizens, but in the meloe everything went, and Connell went under just the same as the rest.” Tt now being b o'clock, the hearing was ad- journed until 9 o'clock this morning. QUIET AND ORDERLY ELECTION, Testimony of Drs. Duryea and Har- sha and Eishop Worthington. Rev. John Williams was the first witness called for the contestee in the Powers-Boyd case, but when 1t was learned that he was not in the city on election day he was ex- cused and another drawing made from the number of ministers who were oo hand. Dr. J, T. Duryea, sworn—Am pastor of the First Congregational church of this city. ‘Voted at the last general election about the middle of the forenoon. Was about the poll- ing place for half an hour and visited another pdl jug place on Sixteenth street. I also went over the city, haviog a curiosity to see what was going on atthe {olunl places, Everything was entirely quief I had no dificulty in -pnmwhlns the polls. T in- quived how it had been during the day and was told that it had boen quiet, Leavitt Burnham was one of the parties who gave me such information, 1 saw uno obstruction offered and would certainly have soen it had there been any. Saw at least one oficer at each polling place. Visited the ‘Third ward, knowing that what is knowu as the burnt distriet is located there, and thought that trouble would be met with there if it was to be found anywhere. Idid not find it as I expected. anticipated trouble at the because I was present whenthe gen- tleman who managed the made three assertions, The first was the registry was false. The second was that tickets had _ been prepared with either of the sets of candidates, but inst the license mmendment. [ asked if these tickets were not llegal, butwas told that lawyers had consulted and had pronounced them legal. The third statement, was that arrangements had been made to challenge every voter, and that was why I anticipated irmtation when the people under- stood the plan upon by the prohi- bitionists. One of theso tickets was loft at my door in an envelope with nothing to show where it came from. It was generally under- stood that the independent party had resolved against the amendment and also the other parties, so that those tickets were contrary 1o the expressed principles of those parties. Have generally exercised the right of fran- chise since 1™ became of age in Boston, Brooklyn and Omaha, and the last gonoral eloction I witnessed in this city was Tully as quiet as any Lever saw. The good order and sobriety of the city on that day was fally equal to what I ever saw on any similar occa- sion. 1 have corresponded for the New York Tribuneand Independentand for other papers, and I made a very full investigation for the purpose of sending a currect report to those Eonpcrs, knowing that a concerted effort was ing made to break down the good name of the city. Understood thiat the Woman's Christian Temperance union was one of the organiza- tions,that was trying o injure the name of the city. * 1attended a large meeting in the lnter- ests of the amendment and heard the expres- sions against the city, intimating that if this city was out of the way the smendment would carry, and denouncing the city in un- measured terms. The efrect of rumors of this nature was to arrouse the pride of the law abiding citizens of Omaha, and 1 was told that a special effot wonld’ be made by, the business men to show the people how unjust the charges that Omaha would witness ion day, 3 n't know how many polling places there are in the city. I wrote 10 the papers reterred toin order to correct false stat ents that appeared in the New York Voice stating that ministers of the gospel were seized, drugged from the polls slugged, and other false statements of a similar nature. If sworn stavements were made to tha effect that disturbances oc- curved in thirty of tho forty-one precincts I would maintain that all disturoances were sporadic and not the result of organization, and T should still assert that it was aquiet election, 1 deny any general disturbanc although there may have been individual in- stances, There wis no mob in the city and nothing of a riotous nature. I only know that the burnt district bhas a bad reputation and that the worst clements of the city are gathered there. Ivoted the democratic ticket and for Boyd; voted against both amend- ments, I donot say that any of my fellow ministers, even Mr. Holt, intended to mis- lead, but theve was danger that parties would be misled by the tickets circulated by the prohibitionists. Charges were made that Omaha was licensing prostitution and rum- selling, and L was led by statements of their speakers to bolieve that the Women's Christian “emperance union was making a concerted effort to injure the name of the city. I noticed particularly to seelif the saloons were closed and found thatthey were. Iam nearsighted when I am reading, but I can see a mile when I am not. Redirect Examination —The most exasper- ating stories were published in the Bumble Bee, and also in the Lincoln