Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-02

count of the Third precinct Of the Third
ward a confusion appearing in the. figures
On the face OF the returns as received by
The Bee Bingham is elected. II is possible
this may be changed by the 'ofacial count
and reverse the result. electinK Bridges
democrat, for council in the Second ward
TrOubIe in Third Ward.
In the Third ward considerable disorder
was reported during the day Three or
four arrests were made of men who we've
charged with attempting to vote illegally.
Most Of the trouble was accustomed By
disputes as to the rights OF certain watch
ers and deputy sheriffs to remain lin the
polling places Several deputies wern
elected from the polling places by the
police at the instance of the judges, an
one or two watchers were also ejeeted
In the third precinct of the Third war;
w. NJ. Thomas, a republican challenge,
refused to give way to man who WAS
| appointed to relieve him. and was elected
from the polling place He was after
wards assaulted by two men whose names
he did not know, and was badly handled.
He went TO the county judges ONCE TO
| file complaint against John Doe and
Richard Roe, charging them with assault.
| The trouble was confined chiefly to the
! first, second and third precincts, the cleo
ton passing very quietly in the NTH.
The promised camera to detect illegal
voters was not in evidences during the
day.
So many reports came into republican
headquarters of the Illegal way AFFAIRS were
being handled in the Third ward that Dep
uty Sheriff Haze went down in person and
took charge OF the special deputy sheriffs
at noon. He announced he would make
every effort to have the deputies properly
recognized and the election conducted in a
fair way.
Emergency Police on Hand.
! At the police station Chief OF Police Dom
ahue had a special detail Of ten patrolmen
on duty for any emergency
The first arrest to be made was at the
/ Fourth precinct of the Third ward. AZ
South Fifteenth street, where Pat Cum
mIngs was arrested by Deputies Hotchkiss
and Kessler. Cummings gave his address
as 1876 Douglas street where he said he
had resided since January !. He was taken
before County Judge Leslie and released on
a bond of 500 to appear Thursday morning
A prominent citizen who was in the polling
/ place at the time OF Cummings arrest de-
cleared he heard Judge OF Election Coin
urge Cummings to vote before he was ar
]
cinct OF the Third that judges we're heard
4 to admonish voters TO vote the democratic
ticket or to vote for Dahlman at least. II
i Is understood that warrants will be issued
/ for some OF the election oficialE OF that
precinct on the charge OF abetting IN illegal
voting. Several characterized the work OF
! the Dahlman men in that precinct as out
4 raEeOue.
/ Policeman CASTS Deputy.
In the First precinct OF the Third ward
Deputy Sheriff Dickson said that Speeia
Policeman Sullivan and Patrolman Grove
put him out Of the polling place notwith.
standing he had hve warrants to serve
Patrolman Grove said he put Dickson
out because he wanted to serve as judge
as we'll as deputy. In the second precinct
! OF the Third ward Deputy Sheriff Roberts
| said he was ordered out and told to wait
outside with his forty-three warrants and
advised that II any OF the men who's,
names were on the warrants attempted tC
vote he would be called in. As an ofsei
70 that Deputy County Attorney shotwel
and sidney Smith said in that precinc
1.-THE Dahlman men put out anyone AYERS,
to their interests. Sidney Smith. a Ben
son challenger, said he was elected. Chair
man Jefferis OF the Benson forces was al
vised OF the situation IN the Second pre-