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

State of Nebraska, Sarpy county, IS.
William ID. Schaal, being first duly
sworn OF OATH says that he Is a resi-
dent Of Sarpy county, Nebraska, and
that he has resided there thirty years;
that he was elected as member of the
Nebraska state senate fer 1897 and was
reelected as member of said body
for 1899; that on the day that M L.
Hayward was elected United States
senator and on the morning before the
said election took place in joint ses-
sion, this affiant was asked to vote for
d. E. Thompson for United States SEN
ator end was told that said Thompson
had agreed to support numter OF the
principles advocated by the democratic
and populist parties. To prove this
assertion he was shown paper signed
by d. E. Thompson in which said
Thompson agreed that if elected to the
United States senate by the aid of fu-
sion votes, he would refuse to 60 into
republican caucuses in the United
States senate; that he would oppose
the policy of the republican admins
tration on Imperialism and agreed to
support a number of other principles
contended for by the fusion parties.
At meeting of the fusion members in
the board Of transportation rooms of
the capitol building called for the pur-
pose of considering the advisability OF
voting for D. E. Thompson for United
States senator, At which most Of the
fusion members were, which said
meeting occurred in the morning i'm
mediately preceding the joint session
at which M. L. Hayward was elected
United States senator. and after said
Hayward had been declared the repub-
lican caucus nominee, it was urged
that it would be better to elect ThOmp-
son, who would agree in return to sup
port important fusion principles II
elected by fusion votes than to permit
the election of the republican caucus
nominee who was committed against
every fusion principle, and this paper
signed ID. E. Thompson was circulated
among some of the members, including
myself, for the purpose Of convincing
them that said Thompson would sup
port fusion principles in the main in
order to obtain the fusion vote for
United States senator. (Signed)
w. d. SCHAAL
Subscribed in my presence and
o"ol Il " bSAolSF AAC thAo oiN uoy VI
May, 1900. s. C. HANEY,
Justice Of the Peace.
REPRESENTATIVE BOULIN.
State of Nebraska, Saunders Coun-
ty, SIS. Alex Boulin being first duly
sworn on oath deposes and says that
he resides in the county of Saunders
and state of Nebraska, and has so re-
sided there for the last sixteen years.
That he was elected as member of
the house of the state of Nebraska leg
islature in 1898. That on the day M. L.
Hayward was elected United States
senator by the legislature, this affiant
was importuned to vote for d. E.
Thompson. for United States senator
and was told that Thompson had
agreed to support various fusion prln-
ciples, and as an evidence he was
shown paper signed by ID. E. Thomp-
son in which he substantially agreed
to pretty much all 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, he 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 the republican
caucuses in the United States senate.
and further agreed to favor various
other principles advocated by the
democratic and populist parties; that
nearly all The fusion members Of the
legislature had congregated in the
rooms OF the board of transportation
on the morning prior to the election
of NJ. L. Hayward by the joint session
as United States senator, and the mat
ter was discussed and talked over pro
and con by various people and mem
bers of the fusion party, including my
self, for tire purpose of convincing the