Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-08
Affidavit TELLS the story.

state of Nebraska, County of Douglas, SIS
l.. d. Fowler being duly sworn says that he
lives in Omaha and is acquainted with G. NJ,
| Hitchcock; affiant is cashier of the German
Savings bank On the oath day Of October,
! 1894, the republican state central committee
put the sum of $3.50 in the said bank to be
paid to the World Publishing company in
| installments as provided in the contract en-
tered into before said committee and de-
| fendant; that said bank has paid the de-
fendant under said contract the following
sums: On October 25 $75; on October 26,
$75; on October 27, $75; eaid payments were
made to the cashier of the defendant COM
pany, who called upon him at the bank on
each of said days for said sums; aftiant says
that said bank is still ready to pay such
sums of money as calls for dnder said con-
tract.
"Affiant says that on Friday, October &c, G.
NJ. Hitchcock called upon him and told affiant
that he (Hitchcock) was getting into great
trouble over having entered into said con-
tract and thereupon exhibited to afflant what
purported to be kilograms from one William
J. Bryan and other kilograms from other
parties in the state of Nebraska Said tele-
grams asked Hitchcock to suppress the publ
cation of the matters furnished by the plain
tiffs under said contract, Hitchcock then
said: You folks will let me out of this all
right, won't you?' To which atiiant replied
No, indeed we could not consider any
proposition Of this kind
Later, the same day, affiant called upon
said Hitchcock and at the latter's Office the
conversation concerning said contract was
resumed. The afiant asked Hitchcock
whether the latter was going to allow the
pressure that was being brought to inter
fere with the carrying out of said contract,
to which Hitchcock replied No; when l
entered into the contract l expected to have
a considerable amount of criticism to meet
and l am prepared to stand it. "
The affidavit goes on to tell how Hitch
cock was then threatening to break the
contract and sets this up as a basis for the
appeal for an injunction to prevent him from
doing so.
Terms of the Contract.
The contract referred to is set out in the
petition as follows:
This agreement is made between the
World Publishing company and the Repub-
lican State Central committee of Nebraska
as follows: The WorldHerald agrees to
sell to the Republican State Central COM
and Sunday World-Herald, beginning Oc-
tober % and ending November 3. 1894 in
deposited with the German Savings bank
and to be paid to the World Publishing
company as follows: Seventy-five each day
upon the following named dates; October
%. 26, 81 20. 30, 81, November l, 2 and o.
This advertising not to. be taken until the
German Savings bank shall certify that the
money has been deposited subject to be
paid to the World Publishing company
above set forth. The World Publishing
company agrees that the two column space
shall be located upon the editorial page, at
least al: often as four times each week and
as much oftener as the eXigencies of adj
vertisng shall permit The Republican
State Central committee agrees that the
matter shall not be l!belous and shall be
confined to state politics.
Signed this oath day of October, 1894.
World Publishing Company by G. NJ.
Hitchcock, president.
Republican State Central Committee, by
ChaS H. Morrill,. chairman.
p. S. The space to be labeled as follows:
"A chance to hear the other side. This
space has been engaged by the Republ-
can State Central committee. No new con-
tract shall be entered into to deprive you of
space on editorial page,
G. NJ. HITCHCOCK, President.
On this showing the court granted the
prayer of the petition and Hitchcock's
World Herald continued to print on it's edi-
torial page through the remainder of the
the vilest abuse of Sllas A. Hol-
comb and the populist party, on whose ticket
he was then running for governor