Nebraska Newspapers

    SUPPLEMENT TO
THE NORTHWESTERN.
Lcup City, - Neb.
Q.—What was that conversation you
had with the secretary ot state after
it was all over witn?
A.—My step-son died then there was
two Jobs of masonry. I went to ask for
one of them and they promised it :o
me.
Q.—Who did?
A.—Blake, Edmlsten and the whole
outfit.
Q.—Who were the whole outfit?
A.—Maret.
Q.—Who was Maret?
A.—The private secretary of the gov
ernor.
Q.—How did Maret come to promise
you that place?
A.—They promised to use their in
fluence to get me the position.
Q.—Did Maret know anything about
what you had been doing in the vault?
A.—Yes, sir.
Q.—Did he ever say anything to you
about it?
A.—No; in marking the ballots ho
only said to be careful, don’t let them
catch you.
Q.—Whpn did hp say that?
A.—While the work was going on.
Q.—How did you know what ho
meant?
A.—I saw litm In Edmlsten'a office.
Q.—Was he there while the work
was going on?
A.—No, sir.
Q.—Did he ever say anything or did
you hear anybody say anytning while
thp work was going on?
A.—I got some pencils to mark up
the ballots with from him and ho
slinrneucd up a little one.
Q.—What was the little one made
frr?
A.—To put in my fingers so when I
made a cross It couldn’t be distinguish- i
tJC.
Q.—About how long was this pencil
Maret mcde for you?
A.—A little over half on inch.
Q. How did you use It?
A.—Between those two fingers.
Q-—That is between the index Anger
and the one next to It?
A.—Yes sir.
Q-—The pencil was easily concealed
there?
A.—Yes sir.
Q.—How did you learn how to hoi 1
it?
A —I made one and when I got in a
hurry I told him to make one?
Q.—You didn't make the Arst one?
A.—Yes elr.
Q-—And he made the second one?
A.—Yes sir.
MA11ET WAS ON HAND.
Q -When Maret made the second
pencil for you did you say anything
to him about what you wanted it for:
A.—Yes sir, he saw me use It.
Q.—Where?
A.—Where we were working.
* Q.—What cvere you'dolng?
A.—Working for the second count.
Q.—What were you-doing?
A.—Counting the ballots.
Q.—And marking ballots?
A.—I was.
Q.—And was Maret in there when
you were marking the ballots?
A.—YeB sir.
STOLE EIGHT THOUSAND VOTES.
Q.— Now have you any way Mr,
Simons by which you can tell or ap
proximately lell the number of ballots,
before the governor's commission and
before the legis'ative commission took
hold of them, were changed?
A.—I should Judge about seven or
eight thousand ballots.
Q.—And this increase of votes was
all made from the remarking ballots,
and some substituting ballots?
A.—I Judge there was seven or
eight thousand ballots marked.
Q.—Did you use any of the ballols
that had not been marked at all. by
the voters, I mean?
A.—Yes sir.
Q.—What would you do with them?
A.—Mark a cross on them.
Q.—Then there were but two ways
If I understand you that you increased
the ballots in favo<- of the amendment,
or three ways rather, by marking tw-»
yesc c to overcome one no, and by
using blank ballots ar.d by taking out
ballots that were against the amend
ment?
a.—.■so, i uiun t take any out.
Q.—Then there were only two way*
you increased the vote in favor of the
amend merit?
A.—Some of the ballots had tw>
marks on at the top and one at the
bottom against the amendment, and
we would put two for It. we would
nmrk the blanks If It had a cross at
the head for all the amendments or
against It we put one ut the toy and
one be'ow.
Q.- You mean where you changed
one for the amendment you make n
rross at tho top and then make an
other down at the bottom un i by these
two murks yon would increase the bal
lots*
A.—Yes sir.
HI’IIKMK HATt’HKD AT HOIXDMIl’fl
y.- Mr. Hlmons, didn’t you have a
conversation with Mr. llolcotnb at on>*
time ubout this matter*
A No, I never had a conversation
with hint, the thtug started lu his
house.
y. At hi I home?
