Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 18, 1890, Page 6

OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY; DECEMBER 18, 1890.-TWE & polling place where there wero forty or fifty men, and nuinbers of these were jeering | ot persons peddling tickets such as I have montioned, and a portion of them assaulted the peadiers of tickets and forcibly wrested the tickets from their hands and run_against hem and jecred and cheffed and used insult- Janguage and epithets, and in some in- (Em‘es g0 to the extent of strikingthem with | ggs and_ in other instances kuock them own, and no effort is made to proteet these ersons from such assaults and indignities, Bl on the contrary, the assaults and indig mities are apparcntly acquiesced in by per- ons at the polls, would ?'rm say that was a $reo pailing place and a free election? A —1f Wwhat vou say was true In every particular it would not be a free access to the election, althougn the election might go right on freo for all people. You assert that, but don't show it, 2 Q.—Do you agreo with Ret. Mr. Harsha that the clection held in Omaha s some- thing like a funeral day, very quiet? A1t wiis quie Q.—You regard an election day as a vers sacred day, do you not! A.—I regard clec- tion day just iike any other day., The only difference here is that the saloons are closed, and the people closed their stores on this par- ticular day, which they don't usually do, and attended the election. Q. Isn't it true that in the contemplation of the luw clection day i8 a sacred day set apart for ev voter to express himself fairly and fully atthe pollst A.—It depends upon what you consider sacred, I don't kiow to what extent.— The purity of the ballot lies at the founaation of government, A.—Cer- tainly. Q.—And the right of every citizen to ex- Timselfund vote for his candidate in & existed— A.—Yes, sir; too. Q.—And anything that obstructs that pee- son in exercising that privilege is a disorder and contrary to the principles of our institu- tionsl A, ~Anything that obstructs him from voting— Q.—Auything that obstructs a man from going to the pollsand advocating any meas- ure that is considered by competent authority to be voted upon is obstructing! A.—No, [ want t0 explain tbat now. 1sayno. Isayit t th for people to advocato their polls. I say that our 5 ot the election principles can bendvocated during the cam- paign, and the polling pl where we ma- terialize them, Consequently, 1say that in a year from now w of this there will be no pedaling of tickets if weh the Australian ballot or the laws that they now have in California, and where people cannot come within 10 feet of the polling place, and this idea that men have the vight 10 talk and abuse people ¢ ff them, and ull them by the coat tail ry time they ave o school clection. They make out that it isa sacred election, but I know of wten they bave hela school elec- tions in this city of school teachers having gone so far as to pull men by the coal tails to get them to vote their ticket, Idon't thiuk that is a sacred election. Q.—I am not particularly interested in the school board of Omaha. T ask you this ques- tion: Do you preteud to say that the voter has not the right to go to the polls with &uch tickets as he sees fit 10 take there, and in_an orderly and gentlemanly manner, distribute those tickets and _solicit voters A thing that is not forbidden by the law sidcred o be right, and 1 sippose I ha right to peddle milk if Iwantto atan clec- on. Q.—You know as a matter of fact that the prohibitory amendment was submitted to the voters of this state by joint act of the iegis- lature! A—Y Q.—-And you know that it was submitted by” proclaimation of the governor( A.—I 0. Q.—And you know it was one of the things to be voted on at the election, November 4 of this year! A.—Yes, sir. And you know that every citizen who 1s eligible to vote had the rnght to freely and Kxirly" express his opinion on that subject? 8ir. ‘Q.—And hehad the right to freely advo- cate b opinion without beiug sul nsult und assault? A.—-Yes, s Q.— Now, then, if the citizen was obstruct- ed in the manner in which I have stated, his tckets taken away from bin by force and he was knocked down and msulted and sub- jected to insulling cpithets and assaults of any kind, do you think thatwas broper? A.— Isay he had his redressand could get the parties arrested, and that would not interfere with the election; ne had voted und that was all be could do. Q.—Do you say that was proper! was mproper. Q.—And it was justas improper to knock down a prohibitionist as it would be to knock down a republican! A.—Yet, but it would have been nsimrl‘flpsr to knock him down two hundred miles away from the polling pll:ueu itwasto knock him down at the is. po()h.*S(l far as you know there were no dis- turbances in this city? A.—1 saw none, Q.—You don't pretend to say there were none! A.—Allof that was news that reached me. Q.—You aren reader of Tnr Brel A—1 read a zood many other papers, Q.