Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-22

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lofty tumbllng act would take like
wtldfre. Nothing like 1t has over
been seen In the eastern editorial
circles. Then for instance, our old
friend "Hanse' In his favorlte charac.
ter Of q western public spirited citizen
would be rather apt to create q sensa.
tion."
II don't know who stays at the dis.
tillery," said an onicerholder from that
establishment o. he leaned against the
p~ostoffoe aud meditatively Whitfield q
match with his jack.knife. There are
four guagers and four store keepers
drawing IS q day apiece while they
work and three new men for each Of
the two grades are said to have been
already appointed by the department.
That leaves one guager and one store
keeper undisturbed, but no one knows
who the lucky ones are. "Balky"
would like to balk In his old position
but the chances are that he will be
forced to devote his attention to i'm
proving Sixteenth street. ]. II
Lacey wants to stay but the chances
are against It. Our civil service re.
form rules must have full scope at the
start and the basis is q clear field and
no fayors to any but political friends"
"Yes," Clipped In q South Platte
politician, "but place the blame where
1t belongs" Our delegation Is not
united on the policy of Wholesale re.
movals. Senator Van Wyck has had
no part In the recent executions. He
has insisted % he now Insists that all
federal Office holders shall serve out
their terms, and that removals shall
only be made for cause. This Is the
open policy Of the departments and the
senator proposes to hold them to 1t.
The facts of the Ease are rather inter-
esting. just at the closing days of
congress all tho newly elected men,
bers of the delegation focked to Wash
ington OVERT owing with civil service
reform and for patronage.
They demanded q general change In
Nebraska office holders, and finding
VanWyck opposed held a meeting
without him in which they determined
to ask new appointments In the cases
of Surveyor.G General Smith and Judge
Crounse. Smith happened to be In
Washington and was appraised at
once, but In spite of VanWyck's re.
monstranoe, Crounse was summarily
bounced before he mad time
to hand In his resignation.
The senator then and there
informed the delegation that he should
not oppose official changes against
their wish where terms had expired,
but he should protest against and he
should opp ,se removals during official
tenure except for we'll ascertained
cause. That's Van Wyck's position"
$50 you've been there, have you2"
said a Lincoln ofice.holder. 81 won
der whether Lambertson knows that
o strong effort was made to secure a
vacancy In his Office just after he had
been confirmed. That's q fact. When
Henderson and Laird and Weaver put
in their first appearance at Washing
ton they wanted the noon. Our civil
service reforming senator openly said
that as he was responsible for the Off
eos he proposed to have them dealt
out to suit him, or words to that effect.
The district attorneyship was a good
plum, and 1t made them sick to see 1t
60 to payoff Saunders political scores.
The question was actually discussed
how Lambertson could be disposed of,
but common decsncy and ''civil ser.
Vice reform" united to prevent his re.
moval within q few weeks after his
confirmation"
"Msjor Nickerson seems to have goi
It In the neck at last" remarked 9
government clerk, on Saturday. All
the ~sympathiss Of those who knew
the family will be with Mrs. Nick.
erson. She vas an intelligent, refined
and cultivated lady, who bore remark.
ably with the Majors eccentricities.
Nickerson was An inveterste gamester,
and would sacrifice everything for hi.
love of play. He was Crooks aide fol
q number of years, and removed from
Omaha to Washington upon securing
an adjutant generalship and his ma
jority, Mrs. Nickerson went abroad
t three years ago to visit a sister In
Paris, and there she has been forced
to remain ever since until q
few weeks ago she received q Telegram
that her husband had married q younl
. Baltimore girl just out Of her teens
: having previously secured q divorce OF
. the ground Of abandonment. Mr.