A Y* s sir.
y Who t in there*
A Maiet lishlmau, IMmUti o and
I forget who else
y.- Yi-ii w« re It-ere?
A Nn I «i sn I th< re,
y - How did you know thme no n
Were II I* ere.
A I was tied so by a polity that was
there
y.—Who tore you told by*
A,—I dual know whether It was
I ' i
Informed by a party that was liter,
they de« tded to give tin* 1 barge to lid
w 1st * n and h • was to o«e to n
y That Is all hr treat you «1 •« t
hn»w sat thing about it ul your own
ge mum I knowledge '
A -Tk<u» that was there told me
y Kdmtoua you any told you that *
A —I would a t say whether it to
M lmi.ua or Ikshlmaa
y Would you ha pmMtlvs It tn
alt her one of them?
A.—Yes sir.
Q.—Then one or the other of thos-'
men told you of the meeting at the
home of the governor?
A.—Yes sir.
PORTER PROVIDED CUSTODIAN.
Q.—Who put the custodian in charge
of these ballots?
A.—Porter.
Q.—Was that the man that let you
in after the oallots?
A.—Yea sir.
Q.—Who fixed that with him?
A.—Edmisten.
y.—Did you hear Edirisicn when he
was doing it?
A.—No eir.
y.— How do you know?
A.—When be started for the first
package of ballots he said I will go in
and see Kelsey.
y.—Where la Kelsey?
A.—He Is chief Janitor of the State
house.
y.—Do you remember talking with
me last winter during the legislature
about this matter?
A.—Yea sir.
Q.—What was it yon told me there
In relation to your going Into the ex
Governor's office and telling him about
doing this and he said don’t stay and
talk to me here, 1 don’t want to hear
it here?
GOT HOLCOMB TO HELP.
A.—We wer • working on Fremont in
Dodge county. We had the Dodge
county ballots on our table and 1 took
the first ward and put on the second
and the second on the third and count
ed them and we had more ballots than
voters and I was afraid of an investi
gation and I went in and told the Gov
ernor to hold the commission back un
til after 1 got back to the ballots for a
few minutes so I could straighten them
out.
y.—That was during the first count,
during your manipulation of the bal
lots?
A BOLD PLOT UNCOVLRLD
KEARNEY, Neb., Oct. 13.—(Spe
cial.)—“Why did Juan Hoyle resign
chairmanship of the democratic con
gressional committee for the* Sixth
district?" That is the question that
lias been frequently of late propound
ed by the Bee, but no funionist of
the district lias rushed Into print with
the explanation sought.
It will lie remembered that when
the populists and democrats met in
two conventions some weeks since nt
Lexington to nominate a candidate
for congress to flu the vacancy in the
Sixth district created by the death of
the late W. L. Greene last winter in
Omaha, the efforts of the fusion .con
spirators to secure a combination up
on a joint candidate slipped a cog. As
a result two candidates were placed
in nomination. The democrats pre
sented M. C*. Harrington of North
f'latte, and the populists put up Wil
liam Neville of the same place. At
the time both parties were obdurate
and considerable bitter feeling was
engendered by the unavailing conten
tion. 1
No sooner was the result of the con
ventions heralded broadcast than the
leaders of the fusion machine, who
conveniently And lodgement in both
parties and manage to act as bell
wethers to the neighborly herds of
confiding voters, began to clamor for
(lie withdrawal of Harrington. For a
time Harrington and his friends put
on a determined front, protested that
the democrats were entitled to the
nomination ami that he would cer
tainly make the race. This apparent
ly dauntless determination of Har
rington to hold to the nomination re
mained unshaken until the gathering
of the fusion elans later at Omaha for
tlie triangular state convention, when
it went out with a suddenness akin
who suggested to him that his with
drawal would wipe out the third party
by winning the populists over to the
democracy.
