Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-04
,MMITTEEMEN AT VARIANCE
Sagl and Cronin Exchange Several
Quiet Shots.
CHAIRMAN ISSUES INVITATION
Harrington Says Now Is the Time to
Testify.
ATTENTION to BEES EXPOSURE
r Pool Halt colony of Greek "Voters''
Concerns Many witneuues-Victor
Rosewater Tells Of Primary
Day Conditions.


Investigation Of Omahas last election by
she legislative committee was yesterday
concerned with the examination OF many
witnesses including business men. officials.
newspaper men and generally representa-
tive types. Through the testimony OF one
witness. Samuel Mancuse. real estate
agent. positive declaration OF irregularity
in the issuance Of affidavits for swearing
in votes was put before the committee.
differences IN attitude between members
OF the committee became apparent in the
course Of the day and frequently the ques-
tionlng Of the witnesses partook OF the
nature OF examination and cross-examina-
tion. There was occasionally the sugges-
tion of the presence OF a complainant and
defendant came from the framing OF the
questions Parliamentary clashes threat
ened at times Anton Sagl and D. H. Cro-
min Of the committee exchanged tart re-
marks Again sagl met, by interjectins
objections more frequent than timely, with
short words from w. a. Prince. who con,
Quoted much OF the examination for the
committee
Adjourn at Noon Today.
Today the session OF the committee will
begin at . o'clock. continuing until noon
when an adjournment until 1 o'clock on
the afternoon OF Monday February iS. win
be taken.
In the meantime John Yeiser who IL rep
resenting the governor at the hearing.
will make an investigation OF the records
OF election and primary in the the Third
ward. These records are now under seal
In the office of ID. Nj. Haverly. county
clerk. An order calling for unrestricted
access 10 these records was signed by
Chairman Harrington of the investigating
committee last night at the close of the
session
Official United State census figures on
the voting population Of the Third ward
are expected to be available when the
committee renews its investigation here on
February Il. In response to kilograms sent
20 Washington yesterday at noon a reply
was last night received from Senator
Brown saying that these official figures
would be available nt the office OF the
census bureau In one week. II the commit
tee was willing 10 pay for the necessary
work Of examining the returns. Last
night a message ordering the compilation
OF the required figures was forwarded to
Warrington
Census Report Significant.
The census figures assume importance
10 the committees work in view OF charges
that the total vote cast in the Third ward
was In excess OF the voting population OF
the ward.
A call for volunteer witnesses was made
by Chairman Harrington late in the after
noon session in a speech which he injected
into the proceedings,A
Frequently the question has come TO
me-" said MIR Harrington. are you going
d l,t
OF corruption here In Omaha IL you can
only find IT,.
What We want Is fact IL anyone knows
anything about corruption in the Omaha
election they should come before us here
and say Il. II you want 10 accuse us do
It now. or ever after hold your peace,
Harrington asked that the invitation be
spread over the city among the business
men and Ia all cIassei lby those who heard
him In the committee room at the Paxton
No Evidence says English.
Lack OF sufficient evidence to make a
case was the reason given hy James Eng
nsh. county attorney, for not having in
stituted prosecutions for illegal operations
in connection with the elections.
II never had presented 10 me evldencS
sufficient 10 treat the charges seriously
said English when he took the stand al
day. whether there is such evidence is
another question"
Mr.. English said be had no persona
knowledge OF irregularity.
Publication IN The Bee OF the picture o
the pool hall at si7 South Thirteeath street
where democratic votes were registered II
droves brought forth a large number O
witnesses In the course OF the late after
noon The majority OF these witnesses
= were at evident pains 10 seek justification
OF the registration OF the Greeks at thi
place Efforts TO show that the pool hal
was the proper home OF the Greeks me
with failure however. when the teslimon,
OF r. n. Duncan. water inspector. wa
taken. Duncan. who made an inspection
Of the premises shown in The Bee, declare
that there were absolutely no evidence
that the place could be called residenss
SaFl OF the committee inquired II It wa
not true that an upper floor OF the poo
han could not be used OF was used 10
sleeping rooms.
TT is ons-story building remarks
Crcnin, picking up copy Of the paper con
tanning the picture,
Yes. and there is no basement, either
chimed Duncan. II went down 20 inspec
the pipes The floor Is Just two feet Of
the ground
'-The proprietor todd me that he close
his place at midnight every night II h
had dodgers there we could have colecte
a higher water rental
sVictor Rosewater editor Of The Bee wa
called TO the stand. His testimony touche
on the general charges Of the election cas-
and suggested changes IN the election law
lie declared that he had no personal know
edge Of irregularities indicating tEat stat
rnents coucernin gthe election published
The Bee came, as in the ordinary. course
news. from reporters.
- am convinced there were some irregI
laritios" said Mr.. RoseWater, when asks
for his opinion. Whether they should
= called criminal and wiif,h frauds / shou
not want 10 say. 4 great many persol
were sworn IN during the day withogt Vel
strict compliance with the regulations
There was much colonizing m eerta
tcsatinusa On second PaSs)