Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16
VOTE PROBE NEARING AN END
Continued frOm First Pass.

allowed to deliver his views Of the cleo
tion problems Of Omaha with little inter
rupfion or Questioning. Reading from notes
he declared that he believed Omaha's inn
portant elections were always affected by
corruption. but probably no more than
IN other great cities. he declared that he
did not think that corrupt practices were
to be attributed particularly to the mem
bers Of any particular party.
Howell Gives Advice.
In a prolonged discussion in which mem
bers OF the committees participated Howell
advised an election commission and the
choice Of Judges and clerks by a system
similar to the system OF drawing jurors
He attributed Irregularities in the cleo
tons generally 10 corporation inflneRcs.
Tom Dcnnison was called to ths witness
stand by H c. Matrau. Democratic menu
Der Of the house COMMITTEES. From a mem
orandum In hand Matrau read a series Of
questions.
Il have never seen a voter assisted at the
polls unless he asked for assistance" said
Dennison.
''Mr. Howell. In his testimony insinuated
that the corporations spent money on the
elections in the Third ward. said Dsnni-
son. Il want to say that no corporation
ever gave me a dollar for any work that
did"
Morris Milder. who runs a pool hail over
the BudWeiser saloon. Iss Douglas strsst.
H. v Mllder. an smpioye OF the health de-
partment; David Cole. a meat clerk. and
Nike Wallace. salesman. were called by
Yeiser and questioned as to thsir activities
toward the registration OF voters.
william r. Manning. baiiiff was the last
witness Of the session. He testified 20 mis-
inability 70 ind a number OF negro voters
Tor whom subpOenas had been issued. They
were registered AZ an address on Chicago
street., but they were not 20 be found there
Evidence showing the illegal, or at least
Incorrect. registration OF voters from places
in the Third ward was produced before the
senate and house committees OF the Iegisia-
turs in the election Investigation Wednss-
day morning.
The committees have declared for 9
searchings concentrated inquiry into the
cases cited by John o. Yeiser. the gov
errors representative at the hearing
Thomas Pope, negro porter. testified that
he had lived AZ SIC North Fifteenth street
for eight months. When questioned with
one name az a time from a list OF those
AAAA AEaAAAI4IlA AaAA AllL NUMBER ne ue-
ciared that he did not know most OF them
Two Of a group OF eight registered from
this place were persons he had heand OF
out VINO had not in his knoWledge lived az
his home
There 10 nobody az our house but my
wife and myself. said Pope
Among those registered from that num-
bar. according to tins questions asked on
examination Of this witness. we're william
Robinson. W. r. Wen. Ole smith. Abe
Wand and Charles Mitchell.
Pope knew Of a Charles Mitchell. negro
uf4 Dodge street. but declared thar Mitchell
had not lived az his home.
witness o. Confussd.
This Charles Mitchell was called 10 tss
stand. much 10 his confusion.
Under examination Mitchell esBaysd 70
recall every one OF the men who we're
registered from the residence OF Pope. Ia
declared that he Was Of the opinion that
Pope was mistaken about where he lived.
How about that Charley Mitchell who
registered from a6 North Fifteenth stre.tg
DO you know him Mitchell was asked.
Yes, SIR yes. SIR" be replied.
DID be 1--we a. that number
''Tessir'
How 90 you know
Il went by there with him"
This vas about election time
''Tssair7
Thea the inveslisators recalled thar = a.-v
minutes before Pope had testified thar Tor
uhs last eight months ne and his vie slon-
had lived a. thar numbsr. They 49,
Mitchell % reconcile thess sgidently con-
tradicior9 Statements he could not
This save John NeiseT q -hunch." ~
muVed ms chair up a few inches. looE.d
refleciirelF over the card memorandum. In
nis hand. from which he had called a..
names % those be suspected had ben IT.
regularly Registered. Then. Wheu the Mans.
had been impressive enough. be nrsd.
hnew Harvey.
DO you know a. r. Harvey The ques-
uun came Ike an eEplusiuu.
~Tesar MitChalls voice Ess oound-ut