Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-05
,Cipisnt Made to lfOmise Before Pass
Was Given to him.
RIGlNAL PAPER NOW on ExHIsIIlON
@. B. Galloway of Auburn the Nan t,
Receive the lass,
OBTAINED THRoUlH DR., S, W. weRtw
Facsimile of the Pass IL Printed on
Another rage iH This Issus OF
The Bee, with statement
COncernins II.
(From a stan Correrpondent) }

LINCOLN. Nov. 4--(special Telegram.l--
E. NJ. Tyler. chairman, and Z. NJ. Kerns
secretary Of the Nemaha county republican
committee. Issued statement tonight ia
which they claim to have absolute proof
that the Burlington railroad is giving passes
to persons who will go to their homes aud
vote tho democratic ticket. The statement
says among other things:
This COMMITTEES knows that the Burling-
ton railroad has been giving transportation
to those who agree to vote against the
republican ticket The committee has been
able at last to get the absolute proof OF
this fact A pass, which was obtained
through DR.. S. W. McGrew, the pass dis
! tributor of the Burlington railroad In this
| county, was obtained by this committee.
The original Of the pass can be seen in
the window of the Nemsha County repub-
lican in Auburn, Neb. This pass was given
with the understanding that the person OBJ
tanning it would vote against the republican
ticket and was not given until this was
agreed to.
The statement OF Mr. Tyler and 8ir IIerns
will be printed on circulars and viii con
tain a fac-simile of the pass which was
| sent 10 c. b. Galloway. II Is the pass
reproduced in The Bee
student COrrobOrates story.
! Theodore Schneider of Sutton. student
| of the State university, is one OF the many
/ who cotroborates the statement IN The
Bee this morning that the democratic state
i committee was furnishing transportation
to students and others who would 20 home
and vote the democratic ticket Mr..
Schneider contrsdicts fatty and unreserv-
edly the denial Of that statement by Mr..
Allen Mr.. Schneider, by his statement
proves that the democratic state committee
is getting free transportation from the rail-
roads. His statement which he authorized
published. is as follows.
1 was approached BY William slatt I'm
the lobby OF the Linde hotel on the after
| noon OF Saturday, October 90 Mr. Slatt
Informed mr., me that Z would be poFsible for
/ MIN 70 secure transportation for me from
| Lrcoln to my home IN Sutton, provided
that would agree % vote for the demo
that he would take the matter up with
! Chairman Allen OF the democratic. statt
| committee and that ] should call AT Mike
| Clarys sigar store and register for the
| transportation, which would be provided
me on the following Friday evening. when
1 l was TO call at his room. Mr. Satt after
ward explained that the transportation had
] not yet been received by Mr. Allen and put
ne. me on from DAY to day, until Saturday.
TO Mr. Aliens fear of publicity the pass
would not be issued until Monday morning,
! when ] was to meet him at the Burlington
| depot just before the train was due to
leave and receive H. Mr. slatt gave me to
I understand definitely in each and every
| conversation l had with him on the subject
/ that he was acting with authority as the
/ agent OF L. 8. Allen OF the democratic
! state committee I did not wait for the
! free pass promised me, but paid my far,
I to Sutton and will vote the republican
ticket straight.
Burlington in Lancaster Fight.
The Burlington railroad today dipped its
oar into the Lapcaster county campaign
and despairing OF defeating the whole re-
publican ticket has marked Tor slaughter
Ned Brown and Elmer Brown. candidates
! fer the legislature. and Congressman Pol
lard. One meeting was held at the Lincoln
hotel this morning. at which the railroad
bunch gave out the report It would take
no active part I'm the county campaign.
This information was communicated to
Chairman Baer Of the republican county
committee to lull him 10 sleep While
the courier was delivering the message. a
majority OF those at the first meeting
headed by Engineer Beatty. who runs from
| McCook to Lincoln met IN another hall
and decided who was to be slaughtered
The two Browns were selected because no
confusion would result In trying to scratch
them, and Pollard was selected for de-
feat because the burlington bosses do not
wPrt hiEa elected.