— You have read the evidence of a num- ber of witnesses taken in this contest who have sworn to inaignitiesof that character? A.—1 have, —Many of them ministers of the gospel ATt and many responsible citizensy A.—I dou’t pretena to say that all of them don’t tell the truth, but I think one or two, mot some of the ministers, have ot told the trath. I don’t beheve any mau was ever followed into a streot car and assaulted in the street car ana dragged out, in the city of Omaba, and you cau'vprove it except by this man, Q.—If these gentlemen told their experi- ence, and told it truthfully, you don’t regard that as fair treatment? A.—1 would regard it us very unfair, but they had their redress; some of them 'claim tlicy did appeal to the police and that the police protected them, Q.—If the policemen at some of theke poll- ing places used the subterfuge that they did mot see the transaction, and that therefore it ‘was necessary for the assaulted party to go and flle a formal complaint, you would not regard that as proper? A.—That would be iimproper for the policeman’; but they would have to prove that they did so. Q.—And suppose the policeman was the crowd that en vngeJ in this would have the policeman arrested. Q.—And timely turned his back at the time he saw the assault was comiug and antici- Smed it, would you say that was proper con- uct ¢ Iwould sy that was improper conduct and would complain of the police- man, Q.—Would yoursay thatunder those cir- cumstances the policeinan ought to put the assaulted party to the trouble of going and swearing out ‘a complaint! A.—Yes, sir, they did that with me; I have had such trouble myself. Q.—Don’t you know that by the statutes of this stato if a crime is committed within the hearing or vision of an officer it is the duty of the officer to arrest without a warrant! A.— Yos, sir, but vou have got to trust to his yision and his own judgment of his vision, You have toleave it to him to suy whether he saw it ornot. Q.—Suppose it occurs it the nelghborhood where he is! A.-~The only way to dois to complain of him, Q.—Do you know that by the statute of this state he is authorized t0 arrest without a warrant! A.—Yes, he has the right to ar- rest anybody that commits a crime within his sight and hearing. %4 —~But suppose they claim as a mere sub- terfuge that they did not seo or hear it! A, —The only thinghe cando isto goto the police commissioner and have him arrested, Q.—And if that was tte case at these poll- Ing places, would you regard it as improper conduct! 'A.—I would regard it as improper conduct on the part of the police. Q.—If at any of those polling places any of these men’s conduct or these assaults came under the observation of the judges and clerks of the election, and no effort was made on their part to prevent it or quell it, wouid you .regard that as proper! A.--I don’t regard them in the Light of police officers, I think as long as thoy know that the votbr is allowed to go unob- structed to the voting place and put in his ballot [ don't suppose they have uny right to interfere, Q.—Dou't you know thatit is the duty of the judges and clerks of clection to keep peaco at tho polls! A.—Yes, sir, but not hundred yurds away from the pells. Q. —Well, at_all places around the pollst A.—They could not come out of the polling place to enforce order on the outside. Q.—Don't you know that that principle of law is as old as the government itself! A1 don’t ki 0w of a single instance where a judge of election ever arrested anybody outside of the poll n z place, Q.—Do you kuow that the law makes that tefr dutyl A.—To arvest thoso disturbiug thy peace at the volling place. Q. —And to wrest disturbers of tho I'v art of nen I peace? A, — At the lling place. Q.—Do you mean merely the place phys- ically occupied by tho judges and clerks! A.—1 mean the place occupled by the clerks and the Judges and tho voters near the win- dow where they take votes, but they can't go outside, Q.—That s, the space occupied by the per- sons at the election, A.—Trying to vote; not those loafing around. Q—Not those standin borhood! A,—Nowsir, | around in the nefgh- fhave no need of police. Q.—Don’t you know that it extends to all the territory adjacent to the place of voting which may have a tendency to disturb the pence of the Judges of election ot of any per- son in that neighborhood attending for the purpose of voting! A.—Disturbing the peace of the judges tvould not estend into the mid- dle of the stre Q. —Don’t the judges and clerks of election to protect every man in his right to go tnere peacably and vote, and to go there peacably and advo- cate such men and measures as he sees fit! A.~The word advocate don’t occur in the Don't it occur in the traditions of 5 countryl A.—Traditions are not law. Q.—Don't it oceur in the history of this countryl A.—No, ¢ doesn't ocour in history, anything about advocating and talk- ing at'the polls. Q.