Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-06
POINTER HAS A HARD TINE
Appointment Business Causes the Governor
All Kinds Of Trouble.
LIFE is MADE A BURDEN FOR EXECUTIVE
lie Finally Yields to Pressure and
Decides Not to Appoint Cnven-
More sicepIess Nights
Are In store.


LINCOLN, June 5.-(Special.) .)-As pre-
dcted several days ago Governor Poynter
has decided to cancel the appointment Of w.
c. Cayen of Crawford as a member OF the
State Brand and Mark commission, and 1t
was announced at the governors Office this
morning that another man would be selected
Immediately for that place. This action on
the part Of the chief executive was in re-
sponse to the demands of the populists Of
northwestern Nebraska, who telegraphed to
Lincoln to withhold the commission immed
lately after the appointment was announced
The significance of this telegram, coming
from prominent and influential popuists of
the counties of Dawes, Sioux and Scots
Bluff, was recognized by Governor Poynter,
especially after he had consulted with a rep
resentatve Of the party from that portion
Of the state While the decision OF the gov
ernor is especially pleasing to members Of
the populist party, 1t Is not relished by the
democrats who feel that Mr.. Caven has been
made the victim OF the situation. The reason
for the governors refusal to commission
Caven after he was appointed is that he Is
not a cattleman.
More Trouble In Sight.
From every point Of view the appointment
question is acting as a soourge TO the Poyn-
ter administrator and the governor is will
ing to admit that in the attempt to satisfy
all the bosses he is having a dreadful time
The next fuss scheduled Is over the insur-
ance commissionership 1t is said now that
the fight has narrowed down between Henry
Boydston, W. f. Bryant and Lyman, the
latter silver republican. Boydston's claims
are pushed by the democrats and he has the
advantage OF having served with Poynter
on the Exposition board, condition that has
led to the deliverance Of good things to many
OF those who served with Poynter last year.
Bcydston, however, Is on record as being
opposed to fusion in Otoe county and has
been responsible for the disorganization and
defeat Of the fusion forces In the Nebraska
City elections, so the mention of his name
finds no favor among the populst statesmen.
Bryant is a visionary populist and was at
torney for Cornell in the recent investiga-
tion. 1t is said that IL he is appointed 1t will
be an evidence of submission ON the part Of
Poynter to the Cornell crowd and will mark
the second advent into power of the Palm
"hold-up'' element.
In the meantime the expectation is to
utilize Deputy Everingham, the man who is
holding the place vacated by Lichty, as an
instructor of the new man when the ap-
pointment Is made. Everngham is himself
a candidate and it is whispered that in case
of his failure to get the place he will re-
fuse to take the temporary job Of breaking in
green man and will forthwith quit the
state house for good job on the outside.
In the event OF the refusal OF either Evering
ham or Lchty to take charge of the insur-
ance nursery, the department is sure to start
out in crippled condition and the prospect
Is anything but cheerful.
Removes DIR. Sprague.
Governor Poynter this afternoon signed a
decree removing DR.. Charles G. Sprague from
the office of superintendent of the Institu-
tion for Feeble Minded Youths at Beatrice.
Before the hearing last week Governor Poyn-
ter announced that this action would be
taken and that B. F. Long OF York would
be appointed to fill the place. The follow
ing retter was addressed to DR.. Sprague by
Governor Poynter this afternoon:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, LINCOLN, June
5.-Dr. Charles G. Sprague, Institution for
Feeble Minded Youths, Beatrice, Neb.-Dear
Sir: / beg hereby to inform you Of the
conclusions reached by me in the matter Of
the investigation of the management of the
Institution for Feeble Minded Youths at
Beatrice, Neb., during the period of your
incumbency as superintendent.
/. From the investigation made by Inc
find that during the management of the
Institution for Feeble Minded Youths by
you the care and management of the patients
under your charge has not been conducted In
manner that has promoted the best inter-
ests of the institution.
2. further .fnd that there has been
want of proper discipline exercised BY you
over the employees under your control, which
has resulted in an injury to the proper
management of the institution and for the
causes above mentioned after a careful eX-
animation of the testimony offered by the
complanants and also by yourself at the
hearing before me on the second day of
June 1899 II is hereby ordered that you be
and hereby removed as superintendent
OF said institution and you are hereby re-
neved Of any further authority or duty as
such superintendent. Very truly yours,
w. A. POINTER, Governor.
The rehearing of the injunction case in
stituted against Attorney General Smyth
and other state officials by the bondsmen of
ex-State Treasurer BARLEY was taken up be-
fore Judge Holmes in the district court this
afternoon. The bondsmen are seeking to
restrain the state officers from prosecuting
them on Bartley's bond until after the lia-
bility of the Omaha National bank for $201,
600 of the state treasurer's shortage is de-
termiped In court. When the suit was filed
a temporary injunction was granted and last
week the motion OF the bondsmen was de-
MED and the temporary restraining order
vacated. A rehearing was afterward granted.
The attorneys will consume most OF tomor-
row arguing the case. This afternoon the
interests of the bondsmen were looked after
by e. E. Brown, himself a bondsmen, his
argument being along the lines laid down
In the former trial In district court IN this
city.
The several members OF the senior class
of the State unverity who are to appear