Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-18
Says He Didn't Sign and Governor
Says He Did.
HEARING BEFORE WAIT TODAY
Secretary of State vii Listen to the
Formal Protest.
PLAYING NO FAvoRITES NOW
didates, Regulars and "Progres-
siyes," with an Even
Hand for the Coin.
(From a Staff correspondent)

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LINCOLN, Sept. 17.-(Special.)- 1.-THE
controversy over the right of the bull
moose party to appear on the ballot has
developed into an interesting condition.
The protest filed with the secretary of
state yesterday by A. NJ. Morrissey. demo-
cratic candidate for attorney general,
among other things set forth that the
names appearing on the petition showing
that the state convention contained sur
flcient delegates to come within the law,
were secured from men who did not at
tend the convention and In some cases
we're coerced into signing because they
were afraid of losing their jobs.
On Sunday morning there appeared in
a local democratic paper statement that
superintendent Williams of the state In
sane asylum. whose name appeared on
the petition, claimed that he was demo-
crat and did not sign the petition. Yes
terday the same paper published a state
ment that superintendent Williams still
stuck to his original statement. claiming
that the signature Of Williams was writ
ten In backhand. a form not used by the
superintendent In signing his name put
that II was evidently done so tnat IL
would not appear In the same style OF
writing as that of the man who signed
the name.
coveruor Becomes Angry.
Later when the matter was called 70 the
attention of Governor Aldrich he very
syehemently asserted that Williams hno
signed his own name and that the news
paper reported had lied" and that VIII
l,ams himself had written letter to the
paper to that effect.
However the paper claims to have re-
eeiyed no letter from Mr.. Williams re-
eardlng the matter When the thing was
put up to Private Secretary Fuller OF the
governors office. who circulated the pc
tltion at the asylum. he saids You eau
say that told the reported Il was none
OF his did business
This morning a representative OF lhe
paper Mr.. Wolf, went to the office or the
secretary of state with photographed
for the purpose Of taking photograph of
that page of the petition having the
names OF the asylum employees thereon
and after sticking the paper on the well
he was admonlshed by Secretary OF state
wait that no picture could be taken OF
the petition, and the same was taken
from him. He told the secretary that he
desired to publish the picture SO that the
public could Judge for themselves as 70
the signatures. but Secretary Wait con-
tended that any publication Of the matter
before the hearing would prejudice the
public and that in the interests OF
square deal for everybody II would na
best to have as little publicity as possible.
Mr.. Wolf then called upon the attorney
general and was advised taht 1t would be
best to have no picture taken and the
matter was dropped.
In talking with couple OF newspaper
men later, Mr.. Fuller stated that he saw
Mr.. williams write his name on the
petition
Protest Hearing Today.
It Is evident that considerable will be
doing tomorrow, when the matter comes
DelOre secretary wait Loi hSoAAtA6 ~
o'clock In the afternoon. Soon after the
controversy between Mr. Wolf and Mr..
Wait over the taking of the picture tho
office Of the secretary of state was vis-
tied by C. C. Flansburg. Attorney Glenn
rnents and one or two other prominent
bull moose attorneys and the petition was
very carefully gone over. 1t is underT
stood that the above named attorney
with Judge Root, will appear for the bull
moose party, when the matter comes up
tomorrow,
Reneau Offered Place.
I, A. Reneau of Broken Bow was IN
conference with Chairman Epperson, OF
the bull moose republican state commit
tee this afternoon. Mr.. Reneau has been
offered the secretaryship of the commits
tee, but as yet has not decided on ac-
coping.
Moosers After the Cash.
That the bull moose campaign man2
ayers are playing no favorites as be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt candidates for
state officers on their ticket is made
plain by the notice Of assessment they
have served upon the gentlemen who are
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