Call. The effect of the circulation of these papers was to arouse the people, and such men as Dr Miller, Mr. Boyd and Mr. Rosewater, with whom I talged, aunounced their determina- tion to see that a fair election was held. Cross-Examination—1 understood that pa- pers were held at the postofiice because they contained a lottery advertisement. Did not know that the common_ carriers of the city refused to deliver the Call, or vhat its carrier boys were assaulted on the streets by grown men. Dr. Harsha sworn—Am pastorof the First Presbyterian church, Have resided hero fourteen years and a half. Voted at the last eneral election in the Fourth ward. Voted n_ the morning and was about the polls about three-quarters of an hour. Saw nothing but perfect oraer. Saw per- sons peddling tickets, but kon’t know what tickets they were, Kode by another polling place on Sixteeoth street and went by the polling place on Walnut Hill. Stopped at each place and saw no disturbance of any kind, although there were some debates, Everybody seemed to have an opportunity to vote.” Recognized a number of faces of the more respectable class of our citizens, There was no intoxication aud it compared very favorably with elections I had witnessed in former vears. The city was perfectly orderty quiet. I heard the better class of our citizens talking about auticipated troublo and saying that the good name of the city must bo preserved. Rev. Mr, Holt told me before the election that those opposed to the amend- ment would make trouble and said that the prohibitionists proposed to watch the polls and see that all of their men were allowed to vote. Hesaid that they would send & com- mittee to_each polling place. I think mr, Holt lived here about two years. Mr. Merrill about a year and a half and Mr, Shinn less than a year. Messrs. Holt and Merrill are prohibition- ists, but I don’t know about Mr. Shinn. Cross-examination-Have always been a republican, All I imow of the election is what I saw. Saw no disturbance. A number of the better citizens said before the election that it was the auty of the citizens of Omaha to see that all trouble was averted and no dis- turbances allowed at the polls. 'The fear was that the prohibitionists would attempt to prevent a fair election, Did not understand that it would be by violence, but it afterward devu'm)ed that it was by means of illogally- printed ballots, I think the tickets were printed with the intent to deceive peopie 1nto voting against their sentiments on that ques- tion, Don’t think any tendency to disorder was caused by the metropolitan guperu of the city, but by some of the prohibition papers, notably ihe Voice. n’t think = the papers of the city would 1ncite to violence. Slighting remarks were made by Mr. Johnson and Mr. Holt, I made some addresses on the temperance Qquestion, No other witnesses were called during the forenoon, as it was then 11:30, at which hour the session of thereal estate exchange opened, and the contest cases were adjourned until af- ternoon. . ATTERNOON SESSION, Lewis M. Bennett, police commissioner, testified—I wvisited several of the voting places on election day. Went for the pur- pose of acquainting myselt with the condi- tion of things as a member of the fire and po- lice commission. Kound everything quict and orderly—no disturbance of any descrip- tion at any of them. I learned this from per- sonal observaton and by inguiry. Tho board called a meeting prior tothe election and increased the force and made other pre- cautionary arrangements for the purpose of preventing trouble on election day. Iama rep ublican, Jross-examined—I voted for Mr. Richards and against tho amendment, Refuse to answer the question whether our bank con- tributed anything tothe bankers’ and busi- ness men's fund, Bishop Worthington testified—Have been bhhop of the diocese of Nebraska five years ago February. Voted on Eleventh street, near Pierce,” election day. Voted about 11 o'clock, Was there but a few mitutes, Don't remember of seeing anyone about the polls, Don't think I have ever seen Omaha as quiet and respectable as it was on that day, Should judge from the public prints that there was a great deal of interestin the election before iv ook place, Cross-examined: 1 am a democrat and have been foryears, Am not willing to an- swer for whom I voted. I now refuseto stato how I voted on the amendment. My residence is probably a block from the polling place. On November4 I think Omaha was as quiet, or more 3uiel. than I had ever known it, so far as I could observe. Dan Gardner testified: Iam a clergyman of the Episcopal church. Was in Omaha o election day. I voted at the corner of Dod, and Sixteenth, about2 o'clock, Was there about five minutes : was back and forth past that coruer several times that day. It was very much like a funeral at the polls when I voted. There was mno disturbance of any kind or an disorder. Noticed it was much more qufet, calm and peaceable than usual at our city primaries. Was not obstructed at all in getting to the polling laces. Drove somie about the city that day. 