It was also undoubtedly in pursu
ance of the plans adopted at th it
meeting that Harrington at once
placed hlinsecif In correspondence
with Juan Boyle, chairman of his
committee, in order to justify his
withdrawal. His letters to Boyle af
ford an insight into those plans,which j
can rest on nothing less than down
right perjury. In one of them he
writes to Boyle a suggestion that
must he of Intense interest to the hon
est follower of the populist cause,
namely, that "We must accept the
Inevitable—The future of democracy
in the Fixth district depends largely
upon the number we can draw from
populist ranks. There will be but two
parties, and the leaders of the demo
cratic party now will be the recogniz
ed leaders then. Submit gracefully,
even though we have to stretch a
point to do so."
What Harrington meant by this in
vitation to "stretch a point" is the
act at which Juan Boyle balked. It
meant simply that Boyle should make
a sworn certificate to the effect that
the convention which had nominted
Harrington had by resolution author
ized the congressional committee to
fill any vacancies that might occur on
the ticket. With the letter Harrington
sent a certificate ready prepared, even
ambodylng therein what purported to
be the resolution adopted for the filling
of vacancies. The reason Mr. Boyle
balked was that n such resolution was
ever passed by that convention, and
he was not ready to perjure himself
even for Bryan's sake. That was the
rock upon which the ark of fusion
conspiracy split for some time, until a
my intentions to withdraw front the
rare for congress. There is no other
solution of the matter. It is the only
logical thing to do. It will not hurt
the democratic party of this district,
on the contrary it will strengthen us
for all time to come. After 19U0 there
will be no necessity for a third party,
and by our many sacrifices we will
win over nearly ull the populists to our
party. I will prepare a communeatlon
to the congressional committee of the
Sixth district today—making formal
withdrawal and send a copy of same to
you. The vacancy ought to be tilled
nt once by the chairman and secretary
by placing the name of William Ne
ville at the head of the democratic
ticket. The chairman of every county
central committee In the Sixth district
has written urging prompt action as
above indicated excepting Dawson
county. It would be disastrous to wait
any longer.
Please give me your answer as soon
as you receive official notice of my
withdrawal. Mr. Neal, secretary, is
absent In Virginia and 1 am author
ized to art for him—and can sign any
paper necessary. The procedure next
will be to file with secretary of state
a document substituting the name of
William Neville by virtue of authority
vested in the congressional committee.
They huve all agreed to it excepting
Dr. Baker of Lexington. Yours very
respectfully,
M. C. HARRINGTON.
On October 3 another (facsimile of
which is herewith given) and a certifi
cate formed to sign urrd swear to was
secured from Mr. Harrington.
WHAT THEY ASKED BOYLE TO
SWEAR TO.
State of Nebraska,Sixth Congressional
District, bh:
We hereby certify that at a delegate
convention held on the 18th day of
August, 1899, at Lexington, Dawson
county, Neb., pursuant to a duly ad
vertised call for the purpose of plac
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A.—No sir. it was during the legis
lative second recount.
G—Did you tell the Governor at that
time the difficulty you hail got into?
A.—Yes sir, I told him I had made i
mistake, that we had more ballots than
voters und 1 didn't want an investiga
tion.
Q.—What reply did he make?
A.— He said I am sorry you told me
about that 1 didn't want to know any
thing about this.
Q.—What else did he say?
A,—That Is all I remember.
Q.—Did hi* say he would hold the
i commission back?
A. He didn't say he would.
Q.—He did do It?
A.— Yes sir.
Q.- You had time enough*
A Yes sir 1 tlxed the matter.
U How long did It take you to fix
I the matter?
A It only took long enough to tak -
up three packages and put a part of
them In diflerctit envelope* When the
committee went to work the legislative
I proposition was so they didnt see any
I thing anyway.
if I will ask you whether at any
time you have stated what you her.*
! t**itiled to oth* r than your testimony
her* given and the pttbiiehed arc >uut
in the paper*
A Well I have in a private rogver
pet Ion.
if To Vli III *
A -Oh. I it» *de it to II"Ibind an I
j W 11H m lr?fc*
Q When d d you fell lledlltud*
A I il in i show that I tuid him. h-*
kaew there w*s work tietnp dope
If Wh that after it was all done *
A Yes sir.
