Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-05
The Election Contest In Nebraska.

The Election Contest In Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. Especial
to the Omaha Bee. The announce
ment was made yesterday that the pa
pers and briefs had been completed by
the lawyers employed to contest the
election of state officers who are elected
on the face Of the returns, and notice
will be served upon each of them with.
in the next forty-eight hours.
The contest includes Boyd (dem).
governor-elect; Majors (rep), lieuten-
ant governor elect; Hill (rep), treas
urer-elect; Benton (rep), auditor-elect
Hastings (rep), attorney general-elect
Allen (rep), secretary OF state-elect;
Humphrey (rep), land commissioner
elect; Goudy (rep), state superintend-
ent-elect.
The papers are to be served at the
homes Of each of these candidates and
state thoroughly and fully the cause of
contest.
That illegal combinations were or
gained in the city of Omaha and in
the state, known us tho Bankers and
Business Mems association and the Per-
sonal Rights League, whose object and
purpose was to defeat and deprive
voters of Omaha and the state of the
right to vote freely and fully to defeat
the will of the voters, corrupting voters
and creating wholesale sentiment
against free and fair election; the
boycotting and ostracising of those
who were opposed in sentiment to
these societies and the discharge of
employees and threats of boycotting and
discharge OF all who opposed them.
That these societies brought into tho
state large sums of money for the pur-
pose of defeating Il free ;~i fair cleo
ton. That these parties caused about
2, 800 aliens to be naturalized and paid
fees for such naturalization in u man.
ner that would contribute u bride.
That the city council of Omaha were
members of this conspiracy and for the
purpose of preventing legal registra-
ton appointed prejudicial and partisan
persons on the boards of registration
and denied representation to other par
ties.
That the county commissioners be-
came parties to the conspiracy by APP
pointing partisan judges and clerks of
election.
That the postmaster and the COM
mon carriers of Omaha were in the
conspiracy and refused to deliver mat
ter which did not agree with the views
OF the conspirators, and that the press
co-operated by melting dangerous
and criminal state of excitement.
That in certain specified voting pre-
cincts in the city Of Omaha the ballot
boxes We're not kept in view us re-
quired by law while the votes were
being cast and counted.
That in over thirty polling precincts,
tickets bearing the name of contestant
were takoH from the hands of persons
who were distributing them and torn
up, and these men oy threats and in
timidation driven from the polls.
That by II corrupt and illegal agree
ment between republicans and demo-
Gratis in the city of Omaha it was an
ranged that neither democratic nor re-
publican tickets should be challenged
II printed in accordance with the views
of the conspirators and that chal-
lengers from any other parties should
be prevented from exercising their
rights.
That the Omaha conspiracy exists
yet and that threats have been mado
to prevent persons from divulging the
fraudulent methods by which the elcc-
ton was carried.
In addition to these charges of a con-
spiracy at Omaha, there are the follow
ing counts:
That tickets were counted for Boyd
which did not have his name on.
At Grand Island illegal registration
arrested and too many
votes cast.
In Red Willow county, voting Of
non-residents.
In Box Butte county, illegal votes.
Same in Sarpy and Thurston.
In Douglas, Lancaster, Saline, Saun-
ders. Otoe, Platte and Dodge naturali-
cation of foreigners, bribed by pay
ment of their fees.
Charges of the use of pastors, fraud
ulent ballots and fraudulent counts.
That in the Fourth precinct of the
Third ward in Omaha. $50 votes cast
for Powers were not counted.
That Norfolk and Beatrice did not
with the registry law.
That in Clatonia and Sherman town.
ships in Gage county too many votes
were cast.
Going Armed 10 See Christ.