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

ture at which NJ. L. Hayward was
elected United States senator. nearly
all the fusion members OF the legisla-
ture had congregated in the board OF
TRANSFORMATION rooms In the captol
building. to consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of voting for said ID. Z. Thompson Tor
United States senator. ana the matter
was discussed by the members ana
other people, and this said paper was
circulated among some members Oh
the fusion party N the Legislature, IN
GLIDING myself, for the purpose OF con-
vincing them that said Thompson was
willing 10 support certain OF the iu-
sion principles in order to secure fu-
sion votes for United States senator.
Affiant says that Il was urged by some
that il might be better to help elect
me- who would accept some lmfor-
tant principles than to permit the re-
publioans to succeed in electing the
republican caucus nominee, who was
pledeed to oppose all the principles ad-
yocated by the fusion parties, but the
proposition to throw the solid fusion
vote TO Thomson was not accepted.
(Signed) CLAUS GhEi-L.
Subscribed i'm my presence and
sworn to before me this til day OF
May. 1900. (Signed)
A ID. DETWEILER, Notary Public.
REPRESENTATIVE DOBRY.
State of Nebraska, Colfax County,
IS. Joseph Dobry being first duly
sworn on oath says that he is resi-
dent of Colfax county, Nebraska, and
that he has resided there for twenty
nine years; that he was elected
member of the mouse OF representa-.
tiyes of the legislature of the state OF
Nebraska for the year OF 1899; that on
the morning after the republican mem
hers of the state legislature had voted
in caucus for M. L. Hayward for
limited States senator, nearly all the
fusion members of the legislature con-
yregated in the board OF transporta-
ton rooms in the capitol building TO
consider the senatorial situation. That
this affiant and other members OF the
fusion party were asked to vote for
ID f. Thompson for United States SEN
ator in order to defeat the election OF
M. L. Hayward, and this anant was
told that Thompson had agreed to
support most of the principles OF the
fusion party and as an evidence was
shown a paper signed by ID. E. Thomp-
son in which he agreed that IL elected
to the senate of the United states py
the aid o.. fusion votes that ne wouid
refuse to go into the republican eau
cuses: that he would oppose the pol
lev of imperialism, and agreed 10 sup
port various other policies contenced
for by the fusion parties. At TINS
meeting prior to the Joint session at
which NJ. l.. Hayward was elected SEN
ator. the advisability of voting for ID.
E. Thompson for United States sena-
tor was discussed by various people
and members, and this paper was cir
culated among various members OF the
fusion parties, including myself for
the purpose of convincing them that
Thompson would adopt certain fusion
PRINCIPLES in order to obtain the fu-
sion vote ior United States senator.
IL was urged by some that it would De
better to elect Thompson, pledged to
support some fusion principles, than
to permit the republicans to elect Hay
ward. the republican caucus nominee,
opposed to all fusion principles.
tSigned) JOSEPH IT, Dobhf-
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before me this oath day OF
Nav. 1900. CHRIS KROEGER,
Justice of the Peace.
REPRESENTATIVE CROCKETT.
State of Nebraska, Wayne County,
SIS. Charles Crockett being duly sworn
on oath deposes and says, that he re-
sides in the county of Knox Of the
state of Nebraska, and has so resided
there for tne ;ass fifteen years. That