Murri* I* Tyler, ¥al*< ll?d preab
deal of ike duttto-rn New Kaglsad
IVlrphotte rowpaav and profess tr of
geaerst Jpctspruateaee la tks uiaverp
til ha* I<*«r started treasurer of Yale,
la pta*e of Mr i'arntm akuas reaig
t.at top lakes *l«t lauuary I Hit
to that which marks the extinction of
an electric light tickled by a broken
circuit.
Of course Colonel Bryan was in
Omahu at that time and from his 1
room in a hotel was directing the op
erations of the three conventions
through his lieutenants In each much
as one would marshal the pawns up
on the boards in a three-cornered,
one-sided game of chess.
Noon of the day of the conventions, j
before they lint) been called to order, j
saw u rush of Sixth district fusion
statesmen toward Bryan's room.
Among them was M C. Harrington,
amt It was given out that the “row
In the Sixth district was about to b*
straightened out.' Just what occur
red in that room during the secret
conclave that followed may never be
definitely known to those not actually
present, but. judging from events
that Immediately followed, a plan was
.iff reed on that contemplated the
election of a p ipullst to congress
from the Sixth district l>> the aid of
deception and perjury, the tonsplra
tor* being moved to this sat rttlce by
the con nMa'Pip and understanding
among themselves that
After I'xm there will tu no neve*
•By '*f * third party an*l bv our many
»a< riitce* we will win over nearly
alt the populists to loir party.**
It Is not merely surml* il that this
was the moving < on-i i> ntt nn that
prompted th- participants to that
meet las It U absolutely hn>>*u that
H- iiartlagt> n * -Vlwe mit of I he me-t
Ing imbued with that convict ion, *«
It spp»srs In h e rounpist! m« »..b»
•eifuegily hed with Juan It >yte, the
i hairinaii of his toiigreseloosl c<>u.
utilise Whether itvriingti'tt sudden
j ly OMntUnl this Ides of Imbilled |t
{loot Bryan is tort stated, but mu «•
thing tt«w sum have hern presented
t« hint dating that meeting bt his
doughty (cadet wh'-h prompted ht.u
tu r«itiit|u-sh hi* s-uuinati n as th it
is ih« i ss..n he ssaigas lu the > hau
i- an «f hr» twmmttlie ho giving up
his fight ll must hev* Usen Bryan
more servile tool was found and Mr.
Hoyle, finding that his scruples had
made him distasteful to some of his
former associates, resigned.
This Is the simple story of facts re
vealed In the correspondence of Its
participants, the original letters of
which are reproduced In the public
statement of Juan Hoyle as follows:
H AN BOYLES ADDRESS.
The crime for fusion. Mr. Hoyle ex
pose:! the fraudulent scheme to place
the name of Neville on thc> ballot. Cor
respondence that pasHi'd oetween Hoyle
and Harrington:
To the Democrats of the Sixth Con
gressional District:
I desire to state to you my recent
action as chairman of your committee.
1 hail the honor to preside as your
c hulrman at the convention at la-xing
ton. We nominated He n. M. C. Har
rington. We made every effort to have
him accepted by the populist conven
tion, even offered to join them in con
vention with our 13, delegates, while
they had .'<>v and abide by the result.
They turned ua down with scorn, de
manding that the only thing we could
do was to take Mr Harrington off, I
was elected chairman of the rongrea
-tonal district committee. Soon after
the rrmvtnltnu Mr Hatilngton with
drew. although pi-t pervious to this
he |» iced a notice that he would make
the race, I receiving my notice by tele
g‘,<l>h lie after*ard withdrew Moon
sft<r that I receive I the following !•*
I»f etc. lowed the nd> d c ertlfl. at I
for cue to make affidavit to which I d*<
rimed to do on the ground- that the
convention at Irvington had not au
thorised the committee to place any
name on the ticket
D MtHIMlltlN 4 HIVIV kWAY
LETlKM
NOHtM I I.Airr. K*b. Kept fl
I vsg
Jl’kS tuiYi.K. Chairman, Kearney.
