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

of representatives of the Nebraska leg
islature for 1898. That on the day
Senator Hayward was elected United
States senator by the state legislature,
this afiant was impo. tuned to vote
for ID. E. Thompson for United States
senator and was told that Thompson
had agreed to support various prin-
ciples OF the fusion party, and as an
evidence he was shown a paper pur-
ported to be signed by ID. E. Ttomp-
son in which he substantially agreed
to pretty much all OF the principles of
the fusion party and in which he
pledged his solemn word of honor to
the fusion members of the legislature
that If elected United States senator
by their votes, re would oppose i'm
perialism, favor an income tax, oppose
the retirement of the greenbacks and
the issue of money by the banks: that
he would keep out of republican eau
cuses in the United States senate. and
uTther agreed to various other prin-
ciples advocated by the democratic
and populist parties: that on the
morning prior to the joint session at
which M. l.. Hayward was elected to
the United States senate, nearly all
the fusion members had congregated
in the board of transportation rooms
of the state capitol building and the
matter was discussed pro and con by
various people and members, and
this paper was circulated among Vari-
Gus members Of the fusion party in
GLIDING myself, for the purpose of
convincing them that Thompson was
willing TO adopt certain fusion prin-
ciples in order to obtain the fusion
vote for United States senator. The
proposition to throw the fusion vote
to Thompson for United States sena-
tor was accepted by the fusion men,
bers. (Signedt
CHARLES CROCKETT.
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before me this oath day of
May, 1900. GUY r. WILBUR,
Notary Public.
REPRESENTATIVE ENDICOTT.
State of Nebraska, Seward county,
SIS. ]. ]. Endicott, being first duly
sworn on his oath says that lie resides
in Seward county Nebraska, and has
resided IN said county for the past
twenty-seven years; that he was elect
ed a member of the house of represen-
tatives of the Nebraska legislature for
the year 1899.
Affiant says that after the contest
for United States senator in said ses-
sion of the legislature had continued
for long time and the republican eau
Gus had agreed to support M. L. Hay
ward for United States senator, it was
urged by some that it would be better
to cast the votes of the fusion men,
bers of said body for some republican
who had proposed in return for such
votes to support some important prin-
ciples advocated by the democratic
and populist parties, than to permit
the republicans to succeed in uniting
on NJ. L. Hayward vino was under
stood to oppose all the principles of
the fusion forces.
On the morning after the republican
caucus had agreed to elect said NJ L.
Hayward United States senator, the
fusion members of the legislature met
for conference in the board of trans
portation room in the capitol building
to consider proposition to vote for
d. E. Thompson for United States SEN
ator. and this affiant and the other fu-
sion members were urged to vote for
him for United States senator and
were told that he would support all of
the fusion principles.
In support OF tdis argument this af-
fant was shown written proposition
from ID. E. Thompson in which he
agreed, If elected to tie United States
senate, by he assistance of the fusion
votes in the legislature, that he would
remain out of the republican caucuses
in the United States senate and that
he would oppose imperialism, would
oppose the retirement of the green
backs, and made certain concessions
in favor Of the increased use of silver
as money, and agreed to support other
principles. advocated by the fusion
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