Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-14
EY GIVE NAMES AND PARTICULARS
Ants Offer Poor Man of First Ward One
Hundred Dollars.
FTEEN HUNDRED FOR THREE DELEGATES
Ole jackson Gives Details of Attempt to
Buy Third Wardsrs
WALTER NOISE FIGURES IN THE STORY
Jackson Says He was Told Tint
Noise Had the Money at MnIard
Hotel and He sent Man
There.

Sensational disclosures we're made at the
FIRST meeting of the new republican city
committee yesterday afternoon In Royal
Arcanum hall. The committee organized
and elected Robert Cowell, chairman; C. c.
valentine, secretary, and Charles e. Nor
gan. treasurer. 1t was toward the close
when the committee began to talk OF temp
tations. e. ]. Cornish said that the dis
graceful attempts Of the boilers TO buy a
majority in the convention should be given
all the publicity possible In order that the
people many fully understand and know the
corruptness of the opposition. The people
never endorse corruption, Mr.. Cornish de-
clared, and they cannot favor candidates
put in the field by such men.
u, B. Balcombe remarked that the trafhc-
ing did not succeed very we'll, as out Of
four Eighth ward delegates who were ap-
preached only one fell.
Charles w. Fear OF the Eighth ward said
that the Eighth ward delegates were not
the only ones subjected to temptations and
he favored plan of collecting evidence and
data Of each attempted bribe and using IL
as campaign material. This met with the
informal approval of all present.
Then j. j. Smith told OF First ward
delegate who had worked for him for years
and was being paid $40 a week. This man
was approached and offered 500 and a lob
as inspector for the city for three years u
he would change his vote" said Mr. Smith.
He called me up by telephone and told
me that 1t was sore temptation for a poor
man. He Is somewhat in debt and / knew
1t. He wanted to know II it would be
| really dishonorable to sell out. / told him
most emphaticdlly that II would be and he
promised he would not and kept his
promise"
Haze Figures In "BusIness."
Councilman Zimman suggested that the
Third ward might have something intar-
! esting to offer and he called for w. H.
Shoup, a committeeman, to speak. Mr..
Shoup said II was formerly connected
/ with the police force and served for If
teen years. I lest my Job because I would
not obey Broatch's diotatlon in the Mercer
| fight last fall. am now running small
bakery. After the capcus OF the Moores
delegates Saturday morning ! went down
to my shop and had not been there long
when in walked II. p. Haze. captain Of
| police. He said Hello. Billy and hold out
his hand Then after smiling pleasantly
at both myself and my wife he said: TT
has come down to me from good authority
to state to you that II you will vote for
the ants this afternoon in the convention
you will be reinstated tonight on tho police
force and you will have an $S5 Job
This was 12:4O o'clock There were
eighteen or twenty persons In my dining
room and l did not want to make q dis
turbance. I threatened. however, TO slap
his face and told him never would be
traitor and further that l would last about
two minutes on the force after they had
secured what they wanted from me-"
oner Fifteen Hundred DoIInrh.
Committeeman Ole Jackson, the colored
janitor at the jail, was the next man who
had interesting information to give. "I
will not give the names of the men who
approached me-" he said, because prom
ised one l would not. out OF respect for his
wife and children. But after the primaries
/ went home to 1909 Davenport street and
this colored man came and told me had
chance to make $1,000 for three votes
and still hold my job. l was anxious to
find out all about It and to see the thing
through, so went and got Max Smart and
Hugh Hughbanks, the boys whom I had
placed on the delegation, and we had some
drinks at the Millard hotel They both de-
clared they would do whatever said Then
turns around and told this man that |
would see him in the morning Another
colored man, s. B. Smith, came next day.
l was standing in front OF the Turf saloon
on Douglas street He says Name your
price | took a little time and we got
Bob Johnson and Bob was told about the
proposition. We were given 10 understand
that the money was in the hands OF Walter
Noise in room $780, Mllard hotel. where
other men were waiting to complete the
transaction. The sum was 81 900 believe,
and was said to be in $50 bills ! sent Bob
Johnson up in the room to get the money.
His taking it would not have bound me
and he had a right TO do what he pleased
with that money. Put there was a hitch
in the room. As | understood II Noise
wanted the money 20 be placed in the
hands OF John w. Mcdonald until the
transaction was carried out. while Bob
Johnson wanted the money in his own
hands. There they stuck and you know
what ! did in the convention"
Thanks 10 Honest Men.
Amid cheers and upon the motion OF C.
W. Fear. vote of thanks was passed to
all the delegates who resisted bribes.
The meeting was brimful OF enthusiasm
and excitement and was attended by twenty
OF the twenty seven members. Most Of the
candidates were there also and many ring.
ing speeches we're made, all Of the speak
ers declaring that the Moores ticket viii
be elected beyond a doubt. After the
routine matters were transacted the Ger.
tiicates Of nomination OF the candidate,
! were signed and filed with City Clerk Ell
bourn. Plans for a successful campaign
we're begun and Mayor Moores and othert
/ expressed the hope that the boilers wouic
nominate a full ticket, they said, as 4
Y would further insure the victory of tn,
q republican ticket.
% Robert Cowell. who as chairman refuset
10 let the boilers steal the convention Sat
urday was elected Chairman Of the com
a mittee by acclamation, as was the secrs
tary, c. C. Valentine, who had gone {,
: Chicago. w. E. stockham acted in hi
! place temporarily. In accepting Mr.. cowel
4 said:
y Il have not sought this position. but will
, try TO discharge Il 10 the best OF my abil
!. | ity. As | said when | frst took part Il
: this night | am for Frank e. Moores fron
:, start to finish. ! assure you that II al
| In This room work as hard for the MoorO