Net* :
I war Hit I trw«t hy this time that
y«u am reconciled and satUfted with
Ing in nomination a candidate for
congressman for the Sixth congres
sional district, which convention was
composed of voters representing the
democratic party, a political patty
which ut the last election p died more
than 1 per cent of the entire vote
cast in tltla congressional district, the
following resolution was adopted:
"Resolved, Hy the democratic party
of the Sixth Congressional district of
‘Nebraska, in convention assembled,
that the congressional committee eon
Klstlnr of the chairman tf the count)'
central cummltteea of the several
counties In this district, be and they
ure hereby empowered und authorized
to fill any vacancies which may occur
on the ticket named by us here to.
day."
We further certify that a vacancy
has occurred by the resignation and
withdrawal of M C. Harrington in a
candidate for congress, and we fur
ther certify that the said committee
was organized by the election of Jtiau
Hoyle of Kearney, Huffalo county,
Neb,, as chairman and p cabling offi
cer. and W, It M< N*al of North
• ’latte t.imoln county. Nett as secre
tary, ami that aald tommlitce hereby
names and nominates William Ne
viltr of North I'latte, l.lncalu county,
Neh aa the regular candidate repr*
(ruling the party above named, foi
the i,fill !- of i ongreaamau for the Hialh
t ongir-a.tonal distric t of Nebraska.
—--— — f’hnirnian
—— -—- H , reI tt y.
Hi.ne of Nebraska t'uffatu iirmiya,
I. Juan It ivle of Kearney Hulfalo
. loamy. Neb , ilu salt ntuty sacar tknt
I a as duly elec led •tiitmii of ty«
details rat b It ogre a# bin a I * ulSRilllt
<»f the Hivlh i itigrwsaliinat dutrbt of
Nebraska uni that the nh iv# tarllK
. i ate aad the siwitnvent* therein ar<
Iran to the beet of my knowledge sad
belief,
Hub-1 ritwd In nt presence and
1 sworn to Mis* nt* thin day of
J-—-uni. —
Hute of Nebraska l.in« >dn county sn
I, W H. MiNenl, of North 1‘Ulte
Lincoln county, N< l)., c.o Eoierumy
swear tliat I was duly cleole 1 secre
tary of the democratic congressional
district of Nebraska and that the
above ccrtifl atos and the statements
therein are true to the best of my
knowledge anti belief.
Subscribed In my presence and
sworn to before me tills - day of
-, ]&!i9. --
MR. BOYLE’S REPLY.
KEARNEY. Neb., Oet. r», 189.').
Dear Kir: had expected to visit
North Platte and see you In person. [
received your le tter and enclosed af
; fldavlts which you sent for roe to sign;
also telegram from Mr. McNeal. Of
1 course 1 could not sign the affidavits,
as tho convention did not pass any
resolution authorizing the committee
to place any name on the ticket In
! case you should withdraw. While I
a in greatly disappointed In your with
drawal, I realize fully that you have
only yourself to consult as to your
best interests in this matter.
1 neither rely upon any promise*
that were made for the future by the
populists nor do 1 believe’ anything
thut Is square or lionurable can be
expected from them. I have no sym
pathy whatever f r the socalled dem
ocrats who have for years been trad
ing with these people and each year
using the argument that this would
be the last year we would be called
upon to do It.
When it cornea to stretching the
pointing and making a false oath. I
j must decline to do It, even when
urged by my friends or by this reforul
movement, so-called.
I believe that y< l should have been
endorsed hy the populists, but I believe
you would have won whether endorsed
by them or not.
I attended the last convention as a
democrat and 1 am perfectly willing,
If the democrats wish another conven
tion called to renominate In your place,
to call the same if the committee will
indicate Its desire on the subject.
