The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-10-13

and mas resided there for sixteen
years; that he was elected as a men,
Der of the senate of the Nebraska leg
islature for 1899; that on the morning
after the republican members of said
legislature had voted il caucus for M.
L. Hayward for United States sena-
tor, this affiant was importuned to vote
for d. E. Thompson for United States
senator. and was .old that said
Thompson would support number of
the principles advocated by the fusion
parties. In support of this argument
he was shown a paper signed by ID. E.
Thompson in which he agreed, if elect
ed to the United States senate, by the
aid of fusion votes, that he would keep
out of the republican caucus, oppose
the policy of imperialism, and agreed
to support various other principles
conte2ded for by the fusion parties.
On the said morning before the joint
session of the legislature at which M.
L. Hayward was elected United States
senator nearly all the fusion members
of the legislature had congregated in
the board of transportation rooms in
the capitol building to consider the
advisability of voting for said D. E.
and the matter was discussed by var
ious people and members and this said
paper was circulated among some of
the members of the fusion party in
GLIDING myself for the purpose of con-
vincing them that said Thompson was
willing to support certain of the fusion
principles In order to obtain the flu
sion vote for United States senator.
Affiant says that it was urged by
some that it might be better to help
elect a man who would accept some
important fusion principles that to
permit the republicans to succeed in
electing the republican caucus nomi-
nee who was pledged to oppose all the
principles advocated by the fusion par
ties. but the proposition to throw the
solid fusion vote to Thompson was
not accepted. (Signed)
]. S. CASADAY.
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before me this 25th day of
April, 1900. H. ROBB,
County Judge, Kearney County, Neb.
REPRESENTATIVE LEMAR.
State of Nebraska, Saunders county,
IS. c. NJ. Lemar being first duly sworn
On oath says that he is resident of
Saunders county, Nebraska, and that
he has resided there for thirteen
years; that he was elected a member
of the house of representatives of the
legislature of the state of Nebraska
sor the year 1899; that on the morning
after the republican members of said
legislature had voted in caucus for M.
L Hayward for United States senator,
rearly all the fusion members of the
legislature congregated in the board of
transportation rooms in the capitol
building to consider the senatorial sit
uation. That this affiant and other
nembers of the fusion PARTY were
asked to vote for d. E. Thompson for
United States senator in order to de-
feat the election of M. L. Hayward,
and this affiant was told that Thomp-
Son had agreed to support the prin-
ciples Of the fusion party and as an
evidence was shown a paper in which
lie agreed that il elected to the senate
of the United States by the aid of
fusion votes, that he would refuse to
20 into the republican caucus, that he
would oppose the policy of imperialism
and agreed to support various other
policies contended for by the fusion
parties At this meeting prior to the
Joint session at which M. L. Hayward
was elected senator, the advisability
of voting for d. E. Thompson for Unit
ed StaIes senator was discussed by
various people and members, and this
paper was circulated among various
members of the fusion parties, includ-
ing myself. for the purpose of convinc-
ing them that Thompson would adopt
certain fusion principles in order to
obtain the fusion vote for United
States senator. 1t was urged by some
that it would be better to elect Thomp-
son. pledged to support some fusion
principles, than to elect Hayward, the