Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-08
LAWYERS FOR TWO JUDGES
Unable to Get Together When II Comes Il
Naming q Candidate.
SUGGEST An AMENDMENT TO TIE MEASURE
Propose 10 Dip Into North Platte
section and Take All of Cattle
Country for the New Lin
coin District.
Tron a STAFF Correspondent


LINCOLN, March Especial. AT
mass meeting Of about 100 lawyers called by
President CRlkins Of the State Bar asso-
citation 10 discuss the Burkett federal ju-
dicial district bill and TO endorse candi-
date for the prospective place, motions
were passed endorsing the idea OF dividing
the state into two districts and each dis
trict into three Subdivisions. No candidate
was endorsed though a resolution was
adopted calling upon the two Nebraska
senators 10 allow the bar association 20
recommend a candidate when the bill be
comes a law.
A motion was carried 20 have the Bur
kett bill creating the new district amended
so the new district would compose the fol-
lowing territory: Along the Platte river
west TO Hall county. then north 70 Howard
ana west 20 Howard, Valley Loup, Blaine,
Thurston, Grant and Box Butte counties,
and 10 the Wyoming line. This motion was
introduced by h NJ. Sullivan Of Broken
Bow. Elmer L. Thomas Of Omaha WAS
among the number who voted for II. NJ. A.
Hall was the other Omaha attorney pres
ent. but ne die not vote on the question.
Should the amendment TO the bill carry il
would cut out Of the Omaha district a con-
siderable portion Of the cattle country
which is now a very valuable part OF the
state from the court standpoint and large
part Of the country in which irrigation is
being done and is 10 be done
RagBn Of Hastings opposed the bill as iu-
troduced as ne wanted the state divided
in six divisions and cases TO be tried in
the division In which they originated. He
wanted the state to remain as one district
though he did moi oppose the appointment
n Inn E~arr he
west end Of the state opposed the estab-
lishment Of the court at Lincoln,
When the attorneys got mixed up with a
dozen or more amendments Judge Fields
moved 10 vote on each proposition sep
arately and then the work was finished in
short time
T. c. Munger. who is said TO be Senator
Burkett's choice for the place, was not
present at the meeting, though the county
well represented. Among the outside
attorneys here were J. Fl. Ragan Of Hast
inEs, Charles Sloan OF Geneva M. A. Hall
and Z. Z. Thomas of Omaha, S. D. Killen
Sam Riniker. A. n Kidd Of Beatrice. Judge
Hamer, Judge Calkins and Attorney Dry
den of Kear1iey. c. L. Richards of Hebron
and others.
saloon Mandamus Appealed.
The supreme court this afternoon sus-
pended the mandamus issued by Judge SUIT
ton Of the Douglas county district court
ordering the Board Of Fire and Police Com
missioners TO furnish TO Elmer Z. Thomas,
attorney for the Civic Federation, a trans
cript Of the proceedings before the board
in the matter Of the protests filed by Mr..
Thomas against 10 saloon keepers to pre-
vent them from securing licenses for the
year 1906. The case is set for hearing al
the first sitting of the court in April.
shauenberser stock Goes Up.
While the democratic love feast held al
the Lincoln hotel last night has failed TO
create any stampede into the ranks Of the
unterrihed il has created some discussion.
One thing shown al the banquet was ths
fact that A. c, ShRlenberEer is the strong
man in the democratic party for governor.
After a speech by the Alma man q num-
Der of democrats left the hall and expressed
themselves as being in favor Of him Cor
the nomination. G. W. Berge, in the opin-
ion OF many who expressed themselves
was too radical to suit, and he will have
considerable opposition in his fight for this
nomination.
Mr.. Shallenberger said last night ne wal
not an "avowed" candidate for governor
but he intimRted ne would not refuse 4
were it offered 10 him
Anderson Not a Candidate.
Senator Charles Anderson of Crete haS
business in Lincoln today and ne stopped
long enough 10 say he was not a csndidatt
for state treasurer For some time ad
mirers Of Mi. Anderson have been talking
of MIN for this office and il has been freel!
predicted he would be a candidate
y appreciate what my friends have said
remarked Mr.. Anderson. but you vii
please tell them ] am not q candidate"
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