Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-05
PARCELING OUT THE PLACES
Popocrats Make Selections for Important
Appointve Positions
CHOOSE SECRETARIES Of TRANSPORTATION
Jim DnhImnn, Joe Edgcrton and Gil
bert w. Laws the winners After
n Long Fight -- Others
Provided For.

LINCOLN, Dec. 4.-(speclal AFTER an all
night session the fusionists-elcct to state
offices succeeding in agreeing upon three
now secretaries for the State Board Of
Transportation. The successful candidates
arc James c. Dahlman OF Chadron. Joseph
w. Edgcrton OF Grand Island and Gilbert
w. Laws OF Lincoln. Dahlman Is chairman
of the free silver democratic state commit
tee and deputy oil inspector, Edgerton Is
lawyer and was the populist candidate
for Judge Of the supreme court In 1891.
Laws was for two terms secretary OF state
and once represented the old Second district
In congress- for the uncxplred term of Con-
gresham Laird. He is now designated a
free silver republican. At midnight twenty
ballots had been taken on secretaries Of
the Board of Transportation without result.
There were ninety applications for the po-
sitions. MeSsrs. Meserve, Smyth Porter
and Cornell as members of that board had
the naming of the secretaries. The other
state officers present In the caucus were
Governor HOlcomb, ]. V. Wolfe and William
Jackson. After taking twenty-five ballots
on pops alone, candidates from all three
parties were baloted upon, until at 1:l5
Dahlman, Laws and Edgerton were chosen.
Miss Holland Of lndlanola was then ap-
pointed stenographer for the secretaries
The Board of Public Lands and Build
ings also got down to business and APP
pointed DR.. G. p. Fall superintendent of
the Institute for Feeble Minded Youth at
Beatrice. DR.. Fall is a resident Of that city
and overcame tho influence brought to bear
by the friends of DR.. L. w Edwards who
was also an aspirant for the position.
B. X. B. Weber of Valparaiso was ap-
pointed superintendent OF the Geneva indus
trial school for girls.
The state officers elect have all named their
deputies, with the exception of c. j. Smyth,
attorney general. The latter rendered the
place to Lee Hcrdman of Omaha, but Herd
man declined to accept.
II. w Nelson, the well-known clerk in the
governors Office will be j. V. Wofe's deputy.
II. c. Whitmore, late of the Post Is an as
pirant for chief clerk in this department.
John s. Hiatt is also seeking a clerkship
under Uncle Jake.
o. c. Weener OF Hastings will be deputy
secretary of state and John II. Powers chief
clerk
Samuel Patterson of Plattsmouth is slated
for deputy state treasurer, and a. Il. Fowlie
of Beatrice IS spoken of as clerk.
G. w. Poole has been appointed deputy
auditor, John NJ. Simpson bond clerk and
Samuel Lichty insurance clerk. All three
are from Cornell's own town of Verdon.
James A. O'Shee of Lincoln and Harry
Boydston of Nebraska City are candidates
for secretary of the State Board of Irrigation,
uuI as The board has decided to place a
Strict construction on the law requiring the
secretary to be practical civil engineer,
O'Shee may fail to secure the plum.
There are quite n number of active can
didates for bank examiners and secretary of
the State Banking Board Among them are
J. C. McNerny of this city. Jacob Walsh of
Richardson county. G. A. Lukhart of Nor
folk DR.. Hall of Mead. and many others.
Sidney J. Kent has been slated for deputy
labor commissioner
The remaining plums to be given out may
not be distributed for several days to come.