—Don’t you kuow th cated ever sinco the organization of this gov- ernment down to the present time by stato- ment, by writers, and by congress itself, that the duty of the judges of election is to protect every man within the neighborhood of the Tolling p A.—Ldon't kuow anything wout what you would call the neighborhood. I'hie neighborhood may extend from the top of the hill tothe river. .—Do you e, place for riot? A.—Th 1 n this town ou election day that I know of, Q.—Iam not speaking of riot in a general sense, but viotous conduct? A.—A riot would mean’ the violeuce of people gathered to- gethe Q. 4au¥mnnnrlut technically speaking, would bo the riotous and unlawful conductof three or more persons! A.~Of a number of it has been advo- —And if three or more persons were en- gaged concurrontly in muking an ussault: that is, ono assaulting and the others aiding and abetting or encouraging it, don’t you lnow that would bo ariot! A.--It might be. A rivulet might bo an ocean some day d you to say that some one soffice, into your room? Q.~I unde broke into Tz Br A.—Yes, sir. Q.—You had the information only from the night watchman! A, — From the night watchman, Q.—Did the uight watchman identify the munl A.—No, if he had I'would have put him through Q n you say that when a prohibi- tionist broke into your reom and interfored with you papers, you ly cannot state ) whether it was a prohibitionist or not, can vou! A.—I cannot tell, only that this man Johnson was seeu prowling aronnd thero. Q.—Well, there were.a great many around there? A.—Of course I don't kuaw posi- 1 had any defiuite evidence I would him. You don't know as a matter of fact vitionist, or a regular burglar in search of plunder? A.—T don't know, and Mr. Cooke probably don’a know whether it was or not. a to say also that the s broke into My Cooke's office A.—That i$ what ho thix Q.—Personally you dowt know anything about that! A~ Only what he say Q.—Youdon't know whether it was a pro- fonist or ananti-prohibitionist! A.—All we know is that the documents that disap- peared from Mr. Cook: the basis, or pretend upon Lincoln “and O the New York Voic Q.—Is't it true t ¢ity and state, £o fa are concerned, v ble o them respons hero that there sent u; s oifice were given as a basis, for the assault o that appeared in and Lincoln Call. At the campaign in this as the prohibitionists in the hands of responsi- ‘A.—TI don't consider some of and T have got proof of it scoundrels who could be .—Is the percentage of scoundrels in the prohibition party greater than in other ranks of life? A.—I don't know; probably not, but you take that boycott business—they started 1o boycott us and I have got the documents to prove it. . —Isu't it true that these ministers who have testified in this costest of your city are respousiblo ministers? A.—I think they are; 1 sliould be favorable to the ministors. Q. Men whose integrity caunot_be ques- tioneds A —I dou't know anything about that. They may be all honest. Q.—You understood whea tliose gentlemen were gathering up persons to have them nat- uralized that they proposcd to gather up those persons so as to have them vote upon the question of prohibition! A.—It was thought that the naturalized citizens were by their education abroad intensely opposed to probibition legislation of any kind, and we simply took it for granted that these men would vote that way. would not have paid papers of a pro- hibitionist? A.—Not if we knew him, Q.—And you intended, of course, when you paid for those paper: i should vote aga 1 tention was.to aid the different commit that were having this question m hand in getting these people to take ont thei® papers Decause, as 1state, many of them were poor and had (o give up their time and we thought that all that we could do for them was to pay for their pape Q.—And vou expected them to vote against the amendment? A.—~Wo expected the most of them would. Q.—That is, you would not have pdid for them if you had not? A.—We supposed they would vote against probibition. Q.—Was it reported to you as a memoer of the executive committee, or to your com- mittee, that those persons for whom those papers were taken out would vote against the anecndment! A.—No, because we could not tell angthing about that. Q.—When these gentlemen came to you for orders upon Mr. Moores for nawuralization papers, aud the character or the sentiment of the persons who sought the naturalization papers made known to you! A.—No. Q.—Was it made known to you whether they would or would not support the probibi- tory amendment! A.—When a Bohemian came to me 1 knew of my own knowledge of the Bohemian people there was not a prohi- bitionist among them, and I'could take my chances on it, Q.—Be kind enough to answer the ques- tiont A.—I never inquired and could not very well, because they themselves did not know. Q.—Wasn't this moncy paid to Mr. Moores upon the supposition, either ex pressed or in- plied, that the persons whose papers were purchased would vote against the amend- that was paid to Mr. simply paid to him for his ser- far as hé was concerned, there was anding about 1t. ‘I'o muke these persons eligible to vote? A.