Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
BARIGHT'S RECORD Is CLEAN
Members Of the Order Of the World Commend
His Honesty.
ARE NOT BACKWARD ABOUT DOING so
shower of Fusion Mud Bnttcrs Hnrm-
lcssly Against Republican
Stone wall Defended by
Men OF All Parties.

Irving G. Baright, candidate on the re-
publican ticket for clerk OF the district
court, is not grievously alarmed over the
assault made upon him in the World Herald
by the manipulators of the mud-slinging
machine, He had been threatened with this
attack on his former connection with the
World Mutual Benefit association, the bene-
hciary department OF the order of the
World. In the face of the evidence within
Mr.. Barights possession the charges OF
the World-Herald must fall fat, for they
are disproven by the willing testimony
prominent members of the fusion organza-
tion, among them being two of the candi-
dates on the fusion county ticket.
Speaking of the assertions made in the
World-Herald MIR. Barght said that he
hardly deemed them worthy of denial, as
most OF them are SO manlfestly unfair and
untrue. He believed that every member of
the association in this getty understood the
nature of his connection with 1t, and in
stead OF holding him in any way responsible
Tor Its unfortunate ending they were his
friends, and believed he had acted squarely
and honestly with them
The statement that l came west to take
charge of the business of the association Is
the association was not organized until 1891
or 1892. 1t had another agent here before
i represented 1t, Mr.. George w. Collins.
was never its general manager in this dis
trict, nor did ever hold any Office in the
management. l was simply a local agent
and had no authority even to make con-
tract with deputy to solicit business.
did not collect the money for 1t. That was
done by tho secretaries OF local lodges and
turned over to the treasurers, who for
warded 1t to the general treasurer. Some
times members would pay money to me-
which j Immediately turned over to the
treasurers OF the lodges to which they be-
longed
AT the time 1t went out Of business the
association, during the six years of my
agency for 1t, had paid out between $50 900
and 100000 in death and disability claims in
Nebraska, mostly in Omaha, and there were
only three claims in this state that were
not paid when it quit business. Some of
these were partially paid. / had confidence
in its ability to meet all obligations for it
had always done promptly and | believed
IT was all right Believing that it was all
right, of course said so. My confidence in
its ability cost me more than it did anyone
else, for lost 81, 100 by it's discontinuance
OF business. The three claims mentioned
upo'p LAW pSVh pui tidily ptilu anu L duNduCtIl
some money on them out of my own pocket.
On one of the disability claims for $1,000,
there had been paid by the company $500,
and | advanced 500, believing that would
get it back when the remainder of the claim
was paid
There is no truth in the intimaton that
1 ever sought to stave off suits against the
association. l had nothing to do With its
litigation. James w. Carr the present
fusion candidate for county judge, was at
torney for the association here and looked
after its suits. 1t never had but two suits
here"
That Mr.. Baright enjoys the confidence of
the members Of the order the following will
attest: - So
OMAHA. Neb., Sept. 12, 1S99-To Whom
1t May Concern We, the undersigned, dc
hereby certify that we were members of the
Order of the World and carried insurance
in the World Mutual Benefit association
eastern organizations for number OF years
and most emphaticaly state that Mr. Irv-
ing G. Baright had absolutely nothing to dc
with the management of said associations
simply acting in the capacity of a loca
agent and it is doing him the grossest in
Justice to in any way use his name in con-
nection with their ceasing to do business
We are personally acquainted with Mr.
Barght and deem it a pleasure to testify t.
hs integrity and honorable dealing with us
JAMES w. CARR, attorney.
C. S. BENAWA, insurance and real estate
j. F. WAGNER, lumber dealer.
A. A. BUCHANAN, lumber dealer.
RAY C. WAGNER, accountant and secre'
tary No. 200.
b. r. BALL, real estate
]. NJ. AKIN, physician.
EA. CRANE, postal clerk.
D. +. HUTCHINSON, with G. S. Benawa.
j. C. WHINNERY, dentist.
L. s. SKINNER, real estate.
r. S. ANGLIN. physician.
JOHN f. FLACK, Conservative Building
and Loan.
CHARLES II. RICH, salesman.
]. JANKOWSKY, 1910 North Sixteenth
street.
LOUIS HENDERSON, florist.
CHARLES NJ. oSTRANDER, 413 Nortl
Sixteenth street.
NICHOLAS BASTIAN, Hammond Packing
WILLIAM F. GILLEN, 1922 FRANKLIN
street
A, S. JUL. with Aloe & Penfold.
PETER MERGES, conductor street rail
road.
r. BRENHOLT, clerk Union Pacific.
FRED ALBRIGHT, city.
WILLIAM +. NASH, with William N
Whitney
OTTO scHNEIDEwIND, SIC North Thir
teenth street.
w. w. LEMON, street railway.
CHARLES JAYNES, c., st. r., M. d
railroad.
JOHN GRETzINGER, carpenter Uniol
Pacific,