Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-12
LOOSENESS i'm THE CANVASS.
The Omaha Election Squabble is
Discussed in Chicago.
A PROMINENT BOURBON TALKS.
He Blnmes the Republicans More
Than the Democrats and Takes
Occasion 10 Give Judge
Dundy n Kap.
Heard at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec, H. Special Telegram TO
TnE BEE. "A democratic politician, who
figured prominently during the late campaign
in Nebraska, was interviewed at the Grand
Pacific last night by the representative of 0
local daily. He said: "Thcre is nothing
gong on in Nebraska politically. We are
taking no interest in the contest over the
United States scnatorshp The republicans
have 102 out of 1913 members, and will doubt
less settle the Mandorson succession among
themselves. There is u good deal of feeling
among democrats about the undcrhanded
way in which Mandcrson has helped to work
up q contest against the delegation from
Omaha, which is composed OF eleven demo-
Gratis and one republican,
"What about this contestn asked the re-
porter.
''lt's long story, but will only touch the
main points. There had been n deal of loose
ness in the canvass of the returns AZ num-
Der of polling places. This was, to great
extent, the fault of incompetent judges and
clerks Of election. On top of that the charge
of fraudulent voting and illegal ballots was
made. ] concedc that several hundred votes
may have been polled that should have been
rejected
"Who is to blame for thatl'
uC itpublNduS ulDIt luuH VIC ucllU-
Gratis The republicans had control of the
last legislature and they are to blame for
leaving Omaha without registration. It's
impossible now to trace out to what
extent the illegal votes polled in
our city would affect the men
who hold certificates to seats in the legisa-
ture. Only one of the three democratic SEN
ators is contested, however, and he had over
thirteen hundred majority on the face of his
returns. rh C ten democrats whose seats in
the house are contested have from POO TO 200
majority. The strangcst part of this contest
is that Dick Berlin, the republican who holds
a certificate, is not being contested, though
his vote falls considerably below that of
the lowest democratic members. This part
of the contest must of course be fought out
before the Legislature But there is a feat
ure l haven't touched yet which Is liable to
stir up more Indignation and re-
sentiment than anything else ever
happening in Nebraska in twenty years.
About two weeks ago Judge Dundy called
the attention of the United States grand
jury, which is now in session in Omaha, to
the general charge of corruption and fraud
made by certain newspapers, and directed
them TO make Il full Investigation"
us there any contest over your congress-
man!" asked the reporter
"No.n
"Then why don't they leave the invostiga-
tion to your state courts!n
States courts have ever taken notice of our
local elections -
"Who has set this inquisiton on foot!"
Il don't know. My impression is that it is
a scheme to indict certain parties who have
made themselves offensive to the court Off
cials and influential politicians. If they can
indict liosewater they will have to indct
Conncll, our next congressman Connell is
IL good lawyer, and he did not consider it
illegal to hand around among his intimate
democratic friends tickets headed Citizens
Democratic and Independent Democratic'
These tickets had his own name and the
names of several other republicans in place
of the democratic nominees. You
ask what will be the outcome! | can't
foretell. One thing DO know-there was
ten times as much corruption and fraud in the
election at Omaha two years ago, when
Church Howe was beaten and Rosewater was
counted out, but Judge Dundy took no notice
of it, The democrats came into power then,
and now they are going out. But mark you,
they are not out entirely yet Dundy's re-
publican court officers and CLERKS who are in
that plot to smirch better men than they are,
may be struck by boomerang. This is all
have n saw ~