—Yos, sir. Q.—Aud you expected those persons thus made ecligible to vote against prohibitiont A.—We expected nine-tenths of them would, And as a matter of fact, they did? A, T suppose they did; I don’t know, Q.—And as'a matter of fact, aiso, they sup- ported the democratic ticket! A.—Thatis not true. gely truel A.—T thiuk per- najority of them voted the derwo- eratic ticket, Q.—Are you not satisfied that eight-tenths of them_ supported the democratio ticket. 1 am not, hat percentage would you put it at? .~—4 could not tell you, but I kuow a num- ber of the men for Whom the papers were furnished that were working for the republi- cuns, and henco I suppose they voted the ro- pucl;l \3]!1ukm,l X iere did You get this ticket marked exhibit Hi A.—I got it from one of the ticket peddlers that had the tickets; I don't know just which one of the polliug places. Q,—You don't know whether it was gotten out by authority or not! A.—I don't know anything about the authority. Q.—Now the tickets that were complained of and called illegal and bogus were the tick- ets that were the regular party tickets, irre- spective of demoerat, republican and prohi- bition, and so on, except that it had *'for the amendment!” instead of “against" ut the bot- tom | 'he In'm-'hml complaint was of the democratic tickets because their ticket had “against the prohibitory amendment” at the head, and their party had gone against prohibition in the Pln!'flrm, and the demo- cratic workers in particular were very angry about that aud thought they were bogus to have *‘for prohibition™ at the bottom, Q.—Answer my question please? A.—That was the prineipal ticket; I'don’t know what badge the man had on, Q.—I'he tickets that were complained of at the several polls in yeur city were the regu- they did we would | ou know that it is the dnty of | | lar tickets, ircespective of the different | parties, excepung they had “for the amend- | ment” 'at the bottom! A.—Some of them | were and some of them were tickets like this that were complained of —mongrel tickets, Q.--Did you seo any other ticket than this? A.—Yes, 1 saw sume inore mixed, Q.~Don't you know that a man has a right | tovote any ticket he wants to and that it i ntitled to he counted! A,—But this ticke! {s decepti § Q.—But as a matter of law it is not fraudu- lent and bogusi A.—The people thought— the men believed that these tickets were bogus, T myself believed that those tickets were logal, Q.—Don't you know that a man can take any ticket he wants to and vote it A.—The man himself may vote it. Q.—And don’t you know that if a man can get another man to vote by proper represei- tations to him he has a right to do thatt A, — Idon't know about that. Our law nakes it illegal for any person to handle bogus tick- ets, and these tickets have a party head with names inserted that don’t belong there, Q.—Don't all these belong under there? A.—No, there are all kinds. Q.—But suppose the independent working- man's party adopted this ticket! A.—Thore is no such party, Q.—But suppose there was an independent workingman’s party that adopted that ticket and took a portion of it from all the differont tickets, wouldn't it be as legal us the repu b- lican or demoeratic ticket! there was such a party. Q.—And wouldn’t a man have the right to £0 10 the polls with it! A.—Yes, sir, A-Yes, Q.—And hand it tohis" neighbor to vote? A.—Yes, sir, Q.—And would ho be_properly chargeable with pedaling bogus tic they w party. 8 kets? A~ ‘ere the nominations of some 0, not if articular Thestraight democratic, and repub- lican, and independent, and propibition ticket, with the words, ‘‘for theamendment, on it, wasn't that a logal ticket! A.—1 think it was legul, but I saw 1t stated to partics at the election— Q.—Regardless of whother the words *for the amendment” were put under it or atthe head! A.—Rogardless of that. Q.—That was the subject of complaint at those polling places mentioned where the ies would say it was illezal? A.—The ‘@ believed it was illegal, and that they had all this rackot. And the people who believe they were indulged in_some excesses, did they not! A.—They indulged in excessive tall- And in some places more than exces- king? A.