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

session Friday morning Anton Sagl came
TO the fore with frequent objection TO the
admission OF certain testimony on as many
different grounds as the Instances num-
bered. Sagi Is one Of the three democratic
members Of the committee. IFS home is
at WILDER. Ills attitude brought frequent
remonstrances from ID. II. Cronin. repub-
lican, from ONein The session was
marked by not little Of near parliament
airy by-play.
G. j. smyth. lawyer, was on the stand
when a typical incident was produced.
smyth had testified that he had received
information concerning apparent irregular
ity in the primary from a man he did not
care to name while on the stand.
Il was told confidentally," said Smyth
that number Of persons had voted under
names of other persons registered-but not
in the city-sXty in one ward was also
told that great many votes in one pre-
cinct were not represented by voters. This
latter statement was found to be incorrect
eventually by the recount.
IL would rather not give the name" he
added.
Members of the committee are anxious
! to get the name of your informant" said
/ w, A. Prince. the lawyer member Of the
committee,
! Before smyth could say whether or not
he would answer. sagl fired an objection.
! Il object" he exclaimed, because the
witness had said that i'm one case his in
formant was found to have been Incorrect.
He may be just like some Of the witnesses
we had here yesterday"
Members Disagree.
do you want me to ruler" inquired
| Chairman Harrington.
1T is not before you, retorted Prince.
Il will withdraw my objection" said
| Sagl.
smyth was excused at this point. He
stepped to one side and gave a name on
slip Of paper to Harrington. This was in
turn handed TO the bainff for the service
! of a subpoena. Lee Herdman was the
name which smyth secretly communicated
to Harrington. This was admitted by Har-
rington with much reluctance.
When the name was handed to the bailiff
Dan Butler. who was sitting near by re-
marked There is no hurry about that"
Thereupon the baliff placed the name
among a collection of witness lists i'm his.
"Will you call Lee Herdman?" Harring-
ton was asked.
"Well-er-I think So" he answered,
again reluctant.
Under examination by Yeser Smyth ad-
mitted that talk of corruption in the cleo
ton had been general throughout the city.
The witness was asked by the committee
to state his views on the laws bearing on
the election.
MY opinion is that so far as Omaha is
concerned the primary law is dead fail
! ure," declared Mr.. smyth. Il think that
nominees secured under the primary are
far inferior as a general class to those
q, chosen by the old convention ssytem."
Blanks Passed Around.
The latent but positive opposition be-
tween members of the committee again be-
came obvious during the examination OF
] samuel Mancuso, real estate agent, whC
= declared with unwavering positiveness thai
blank affidavits bearing notarial seals, bu
i not the name of the voter. were passed
e about.
e Mancusos testimony was the most direc
i and positive in tone given.
Y ibid you see the voters name put imp
e asked Yeiser.
. Eyes, did, replied the witness
!, "Yeiser then took up the details of thu
! form OF the affidavit To make II clear tina
the witness was testifying to a positiv,
: irregularity-tha the notarys seal haC
. been affixed without swearing the voter.
;, Il object" exclaimed Sagl of the com
= mittee Let the witness answer for him
9 self"
DO you want any investigations" in
quired Cronin Of ONein. turning about t
SagL
This little clash passed by, the witness
was handed a blank affidavit to process
n with his testimony. on this blank h
e pointed out where he had seen the sigma
II lures and where the signatures of voter
had been inserted
Prince CrOss-Examines.
Prince of the committee took over tn
e witness with a series Of questions whic
o suggested cross-examinauon.
d yes. the name of the notary and his sea
N were on the blank affidavits" insiste
Mancuso
re What was the name of the notary?
u asked Prince.
re Il do not remember" answered MancusC
De And now. was the name Of the vote
he there?" asked Prince again returning t
IS his cross-examination.
1T was put in afterward," reiterate
2 Mancuso.
k IT signed some OF these as freeholde
p myself" continued Mancuso
il The witness said that after signing
d number of these affidavits as freehode
L he refused to sign more. feeling that h
d was not legally qualified TO sign them /
ie that he was a freeholder OF the ware
but not a resident.
Prince and the witness entered into
le merry round of questions and answers,
IS which the same ground was threshed owe
t YEARLY
At Now were there very many OF these a.
fidavits?" inquired Matrau of Norfolk.
ID Yes, quite a bundle OF them" said Mar
ir cuso cheerfully
Were you there to work for Aldrich
st was the question Of sagl the WILDER den
ocrat.
&c Did Not work for A1dFich.
I'd mo, ! was not" said the witness.
ne Ibid not these people vote for Aldrch
e. asked Sagl. referring TO those who ha
he voted on the affidavits which had forms
ed the basis Of the testimony from Mancus
I'm perfectly sure those people did n,
4 vote for Aldrich snapped Mancuso
h with decided assertion in his voice
flynn Cannot Remember.
IN Tom Flynn, chairman Of the democrat
n, central committee. street commissioner
Ls Omaha, was put on the stand his test