Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-27
ELECTION DISCLOSURES.
Some OF the Features of the Late
Contest Of the Ballots.

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Contest OF the Ballots.
The legislative contest was continued at
the city council chamber yesterday after
noon.
j. c. Hubbard, colored, testified; Take a
good deal of interest in Third ward politics.
Have 400 colored votes in the ward. l manip-
ulated these, and l was certainly paid for
my services. One of the legislative candi-
dates paid me. l got $50, indirectly, for work
for Mr.. Specht. Got $40 from Henry Ester
brook.
l an in the saloon business. Esterbrook
gave the $40 two or three weeks before the
election for spending money among the boys.
q. ii. Mack gave me the $40. He's a Farnam
street cigar man. He's "a democrat. That's
all he gave me. II was for Bcllemy and
myself. He didn't give it to me in money
simply turned it over on account. | got SIX
or seven or eight or nine hundred dollars out
of this election. II came from democrats. IL
was for Bcllamy, Payton and myself. | got
the most of it because | did the most work.
1t came from democratic sources. ] supported
McShane because Thayer was governor two
years and never did IA thing for a black face.
1 wouldn't support Cornell. | supported
Ijams because | think he's a square man, and
Paxton and Paulsen because i was paid
for it. | helped Gardner because he was my
friend. | got SS65 for working for the above
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Paxton and PaulSen. When l see llamS III.
make out a bill against him for $3.50. Yes; L
think he'll pay. Some financial agent OF the
democratic party gave this money! to Bellamy
for working for the parties | have mentioned.
1t was a republican gave me S25 to work for
Munger. | won't tell his name. The $25 was
republican money. The 1919 was for work.
ing for McShane, Morton, ljams, Paxton and
Paulsen. Pat Ford was the man who made
the deal with Bcllamy. He didn't pay this
money. l told Bellamy we must have money
and not promises. Fred conducted the deal,
but he didn't pay us any money,
The first money | saw ut B~ellamy's was $500.
That was for McSnanc and the others.
Mack said the $50 was for Chris Specht. If
I'd go over all | got, or all we got, it would
run up to 81 ,G0J. The democrats gave us the
most of it. You and | have done business,
MIR. Mercer.
Mercer-What kind of business!
Hubbard-Political.
Mercer-Did | ever pay you a nickell
Hubbard-No, sir; | didn't mean that.
Mr.. Smyth-Do you know that Mack, who
gave you $50 to work for Specht, is a demo
crat!
Hubbard-Yes sir.
Mercer-Give us the names on the ticket
you supported.
Hubbard - McShane, Munger, Morton,
Paxton, Paulsen, Ijams, Morrisscy, Gardner,
Gurley, Andreen, Condor, Specht, Berlin
and Esterbrook.
Smyth-Why did you support Specht.
Hubbard-Because he was anti, prohibition.
If it hadn't been for that | wouldn't have
supported him, because he hasn't got money
enough.
County Clerk Roche testified giving the
vote of the respective candidates in the diff
ferent wards.
Mr.. Specht was present and when asked
whether he had paid $50 to Bellamy, Hub
bard, ct al, for their services, he said that
he had not.
Frank Scion Was a Third ward election
judge. Was sworn by County Clerk Roche.
| swore in the rest of the judges and clerks.
The form was not made out in the front part
of the book. 1t was neglected. But one poll
book was returned. That was accidental.
Thomas Crosby testified that he was one of
the judges at the First district of the Third
ward, and then followed with Il recital of the
matters detailed by Scion. In cross-exami-
nation Mr.. Mercer asked Crosby what his
politics were, and the latter answered that
he was a republican.
Mercer-Whom did you vote for at the
presidential election!
Crosby didn't vote.
Mercer-Why!
Crosby-Because l never vote.
Mercer-Did you ever vote2
C~rosby-No sir.
Mercer-What is your nationality
Crosby-Englishman.
Mcrcer-Have you ever been naturalized'
Crosby-Ycs SIR.
Merccr-Wherea-
CroSby-ln Laramie City.
Mercer-Where are your papersa
Crosby lost Them.
Mercer-Who naturalized you, the sheriff
or county surveyors
Crosby think it was the city clerk.
Mcrcer-Why are you a republican?
Crosby-Recause my father
Mercer-Is your father in this country?
Crosby-No sir; he's in England.
Mercer-Has he ever been here.
Crosby-No sir.
Mcrcer-What are his politics!
Crosby-He's a republican.
Mercer--Isn't he a tory instead of q repub- |
lican!
~Crosby-Yes sir, I think he is.
Mercer-Now, Crosby, aren't you just as
much a democrat as you are u republican,
~Crosby-Yes sir.
Mercer-Do you know what city is the cap |
ital of Nebraskaa
Crosby-IeS, sir.
Mercer-What is it?
Crosby-Omaha.
Mercer-Now, Crosby, when you took out |
your naturalization papers, did you hold up
your hand and take an oath.
~Crosby-No, Sir. A man gave them to me.
David McCleare was a clerk at the First
precinct of the Third ward. He testified to
the same matters Scion did. He said he had
never voted in this country. He was an Eng
lishman and never took out his naturalization
papers. He is a democrat.
Patrick McAndrews, another of the judges
at this ward, testified in substance to the
same that Scion had.
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