—It mag be for all I knov T was not there when it was done. Adjourned to2 p. m. PEDDLED ILLEGAL TICKETS, Two Prohibitionists Tell How They Sought to Deceive People. Yesterday morniug the taking of testimony in the Powers-Boyd case, in favor of the con- testant, was resumed. J. L. Rice (cross-examined) said—I voted at the Fifth precinct of the Sixth ward,Lake and Twenty-sixth streets, Everything was orderly up to 12 o'clock, aside from threats, Don't know who made the threats, It was very boisterous there at the primaries, also. 1 was intimidated election day, but I held the fort, They called me names—*‘fraud’ and other names. They sad L was peddiing fraudulent tickets, Iam arepublican. I had republican, democratic and independent tickets, all with the amendment on them, Frank Kemmer tore up my tickets about 10 o’clock, Heresides at 1724 North Twenty- eighth street. There wore Powers and Boya tickets in the bunch. Knew the prohibition apers had attacked the census of this city. It aroused a good deal of indignation. | got another supply of tickets after Kemmer destroyed the first. They then surrounded me aud tove my tickets up again, Tarmed myself in the afternoon. When I was at dinner they struck o man for me, They didn’t strike ‘me, but would if I had been there. I don’t remember any one being provented from voting his choice, Mr. Richard Berlin was recalled and testi- fled substantially to the same facts published 1n his previous testimony. John A. Pierson testified—I voted at the last election, in the Fourth district, Bighth ward. 1 work on the Swedish Journal as advertising manager. Was at the polls election :R' several of them. I nad tickets of parties with the amendment on them. I went to Ciontarf precinct, Saw a special policeman wearing a personal rights badge. He had Boyd tickets. ~ One of the judges or clerks told me thathe didn't think ivtsafe forme toregain there, and I left. At Twenty-second and Cuming streets my tickets were taken away from me and torn up. Idon’t think it was a free elec*1on. Cross-examined—Have taken out my first papers. The Swedish Journal was brought ere a couple of months before the election to work for the ameudment. I was at the Clontart precinct. Nobody interferred with me when votea. Our paper was organized at Holdrege to come here and influence the Swedish vote for the amend- ment. I sawno violence at Clontarf. I next came up to Sixteenth and Dodge polling place. Gustave Auderson was there and he advised some man who was ped- dling amendment tickets to leave tho polls, because his tickets were fraudulent, and he was liable to be ar- rested, His tickets were the same as mine. 1 got them at the amendment. headquarters. They had the name of John T, Crowe on them for county attorney, which I under- stood was the wrong name. They poured whisky on this man and tgok his tickets away from him and tore thom up. I knew it was whisky because I smelled it. 1 didu’t soc it poured on' him. In the afternoon I went to Twenty-second and Cuming. My tickets were taken from me there. They said they were fraudulent. Thev wera for Powers and the amendment. They invited me to leave. No oue laid hauds on me. I next went to Tenth and Davenport, They took tickets away from a man there, They were independenttickets. They did not lay hands on him: only snatched his tickets. They claimed they were fraudulent. Charles A, Coe, treasurer of the Businoss Men’s association, sworn—Haven't much idea how much money was paid to Tue Bk Pub- lishing company. It would not reach 81,000, neither would that paid Gibson, Miller & Richardson. Don’t recollect’ of any moncy being checked to A AS Paxton, Herman Kountze, Guy C. Barton' or Edward Rosewatter. Wo aid out in Dougias county probably 1,000, Don't know what the secretary’s ex- penses were. Haven't the slightest idea what has become of his reports, checks, stubs or papers. They wera left in our office unprotected; they amounted to nothing and we have paid but little attention to them since. None of this association knows any- thing about’ the condition of these funds. There has never been a settlement with me. Don't know what became of the re- turned checks. Don’t know what has become of the deposit books, Don’t think T have had them in my possession since this contest began. All money I received was deposited in the First National bank. Can't say where the papers and reconls of the Bankers’ and Busi- ness Men’s assoclation are, or what has_be- come of them. Have ot consulted a medium yet. Don’t remember how much money was sent outside of the county, It was not $10,000, but T can’t tell how much; don't re- member how much, but I do_know there was as much as @ nickle.. Can't si‘{, whether there was £1,000 sent out or not; fdow't recol- lect anything about it. Think ittook more than 810,000 to organize the auxillary } associations outside the county. Have never made a statement, either written or oral, to any oneyet. Ioffered to; dou't remember to whom. Our expenses in this city on election day were very small. About $i5, I think. Dou't kuow of any debts contractéd on that day. Did not get 81 from the whisky trust. Irefuse to answer whether we received any mouey from mewmbers of the whisky trust or not, but we did not to my knowledge, Don’t, know how much we got from persons outside of the state. Never got u $13,000 check from the outside. Not $1 came from Peoria or Chicago. Fifty dollars, [ think,wis received from New York, from some man who owns real estate uere. Don't know whether there is a resident member of the whisky trust here ornot. A, L. Miles acted as treasurer during wy absence. Cross-examined—The Bankers' and Busi- ness