Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-17
WAS SANCTIONED BY KICkERS
County Clerk Haverly Replies to Criticisms
Of Form of Ballot.
TOOK PAINS TO HAVE IT SATISFACTORY
Was Not Printed Until II Had Been
Approved by the Secretary of
the Democratic County
-, Central Committee.

Concerning the general criticism among
fusionists Of the form of the ballot relating
to district judges, and the particular as
sault upon him because OF 1t by the World
Herald, County Clerk Haverly has made
the following statement
OMAHA, Nov. 13.--To the Editor of the
World Herald have read your editorials
In your morning issue Of the World d-Herald
OF Tuesday, November z, entitled "A Warn
ing to Voters" and that Of Wednesday
evening, November s, under the caption
Thou Shalt Not Steal" in which you charge
me with wllful intent to so construct the
official ballot as to befog and mislead the
voters OF Douglas county, and that l was
as putty in the hands Of a machine or com
bine, etc, etc. This is the first opportunity
i have had to answer your unjust and un-
warranted attack. l desire to submit mere
with the history of the official ballot re-
ferred to, and ask that you give 1t equal
publicity with your two articles, that my
fellow citizens may be fully advised, TO the
end that no unjust criticism may rest upon
me in their minds In connection with this
matter. I have endeavored to be courteous
to all in the administration OF the duties Of
this office. 1 have discharged the duties
along my own ideas and have not been
dominated by any man, combine or ma
chine. l have endeavored to be servant
of all the people. I believe had you In
vestigated the matter your articles would
not have appeared.
History of OmciaI Ballot.
After the nominations were made and were
certified to this Office / had prepared a
bulletin upon which l placed the names Of
all parties nominated and by whom nomt-
mated On the 10th day OF October, 1899, l
sent the following letter to the different
political county central committees:
"Your attention is called to a bulletin
which shows the nominees of the dtnerent
parties to be voted for at the coming No
vember election for Douglas county, Ne
braska which is now ready and open for
your inspection.
II would request that you call and ex-
anime the same and see that the names
are correctly spelled, and that they appear
thereon for the office for which they were
nominated l would also call your atten-
tion to the fact that 1t is the duty of the
county clerk to have the sample ballots on
file for inspection ten (10) days prior to
the election October 2S), and request that
you call and examine the same and see that
1t is technically correct, that there may be
no objections thereto after it is too late to
correct the same"
The above letter was sent to the following
named persons. towit: Ed p. Smith, chair
man democratic judiciary committee. New
York Life building; Louis " Guye, chair
man peoples independent Judiciary commit
tee. $40 South Thirteenth street; Thomas
F. Sturgcss, secretary silver republican
judiciary committee, care Omaha Bee;
John T. Hart, secretary democratic county
committee, 93S North Twenty-third street;
NJ. H. Collins, chairman republican county
committee, Karbach block; Lawrence Rath,
secretary silver republican county commit
tee, 1922 New York Life building; Jobn o.
Yeser, chairman peoples independent
county committee .10t1 New. York Life
building; H. II. Baldrige, chairman repub-
lican judiciary committee. New York Life
building.
On October 81 the printers had the sam
pie ballot printed, a copy Of which was
placed in my Office open for inspection.
then sent word again to the different com
mittees interested well as to many Of the
prominent candidates, and earnestly re-
auested them to promptly call and examine
It to see that there were no technical errors
in the ballot. In response to this reques,
the different committees examined the ballot
and the general consensus of opinion wa:
that the ticket as formed was in every way
satisfactory, and have the written o. X. o.
the secretary of the republican county cen
trail committee, and the secretary OF th'
democratic county committee to this effect
the other committees saying that the ticke
was all right, but withheld their o. X. oil
account Of the mandamus proceedings theI
pending against the placing of the name o
Martin Langdon upon the ballot. and als'
had in mind their contemplated mandamu
proceedings respecting the placing of thu
names of the peoples independent part!
nominees instead of the republican nominees
first on the ballot. which later on man
damus proceedings were instituted AM
decided by his honor, Judge Powell, il
favor Of the ballot as prepared by me.
No objections were made by any one ol
the formation of the ticket until the 9
day Of November, after O'Clock p. m, afte
both the official and sample ballots ha
been printed and the sample ballots dis
tributed and this single objection ben
made by |. j. Dunn. l then told this part
objectiug that 1t was too late to make an
change that the sample ballot was dis
tributed and the official ballot printed.
l would also call your attention to tn
conclusive fact that the total number Of re
jected ballots on the judiciary ticket 70
the county is 291. This includes blank an
rejected ballots. and the total is insuficen
10 change the result Furthermore, the tota
Omaha is o. South Omaha is democrati
and one would expect the greatest loss ther
TO the judicial ticket If your assertions /
the editorials complained of herein wer
correct.
herewith submit affidavits OF employe
In my office who were charged with the ex
ocution OF my orders in reference to tn
ballots. ID. M. HAVERLY.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 13, 1899,
AMdnvit of Deputy County Clerk.
State OF Nebraska. County OF Douglas, SIS
c. l.. Harris. being duly sworn, says tina
he is deputy county clerk, and as such ha
close and confidential relations with tn
county clerk. and is knowing to all tina
takes place in the county clerks office. Tha
In preparing the ballot the law and III
schedule OF the law fixing the form an
order OF the ballot was followed with gres
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