Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-25
AXE FALLS0N BANTER
President Removes the United States Dis
triCt Attorney for Nebraska.
PROMPT ANSWER TO REFUSAL TO RESIGN
Senators to Be Notified at Once Of the
Vacancy in the Office,
MILLARO WANTS MATTER POSTPONED
Arrangement BY Which He viii Name
Baxter's Successor,
TWO DISTRICTS TO BE MADE OF NEBRASKA
iILLARD WANTS MATTER POSTPONED
TWO DISTRICTS TO Be MADE Of NEBRASKA
This VIII Leave Burkett Full Set
of Federal Court omcinis to
Name and lie waive.
Omaha Place.
Crrom a staf Correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, Dec A.-(Special Tele-
gram )-President Roosevelt has removed
District Attorney Baxter of Nebraska ana
Senators Milard and Burkctt will be no
titled at once of the vacancy.
District Attorney Baxter, on advice OF
his friends refused to resign. 1t is un-
derstood Mr.. Baxter in reply TO tine re-
quest OF the attorney general for his
resignation, wrote that official that no
declines to resign. as It would oe an ad-
mission on his part that the prosecution
of Richards and Comstock was q farce.
This, he says, was not the case. and hav-
ing the consciousness of having done his
full duty while district attorney, leaves
the matter with the president
Just WHEN the successor to Baxter will
be named is problematical Senator
Milard leaves for Nebraska on Thursday
to remain a week and he hopes to have
action on the Baxter succession postponed
until his return to Washington.
Senator Burkett. ever since Baxters re-
quested resignation was made public, has
quietly insisted that the new district at
torney should come from the South Platte.
it is now thought that Senator Millard
has pledged his support to the creation
Of a new federal district in the South
the right to name an entire new force
United States district judge, district at
torney and marshal, and with this under
standing Burkett has, tacitly agreed that
Senator Millard shall name BaXters sue
cessor, who will be an Omaha man, but
who he will be your correspondent is in
position to say is not known TO either
Millard or Burkett.
GurIey Not a Candidate.
William +. Gurley. who, with Mrs. Cur
ley. is visiting the home of his wife's
relatives in Georgetown, said to senator
Milard yesterday that he was not a candi-
didate for district attorney nor could he
accept If the position was rendered him.
As a number of Omaha people believe
that Mr.. Gurley is in Washington at this
time to push his candidacy for Bakers
place, the above statement is interesting.
M. Gurley,. who has been retained by a
number of large cattle raisers of Ne
braska, is here for the purpose of con-
ferring with Secretary Of Agriculture VII
son and Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot
Thompson Nomination soon.
The nomination of ID. E. Thompson
ambassador to Mexico will go 10 the SEN
ate Immediately after the holiday recess
Secretary Root informed Senator Millard
yesterday of his determination to send
Mr.. Thompson's name to the senate at
once. The statement of Secretary Root
was accentuated by the presidents state
ment to Senator Burl<ett yesterday that
Thompson would go to Mexico early in
the new year, Friends in Washington
have been wiring their congratulations to
| Mr.. Thompson over the vindication he has
| had at the hands of the president and
/ Secretary Root.