Men's association was formed for the le- iillmnm purpose ot defeating prohibition, Noue of our fund was expended to secure thé election of any candidate on the republican, democratic or independent tickets, or for th defeat of any of them. It was solely used to defeat prohibition, None of the contestees countributed any money to our fund, unless some legislutive candidate of this county aid l S0 @8 @ business man of this county, Noue of - the contestees for shaf officers contributod anything. Not§l wad'spent for any of these candidates, el \'lCST‘-l’O}‘KI These Were the Kind of Ballots Cast at the State Blection. Mr. Charles Offuthwas not in his accus- tomed place gesterday, morning by the side of Mr. Ogden at the table where ovidence was being taken in, the gubernatorlal case, and the latter gentjeman conducted the ex- amination for Mr. Boyd. D. G. Courtnay of Lincoln appeared for Mr, T. H. Benton, { George L. Gilbert dvorn—Am n member of the board of fire and police commissioners of of Omaha. Was appointed by Gov- ernor Thayer. Visited the polling places of the city at the last general election, Never saw & more quict and orderly election in my life. Heard of no outrages having taken plac Cross-examined —Havo been a democrat for the st twelvoor fourteen yours, Decline to say for whom I voted ot the last election, Voted & sc icket, Voted agalust the piohibitory amendment. Visited possibly u quarter of the polling places in the city, Made two circuits of them, ono about noon and the otherslater, Remained at each perhaps about ten minutes, 1t is possible that one egg was thrown or that one man was knockea down. One egg or one knocl-down do not make a riot and one swal- low does not make spring. I should mot be lieve that it, was otherwise than a quiet clec- tion, even if atizens of Omaha swore that there were of the y-one Such disturbances would constitute a v boisterous, uncivil election, and I know of m; own knowledge that it wos not so. Saw a ine named Anderson peddling prohibition tickets in the First ward, Knew before election day that he would peddle these tickets, as ho is a prohibitionist, He was not interfered with whilo I was there. I asked him if there had been any trouble and he said everything had been quiet. That was about 11:30 o'clock. W. F. Gurley sworn—Am a lawyer. Have been pr. r Yive years. Have lived here fe Visited anumbar of poll- ingplaces in’ this city at the lust generul election. Thinke the: polling_places wers doubled before that election. Voted early in the morning and there were few about the polls. Noticed parties peddling tickets. Somo tickets were headed independent, also others headed democratic and republican. There was larger per cent of what we call the better elementof our citizens about the polls than I ever saw at previous election. They were peddiing tickets and working about the polls i _the various precucts. I thinkI visited thirteen precincts. Was u candidato on the republiuan ticket for the state senate. ‘Was about the polls all day until toward evening, It was the most quiet and orderly general clection that I ever saw in vhis ¢ That was the general impression, and in many instances it was a matter of sur- prise. It was much quicter than many of the municipal and ward clections that have been held here. Tho stores were gonerally closed, and the saloons were apparently hermetically sealed, A v las ‘'vest pocket” vote was polled. Knew of no organization here that was calcu- lated to deprive Mr. Powers of any votes. It was not generally regarded here that Mr. Powers was in it. A lurge per cent of the votes was cast early, in the day. The city papers published articles urging the people to £0 10 the polls carly and vote. Cross-examined—Voted for Mr. Richards and against both amendments. Was not par- ticularly intimate with those who supported the amendment. Know of no arrangement made by the republican committee to chal- lenge every prohibition voter. W. F. Bechel, sworn—Have lived in Omaha twelve years. \Was.a candidate for the state scnate on the republican ticket atthe last election. Voted at the corner of Sixtecnth and Farnam about 9:80 in the morning. Took my place inlineand it took me about half an hour to get to the window. There was perfect order and perfect sobriety, It was the most orderly election 1 ever saw in this city. Saw moro vest-pocket voting than ever bofore in my life, that is, voters who ‘went with their ballots already pre- pared. Saw no obstruction in the matter of casting his uote. There was an understand- ing among the business men that their places should be closed, and it was generally ob- served, Die not sce a drunken man ora whisky flask on the day of election, I was even refused my usual bottle of ale with my Monday lunch, Saw 10 one intimi- dating any prohibition workers Am a member of the city council of Omaha. before the last election the number of polling places were increased from nineteen to forty- ono in order that every voter