Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
DEARINC GETSA GOOD PLACE
Will Be on Hand to Give Advice from His
Position at the Asylum,
is A VALUABLE MAN TO HAVE AROUND
Can Give Pertinent Pointers to the
PopuIist Managers FOR Use During
the CampaiRn-First Ne
brnskn to Sail soon.

LINCOLN. May 16.-(specal)-The state
house fuslonists realize that their state
campaign committee needs strengthening in
many places, but they are confident that in
ex-senator w. II. Dearing of Cass county
they have valuable man and one who
will be able to give the popocratic campaign
managers some shrewd advice. AS first as
sistant physician of the state asylum for
the insane near this city, the duties of
which office he has already assumed he will
find ample opportunity to confer with the
campaign managers and give them any de-
sired advice.
Mr. Dearing has held various public Of
fees during the last nine years and while
a member of the state Legislature from Cass
county in 1896 he formed a close friendship
with Governor Hocomb and has since been
one Of his favorites. In the latter part Of
the sos Deerlng gave up the practice of
medicine in the town of Wabash and located
in Plattsmouth. He was elected clerk of the
district court for Cass county in 1891. At
the expiration of his first term of four years
he again announced his candidacy, but was
defeated. year later he was elected state
senator.
Until Mr.. Dearing came to this city Mon
day to assume the duties of his new office
the medical department of the Norfolk asy-
lum His appointment as first assistant ply
siclan of the asylum near this city was at
the dctation of the Herdman- -Dahlman
crowd
Criticisms for Poynter.
Governor Poynter is being severely criti-
cised for the promotion of Dr. C. E. Coffin
to the position of head physician at the
Lincoln asylum in direct violation of his
announced purpose Of replacing all officers
and employees of the asylum who had held
office four years. Under this new rule, pro-
mulgatr by the governor, evidently for the
benefit " a few and a means of relieving
from -dty a few undesirable employees, sew
eral men have been discharged, while. 9TH
ers have been retained in the service.
G.. e. Rewick, who was appointed steward
of the asylum in recognition of his disclos-
ure of the alleged asylum fraud of six years
ago, was of the first to feel the effect
of Governor Poynter's ruling and as con-
sequence it is not surprising that he Is not
one of the governors most ardent admirers.
First a republican, then popuist, he is now
about ready to bolt the crowd that held
him up fer four years. Had it not been for
the promotion of other men who had been
in the asylum as long he his discharge
would have been taken as inevitable, but
perfectly justified in not remaining one OF
the wheels of the fusion machine. Mr. Re-
wck's ability as an organizer has been rec
ognized, but he has publicly stated that he
will have nothing more to do with politics.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors Of
the Union Commercial club yesterday after
noon Mr. Rewick was elected secretary, to
fill the place left vacant by Ed r. Sizer,
now collector of the port at Havana. While
/ have worked as hard as anybody could in
politics." he said when elected, II wish to
retire, and will now try to show what l can
do by directing my energies to the building
up of the club in the interests of the city.
/ understand that when a man is engaged
for place of this kind II is pure business
and I shall do all can to show the repub-
licans who voted for me that they have not
made a mistake.
Mr. Rewick will begin a campaign mme-
diately to swell the auditorium fund and he
is confident that work will be commenced
on the structure within the next few months.
First to Sail Soon.
Governor Poynter today received infor-
nation from the War department that the
First Nebraska would sail from Manila some
time during the latter part OF the present
month or early in June. Several days ago
the War department was requested by tele-
H. Woodward of Company d, now sick in
the hospital at Manila This request was
not granted as General Otis had already
been instructed by the department to send
home wounded or sick soldiers as soon as
they are able to travel. The reply of Act.
ing Secretary of War Meiklejohn to the re-
quest follows:
"Dear Sir: / beg to acknowledge receipt
of your telegram of this date requesting
the discharge of NJ. II. Woodward of Com
pany d of the First Nebraska volunteers,
whom you state to be in the hospital at
Manila In reply you advised that
should be extremely glad indeed to comply
with your request in this matter were 1t
not for the fact that this soldier is prob
ably on his way at this time, General Otis
having been directed to send home sick and
wounded soldiers as soon as they are able
to travel. In any event, as the First Me-
braska regiment will be one of the first
organizations to embark from Manila; hay
ing sailed with the second expedition June
Is, 1898, 1t Is thought that If this young
man is discharged now transportation can
not be furnished him on any vessel leav-
ing Manila prior to the date fixed for the
departure Of his regiment, which is sched-
uled to start for the United States the lat
ter part of this month or early in June"
The National Guard.
Adjutant General Barry today issued the
following general orders relative to the Sec
ond Nebraska regiment of the fIatioRal
Guard:
First--In compliance with chapter lvi of