The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1900-12-07
CLEANING HOUSE.
situation at the Capital Regarding Poll
tics, Appointments, Etc.

Situation at the Capital Regarding Poll
tics, Appointments, Etc.
Lincoln, Neb Dec. 5.-(Special Cor.
respondence 1.-The last week has been
a very lively one at the capital for the
reason that the applicants for places
under the incoming administration have
been on hand to look after their interests
The announcement that the heads of
state institutions will select their own
subordinates has relieved the pressure
somewhat.
1t is conceded by all republicans that
Chairman Lindsay of the state commit.
tee deserves something handsome, and
that his appointment as private secre.
ta1y to the governor is only temporary.
He was looked upon as the right man to
help the new governor past the stormy
period of the first six months. AS
party move, the selection is regarded
most wise one. 1t is possible for pri.
vate secretary to make or mar the polit.
ical future Of a governor, fact which
Governor Poynter now realizes to it's
fullest extent.
The act of q fusion supreme court
in killing the state board of transporta.
tion as soop as it was certain that fusion
job-holders could no longer derive their
living from it, was thoroughly selfish
performance which will, however, strike
a responsive chord all over the state-a
very unusual situation.
There is very strong hint that other
state boards are in danger of being
Topped off by the coming legislature.
The barber's board is laughing stock
everywhere. The state oil inspection
has long been known to be fraud, per-
petuated to make easy berths for politi-
cal strikers. The fact that no oil is
really inspected, that certificates of fine.
ness have been pasted on vinegar barrels,
and that the whole system is used to
prevent competition in the oil business
in Nebraska, justifies a message from
the governor abolishing the bureau"
It is quite possible such message will
( be sent in.
1t is now apparent that the incoming
state officials have concluded to make a
"clean sweep" when it comes to making
state appointments. They think that
the state has been SO far scandalized by
the people who have held jobs during
| xI,nv -
mistake to jump them all out Of Office
and try full new set, both upper and
lower.
In the meantime there is disposition
to see to it that the useless employees in
the various departments are not ap.
pointed, and this disposition also reaches
oward the legislature, as is learned from
the members who have visited this CITY
in the past week.
The contest for speakership of the
house is beginning to warm up. The
} general belief is that it will be settled
entirely outside the senatorial fight,
and that the legislature will be organized
along thoroughly business lines, rather
than as an adjunct to the senatorial
! struggle.
The secretary of state, ealizing the
need of "clean sweep" has bouph,
fine new carpets for the legislative balls
He wanted the new men to have new
things to walk on, and besides hi
| wanted to exercise his last privilege OF
buying things with the peoples money
, The state committee has concluded Il
keep open through the winter, 30 as tt
! have things ready for the coming cam
paign. This move is noted with salts
@ faction from all quarters, as it is certain
to be productive Of good results. The
work which was done last winter ant
: spring by the old committee aided in tn,
!, splendid detail organization which wa
1 effected in the campaign just closed.
The claim OF certain counties tha
they saved the election of Governor
d Dietrich is becoming the subject O
o much amusement. There are other
o entitled to credit. Without Lancaste
county, Dietrich would have been lost
Gage, with its fourteen hundred major
i ity, saved the governorship. If tn
d splendid majorities in either Burt q
O Pawnee had been reversed the maj
Q from Adams would have been lost
o Custer county furnished enough gail
= to save him, while Holt and Thurston
f or dozen other combination gains di,
9 the business. The claim of exclusiv
credit by one county deserves to b
'' classed with the celebrate story of 18th
= man who killed the bear"
y Legislative members and visitors VIII
came to see the winter performance. will
have mere than usual difficulty in secuI
. ing quarters. Lincoln is pretty wei
VI filled up with the natural increase il
o population in the last two years, and de
sirable rooms which heretofore hay
:, been at the disposal of the legislativ
:, contingent, are nearly all taken. Tn
II wise ones who expect to spend tn
II cations. ADAM GRANGER.