'he city seemed to bo as orderly as upon any election day that I can remember of, e elsewhere. I know there was a good deal of excitement Xrlar to the election regarding the proposed amendment, Know this from conversation with different gentlemen. The disposition seemed to be to get vut a full vote. Cross-examived—There were sixty or seventy peoplo about the polls when I went to vote. I didn't vote the prohibition ticket. 1 voted the republican ticket with the excep- tion of the governor—I voted for Mr. Boyd. I also voted aguinst the amendment. I say THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1800. that it was like oral about the polls when I was there. i b O P. W. Birkhauser (tostified—I voted on No- vember 4. Was sty polls all day. Saw no trouble or turbance. Heard one Henderson ' the polls on Farmam streot, neam Twenty-eighth, do some loud talking, “2 khat's all T observed out of the usual. "They were only disoussing mattors and things a¥ is usual at polling places on election day. Heard no one threat- ened, saw no blows steuck, no oggs thrown, no shooting or anythitg else out of the way. The election was the ‘Wost orderly and most harmonious one I ever aitended; even those in small country towns where I have voted. Saw independent workers at the polls, They were not interfered With. They ware work- ing for Powers, Prohibitionists had all kinds of tickets with the amendment tacked on. Cross-examined -1 Vvoted for Boyd and agaipst the prohibitory amendment. Am chairman of the board of public works. I contributed to the business men's fund; that is, I subscmbed to that fund, but have not peen called upon for the subscription, « J. W. Harris testified—-I voted on election day. Was at several voting places that day; in fact, nearly all of them. “Went out of cu* riosity. 1 found everything quiet and or- derly, and inquiry confirmed avhat 1 saw. Heard that there had been a little disturb- ance in the Eighth ward, but it didn’t amount to any*hing. The crowds atthe polls wero made up of all classes of citizens. The one idea was to get out a full vote, w all kinds of tickets at the polls—saw no_interferonce with anybody. There were policemen at all the polls. The election was quieter than other elections [ have attended here, Cross examined—Am o republican, Voted for Richards, Voted against the prohibitory amendment. Wasn't asked to subscribe to the bankers’ and business men’s fund, nor pras our bank. Isaw no disturbance of any n J. O. Corby testified—Lived here twenty- four years. Voted on November 4 at the Ils'on Twenty-fourth, between Binney and Locust streets, 1 alsovisited a polling place in the Fifth ward, also one in the Kourth on Sixteenth stroet. Wus at each place some time. Was at the precinct the Rev. Mr. Merrill was, Tho election was very orderly, indeed. Saw Mr. Merrill there. Ho and his worker, Elmer E. Thomas, occupied a_very prominent place near the polls, Thomas bad a prohibition bad on, I told him we had no objection to ono voting his choice, but that the ticket: had were calculated to That was all I said. There was no oA for Merrill or any one else to have any fear of personal danger on accountof the ticket they were working for. Saw no one_ annoyed in any way, no tickets taken away from any one, no pusting or disorderly conduct, Saw Chatles Ogborn peddling Powers tickets. He was not interfercd with, Saw a large number of well known ens there, Never saw such a quiet and orderly election in my life. C. S. Whitnoy testificd: Was present at the polls where Rev, Merrill claimed to have suffered indignities, I challenged Mr. Mer- rill's statement, and said he was biased by his feelings. 'There was a good deal of hilarity rife at the polls, but no disorder. As to ogs, Jack Galligan passed with a basket of eggs, and he and a number of friends nipped « few and made o pretense to throw them at the fire chief. Those were the only eggs that tigured in the clection at_that poil- ing place. Everything passed off withun- usual good order. Major Dennis testified to the exceptional quietness at the polls he visited; in fact, it was as orderly amil harmonious an election as he had ever aitended-anywhere. .There was no disorder that he observed anywhere. he VOTED HIS OWN TICKET. H. D. Carbee Compelled to Admit that He Was Not Bulldozed. The hearing of the case of Powers vs Boyd was resumed yesterday morning : H. D. Carbee testified-Wasa voter in First ward, Third district. Was at the polls elec- tion day, all day, at the Sixth district of the First ward. I peddled ticket,all kinds, with the prohibitory amendment. My tickets were taken away from me twice. They ordered me to leave the polls., My tickets were then jerked away from me and torn up. The crowd was boisterous, Some wore the per- sonal rights badge, but don’t think any wore the Boyd badge, They fayored Boyd., At noon a wagonload of men drove up, and one of them said, *“Now you ¢et.” Then a man ran up and struck me wite his fist and threw