Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-06
FUSION LEADERS DOWNCAST
Owe swhelming PrepOnderance Of Republicans
is Shown by the Registration,
INDIVIDUAL SCRAMBLE OF CANDIDATES
Mud-siinginE Directed Principally
Against Bnrisht and Burmestcr,
RcpubIicons, but without Eff
fect-Animus of Attack.

who have been managing the campaign In
this county. From the flrst 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 few favorIe
candidates, for whom they have been con-
centrating their work
1t has become simply 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 BariGht.
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 its 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 bosom
friend of Franks, sent 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-H Herald Immediately began to
work up its fakes, which were later sprung
upon the public.
Albyn Frank to he BrOndwclTs Deputy
1t is noteworthy in this connection that
Albyn Frank himself 10 one of the most
enthusiastic supporters of Broadwell, the
democratic candidate, in spite of the fact
that he has been enjoying the emoluments
OF the best office in the state for three years
at the hands of the republican party. Frank
openly boasts that If Broadwell is elected
clerk of the court the name of his chief
deputy will be Albyn Frank and that no
will have no trouble In settling with his
successor in Office. On this ground Albyn
Frank is asking his friends to vote for the
democratic candidate.
part of these tactics is in the shape Of
/. = 81 trc G. ad.,h larenn"e. in
tended to make Swedish voters believe that
Mr.. Baright is prejudlced against people Of
their nationality. The circular was orig
inalty gotten out several years ago when
Baright was before the republican primaries
as candidate for councilman, when at that
very time the stenographey he was employ
Ing in his office was a Swede and Baright's
friendship for the Swedes has been man
ifested time and again by his active efforts
in behalf of Swedish candidates for office
on the republican ticket. Other fakes Of
the same nature may be expected at the last
hours.
Ridiculous Claims of FusiOnists.
The labored attempt Of the popocrats,
through their organ, to make out that the reg
istration returns are not so badly set against
them amuses every one, including those in
their own organization. To keep the fusion
lists on the political map they seek to create
the impression that every registered voter
| who has not expressed himself as re-
publican is against the republican ticket,
even though he has expressed no preference
for any other ticket. To make a showing
| they have laid claims to all the $500 voters
who have not cared to respond to the ques-
| ing these in with all the democrats, popu-
| lists and silver republicans. they still fall
over 1000 short.
An examination of the registration books
dscloses the fact that the majority of the
men who have not recorded themselves with
any party will vote the republican ticket
this year. Nearly all the gold democrats,
J for example, have refused to say that they
are democrats of the fusion stripe and have
| gone into the no answer column. The gold
! democrats unquestionably number 400 or 500
| in Omaha. who are for Reese, the repub-
lican candidate, almost to a man. Yet the
| fusionists have the audacty to claim their
votes The same is true of a great many
business and working men, who. while
voting the republican ticket right along, for
business or other reasons do not care to
tell the registrars to write them down as
republicans.
Alleged Defections Fail Ia MateriaIize
Still another interesting disclosure of the
registration books Is that the alleged de-
| fections from the republican party, conjured
up in the fervid Imagination Of the World
Herald fakirs, have failed lamentably to ma
| terialize. The Germans, for example, have
not hesitated to register as republicans In
| larger numbers than usual and the books
In the precincts Wnere GeTnaHS largely re-
side show hundreds Of German names with
avowed republican affiliations
The same is true with reference to Bohe-
mans, about whom so much noise has beer
made. More Bohemians are registered as
republicans in the First and Second wards
than ever cast votes for republican candi-
dates in previous elections, John Roslcky
himself, who has been heralded far and wide
by the World Herald and other popocratit
organs as the great Bohemian leader whC
has left the republican party in disgust
has registered as a republican and so ap
pears on the registration books.
The failure Of certain popocratic light
to show their colors is also interesting
The great jurist who is running on th
silver republican ticket s,ems to have beer
ashamed to own up to his party identity ant
has buried himself in the no-party column
Try to Pack Election Boards.
AS usual the democrats have pursued thel
customary tactics OF placing men on tn
election boards under false colors. and Il
some way have prevailed upon County Judg
Baxter to cooperate with them in thei
scheme to control the election booths. Al
through the precincts they have had me
put on the election boards masquerad!ng q