Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-29
REGISTERED IN WRONG CAMP
Republican Voter Gets Certificate to Par
tiCipate in Democratic Primaries
CITY CLERK EXPLAIN TIE MISTAKE
blank Forms Are Revised So M to
Avoid Similar Errors in
F~uture-Few ReRistra-
tfons So Far.

The issuance Of a democratic primary
sfndavit to a republican Friday afternoon
by City Clerk Elbourn caused some excite
ment In political circles yesterday. and,
although the city clerk has corrected the
error and explained that It was a mistake,
very easily and naturally made. political
leaders are carefully scrutinizlng the re-
mainder Of the twenty-five afRdavits that
had been Issued to noon yesterday.
The applicant who received the sfndsvit
that would have disqualified him at the re-
publican primaries was Charles Born OF the
Sixth ward, who swore that he was not Of
legal age at the last election. His affidavit
to this effect WAS supported by William J..
Hunter and e. D. Evans, we'll known in re-
publican politics. Mr.. Hunter being a candi-
date for the nomination for city comptroller
ana Mr.. Evans for councilman. The blank
amdavit was supplied by Sam Samuelson, a
clerk In the ONCE, and City Clerk Elbourn
administered the oath.
There could have been no mlsunderstand
Ing on the part Of the city clerks office as
to what party Mr.. Born desired to ally him
self, considering the known politics of the
men who supported his oath that he was
entitled to participate in the primaries In
the Sixth ward. Furthermore, on the record
kept Of afidavits issued. Mr.. Born is
hhTheu Is q republican.
The error was discovered Friday night
by Mr. Hunter looking over Born's am
davit. When the error was discovered it was
decided to secure a correction yesterday
morning. This was secured without diff
hculty, the city clerk issuing a new am.
davit, marking the old one cancelled and
preserving It.
After talking with City Attorney Con.
nell the city clerk announced that tC
obviate future errors of the same kind he
would have each afidavit OF unregistered
voters and OF removal. as we'll as the re.
moval certificates, stamped across thell
face democrat" and republican"
The city clerk said: 1.-The forms were
printed In a great hurry, because Of tn,
short time allowed for the work after tn,
new primary law was signed by the gov.
ernor. The issuance Of the wrong form
Friday was nothing more or less thar
a mistake. SO far as l know, there wert
no other mistakes. / would ask, however
that everyone holding afldavits or Ger
ti1cates of removal would look them Owe
and see that they are right. I will cor
rect them all, by issuing new documents
At noon twenty-five non-registered re
publlcsns had taken out afidavits, eighteel
republicans had secured certificates OF re
moval and three democrats the same. Tn,
CITY clerks. once Will De open untll 1
Monday night for the accommodation o
the unqualified electors.
N. P. Dodge, jr., secretary Of the republi
can city committee. has issued circular
to the committeeman, announcing hat al
adjourned meeting of the body will b
held Monday evening at 8 o'clock in Wash
ington hall. The only business to be trans
acted that is mentioned Is the selection O
judges and clerks for the primary cleo
tion. April 10. Secretary Dodge calls the at
tention of the committee to the law whicl
confers upon the candidates the right t
have judges and clerks acceptable to them
and asks the members to have this mat
ter thoroughly understood in submitting
names.
Republicans and democrats who were no
registered last fall or who have moved sine