a handful of eggs in my face. This was fol- lowed up with shouts of *'kill him,” ‘give mo that club,” and they struck me a dozen times with clubs, and plastered me all over with eggs. 1 backed into Mr. Gordon’s resi- dence, and two or three ladies ran out into tho crowd. Saw Mrs. Gordon with a club in her hand standingin the crowd. A policeman then came upand quelled Herow. Therewere two special policemen there at the time, but, they did not interfere. It was a regular policeman who stopped the fuss. He said he was there to protect me and would do it. Don’t think the spectal policemen were in sympathy with the crowd, but that they were afraid to discharge their duties. They also told Walter Bell they didn’t want his tickets there, He had the straight republican tickets, Saw mno challengers there. 1t wouldn't have been safe to have challenged a Boyd vote. Did not go back that night. Not because I had any fears of pr.sonal violence, I didn’t think it necessary towatch the count because I knew just how it stood, as every- body else did. Saw liguor given away there that day. One of the judges drank some_of it. . Ho was drunk, but not too drunk to dis- charge his duties s & judge. The judges fayored Boyd. It was not a free election. Cross-examined -Have lived here four years. Have always been a democrat up to within two years, I was not prevented from voting my cholce. Saw noone prevented from voting their choice at the Sixth district of the k'irst ward. Saw no one prevented from voting their choice, only when we went forward with our tickets they would elbow us away. I was there to see that the amendisent carried. Those that came there with their tickets in their vest r-c‘m'—s were allowed to vote them without nterference, The fight in that district was for Boyd, because he was against prohibition, Wasn't afraid of any personal violence up to 12 0’clock. Then oneé of the special policemen came up tome and told mel had better go home. I knew there wus a good deal of feel- ing prior to election oyer the prohibition papers’ attack on tho Omaha census. Saw noone actually prevented from voting his choice. The man who took my tickets from me was intoxicuted. I had democratic, re- ,}nhlicfln and alliance tickets in my hands. hey tore wp an equal number of tickets with Boyd's, Richards' and Powers’ names on. No special tickets were torn up. 1had no straight prohibition tickets, but all I had had the amendment on them. 'he same man tore my tickets twice. Both times he tore up Boyd tickets, thosame as he did the others, 1 went and got tickets a third time, but was not molested again. 1 was molested simply because I was a prohibitionist and not be- cause | was working for any of the candi- dates for governor..Lhad no fears, I don’t know what fear is. At every election I ever attempted to vote thé prohihition ticket, ex- copting this last time, wheh I voted unmo- lested, At every election 1 have had trouble, ascrap or two. I went there to stand my ground, and I gave the crowd to understand it When a man( strikes me he has 2 guaraptee that he'll get it back. Didn't see a vote challéhged the whole day, of any kind, T wouldn't' have been afraid to lhlv&: challenged a vote that I considered il- ogal. Redirect—The reglstvation in our precinct was held in Zinmennan's saloon the first day ; after that in an adjoining room. Cross Examination—The men who register- ed the first day were all notitled to come back and revegister, 1 kuow-that some re-regis- tered, but can*tsay that all did. Iunder- stood, however, that they all did, AFTERNOON BESSION, At the opening of h¢ afternoon session in the corner of the contestant in the guberna- tiorial case Mr, Strickler stated that Mr, Charles Coe, treasurer of the Bankers aund Business Men's association, had been called in tho morning sud was not present, and had been called again in the afternoon #nd could not be found. He said that Mr. Coe had been subpenmd and his fees paid, and he wanpted the record toshow that. Mr. Wharton replied that Mr, Coe was waiting during the greater t of the forencor and was now absent during the noon intermission. The notaries held that another witness should be called and the objection was overruled, L. A. Reed, sworn—Was an elector in Omaha at the time of the last election, Have resided here nine years and ahalf. Ama carpenter. Wt to tho polling place In oo ond district of the Sixth wardon election night in the interest of the independent %nny to witness the count. There were thirty straight independent tickets, twenty-eight scrawhed tickets and ten scattering, makin, @ total of sixty-eight Powers’ ballots, I left e ety atl o'clock before the count was co pleted, T understand that the officlal returns show only fifty-seven Powers' votes in that preeinct, Cross-Examined—The judges and clerks were not intoxicated aud were discharging their duties. Was sick and wanted to go home, aud as I couldn't stay later than 11,8 Mr. Nelson, one of the judges, told me how many indepondent votes wero cast. Was talking