Omaha daily bee., 1905-01-01
TWO REMAIN OUT or CONSERVATION
Activity Of Union Pacific Northwestern
Combine is Resented.
Ed, SlzER AND TOM MUNGER ARE ACTIVE
Members on the Ground Wondering IL
Burkett is Dipping In.
DOUGLAS HAS CONFERENCE WITH THEM
Expresses Confidence In His Election
TO speakership, but Opponents
DO Not Concede lie Has
the Votes.
CFrom a stan Correpondent)

the Votes.
From a STAFF Correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. Sl-(Special Tele
gram)- THE senatorial situation at least
has clarified and It now looks like w. II.
Jennings OF Thayer City will be elected
president pro TEN. This because Senator
Fries tonight announced his withdrawal
from the race and pledged his support to
the Thayer men. These two were the only
mentioned candidates, though since the
withdrawal OF Fries a number Of members
have expressed preference for Mockett or
Lancaster and others are still talking OF
Cady OF Howard. However, It seems to be
settled that Jennings will be the man.
The fight over the speakership was red
hot all night and frequent conferences were
held by the Douglas following and the
South Platte candidates. OF these latter,
Wilson Perry and Rouse, though the latter
is in the North Platte country, signed up
an agreement to stick together against
Douglas and at once began to get their
constituents to sign the agreement with
them. II is understood that Burgess ana
Holllett of Lancaster have so far remained
out Of the combine, but may be induced to
change their minds before long. This COM
and Clyde Barnard assistant. It's promoters
claim that II cannot be broken.
While the Douglas men claim that he
has the speakership II was evident tonight
that they were not sure as they talked.
Ross Hammond came down from Fremont
and attached himself to the wheel and did
some tall rustling. He says that Douglas
cannot be defeated. 1t Is the intention, 1t
is said Of the Union Pacific Northwestern
machine to land with Douglas, John West
berg OF Omaha as chief clerk; w. ]. Todd
of Gage county, first assistant, and w. s.
Mattley Of Ansley, second assistant clerk
The Douglas men admit, however, that
Wall has considerable more strength than
westberg, and that he will be harder to
defeat than will the South Platte combina-
tion on speaker.
Helps Out Wall.
The withdrawal of Fries will help Wall
and will at this time hurt Douglas, for
these three Hive in the Same neighborhood.
Fries gave as n reason for withdrawing
that he knew that three OF them could not
land the places, and he preferred to get out
of the way of both Wall and Douglas.
The same combination that is pushing the
candidacy of Douglas is trying to make w.
C. Pool secretary OF the senate. and they
ator Marshall, a member OF the last ses-
sion. is said to have written to most Of
the members that Pool was not the man
for the place. and this has injured his
chances materially and may result in him
getting his old place back in the engross-
ing room. Wheeler OF Fairfield, assistant
last year, is also in the running. ]. c. r.
McKasson Of Lancaster is at present being
pushed by the Lancaster and South Platte
fellows, and because of his being expert
enced in the senate he will be a formidable
candidate and will he in at the last
The candidates for minor places are here
in numbers and one of those who will likely
land is Goulding Of Kearney, who was clerk
of the committee of the whole of the sem
ate at the last session.
Former Representative Koetter of Omaha
is here trying to be landed as serge ant-at-
arms of the house. Whether he is part of
the Westberg combination is not known.
Tonight there were thirty-five members OF
the house here and fourteen members OF the
senate.
Some Are ResentfuI.
The activity OF Edward Sizer, postmaster
and general manager of the senatorial cam
paign of Congressman Burkett, during the
days preceding the election and the activity
of Tom Munger and Sizer in getting legis-
lators to sign up for Burkett for senator
may cut some ice in the hght for speaker.
This has been the subject Of much discus
sion today, and a number OF Legislators are
asking how much interest Mr.. Burkett 10
taking I'm the selection Of the speaker. II
has been given out by friends OF Burkett
that Munger and SiEer had a number of
legislators to sign up to vote for him be-
cause they were not acquainted with them
and wanted TO hold them TO the instruo-
tions of the state convention. This infor.
nation is being scattered around the hotels
and It is not taking well with some OF the
legislators who have signed. A few prom
inent members of the house who are inter.
ested in the identity of the next speaker
have been investigating and are anxious
to find whether Burkett has taken any
part in the contest now on or whether
Munger merely requested the men to sign
the Burkett agreement and did nothing
toward helping any particular candidate
Douglas is reported to have held nums
Der Of conferences with SiEer during the
last two days, and this will not help his
candidacy His friends claim, however,
that he will be elected and that he already
has sufficient strength to get the place.
As 1t is now lined up, II is the Union
Pacific Northwestern against the field, or
rather the reverse.
So far as the senate is concerned, there
are a very few OF the members here and
they are all clamoring for an organiza ton
without the help of the railroads or any
outside influences. A caucus probably will
be held, though, as some OF the senators
are now talking that It would be much
easier to organize that way than in open
session. Only a few more members came
in today, while number went home TO
spend Sunday. A few more are expected
to come in tonight. with larger crowd
tomorrow, Applicants for inferior places
are th!ek.
Wilson sued on Bond. 't
Whether he gets the votes OF all ths
members Of the legislature for speaker -
not, Dr. Wilson OF Pawnee is Just now gee-
ting their sympathy. This because the
doctor stands a good chance TO be out
81 600 because he went the bond Of an
administrator way back in 1885. The incl
dent had escaped the mind OF the doctor
until several days ago when he recslVsd
a note from the county Judge that ems OF