Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-31
MACHINES NOT AUTHORIZED
Such is the Testimony of Secretary of
State Junkin.
BRINGS THE OFFICIAL RECORDS
These Go to show that No Action
Of the Board Ever Permitted
the Use 81 the Voting
Machines.
BRINGS THE OFFICIAL RECORDS

Use Of voting machines IN Nebraska
never was authorized by the state Board
OF Voting Machine commissioners. accord
Ing TO testimony or Secretary OF State
Jupken, given Monday morning In the
- ling Of g. %. Lobecks mandamus pro
Jiug 10 compel County CLERK d. NJ.
tayerly 20 use voting machines at the
November elections. before Judge A. c.
lrJup
ln corroboration Of his testimony Mi
Junken produced the official record OF the
proceedings OF the board and the record
was offered in evidence.
on this testimony County Clerk HaycrIy
iu part bases his defense Of his refusal
o. use the machines. The other ground is
that the large number OF petition Candi-
dates whose names must be- submitted to
the voters makes impossible the arrange
ueut OF d machine ballot I'm conformity to
the paper ballot ordered by law.
Taking OF testimony was completed az
u.45 Monday morning and an adjournment
wns taken TO give Judge Troup opportunity
20 examine the machines. the theory being
that only by making a personal examina-
ton could the Judge place himself In the
best possible position to adjudicate the
case on its merits.
Ahb AAAH hAANNhrhAs
The official record or tie state Board
Of Voting Machines commissioners was
contained in a record book that also has
been used for other records. The record
of the board showed that the board met,
elected q. H. Mickey, then governor. chair
man. and A. Galusha, then secretary Of
state. secretary, that three deputy COM
mlssoners were elected that applica-
uon Of the Empire Voting Machine Com
pany for consider ration OF It's United states
standard voting machine was received
Here ended the official record.
Discovering that several pages Of the
record book had been removed, L. J. Dunn
OF counsel for LObeck, asked Mr. Junken
for an explanation. Mr.. Junken said he
did not know how the pages In the book
came to be removed but said that in times
past when changes In officials have taken
place outgoing officials have cut their rec
ords from books containing records Of dif.
ferent officials or official bodies and de
Hvsred them 10 their successors.
AIR. Dunn asked Mr.. Junken Il no kne"
OF any representatives OF the defense look
ing over the record book within the las
few days. The answer was affirmative
John =. Breen Of counsel for the defense
resented the question as an intimauon tina
the records had been tampered with. MT
Dunn said no such inference was intended
The removed leaves were not removed from
the section Of the book devoted to records
or the proceedings of the state board.
Arguments were begun at p. IA.
was stated that they probably would con
sumo the entire afternoon and judgmen
by Judge Troup might be expected Tues
day morning.
Believing that a decision against tn
machines win be rendered County Clerl
HAverly Monlay afternoon Furnished
copy for a paper ballot to the Burlde'
Printing company with instructions Il
proceed with the printing. Deputy Count
Clerk Dewey said IT was necessary tina
work be started at once II the ballot
to be gotten out in time.