with him last Sunday and ho said there was only between Afty-twoand fifty- soven independent votes cast, although my record showed sixty-eight, as he gave it to me on the night of election. In giving me that count he might have counted some of the tickets twice, t 1s not probable that the fvdges would make false returns unless they ald " so wilfully, My sickness might have been caused by drunkenness, Re-direct examination—Am not a drinking man, R. L. Bailey sworn —Resided at 8302 Frank- lin street sud was an clector in this city at time of the last general electior. Am a car- nter, The judges of the Third districv of he Fifth ward did not open the ballot boxes at the window in my sight beforo the voting commenoed, Noticed no_persons wearing Royd or personal rights badges, Bottles of liguor were flaunted in my face. There was one drunk man peddling tickets for th re- publican party. 1 was toldmy tickets were raudulent and had no business there. They kept coming to me and getting my tickets and [ found that 1 would soon be left without any, s0 I refused to givg thon away unless parties would vote them, One man tore o ft the bottoms which had the amendment, and said that they were then legal tickets. One man went 1p to vote ono of the republi- can tickets I had given him and was told that it was bogus, buthe voted it. The policeman on duty there came up and prevented any trouble, 1 want w give the officer credit for doing nis duty. Cross-examined—Waus at the polls all day, and only loft twice for lunch. Don't know whether the ballot boxes were examined or not. The crowd became boisterous along toward noon, They shook whisky bottlos in my face, but aside from the tempta- tion everything was lovely until noo Was allowed to cast my vote without any in- terferonce. Didnot sco whisky given out more freely than on other election gny& Did not know that the citizens of Omaha were excited because the census was attacked. Knew that the people were mad_with the rohibitionists. Read the Call, Voice and umble Bee. Read the calls for money to carry on the prohibition campaign. Don't cave to say how much I belicved of what I read in Tie Bee and World-Herald. 1 was asked to stop peddling fraudulent tickets, Was mnot threatened with arrest, Powers tickets were tormn in my hand. The name of Powers was not torn off. The amendment was all that was torn off. Richards and Boyd tickets were also muti- lated, I bhad more of the rowers tickets, They were after the amendment instead of Powers. Know of no ove who was prevented from voting for his choice, Got my tickets from the brethren. Did not get the republi- can or democratic tickets from therepubhican or democratic committee. Was told that the tickets were fraudulent, but I persisted in peddling them. Frank E. Moores sworn: Am clerk of the district court of this county. Have resided here eighteen years. Mr. Moores told the samestory of his con- traet with the prohibition committee that ho had proviously told in the general contest case, and a copy of the contract was intro- duced in evidence, Mr, Moores retaining pos- session of the original. The contract pro- vided that all foreigners provided with their first papers at the instance of Messrs. Helin, Johnson or Rurklaad of the prohibition com- mittee, should be paid for atthe rate of 50 cents each, Mr. Helin paid for forty-three apers which wero delivered to him. Piested papers to other forelgners at the in- stance of Edward Rosewater, 1 contributed to the fund of the Bankers’ and Business Men's association. Mr. Rosewator told me to honor any orders sent to me, and those orders were signed by him individually and without any official title or capacity. I signed about twenty-eight hundred papers for him. 1was paid by Mr. Charles . Coe. The check cume to me b mail. My conversation with Mr. Rosowater wok placoe on or before August 23, T heard one evening that 1 was to be enjoined by the prohibrtionists, and I stayed up until 8’o'clock 1n the morning tosign papers and et them out of my hands before they could do aoy moukey busiuess with us. My fears were unfounded. Mr. Rosewater paid for those papers because he had aninterest in the state of Nebraska. It was supposed that they were for anti-prohibition voters, and the returns show they were voted. The Bank- ers’ and Business Men’s association favored any man who was against prohibition, Eaward Rosewater was working for the in- terests of the state with the Bankers' and Business Men’s association. There was no politics in it and he told mo so. Jross-examined—This contract with the g(l;fll\ibifiuu committes was entered into in half of the prohibition party Mr. Helin sent us sixor eight people before the agree- ment was made. The prohibition com- mittee made the same agreement as the committees of the other ~parties. Papers were delivered and paid forin the sameway. There were forty-thres papers issued on prohibition orders. The necessary oath was taken by all parties for whom papers were issued. oselian D. Rice was thelast witness