Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-11-18
CANNON APPEARS A WINNER
Hepburn Expresses that Opinion After a
Conference with Dalssll.
KEEPING An EYE OUT FOR THE WIDOWS
Land Department Issues warning to
Local OmciaIs In wyoming to Look
Out for the Game Played
in Nebraska
cFrom a star corresponden.O

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-(Special Tele
gram. )-Indications continue to multiply to
show that Uncle Joe" Cannon will GER
tainly WELD the gavel in the next house Of
representatives. Representative Hepburn Of
Iowa, who has been opposed to Mr. Can
non, said today that his election seemed
sure. He made this statement after a long
conference with Representative Dalzell Of
Pennsylvania, who is an aspirant for the
honor.
The Iowa congressional delegation holds
a meeting tomorrow to take action on the
speakershlp question. Colonel Hepburn has
wired his colleagues that II they indorse
Cannon he wishes his vote to go to him
also, to make It unanimous. The story that
Representative Babcock is TO be made
chairman OF the ways and means committee
in consideration OF his withdrawal from
the speakership race is generally discred-
tied. 1t is thought that after looking over
the field he saw he could not win and de-
cided not to enter the fight.
The commissioner of the general land
once has issued instructions to officers OF
his department in Wyoming TO suspend
all recent entries Of soldiers widows who
are believed to have been in collusion with
cattlemen. 1t Is intended also at the de-
partment to issue q general circular letter
to all offices throughout the country to be
watchful and suspend all doubtful entries
pending investigation. There appears to
have been a great number OF these alleged
widows sent into Wyoming during the past
fortnight and the game being played there
is similar in all respects to that unearthed
in Nebraska. In a brief letter to Colonel
Mosby. received this morning from F. NJ.
Dorrington, register OF the land office at
Alliance, Neb., written from that office No
vember 13, he says:
'Thirty-four widows landed at Gordon,
Neb., last week. Nothing came to this
office. Hundreds Of widows passing up into
Wyoming"
Mercer is Undecided.
Representative Mercer returned from
Nebraska today. Asked IL he intended be-
ing a candidate for clerk of the house Of
representatives, he said that he had not
made up his mind; that he would look
over the situation, and II he saw any chance
OF winning he might probably enter the
| fight Mr. Mercer ascribes his defeat to
| the slump to democracy in Omaha, which,
he says, is particularly noticeable in the
vote of all large cities in the recent cleo
| tion.
T. c. Dawson, secretary OF legation at
! Rio de Janelro, Brazil, ls IN WaSnlnBJOu' 10
| remain a month or more having just re-
| turned from his home in Council Bluffs,
Ia Mr.. Dawson is anxious for promotion
/ in the diplomatic service. having been sec
| retary OF legation at Rio since 1897. Ac-
! cording to a recent bulletin of the United
| States diplomatic and consular service,
Just issued, his relief is David E. Thomp-
son Of Nebraska, who will not leave the
| United States until after his nomination is
confirmed by the senate.
Secretary Shaw stated today that his
vocal cords were almost worn out making
deniaIs to stories that he was about TO re-
| linquish the treasury portfolio local pa
per this morning having printed a dis
patch under a Boston date that Governor
w. Murray Crane Of Massachusetts, was to
succeed the Iowan. Governor Crane was
mentioned for this portfolio some time
ago. Il was ascertained, however, that he
could not hold the position, as his firm at
Dalton, Mass, manufactured all the dis
tinctive paper which the government uses
for bonds, etc So far as known the same
| reason still exists.
William F. Jack and Charles Fl. Camp
bell have been appointed rural letter car
riers at Dysart, Ia, with Clara e. JACK
and Mrs. Charles H. Campbell as sub
stitutes
Hobart G. Sherman has been appointed
| a substitute clerk in the postoffice at Lin
coin, Neb.
| Miss Jennie Hood of Winfield, Kan, has
been appointed assistant teacher at the Sac
and Fox Indian school at Toledo, la.