Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-05
YEIsER TO CONDUCT INSPECTION
Committee Orders Records of Third
Ward Given Examination.
HEARING QUITS TO THIRTEENTH
Harrington Will Subpoena Number Of
Important Witnesses Then.
USE OF BANDS IN EVIDENCE
witness Tells of FindinR Elastic on
AIdrich Bevsr--I.ee Iterdman on
stand-Probes the Hobo
Hotels.

Developments in the investigation OF the /
frauds connected with the Omah election /
and primary by the legisla ture now depend
on the result OF an inquiry into the records
Of the polling places In the Third ward TO
be conducted by John Yeiser.
Further possibilities remain in witnesses
20 be subpoenaed at the instance Of B. $.
Harrington chairman OF the committee
from the legislature For the last three
DAYS OF the week the inquiry by this COM
mittee was IN progress in sessions held az
the Paxton hotel
Last night Chairman Harrington re-
viewed the evidence OF the hearing and
prepared an outline OF the program Of in
auiry to be taken UP at the resumption OF
the hearing on the afternoon Of Febru-
ary n
The chairman was clOseted with william
r. Manning for some time lie has de-
cided on a number Of witnesses who VIII
be summoned to apear at the hearing
week from tomorrow
I'VE are practically done with the pre-
liminaries Of the case now" said Mr.
Harrington at his room at the Paxton
THE inquiry Is now in such shape that ]
expect that further testimony will bring
more direct evidence bearing on the charges
made. 1t has been our purpose to bring
in eli testimony which might have a posi-
Bile bearing. ] do not want any person to
feel that their statements have not been
welcome II they had the least bearing on
the case We have let in great deal OF
matter and testimony because we could not
afford to take a chance Of missing some
thing material.
Expects Records TO shed Light.
Mr.. Harrington expressed the opinion that
positive evidence tending to either prove
or disprove the charges Of irregularity
Vtaar anln ION
of tho examination OF the records Of the
third ward now sealed up In the office
of u. NJ. Haverly. county clerk This in
vestigation is to be made by John Yeiser.
who sits at the hearing as the representa-
tive OF the governor.
All other members OF the committee yes
terday departed for their homes 70 remain
ossr smfiay Mr. Harrington win be met
here today by Mrs. Harrington They will
remain here ntn Monday afternoon, when
they viii probably go to Lincoln.
.'The senate. as / understand IT," said
RIr Harrington has named a committee
TO ait with us In the investigation here
Monday. but in view OK our adjournment
until a week from Monday do not know
what the senators will do.
Another portion OF evidence of value to
us which will be OF unusual significance,
will be the official census figures from
washington on the total population Of
voters in the third ward" said Mr.. Har-
{, TinEton. This will be available no doubt
at the resumption Of the hearing week
from Monday"
1EES ~ IA ~ - !. q ~ -
Use Of rubber bands on voting machines
for the purpose OF preventing the casting
OF votes for Governor Aldrich was eN-
posed before the legislative investigating
COMMITTEES this morning.
Positive and emphatic statement Of dis
covery OF the bands was made by C. @.
Cunningham. s5i2 south Tenth street west
ern agent OF the Woodward & Tierney
printing company. In order TO discredit
this evidence Dan Butler brought in fig
ures showing the vote from the precinct.
The witness was unshaken in his declaTa-
tion OF the presence OF the band on the
Aidrich lever OF the machine and It's pur-
pose there
''what do you know OF fraud in either
the election or the primary asked W. A.
Prince OF the investigating committee TAX
inE up the examination Of the witness.
II know that there was a rubber band
tightly wrapped about the Aldrich finger
OF the machine" exclaimed Mr.. Cunning
ham with force ''It was there when I
voted"
did you call attention OF the election
officials there to that hand - asked Prince.
mo. nd not" replied Cunningham. Il
dld not because did not think that my
neighbors we're In q conspiracy 20 rob me
OF my right 70 vote. ] did not realize
until later. when the use OF the bands was
exposed by newspapers, and when heard
OF II from others, the purpose for which
the band was there"
Mr. Cunningham described In detail how
the hand was arranged on the Aldroh
lever.
CrOnin Wants 90 Know.
D. X. Cronin OF O'Nell a republican
member OF the committee. at once declared
for a demonstration OF the workings OF
the voting machine under the influence OF
rubber bands, This mechanical demonstra-
tOn will be made before the COMMITTEES
upon the resumption OF the Investigation
here on February Ia
The testimony Of the Saturday morning
session was occupied with the examination
OF a series of witnesses. including Lee
Hardman. formerly campaign manager ir
Douglas county for shaUenberger: Edsor
Rich attorney for the Union Pacific Rail
way company; Bond p. Geddes, a news
paper man; Milton Barlow, president o
the Water board and president OF IN,
United tsates National hank; r. W Nc
Ginnis, head OF a private detective agency
employed by the Anti-saloon league In trao
ing false registration and numerous othe
league workers who went into the cOlonize,
districts.
Through the detective and a number o
other workers the names OF scores OF per
cons registered from assignatiOn house
and hobo" lodging houses were put int
the records.
The committee adjourned until / o'cloc
on the afternoon OF February IA The ses
zion began al o'clock ana continued unit
noon. Members OF the committee went Z
their homes or returned 10 Lincoln In IN
course Of the afternoon.
Lee Herdman, the lawyer, who figured Il
Continued on Second Pasel