Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-06
FUSION LEADERS DOWNCAST
Owe 'whelming PreponderanCe of Republicans
is Shown by the Registration,
INDIVIDUAL SCRAMBLE OF CANDIDATES
Mud-siinginE Directed Principnliy
Against Baright and Burmestcr,
Republicans. but without Eff
fcct-Animus OF Attack,


who have been managing the campaign in
this county. From the FIRST day OF registra-
| tion they have recognized the fact that their
fight was hopeless. Instead of making a
campaign for the ticket nominated by their
conventions the fusionists have given up all
| hopes of helping more than a few favorte
candidates, for whom they have been con-
centrating their work.
1t has become SIM ly a scramble each
| for himself, with desperate efforts to push
Broadwell and Power ahead and to save
the county board by re-electing Hofeldt.
To this end all the mud singing has been
directed against the republican candidates
for the Office of the clerk of the court and
sheriff, but so far without effect.
Animus of Attack on BnriGht.
The animus of the vicious attacks on
| Baright in the World-Herald is explained
| by an incident that happened shortly after
his nomination, but which has not yet been
made public. The World Herald, 1t will be
remembered, was very ardent in It's eXer-
tions in behalf of Albyn Frank in the re-
publican primaries and took his defeat
greatly to heart. One of the members Of
the World-Herald staff who is a bosom
friend OF Franks, sent a party to Mr.
Baright with a proposition to keep the
| World Herald silent on certain conditions.
He explained that young woman friend
of his was being maintained on Albyn
Franks pay roll, and that he was quite
anxious to have her provided for after
Franks exit from office. He being mar
ried man, could not take care of her himself,
but If Mr.. Barlght would agree to maintain
the young woman in her position he would
see to it that nothing appeared in the World
Herald detrimental to his candidacy. Mr..
Baright Indignantly spurned the offer and
the World Herald Immediately began to
} work up its fakes, which were later sprung
) upon the public.
Albyn Frank to He BrondwclI's Deputy
1t is noteworthy in this connection that
Albyn Frank himself 10 one of the most
, enthusiastic supporters of Broadwell, tho
democratic candidate, in spite of the fact
that he has been enjoying the emolumentE
, OF the best office in the state for three years
at the hands of the republican party. Franz
! openly boasts that If Broadwell Is elected
I clerk of the court the name Of his chic
o deputy will be Albyn Frank and that h
I will have no trouble In settling with hi
(: successor in Office. On this ground Albyr
d Frank is asking his friends to vote for thu
9 democratic candidate.
kj The latest attack on Mr.. Baright, us
q part of these tactics, is in the shape o
Q tended to make Swedish voters believe tha
S Mr.. Baright is prejudiced against people o
their nationality. The circular was orig
g inalty gotten out several years ago whel
u Barght was before the republican primarie
9 as a candidate for councilman, when at tha
d very time the stenographer he was employ
. Ing in his Office Swede and Baright'
friendship for the Swedes has been man
:, ifested time and again by his active effort
- in behalf of Swedish candidates for ofiic
~ on the republican ticket. Other fakes G
q the same nature may be expected at the las
hours.
Ridiculous Claims of Fusionists.
10 The labored attempt of the popocrat:
e through their organ, to make out that the reg
rt istration returns are not so badly set agains
le them amuses every one, including those /
= their own organization. To keep the fusion
lists on the political map they seek to Great
N the impression that every registered vote
who has not expressed himself as a re
l. publican is against the republican ticke
r even though he has expressed no preferenc
for any other ticket. To make a shown
they have laid claims to all the $500 voter
Al who have not cared to respond to the ques
tion as to party affiliation and yet by add
Is ing these in with all the democrats, popu
lists and silver republicans. they still ia
over 1000 short
An examination of the registration bool
%, discloses the fact that the majority of tf
mt men who have not recorded themselves wit
in any party will vote the republican tick
i'd this year. Nearly all the gold democrat
t. for example, have refused to say that the
be are democrats of the fusion stripe and haV
gone into the no answer column The go
6am0crats nnuunst iOnnhlV nnmbpr 400
at in Omaha. who are for Reese, the repul
nd lican candidate, almost to a man. Yet Il
fusionists have the audacity to claim the
IT, votes. Tho same is true of great MAJ
W business and working men, who whi
he voting the republican ticket right along, +
n, business or other reasons do not care
no tell the registrars to write them down
bo republicans.
ne Alleged DefectiOns Fail to Materials
Still another interesting disclosure of t
OF registration books Is that the alleged d
raj fections from the republican party conjur
he up in the fervld Imagination of the Worl
me Herald fakirs, have failed lamentably to m
,nt teralize, The Germans, for example, ha
"a not hesitated to register as republicans
larger numbers than usual and the boo
lrt in the precincts where Germans largely
or side show hundreds Of German names W
ion avowed republican affiliations
be- The same is true with reference to Boil
the mians, about whom so much noise has be
made. More Bohemians are registered
republicans in the First and Second wal
W than ever cast votes for republican can
- dates In previous elections. John Rosie
mn himself who has been heralded far and W
q by the World Herald and other popOcra
organs as the great Bohemian leader v
has left the republican party in disgu
,ial has registered as republican and so
tin pears on the registration books.
I'M The failure OF certain popocratic lig
nts to show their colOrs is also INTEREST,"
gy The great jurist who is running on
the silver republican ticket s,ems to have b.
lem ashamed to own up to his party identity
and has buried himself in the no-party colui
or Try to Pack Election boards.
ateI AS usual the democrats have pursued Il
was customary tactics OF placing men on
1ss eau election boards under false colors. and
w some way have prevailed upon County Ju
NO Baxter to cooperate with them In Il
scheme to control the election booths.
K through the precincts they have had
rom put on the election boards masqueTad!ni
populists, and even as republicans who
rom hand in glove with the democratic mach