Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-04

use OF rubber bands TO talsity the WORKING
Of the voting machines.
do you know Creighton student from
New Jersey who worked in the eiectionT'
asked Yeiser.
- know several Of the Creighton boys.
but do not know where they are from"
Don't you know that such a man as /
have described was called into consultation
about how rubber bands could be used on
the voting 'machines?' asked Yeiser.
This question gained nothing from Flynn
further than declaration that there had 1
been no discussion of the use OF rubber
bands in committee.
you were interested in the naturaliza-
ton OF voters. were YOU not7' asked Yeser.
school OF Election.
1--WE tried to get out all who were en-
titled to vote" said Flynn.
| who paid for this work?'
( 81 don't know" answered the democratic |.
chairman.
! do you know Of a notice being sent out
for school OF election TO be held over
the Budweiser. for judges and clerks OF
election?" inquired Yeiser
! Il never heard OF such a meeting" in
sisted Flynn, firmly.
! Matrau democrat, who had remained ST
lent through the examination Of Flynn,
| offered a broad and general question.
| do you know Of any effort on the part
of the democratic central committee to vote
men not entitled to vote?'
'No SIR 1 do not" said Flynn
Flynn squared himself back in his chair
and at the suggestion OF Chairman Har-
rington proceeded to relate what his per
sonal opinion of the situation was,
I'VE will not put this in the record. Mr..
.Na.a
to Frank Sutcliffe.
Mr. Flynn remarked that he felt that a
great Injustice was being done by giving the
people of the state the impression that
Omaha's election was corrupt.
THESE charges come out after every
election" he said, land something ought to
he dome that would end it," He had not
gone far into his grafton when Harrington
raised his hand.
81 think" he remarked. that this ought
TO go into the record"
Flynn then repeated his preamble and the
speech went into the record.
Denies blank Affidavits.
II. NJ. Primeau, q notary and employe
in the office Of Dan Butler was put on
the stand with the result that he made
declarations of the utmost exactness in the
performance Of his duties.
Didn't YOU sign blank affidavts to
facilitate your work?'' asked Yeiser.
mo sir, l did not" said Primeau.
you are a Democrat inquired Prince
of the committee.
Yes" stoutly replied the notary
Then Prince suggested that John Battin'
! an attorney who was in the office Of Mr.
Butler on election day be subpoenaed. This
order was made by Chairman Harrington
10. la NNnn a N
t for whom the suburb of Benson was
3 named, told of a case of election fraud
which he had seen at the Hotel Boduet
then the Karbach hotel, at the municipal
election before the last. An auto load of
men, he said had been delivered at the
10 polling place just after the legal hour had
( come for the closing OF the place The
o door was shut. he said but one of the
1 election officials en- the inside proceeded
I to vote for each of the fifteen or twenty
d men in line. Mr.. Benson also told OF
fight which this election official had with
I a policeman in tho process of trying to
prevent the illegal votes. y
Testimony Is Excluded.
Excluded was the stamp of disap-
proyal which Chairman Harrington put on
!, this testimony.
y NO" interjected Matrau, I'VE are not
: investigating that election.
But it was under the same law as that
about which you are now proposing to col
lect evidence to form the basis OF a re-
vision" insisted John Yeiser.
"Oh, II we are going to take in all this
: It will make too big a book. The people
won't read it ALL" said Harrington, with a
. wave of his hand.
= Have you heard of any fraud in the las'
: election?' asked Prince.
Yes, l heard that registrations were
made from a grading camp and poo
hall" replied Benson.
Mr.. Benson was not pushed for further
- details on this by the members Of the com
!, mittee.
Most OF these FumOrs of fraud come
3, from defeated parties?" suggested Matrau
a with an interrogation point in his voice.
mo" blandly rejoined the witness
-, Rev. }. NJ. Leidy On the stand.
Rev Joseph NJ. Ieidy, superintendent Of
the Anti-Saloon league, took the stand
- with his file of reports on the investiga
= I-tlon OF a list Of $50 registrations in the
- Third ward which had excited suspicion.
1--WE Just investigated those which lookeC
~ doubtful" explained Leidy.
This gave Sagl his opportunity.
y II object because the list is not com
plete," he cried
Prince and Cronin fired back at sag
Fl both at once,
he Il haven't offered these reports in evi
IN dence yet" said Prince, addressing sagl
o. Yes, you're too fast" admonishe
Cronin.
After q series OF fencing, questions an,
In answers resulting in tangled status of az
er fairs. it was decided that Leidy nigh