Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-11
ATTORNEYSHIP Is HELD UP
Senator Willard Too Busy 20 Call the Dele
cation Togther Before Saturday,
HE AND KENNEDY PLEDGED TO OMAHA MAN
senior senator Confirms Statement of
Former senator Dietrich Regard
inE Promises Made by Cattle
men to the President.
tFrom a stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1o.-(Specisl Tele-
gram.)-The district attorneyship will not
he settled before Saturday at least. Senator
Millard said tonight that IL the members
would permit ne would call the delegation
together Saturday morning to determine
upon successor to Baxter, but Senator
Milard has become suddenly a very busy
man by reason of his chairmanship of the
interoceanic canals committee. Tomorrow
Secretary Taft will hold the center OF the
stage. to be followed as closely as possible
by members of the Panama commission,
heads of departments and others. who have
figured in the preliminares OF digging the
canal.
Governor Magoon. according to private
advices. has been asked to sail about Janu-
ary 20 from the isthmus and today cabled
Secretary Taft that he would be ready to
appear before the committee at any time
after his arrival.
In view of the larger work which now
devolves upon Senator Millard by reason of
his Craftsmanship he said il would not be
possible for him to call the Nebraska dele
cation together before Saturday, at least
on the attorneyship matter.
There are now some eighteen candidates
for the position. and with each new candi-
cate necessarily complications arise. These
candidates range from leaders of the OmahJ
bar TO active. energetic men who have theif
positions at the bar still to make Eacl
one regards himself a factor and consc-
Guently makes the choice difficult.
Senators Millard and Burkett today had
an Interview with Attorney General Moody
in relation to Burketts bill dividing the
state into two federal districts. Senator
Burkett said the interview was satisfactory
and this may help solve the situation so far
as the district attorneyship is concerned
Millard and Kennedy are both pledged to
stand for an Omaha man, and unless de-
cided preference should be expressed for
some outside man by the rest of the dele
cation there is every reason to believe that
Omaha will retain the district attorneyship.
Confirms Dietrich's Statement.
Ex-senator Dietrich's statement in the
Nebraska newspapers that IL cattlemen had
been true to their promises made to the
president in regard to taking down fences
the wholesale removal of officials would
not have been necessary, has attracted
much attention here. Senator Dietrich
went through the early stages of the illegal
fencing problem with the leading cattlemen
of Nebraska. He speaks as one with au-
thority and is corroborated by his former
colleague, Senator Millard. who today said
''Mr. Dietrich is right when he says Me-
braska cattlemen made. positive promise to
take down their fences within a year. 1
..ink IL was during she winter of, ls02-3
the leading cattlemen visited Washington
and consulted with members of the Me-
braska and Wyoming delegations as to the
proposed action by the government in fore
ing the fences to come down. Members of
the delegation accompanied the cattlemcn
to the Office of the secretary OF the in
terror and to the presidents office. and had
satisfactory interviews with both those high
officials. They were told most emphatically
that all fences cumbering the public do
main must be removed. but that the gov
ernment did not intend to distress the cat
tile growers by precipitate action. 1t was
agreed, as Senator Dietrich says, that the
cattlemeh should begin soon to prepare for
the work of removal, which was to have
been effected and completed by June Of
the following year-ample time in which to
make the change without loss of animals
on the ranges.
TT is deplorabe." continued Senator MIL
lard, that the cattlemen did not keep their
promise. Their failure to do so incensed
the secretary of the interior. which has led
to the indictments and convictions of cat
tlemen and the removal OF officials in Ne
braska, resulting in a scandal which has
hurt the state"
Nebraskans Divide on Philippines.
Tonight the members of the Nebraska
delegation minus the senators. were guests
OF Judge Kinkaid. On this occasion there
were no women present and the delegation
ri. tael. mad .lN,.a
now pending before congress on which they
will be expected to vote in the near future
1t has always been the hope of some of the
members of the delegation that Nebraska
would vote as "a unit on all matters affect
ing the state, but early in the session il
was developed that there was too much in
dependence OF thought to harmonize on
some of the questions presented and the
attempt TO secure unity was abandoned
Tonight 1t was developed that two of the
six members in the house from Nebraska
will vote against the Philippine tariff bill
and there is just a possibility that the
delegation will split even. This is a gain
Of one to the insuTsent column. as these
representatives are called who are opposed
TO the pending bill. on statehood the
Nebraska delegation has not progressed far
enough in their social meetings TO say
where they are at" but generally il is
safe to put them with the administration
One thing has been accomplished that has
never existed before and that is the Ne
braska delegation proposes to meet weekly
at the homes Of the members for two pur-
poses-social enjoyment and an opportunity
to discuss matters affecting Nebraska.
Four POstmasters' Terms Expire.
Congressman Hinshaw has been notified
by the Postoftice department that the terms
OF the postmasters at Exeter, Stromsburs.
Geneva and Wymore expire within a few
days. In the case of Geneva and Wymore
the services of the incumbents are salts
factory 10 the department and IL was stated
by the department that unless conclusive
reasons for contrary action were shown
they would be reappointed. Acting upon
the almost unanimous endorsement of the
patrons of the two Offices, Mr.. Hinshsu
recommended their reappointment. In the
cases of Stromsburg and Exeter the de-
pa-tment stated the present incumbents
would not be reappointed and asked Mr.
Hinshaw for a recommendation. A large
number OF letters and endorsements have
been received by Mr.. Hinshaw in both n,
these cases and he has made numerous
visits to the two places. Upon the in
formation thus obtained he has recon-
mended William j. Hildreth at Exeter and
William A. Post at Stromsburg
Two Appointments Anaounc.a