Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-12-10
LINDSAY IS ON The GROUND
Brings with Him Strong Endorsements for
Federal Attorneyship.
GREENE PLEADS FOR THE CATTLEMEN
Senator Clark Introduces = Bill Pro-
vidinE Penalty for Stealing
from Indian Wards of the
Government.
tFrom a. stafr Correspondent

republican state central committee OF Ne !
braska is in Washington for the purpose OF
making a contest for United States district
attorney. Mr.. Lindsay brings with him the
largest number of endorsements ever hled
by a candidate for an office in Nebraska
These endorsements are arranged by classes
and when they reach the president II Is
believed they will have very great weight
in bringing about his nomination as sue
cessor to w. S. Summers, the present in
cumbent. In addition to every state oticer-
elect, Mr.. Lindsay has been endorsed by
every present state officer, with the excep-
tion of Governor Savage. With but few
exceptions he has in his list OF recon-
mendations personal letters from every
county chairman in the state, with the ex-
ception Of the senators from Douglas and
Fillmore counties he has the endorsements
OF every republican senator elected IN NO
vember last. Out of seventy-seven repub-
lican members Of the house of representa-
tives he has sixty-ive. with but two or
three exceptions he has received personal
assurances from every member Of the state
committee that will personally work for
| Mr. Lindsays appointment. In addition to
| this is an array of personal endorsements
which make a stack of papers that cannot
| fail to impress the president when they
are presented to him. He will file strong
personal letters favorable to his candidacy
| from Congressman Burkett, Hinshaw and
Kinkaid, while Senator Dietrich Will back
all this array Of testimonials with his per-
sonal efforts to pull off the appointment for
| Mr. Lindsay Mr.. Lindsay is on the ground
| to make the fight for his nomination and
will remain in Washington until the dis
trict attorneyship matter is settled.
Senator Mlllard will support Mr. Sum
mers, the present incumbent, and should
| the senators be unable to agree, 1t Is ex-
pected the question will be laid before the
| president for decision. Tomorrow Mr'
Lindsay will have a conference with Sen
ator Millard and will present his endorse
ments, which cover the entire state and
which inslude very great majority of the
leaders OF the party.
| Hinshavv still for shelley.
| CONGRESSMAN Hinshaw stated today that
/ as far as he was concerned there would be
no compromise on the Fairbury postofice
fight II am for Mr.. Shelley" he said.
II have no other candidate! l have or
have not the right of appointing II it
should develop that have right to name
a postmaster at Fairbury i shall name Mr.
shelley rtstf tsho1tld appear thai SsriatnE
| Dietrich mas IQ6 TIBut Olf AppolhAAhthbf NhNh
must acquiesce, but until the ruling is
made shall insist upon my right to name
the postmaster in my home town, even
though l am only a congressman elect.
There is no quarrel between Senator Diet
rich and myself" said Mr.. Hinshaw, "and
whatever is done will be done, so far as
am concerned, along amicable lines"
| Mr. Hinshaw today saw the fourth as
! sistant postmaster general In relation to
the commission for Thomas Healy, who has
been recently reappointed postmaster at
Milford, Neb Mr.. Hinshaw learned that
a new commission was not necessary and
that Mr.. Healy would go on as before.
Webgter Here on Business.
John L. Webster OF Omaha arrived in
Washington last night on matters con-
neeted with the Interior department. Mr..
Webster, it will be recalled, was retained
by the government TO represent the In
dians of the Omaha and Winnebago tribe
in the litigation growing out Of citizens
claims and allotments subject to these
claims. There we're twenty-five of these
claims altogether. and Mr. Webster secured
the disallowance of twenty-three of them,
: two being allowed by the court of appeals.
Greene Represents CnttIemen.
| y. j. GTeene OF Omana lS IN WaSnlng-
ton in the interest of the cattlemen of
Nebraska and will present the cattlemen's s
side of the fence question to President
Roosevelt and Secretary Hitchcock during
, his stay here.
) Mcleod Named for Postmaster.
Senator Millard today sent in the name
of Donald Mcleod to be postmaster at
Schuyler, the selection having been made
by Congressman elect J. ]. Mccarthy OF
: the Third district. Mr. Mccarthy imme-
diately after the election, met all the can
dldates for the Schuyler postofice. He
consulted the endorsers OF the several can
ddates and party workers and reached the
: conclusion which Senator Millard today
) ratified.
Mrs. David B. Henderson, wife Of the
speaker, has arrived In Washington to re-
main for the balance Of the session.
4 Aberdeen Wants Granite.
g Citizens Of Aberdeen, S. D., are desirouS
= that their new postoffice building, for which
g congress has appropriated $l75,000 for 9
: site and structure, shall be built of gran
ite. The supervising architect of the treas.
d uTy, in his estimates of the cost Of the
e superstructure, concluded that he could moi
use granite with the money at hand, and
! recently let the contract at a price based
3 upon the use of sandstone. F. A Brown
| OF Aberdeen and Senator Kittredge and
{ Representative Martin have laid the cas-,
before the Treasury department, but 4
is probable that II an entire granite struc
ture is insisted upon, congress will hav,
to supply more money.
No Crime to steal from Indians.
' Senator Clark (Wyo.) today introduced
bill providing for punishment of crimes
. against Indian wards OF the United States
a Strange as IT may seem, there is now NJ
> law under which whites may be punished
= who steal from Indians. Commissions
: Jones has upon several occasions unof
cially called the strange condition to tn,
n attention OF members OF congress, but 1
= has remained for Senator Clark to TAX
- the matter in hand with the result that /
his bill becomes a law, stealing from In
dians will be heavily punished. Senate
2 Clark's bill provides that a theft OF no
over S25 dollars in value from an Indial
b. a ward OF the United States shall be pun
ished by a term In the penitentiaryI o
one year, over S25 from one year L
fourteen years in the penitentiary at tn
discretion Of the Judge
r Work n Private Enterprise.