Identifier: historyofnebrask00mort (find matches)
Title: History of Nebraska from the earliest explorations of the trans-Mississippi region
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Morton, J. Sterling (Julius Sterling), 1832-1902 Watkins, Albert, 1848-1923 Thomas, Augustus Orloff, 1863-1935 Beattie, James A., 1845- Wakeley, Arthur Cooper, 1855-
Subjects: Nebraska -- History
Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western Publishing and Engraving Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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, and not having their republican be-lief tinctured with abolitionism, they voted forEstabrook to a man. Since the election notone of these republicans has breathed a breathof fraud, nor anyone else that we know of,nearer than the Republican office at Omaha. Daily was declared entitled to his seat with-out a roll call, May 18, 1860. It is not likelythat Estabrooks blunder in not offering anycontradictory testimony would have changedthe result. There was a richer field for ir-regularities in his section of the territory thanin 1 )ailys, and so it would have been difficult,and probably impossible for him to overcomethis natural presumption against himself be-fore a more or less prejudiced committee andhouse. After.the certificate had been givento Kstabrook by the territorial canvassers con-servative opinion was averse to a contest onthis ground: One great reason why so littlehas heretofore been secured for Nebraska isthat she has never yet had a delegate so situ- 292 HISTORY OF NEBRASKA
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Dr. Jetus R. Conkung, Omaha

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