I am sorry, Mr. Harrington, that you
did not make the race uml am also
sorry to be obliged to decline to do
what yon apparently w ish me to do. I
do not understand, of course, how It is
in human nature for you to sincerely
desire this, as, If you will take warning
by what I say, there is nothing in the
future tor you to expect by being a
party to this trade between a few dem
ocrats and populists, no matter what
their professions may be.
I will he very glad to hear from you
further In this matter and if I can In
any way serve you will be glad to do
so. Yours very truly, JUAN H(J* LE.
Ah will be seen I off'*red In this letter
to call together a convention where
the democrats would have the privilege
of deciding who should e named on
the ticket. I received no reply to this,
but my attention was called to a call
made by Mr. McNeal, secretary of the
committee, for last Monday to lie held
In North Hlatte. I received no notice
by mall or wire as to this committee
meeting, but I went to North t'latte to
look after the interests of the demo
crats of the district. Mr. McNeal and
myself were the only persons present.
At 5 o’clock, after waiting all oay for
some one of the committee to appear,
we Issued a notice to the democrats of
the district and sent the same to the
World-Herald and Hee, saylpg that the
democrats sould vote as they pleased,
committee was not authorized to act,
as none were present. At S o’clock p.
m. a Mr. MvEvoy appeared on the
scene and wanted to claim that he was
the committee and wanted me to call
the meeting to order. I declined to do
so, as the committee numbers thirty
and he was only one-t'.uriietii of the
number. 1 saw 1 was very distasteful
to him so told him 1 would resign,
which I did, placing my resignation in
the hands of Mr. McNeal to be handed
in when the committee would meet.
McEvoy has placed a certificate on tlie
at the state house, placing the name of
Mr. Neville as our candidate. This .s
contrary to law and to the usage of
the democratic party ior one uian m
assume to he chairman and committee.
The party is controlled by the major
ity. ! protest against it. and It we are
to have a party In the Sixth district
now is the time to assert ourselves.
Mr. McEvoy had a few letters from
members of the committee advising
Neville s name be placed on the ticket
through the committee, hut in almost
every case they were men who had re
ceived nominations In the counties on
the so-called fusion ticket, for coroner
or some other office and wanted Ne
ville to help them through. Mr. Ne
! vllle. I see by a notice in the Worid
Herald. denies the writing of a letter
showing him as advocating expansion,
but says Ills brother wrote it, but 1 am
informed ny Mr. Minor and Mr. Har
rington of North Platte that they
heard Neville in a speech a short timo
since declare himself in favor of ex
pansion. Mr. McEvoy says a man may
change his mind, * ills is true, hut he
■ ray change It again at Washington if
he should be elected.
Our convention at Lexington was,
with few exceptions, a representative
body of rts-k ribbed democrats, the ex
i ceplii.il being a few court reporters and
tlii.se receiving pup from |top judges
and at the state house. I.et us lie dem
. octets and not recognUe this fraud and
let the gentlemen at Lincoln and
Omaha understand that hereafter they
must make u» acquainted with their
j trades before we tall our contention
ami have to travel huiidretis of miles
| to futBIt our duty to the party, nut
v hen we do tpiniliia's a « a, bun*
■ i ralde gentleman u» our tandldale not
' in i dered by those out of tier 'stity,
I a* v 'll as otue lu it, to l ike him off
i or ticket
IteHevlag I am acting In harmony
with the wishes of all honest, honor
able item*•- mis In the a.x'h diet‘hi. I
will make Ike routes! of this placing
Mr Nevtll* i name (,u d*'u< s ran.'
j ttikrt and hope that ih th* fulm* «t
will Ns permitted to act without I ha
taterfereg. • of aay other |>urtt*- o*|t
atits iiwr -tutrt-l In our n t-a u t *!»*«
ttoir day let u» »hu* k **>m or vote f* ,*
Mr Harrington, although h« Is i»> t on
. our t*« N«l so a* ro a*>s uur loyalty
to the tietvt*** tutu part» Mr \t- Seal,
mr secretary ibImiih* l »«■> that th*r#
waa »« re*ord what*vsr of a i**oluti« a
kstisi been pa»*«4 to pt-w# th* dsns
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