would have an opportunity to vote without taking up too much of his time, Think there are still too fow polling places. At some of the polling places nearly 1,000 votes were cast. The lar- ger cities have reduced the number to 400 or 500, and New York to#00. Cards were given out to facilltatevoting, as the voter could give his number and uis name be more readily found, Thestrong fecling against prohibition was what caused the large turnout of voters. Kuow of no intention on the partof any organization that any unjust discriminati should be manifestedl against Mr. Pow Under the old system many of the laboring men were unablo to get in their votes. Tho full registered voto was not cast at the last election.. About the usual proportion of the registered vote was cast. ‘There was a gen- eral feeling in the city that the inflammatory articles printed in the Bumble Beo were utterly untrue and were a gross libel on the vost citizens of Omaha. Cross-examined—On general privciples I was satisfled that whatever was in the Call with reference to this city was false. Have been a member of the city cobneil for six years. I voted forL. D. Richardsand the straight republican ticket with one cxception. Voted against prohbition and for high license. Did not see a vote challenged on election day. Passed by probably a hundred saloons on ciection day, and believe that all saloons in the city were closed. An adjournment was then taken until 2 o'clock. APTERNOON SESSION. In the afterncon W. J. Broatch was the first witness sworn. He said he was ex- mayor of Omaha and attended the last gen- eral election, which was very quiet and orderly; in fact, the most orderly and sover election he ever saw either in Omaha or else- where, Cross examined—Anticipated more trouble at tho polls than I saw there, An egg may have been thrown or some person stoned, but 1 deny the statements made by the Voice, which conveyed the impression that those scenes were general, 1f one person at every poll in the city did something of that kind T would say it was @ quiet election, as that would represent less than 1 per cent of the people about the polls. Tho sending out of reports that were _pub Lighed did not- use this city fairly. There was nothing to prevent men getting liquor the day previous and keeping it in flasks, but the saloons were not open on elec- tion day. Voted for Mr. Richards and against the amendment. r. Rosewater and others represented that I am a prohibitionist, and [ am sorry toisay that some people who have known me for years preferred to be- heve Mr, Roseyater.” The charge was made against me maliciously for the purpose of hurting me politically, as it was made just before the primaries that had * in view the mnomination of state officers, My opmion of the election is formed by what T saw und beard, and what 1 know of elec- tions in general,, Lwas solicited to contribute to organizations in this city formed for the purpose of opposing the amendment. I re- fused to contribute. I believe Mr. Moffutt was sent to me by Mr. Rosewater, kunowing that I would refase, for the sole purpose of getting my refulal to use against me, Re-direct examination—There is no speci- fied term for the members of the board of fire and police commissioners, as they are ap: pointed by the governor and virtually hoid office during good behavior. During my term of office I doubt if the members of the board knew of the politics of the policemen, I presuwe the majority of the policemen on duty at the last election were aprointed dur- ing my term of office. Ifelt thatour police was as eficient a body of men as there is in any city in the country, W. 8. Seavey, the bresent chief of police was appointed under my administration. Major John B. Furay sworn—Have lived Omala tiventy-four yéars. Voted at the last general election in the First district of the Juighth ward, Parties peddled all kinds of tickets—democratic, republican, independent | and a kind of bastard arrangement with ticke ets of all kinds with @ vowe for the uwend- ment tacked on. The peddlers asked voters what thely politics were and then hauded them a ticket which professed to be in accordance with the expressed view, | me, 1 told Mr. Morrill that 1 belioved that thoso tickets were no wood. He did not agreo with | T mot him since the election ut a soclal | in the coucert hall of the Kountzo Memorial church, corner of Sixteenth and Harney stroets, and 1 asked him if those tickets wore allrighit. Ho sald ho thought so, but that the only wrong ones hie had wero thoe of tho independent party, which he had later torn p aud thrown _away. Ho aid not say that any one else nad torn up his tickets, 1t was the best specimen of a sober, quiet election thut Lover saw. As compared with Brook- lynand New York, the election here was quioter than any 1 ever saw there, When shown a copy of the Bumble Beo, the major said that some person without the fear of God or respect of mankind before him had loft copies of the paper on