Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-28
DONE TO HELP BRYAN
Reason Why William Neville's Name Was
Placed on the Democratic Ticket
SOME INSIDE WORKINGS OF THE COMBINE
Interesting Revelations Made in tho Testi-
mony in Boyle Contest Case,
ATTEMPT TO HOLD PARTIES TOGETHER
Harrington Forced OF and Neville substi-
tuted in Boy Orators Interest.
ACTION MAKES ENEMIES FOR NEVILLE
Reliable Information from the Biu
Sixth Indicates that the Rcpub-
licnn Party stands Good
Chance of winning.

licnn Party stands u Good
Chance of winning.
LINCOLN, Oct. 27.-(Special) )-Accordlng
to the reported self-Confessod statements of
Walter b. McNeel secretary OF the demo-
cratic congressional convention OF the sixth
district, the attempt 10 place Neyille's namc
on the ticket as the democratic nominee for
congress was made in the interests OF w.
j. Bryan as the presidential nominee in
1900. This somewhat sensational disclosure
was made today in the county court In the
case OF Juan Boyle against Secretary OF
State Porter and in addition to the assertion
relating to Bryan McNeel is reported to
have admitted that Neville was not the man
for the democratic nomination.
The case came up before Judge Cochran
on the order OF the court for Secretary
Porter to appear and show why the name
OF Neville should be certified as the demo-
cratic nominee Secretary Porter failed to
appear as ordered but was represented by
A. S. Tibbetts. Juan Boyle was present
with his attorney, A. j. Sawyer. and William
Neville was represented by his law partner.
A. f. Parsons. The attorney for the secrc-
tary of state raised the objection that yhe
county judge was without jurisdiction to try
the case, but this the court overruled. The
only defense entered by the defendant was
along the lines laid down in his decision
last week. Juan Boyle presented a long
petition containing over twenty distinct
points in support OF his assertions that
meeting OF the congressional committee was
held and further that it had no authority
to fill vacancies on the ticket.
number OF depositions were submitted
to the court corroborating Boyle's assertions.
Among them was one signed by Beach ].
Hinman Of North Platte. in whose office the
men who appointed Neville met He test-
fed under oath that "at the time OF the
meeting of Messrs. McNee and Boyle on
the 9th day OF October / met Mr.. McNeel
and Juan Boyle during the day and they
were at my office during the day. In the
evening, l should say about o'clock,
went to MIR. Harrington's office in his store
and they were there discussing the legality
Of the meeting that had been called. l
announced to the three-Harrington Boyle
and McNeel-that Mr.. Neville had served Ave
years as register Of the land office under the
appointment of Cleveland and that directly
afterwards he was elected to the office OF
Judge by the populists and democrats
nominated hin-made the nominating speech
and that during that time he never had
helped a democrat to anything. He en-
ployed a nephew, republican, as clerk and
SltnOPTdpHeT during ludJ tiht tudl
II he went to congress no democrat would
get anything.
In Bryan's Interests.
"McNeel said very emphatically," the dep
osition continues 1--WE know all that to be
true but the substance OF the balance was,
We are working for Bryans election next
year.
There were some other words, but
.,i,, oil III In ipu
ton, Boyle and McNeel-said that they did
not know of any resolution giving authority
to the congressional committee to fill va
cancies If any should occur in the nominee
for congress in the Sixth congressional dis
trict; that some parties claimed that there
had been such resolution, but that they
did not know of it."
Walter b. McNeel was put on the stand
and questioned by Mr.. Hinman.
Ibid | not also state that II Neville was
elected TO congress this time that he would
also go the second time in spite OF you"
asked Mr. Hinman, "and that when he got
there the democrats of the Sixth district
would not get smell Of any office; that they
would all go to his nephews as they had
heretofore or to populists?"
81 do not remember ever hearing his
nephews mentioned replied McNeel.
evasively.
Other testimony OF Mr.. McNeel concern
ing the minutes and proceedings Of the con-
vention was introduced, IN which the de-
ponent said that he had no record Of res
olution authorizing the committee to ill
vacancies He also admitted that he had
given the records to A. F. Parsons, Neville's
attorney, to bring to Lincoln at the time of
the hearing before Secretary OF State Por-
ter. When asked who authorized him to
call the congressional committee together
October at North Platte he replied that he
called the meeting as member OF the COM
| mittee, having no other authority.
Additional light was thrown upon the pro-
ceedings OF the convention by the deposit
tion OF DR.. b. f. Baxter of Lexington, who
| introduced the resolution creating the con
gressional committee his testimony concern
ing the resolution being as follows:
~ made the motion that the democratic
congressional committee for the ensuing
year consist OF the chairman and secretary
| OF the democratic county central committee
| OF each respective county in the district and
| upon that motion being passed, Just after
| the vote was taken, some one suggested that
! 1t be empowered to fill vacancies and wanted
to know whether / had any objection.
stated that | had no objection. but that II
| would have TO be done by resolution Just
at that moment report came in that the
conference committee was ready to report
| and nothing further was done with 1t and II
ended just there. There was nothing further
done regarding any such power until after the
conference had reported that all overtures
had been refused and that no agreement was
made, when Mr. Harrington got up and Of
fered to withdraw the consent OF the com
mttee, and after he had made his talk SONS
one made a motion to adjourn and our ex
Kansas populist delegate, Colonel Fleharty
jumped on to a chair and was waving hi.
hand and proclaiming that the committe,
must Dt empowered to fll vacancies. No on,
paid any attention to him and the motor
TO adjourn carried"
The trial OF the case Will be continued be
fore Judge Cochran tomorrow Secretar,
Porter is not worrying about the result al
the certificates have already been sent ou
and probably cannot be recalled. The cas-,
is important, however for n II Is found tha
Secretary Porter was not justified In sending
out the certificates there would be gooC