Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-02
LOCAL POLITICS,
lmwry's Certiacatc.


OMAHA, Neb., Dec. Ito the Editor OF
Tur Bee: I see by the papers that n party
calling itself the democratic central commit.
tee met Sunday evening twenty-four hours
after the votes were counted and the result
declared and resolved that Lowry was en-
titled to the certificate OF the First ward and
that thirty-one independent votes cast for
Kennedy were thrown out How did they
find that out with all the tickets already
counted the evening prev ious aud inmcdi.
ately destroyed by being burnt up In tho
stove in the presence of both candidates aud
their friendsl What right had the city cen
tral committee to meet and interfere with A
matter already settledl TOO thin, Tom. You
had better stick to your first resolution and
third-tcrmer That certificate is
fraud and won't hold water
There is n strong feeling against third term
candidates. and when YOU didn't make 1t with
all your available machinery at the primaries
you can't make it at the polls tomorrow
Learn to be a man, Tom, and submit to the in.
evitabe. Your friends are Dragging on tho
street corners that If it takes $40, 900 you are
bound to win. Kennedy will beat you with
only the expense of printing the tickets
Your boast about all you have done for the
ward is moonshne. You have done good
work for Lowry in the council for four years
The voters of the First ward say you must
stop down aud out and your future political
prospects depend largely upon the way YOU
behave yourself tomorrow. Respectfully,
ANTI-1nRD TERMER.
ANOTHER AFFIDAVIT.
The following affidavit on this matter has
also been presented:
State of Nebraska g.,
County of Douglas %
j. Il. Mulvehill, being first duly sworn dc.
poses and says that he is a resident citizen
and qualified voter of the First ward OF the
city of Omaha, in said county and state; that
he was present at the primary of the demo
cratic party held in said ward on November
%, "A. ID. $780, and was present when the
votes cast at said primary were counted and
assisted in making said count
Affant further says that Thomas J. Lowry
one of the candidates for nomination at said
primary was present at said count; that the
total number of votes cast at said primary
was ,l43, of which number Mr. }. j. Ken
nedy received 5i3 and Thomas j. Lowry
90; that when said count Was completed
the said Thomas j. Lowry stated
to this aftant that said count was
correct, that he was satisfied Herewith and
that the result of said primary gave the nom
ination of the democratic party Of the said
First ward OF the city of Omaha, for the
Office of councilman, to be voted for at the
election to be held in said city Decomber2 ., to
j. j. Kennedy; that before the counting of
said votes, this atliant heard the said Thomas
j. Lowry say to j. j. Kennedy: "Kcnnedy,
am beaten; you have me beaten and after
said count was completed, showing the re-
suit as aforesaid, whereby the said Kennedy
received 573 and the said Thomas Lowry $40
the said Lowry then said 'Ht was as fair
and square count as 1 ever saw and
further this afiiant saith not.
JouN =. MUINEHnL.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this lst day of December, A. -.
1890. GRACE MCFARLAND,
Notary Public.