his porch b fore the election, and he had read it as a literar he kuew curiosity. Several others whom had been similarly inflicted, Such a careful canvass of the vote was kept in my district that all but seventeen of the registered votes were polled at a quarter after 5 o'clock, and six of those were subse: quently polled. The tickets peddled by the prohibitionists created distrust, and réports were carrent before we got onto it that sev- eral of those tickets had been voted inad- vertently. Cross-examined challenged bec was not a votor vas voting a prohibi- tion ticket. Three challenges, one of @ re- publican and two of democrats, were suc- cessful, because they had moved out of the ward, B, L. Magnus _sworn—Am finthe real es- tate business. Saw Mr. Mernll ,peddling tickets in the Fifth ward at the last election Was present when he solicited parties to voto ts which wero ostensibly the regular pirty tickets with an amendment vote at the bottom. Was struck with the wrong spelling of thenames of Mr, Capek, Mr Higgins and Mr. Cushing. Had previ- seen one of thoso tickef did not explain about the amendment, and [ nover heard auyone deny that these parties intended to decetvo the voters, The election would compare very favorably with any other election 1 ever saw. 1 never heard of a cross word being cxchanged, and I would have heard it if it had occarted. In Omaha Mr. Powers was not regarded as a formidable candidate against Richay cither Mr. The crdinary voter of o A Richards and the whole republican ticket. Did not see anyone offering liquor about the polling places, T'he ofMicers conducted affairs around ho polls with perfect decorum., J. B. Reeve, sworn—Have resided here four yeavs, Am a legal voter and was at the polling place ot the Sixth precinet of the Sixth ward allday on the day of election, Anthony Johnson was there peddling all kinds of tickets, having a vote at the bottom for the prohibitory anendment, Judge Doane swore—Voted in tho Third district of the Fourth ward shortly after noon on theday of election. Am judgo of the Third judicial district. Visited several other volling places. Thero was no drunkenness, and the utmost facilities were offered to voters in casting their votes, There was nothing approximating a mob that came under my observation. It was surprisingly quiet. There was certainly no foundatfon for the charges of anarchy published in cer- tain papers, Tholast, ge weralclection would compuare very favorably sith any elections I ever saw here or clsewhere. Imight desig- nate it as the most quiet and orderly election ver saw, Cross-examined—At previous elections liad seen more or less intoxication, but on the last election day I saw none of it. It it was sworn that isolated cases of assault occur in thirty-one of the forty-one precincts it would ot change my idea that 1t was & quic rds or Mr. Boyd. t election. Even forty isolated cases of this nature would not change my mind. If they were cases of ‘organized assauit it would change my mind. There were no grounds whatever for the charges of anarchy and that Omaha had been given over to amob. Haye read the pub- lished tostimony taken at this contest. Have seen nothung that would cause me to change my mind. Haye afilisted with the demo- crats. Votea for Boyd and against the pro- hibitory amendment. . An adjournment, was taken at 5:45 o'clock until 13 o'clock this morning. Attorneys Exchange Compliments, A lively little by-play was enacted just at the hour of adjournment at the tableat which evidence was being taken for the contestant in the gubernatorial case. Mr. Wharton, attorney for Boyd, wanted to adjourn until 10 o'clock this morning and Mr. Strickler, the prohibition attorney for Mr. Powers, declared that the hour should be 9 o’clock. The Powers notary, E. E. Thomas, immediately coincidod with Strickler’s views. Mr. Wharton thereupon took occasion to ease his mind regarding the noticeable manner in which the notury had fnvariably ruled in Strickler's favor, and charged *“Thomas with being a tool of his attorncy. Thomas denied it, and finally branded ‘Wharton's statement as a lie. Wharton took no notice of it, but reiterated his statement, when Thomas gathered up a copy of the no- tice of contest and dashed it in Wharton’s face, and then grabbed a chair in order to be repared for the expected retaliation | t didn’t come, as Mr. Wharton picked up the bundle of papers and politely handed them back. At this juncture Strickler concluded that Wharton was just the kind of an adversary he wanted to fight with, and drawing his ab- breviated frame up to its full height of 4 foet and 2 inches, piped out that Wharton was a “cowardly liar.” ‘W harton reached over the ‘table and soothingly pattod the excited pantam on the head, and Strickler finally yielded to the admonition to “be a good litile boy."” The scene attracted the attontion of every one in the room and the other tables whre de- serted. 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