Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-01
One of the Queer Things Which Falls to the
Lot Of the President
SEWLASDS FINALLY WINS LONG FIGHT
Work of Distributing T~hlrty-NIne
Million Packages of seeds H. BeEun
by h Agricultural
Department.
From a stan correspondent.l

P0ANoh w hitu Win the DTeSlutul every
year, but It is seldom that he has a SIS
puppy dog case to consider.
Some years ago a western man Of great
prominence was convicted Of a technical
violation Of the postal laws. He naturally
desired a pardon. and he employed ex-At-
torney General Garland, as his attorney.
Mr.. Garland was a confederate veteran.
He represented the state Of Arkansas in
the senate, when he was selected for the
head OF the Department of Justice, by
President Cleveland. Like all southerners
he was somewhat slow in his movements
and some Of the friends Of the western
man came on to Washington to hurry
him up These western friends Of the
man behind the BAR were somewhat per-
s%istent in their attempts to force Mr.. Car
land to hurry up" Finally the former
attorney general said to one Of these
friends, who is not a lawyer.
Your associates don't seem TO realize
that l have had something more in the
way of experience in pardon cases than
they possibly could. In the first place
l have defended men convicted Of capital
crimes. Some times / have succeeded in
securing a verdict Of a%cquittal for a man
charged with murder. Later / was district
attorney IN Arkansas and helped to convict
men accused Of like crimes. Later l Joined
In recommending the condemned for par
dons. have served as a Judge on the
bench, and in that capacity have sentenced
more than one man to death upon convic-
tion under the charge OF murder, and l
have Joined in an appeal to the governor
OF Arkansas to pardon the condemned man.
have even served as governor. and in
that capacity. have granted pardons my
self, Finally l have been pardoned for
! nv mart in q cnpffa1 rrfr,a ond Y kotIa.z
that l am better qualified to talk on I
subject OF pardon than most men,"
Great Scott, SENATOR" exclaimed his
caller, were you ever convicted Of MUIR
der"
NO." replied Senator Garland, but I
was convicted OF treason and was the
FIRST man in the south pardoned by Presl-
dent Johnson"
NewIands in Sight of Goal.
A number Of western politicians. who
have arrived in Washington, for the coming
session of congress, are discussing with
much Interest the political situation in
Nevada as far as 1t affects Senator William
M. Stewart, and Representative Francis G.
Newlands, who will in all probability sue
coed Senator John p. Jones, in the senate.
The senate has long been the goal OF New
lands ambitions, and every step that he
has made In that direction has been de-
feated by Senator Stewart, who succeeded
TO thwarting the aspiring ambitions Of his
younger opponent until the passage Of the
irrigation bill when the long and bitter
fight between Stewart and Newlands for
the supremacy in the state ended In favor
OF Newlands, and as a result Of his political
sagacity and his clever manipulation, New
lands now is in sight Of the longed for
seat. The passage of the irrigation bill
was substantially the cause Of Representa-
tive Newlands' victory, for irrigation is
the sole hope Of Nevada; and the circum-
stances that Mr.. Newlands had finally sue
ceeded In laying a solid. tangible founda-
tion for this hope Is the firm belief Of
the people Of his state, almost irrespec-
tive OF his party, and it was a force that
Senator Stewart could not cope with, al
though he had endeavored in every way to
detract from Newlands the credit Of having
made an irrigation law possible.
In this direction a rather amusing story
is being told around Washington. Shortly
after the irrigation bill was passed an ar
ticle was printed in a number Of newspa-
pers, containing Interviews with Secretary
Hitchcock and Secretary Wilson, in which
they gave Mr.. Newlands the lions share
OF praise for the successful fight he had
NNoNS VI iiA6abAOu anu. tue ultimate DaS-
sage Of the bill. When Senator Stewart
came across this article he was the most
furiously enraged man possible, and i'm
mediately called on Wilson and Hitchcock
and INDUCED In a violent denunciation OF
Newlands, accusing the cabinet ofhcer OF
having furnished campaign material for the
democratic party.
As a result OF the last election the Nevada
legislature has a total membership of hfty-
four, and Of these the fusionists have forty-
six on Joint ballot. or the hold-over sena-
tors the fusionists control nine and the re-
publicans two. Senator Stewards efforts
were directed TO the election OF these hold
over senator's. to the end that he might Sc
cure reelection to the United States senate
two years hence, and as the two republican
members OF the Nevada state senate have
declared that they will not vote for Senator
Stewart, II is almost safe to say that he is
practically out Of the contest for the senate
In 1905. Senator Fred Dubois OF Idaho. in
discussing the situation the other night.
said Newlands' name has been so long and
so intimately associated with the efforts to
secure legislation for the Irrigation of arid
lands that the republicans could not sweep
him out Of the way, and the consequence is
he will be promoted to the United States
senate.
Distribution of Seeds.
The work of distributing 80. 900, 900 pack
ages Of seeds by the government has begun.
b. +. Brown, the inventor Of various ma
chimes used in the preparation Of the seed
packages, has the contract this year for
preparing the seed for distribution. The
country has been divided into six divisions.
and by December 20 seeds win have been
sent to Alabama. Arizona, California, Flor
| ida. Georgia. Hawaii. Louisiana, Mississippi,
New Mexico, South Carolina and Texas. BY
December 81 Arkansas, North Carolina, Ok
lahomA, Oregon. Tennessee and Washington
will be reached. The other states are
reached in January. February and March.
Idaho. Maine. Montana, New Hampshire,
North Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming come
last ane seeds to this. the sixth. division.
will be sent by March 81.
Al the building 221 Thirteen and a Halt
street, used for the distribution Of govern
ment seeds, workmen are busy remodeIing
the plant. Another set OF bins to hold the
seeds IL being added and there will be an
other row Of machines to count and sack
the seeds. The process Is so accurate and
an comDleta that the acalea show avarv