Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-14
PRINTED CARDS
FOR THE VOTERS
Such Is the First Testimony Given
at the Legislative Hearing
on Omaha Election.
JUDGES VOTE BY THE CARD
Joint Session is Being Held at the
Paxton.
INVESTIGATORS ARE DIVIDED
Do not Know Yet as to Nature Of
the Probe.
INVESTIGATORS ARE DIVIDED
JUDGES AND CLERKS TESTIFY
Tell of the way the Votes Were
Handled In the Precincts of the
Third ward where Fraud
e. Alleged.


VIII the senate committee act concur
rently and in conjunction with the house
committee?
with these questions still unanswered the
investigation was resumed at the Paxton
hotel at 1 o'clock
The members OF the senate committee
took seats in the room and participated
IN examination OF witnesses.
Does this mean concurrent investiga-
tion?" !. l.. Albert. chairman Of the senate
was asked.
NO, we are just getting the foundation,
seeing where the matter stands" replied
Albert.
Albert explained that the participation Of
the senate committee In the hearing Mon
day afternoon did not signify permanent
agreement TO so continue It.
Senator Hoagland took a prominent part
in the examination Of witnesses and forced
direct answers to explicit questions.
Dennis n. Cronin, republican member Of
the house committee. also took a more ag-
gressve stand and insisted explicit and
exact answers to the questions propounded
TO the Witnesses,
Examine Judges and Clerks.
The examination OF the judges and
clerks OF election in the Second precinct Of
the First ward occupied the afternoon ses-
sion of the hearing.
The evidence in this connection soon be-
cams Of much significance and interest ~
the investigators
That there were three clerks and two
Judges OF election In this precinct. while
the law provides for three judges and two
clerks, Vas the testimony Of witnesses
called
David Tonge 300 Pacific street. judge at
the Second precinct of the First ward,
diyulged scheme OF "rallroading' voters.
His testimony. brought forth With many
questions, amounted 20 the statement that
printed ticket bearing the names of can
didatss was brought 10 the polls by voters,
particularly Italians. and that the voting
machine Nasi pulled according to this
printed ticket by the judges at this pre-
cinct
Under questioning Tonge stated that this
printed ticket bore the names OF the
straight democratic ticket with the excep-
tion OF Johnny" Lynch and Judge Sutton,
The witness declared that he pulled the
democratic lever" (meaning the lever for
the straight democratic ticket first and
attended to the two others"
Tonge testified that he pulled the levers
according to the printed ticket.
Noon found the status OF the nvestlga
ton Of Omaha elections by the committees
from the house and senate Of the legisa-
ture uncertain-that is. In relation to each
other.
we will go ahead at 1 O'clock" was the
sentiment OF the house committee, gather
ing for a resumption of the hearing which
adjourned on February T.
Probably we will meet with the house
committee at the hearing at o'clock"
said l. L. Albert. chairman of the senate
committee as he sat down for lunch at
the Rome at noon.
III is by no means settled that we will
hold a concurrent investigation with the
house committee" said w. v. Hosgland
OF the senate committee shortly before
noon.
the investigation by the house committee
the action to be taken by the senate com
mittee remained uncertain.
Evident dissatisfaction with the work Of
the house committee was expressed by mem-
bers OF the senate committee.
The house committee has gone ahead
without any attention TO US SAID Senator
Hoagland.
UncertaIn what to no.
A transcript OF the evidence addueed be-
fore the house committee was delivered to
the senate committee shortly before noon.
None Of the senators had had opportunity
TO review the evidence at that hour. They
we're yet uncertain as 10 what they
would DO.
John o. Ysiser. lawyer. representing the
governor, declared himself in readiness to
= present evidence bearing on the charges Of
election frauds az the resumption OF the
hearing by the house committee this after
noOn
The house committee proceeded on the
presumption that it would be Joined by
the senators on the resumption Of the hear
ing. Places Tor the senators were assigned
in the COMMITTEES room at Psrlor b OF the
Paxton hotel
we are going ahead at / O'Clock. said
b, s. Harrington, chairman OF the house
committee, az he sat in his room in the
Paxton IA conference with otner members
Of the house committee.
The members OF the two bodies now con
eerned In the investigation OF fraud IN
oninha's election are
The senate Committee.
/. L. Albert tdem), chairman: lawyer,
Columbus
George W. Tibbsts Cdsm). lawyer. Hast.
mas.
J. d. Lee Cdeml. Lynch.
J. a. kemp Wep.). LAWYER Fullerton
W v. Hoasiand (rep), lawyer. North
Platte
The House Committee.
b. s. Harrington. chairman, Ainsworth,
democrat. merchant,
w a. Prince. Grand Island, republican.
lawyer.
d. L. cronin OMEN. republican. news
paper publisher.
Anton sagi wnber. democrat. banker.
H. e Matrau Norfolk, democrat coal
dealer
- MI Prince is cousin OF Governor AID
rieh.
Am members OF both committees. with