sworn during the afternoon and hisexamination was not concluded when an adjournment was taken until this morning. THERE WAS NO MOS. And Everybody Deposited Bis Vote According to His Conscience. The contest of state officers was reopened at 10 0’clock yesterday morping, in room I, New York life buiding, before notaries Mac- Leod and Johnson. « Henry A. Emerson, a prohibition ticket peddler, was the first witness examined. Ho stated that he was peadling tickets in the Fifth district'of the Fourth ward, where he was annoyed and offered violence. Some one in the crowd took him by the coat tails and dragged him through the crowd for their amusement. A policeman took him by the armand told him that they could not protect him further, and told him he would have to move away that the polls might be peaceable, Heo went over to Harney street, followed by the crowd, and thence aown fto Thirteenth street and Jjumped upon a car going south, followed by part of the crowd in wagons. He met a car going north, jumped off the south- bound car and got. into " the one going north, The crowd followed him into the car, pulied him out, struck him on the forehead andegged him. The eggs were good but covered nis faco and overcoat. He then ran to his boarding place, washed himself and when Mr. Smith, with whom he lived came home, he requested him to hitch up and take him to his own polling place, the Fifth pre. cinct of the First ward. When they arrived at the polling place and bo was about to place his ticket through the window the crowd recognized him and after he had voted drove him to his buggy and egeed both Mr, Smith and him- self. They hit the borse and drove through the crowd, The crowd followed them and he became alarmed and went to Proacher FPhil- lips' house, who lives in the basement of a Methodist church, and told him what had happened, and was locked in. ‘Gross Bxamination-He got his tickets at anendment headgumters. Officer Cox was at the polls and stood beside him for a long time and told the crowd that they must not motest him. Wwas an . Gratitude s a rare virtue; but the grateful peoplo, that 8. 8, 8, has cured, after physicians had declared them incura- ble, number way up in the thousands. Oscar Wiles of Huntingburg, Ky., says: “For years [ was afflicted with ablood taint, th:t baffled the skill of the best PHYSICIANS. The disew e affected my ej6+ until I was almost blind, Tam thankful to say thit a few bottles of 8. 8. 8., cur- od mo entire’y. My cyesight is com- It plet)y rstored, and my general health is better than it has been for years." Book on B'ood and okin diseases free. The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta. Ga SO | refunded. Sample course, angry and exoit W 0 one in i orowd put whisky bottles in his pooket but took them out. The crowd took tickets away from him and tore them up, some of the tick- ots wers twisted in his hand but were fit to be voted. He voted the straight probibition ticket and was working for it. Noone was prevented from voting. The troublo wi om account of the prohibitory am ment and not on account of candidate, Colonel Frank E. Moores, clork of the dis- trict court, was next sworn, Before Novem- Dbar 4 thero were over twenty-eight hundred foreign-born citizens who took out their first naturalization papers, Some of theso came .-lnnl{ and some in gangs. Knows John Rosclsky, who is sometimes o ropublican, at others @ democrat or an independent. He sent a number of men to the clerk’s ofice. Julius Meyer also sent mon to him to be naturalizea. Mr, Moores stated that a committee had come to him and he had made arrangements with it to have citizens naturalized. Mr. Moores did not like to stato who the committee was, but counsel for the prohibitionists insisted upon his doingso, and he sprung a bombshell by stating that 1t was a probibition contract signed by J. F. Helin Authony Johuson and Alf. Burkland. They paid for forty-throe naturalization Jpers. There was no contract with the Bankers' and business men's association, but he issued papers on their order under o verbal agreoment. The names of the varions sub-committees wero named upon whose order the papers woro issued. Thoso who ot the papers did not pay for them them- selves, they were paid for by the commit- tees, both prohibition and _otherwise, The'papers were procured by the political parties in the interest of the voter. Neither the B. & M. norno one representing it paid for any papers, You can spot & prohibition- ist from a democrat ev time—they are built diffrently, Every ward in, thé eity was represented in get two thowsand cight hur were delivered at Mr, iKosewater's office. '] ofher forty-three weredelivered to Mr, Helin, Had a conv ion with Mr. Rosewater the effect t re to be issucd and the 'hore have on about elghty papers issued since November 4 to date. Mr. Mooves was requested to make ent showing the names and dateof zed whoso papers were paid for by tho Bankers and business men's asso- ciation. 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