Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-15
YErsER TO ENJoIN sLATE-MAKING
Files Petition Against FOntaneIle
Club for Freezing Him Out.


Files Petition Against FOntanelle
Club for Freezing Him Out.
John o. Yeiser, attorney for James
NJ. Buel. republican candidate for
the lower branch of the legislature, has
taken steps to prevent the Fontanelle club
from freezing him out of the nomination
and to that end filed this petition for an
Injunction in the district court Friday
afternoon: .......,.
Comes now James NJ Buel, plaintiff, and
alleges that he is citizen of Nebraska,
an elector and candidate for representa-
tive on the republican primary ticket for
the coming primary election on Septem-
That the Fontanelle club is an associa-
ton OF men conducting place of enter
tanment and amusement. a lunch room,
and is also political organization on busi-
That said defendant club has entered into
a combination with other associations, in
terests, corporations and people, unknown
to plaintiff, to wrongfully and corruptly
elect by unlawful means a slate or COM
bination and political trust of candidates
to the legislature composed of eleven men
out OF the forty-three filed, from whom the
nine are to be selected, towit: Charles L.
AaaSey F. H s. fucker * cfrk I hest Al
Dougherty, Michael Lee, James Walsh, S.
c: Barnes, N. P. Dodge, o. S. Erwin.
obtained funds, money and help and as
sistance from corporations doing business
in this state to print said slate, and hire
men to distribute the same at the polling
places of said county to elect for nomina-
ton nine men from said slate and defeat
this plaintiff and the other candidates in
the corrupt and unlawful manner herein
stated
That said defendants have obtained from
business within said state and represent
tatives thereof funds, money. help and as
sistenee to carry out said political program
in violation of the following provisions OF
Section 1444a OF Chapter xvi Complied
| Statutes, towit:
THAT II shall be unlawful and a mis-
ness in the state of Nebraska to give or
contribute money, transportation. help or
assistance in any manner or form to any
political party or to any candidate for any
| civil once or to any political organizat ton
or COMMITTEES or to any Individual to be
That defendants are threatening to carry
out the said plan and use the said funds
promises and support obtained in vio-
| iation of law to accomplish said purposes
| and will do so unless restrained by the
| court
| ton and slate-making is in violation of
| the spirit and intention of the primary
law which was enacted for the purpose of
preserving the independence of voters and
| of candidates and to break up the evil
| practice of slate-making and combina-
THAT plaintiff will suffer irreparable in
! jury unless the relief herein prayed is
| granted and plaintiff has no adequate
| remedy at law for such wrongs.
Wherefore, plaintiff prays that defend
ants and all of theNagents. attorneys and
! servants of defendants and other persons
| conspiring with said defendants, be en-
| Joined from the use of any money collected
| from corporations directly or indirectly,
| to publish or designate any slate or COM
| bination of names on the legislative ticket
| or engage any person to distribute the
same; that said parties be also enjoined
| from making and designating any slate or
| combination OF men on the legislative
! ticket with the name of this plaintiff either
on or off; that plaintiff be allowed a re-
straining order at this time, and upon
| final hearing said injunction be made per-
| petual and for such other relief as may
! be Just and equitable