The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-09-14
HONOR HERBERT DANIELS
FORMER NORFOLK BOY is CITY
PROSECUTOR IN OMAHA.
WAS A FIGHT FOR THE PLACE

Mayor Dahman Was in Favor of An
other Candidate, but Mr.. Daniels
Was Elected by the City Council at
a Special Meeting.
Herbert S. Daniels, formerly of Nor
folk and a graduate of the Norfolk high
school, class of 1898, has been honored
with the appointment of city prose
cutor in Omaha. Last week Mr.. Dan
iels went to New York with the Bry-
an train. Concerning the appointment
the World-Herald, printing a photo
graph of Mr.. Daniels in the same
article, says:
The three months deadlock between
the mayor and city council over the
appointment of city prosecutor has
at last been broken, the council win
ming out Thursday afternoon by elect
ing Herbert S. Daniels to the position.
Mayor Dahlman had sought to keep
Tom Lee, a republican, in the place,
and had refused to send in any other
name except that of w. j. Council,
another republican, and even more OBJ
jectionable to the council.
The city charter provides that in
case the mayor fails to send in a name
at each regular meeting of the council,
until an appointee is confirmed, the
council may then proceed to fill the
position without any assistance from
the mayor.
This is just what has now happened,
-, 10 fni To
sent a name Tuesday night. He was
ready to appoint Daniel-in fact, had
his appointment in his pOcket-but it
developed that the appointment could
not be confirmed at that time owing
to the absence of Councilman Brucker.
The acting mayor, therefore, decided
to throw the matter direct into the
council, and put stop to the boys
play that had been going on.
There were ten councilmen present
Thursday afternoon at the special
meeting called by the acting mayor to
elect city prosecutor. Hansen and
Elsasser being the absentees. Jackson
objected to proceeding with the mat
ter, but was in hopeless minority.
The name of II. S. Daniel was pre-
scented by Funkhouser, and that Of
Louis j. Patti was presented by Bed
ford. The latter stated that the mayor
favored the appointment of Patti.
Bridges demanded to know why the
mayor had not awaited himself of his
opportunity for the past three months
to send in Piatti's name, if he was so
anxious to have him get the place,
There was no reply
The roll was called, and Daniel was
elected by a vote OF to 2, Zimman
not voting. Bedford and Jackson vot-
ed for Patti, while the votes of Bird
ges, Burcker, Funkhouser, Johnson,
Davis, McGovern and Sheldon were
cast for Daniel.
AS soon as the roll call was com
pleted the election of Daniel was made
unanimous on the motion of Funk
houser and Zimman. The announce
ment was greeted with applause, ard
the new appOintee was called to the
front. He expressed his appreciation
and thanks, and stated that he would
endeavor to serve the best interests OF
the city of Omaha, keeping in mind al
all times his official oath. He promised
that the democratic party would not
have occasion to be disappointed be
cause it had seen fit to trust him with
this responsibility
An odd circumstance in connection
with the meeting was that Mayor Dahl
man during the afternoon reached the
conclusion that Lee could not be KEEP
longer in the position of city prose
cutor, and made out an appointment
naming l.. j, Patti for the place. H,
filed the appointment with the cit!
clerk at 345 o'clock, to he presented
at the special meeting
1t was Jnavailing, however. as N,