Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-15
aUBBER BAND DEvIo
Legislative Committee Sc
StratiOn Of Scheme
EXECUTIVE SESSION TAKE
Joint Bodies Hold Conference OF
Evidence and Plans
WILL RESUME THE WORK TODAY
nfuoh Evidence Laid Before Inauis-
itors shovinE Alleged Affidavit
Irregularities and RE-
peateP Votes.

Dtrocet evidence of repeated" votes, in
,apection Of a voting machine operated with
rubber band and a general inquiry into
the records Of the last election IN the Third
ward busied the Joint session Of the legis-
iative committees conducting the investga-
ton yesterday
~ the close OF the meeting the senatorial
committee. at the instance Of Senator
Hoagiand. went into an executive session.
II was given out that their purpose was
only 20 confer on the evidence adduced
and outline pisn whereby the work could
be expedited. The senators are anxious
80 get back to Lincoln 70 take up legislative
matters
Both committees Will resume work this
morning at 10 o'clock
The voting machine for the Second pre-
clnct Of the Third ward was inspected in
the basement OF tho city hall BY the mem
bers OF both committees in the Afternoon.
A rubber band was placed on the machine
for the purpose of showing how the votes
for any selected candidates would be lnflu-
eneed.
That hand could be used on the machine
60 affect the vote was admitted by the in
vestigators after the demonstration.
Today's session of the committee is prob
sby 20 be occupied with continuance Of
the inquiry into the evidences Of hregulari-
ties Of the Third ward
JudEes and clerks Called.
Following the introduction Of evidence
showing that according 10 the poll books
persons voted more than once. or else there
had been some remarkable condolences.
Il was decided 20 call the Judges and clerks
OF election IN the second precinct Of the
Third ward 10 explain the occurrences and
what they observed on election day.
The testimony OF the hearing was again
largely concerned with the process OF issu.
ance OF affidavfts 10 voters I'm the office OF
the city clerk Harry Primeau. chief clerk
IN the office OF the city clerk, again testi-
fisd IN absolute denial that blank affldavlts
bearing notarai seal had been allowed to
leave the office on either election day or
primary DAY
n. Jebseh 3t Nosta liftSentht street de-
olHred that lie vas not sW pin to the afh,
davit on which he voted He also did not
know the two freeholders who signed this
affidavit.
Never saw FrceholderS.
Had you ever seen these men before?'
asked Senator IIoagland. referring TO the
freehoiders signing Jensen's affidavit
mo had not" vas the reply.
r. ID. Thorpe. l.s South Forty-second
street. a collector judge OF election testl-
fled that Irregular affidavits lacking proper
Hshatures appeared az ms polling place
ana that ON Their rejection by the judges
they were taken out and filled In to be
returned later Thorpe was one OF those
employea. by John Lewis IN the inVestiga-
uon OF .ne reslstrat'on'
WIN the oaros IN hahN bearing hotauohs
mace durng TINS INQUIRY ne testitied that
many persons reb's'e'Cu from certain ao-
uIeseee Vou'u nu' us tou"u anu We'e un-
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sons named were unlnovyn 10 NJ 7. s,eler
sunerirtendent of the institution.
Patrick Ford former president Of Cen
trnl Labor union who was IN the audi
ence Fathered I'm the committee room. Of
fsred his testimony and sought 10 give
the iocation Of several persons Thorpe
had failed 10 fins
o. K. REYNOLDS boolSkeeper. S2s North
twenty fourth street, told OF the over
officiousness Of a colored election official
in the THIRD ward Tie insisted that the
election official forced his assistance on
the voters, This official was not identi-
fled by evidence.
HavrrI, rinced on Stand.
u NJ. Haverly. county clerk. bringing the
poll hooks OF the Third ward. was placed
on the stand 70 give evidence besring on
the discovery that the same men had evl-
aenuy been listed az Notns more than
once.
In reading teroush the po' lists Of th"
second pfecinci OK me Ihifo ward ne save
the names as questioned by John Ysiser
he names under 'nNtatigo'ion which APP
GEAR as having voted twice on election
lay are; j. H. Boyer 'vl south sixteenth
street j. IT, Collins, G5 south sixteenth
vreet' Erred smith ea south sixteenth
Nreei' William r. Harper, GIG south
fourteenth street. Andy Wilson. ioi South