Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-27
HOLE IN PREFERENCE LAW
Legislature May Have Unwittingly Pro
vidsd Way to Get Old Soldiers Out.
PERKINS OPENS HIS HEADQUARTERS
FIRST of Candidates 60 Arrive, but All
Are Expected to Reach the City
and Open Headquarters
In n Few Days.
tFrom a stnn correspondentO

DIES MONIES. July -ispecisl)-The
legislature may have unwittingly put
kink IN the old soldiers preference law that
will yet rob state house employees of their
life lease jobs. Under the law Il was
enacted at the Thirtieth general assembly
In 1904 no soldier of the civil war can be
discharged without a hearing on written
charges and the law Is framed In such
way that II is practically impossible to
dslodge an old soldier after he Is once in
the saddle, 1t has already been tried three
times at the state house and the old sol
diers are still holding their positions. 1t
is recognized, however, that any law passed
subsequent to another law and in conflict
with IT repeats the first law. At the session
Of the legislature last winter in the en-
actment of joint resolution No. 5, which
provides the compensation each employee
shall receive, there is a clause which reads
as follows:
Any head of a department may at any
time discharge any clerk or other employe
in such department for negligence of duty.
INSTRUMENTATION or incapacity.
II now the force of this clause in the
resolution lie that no hearing is needed
there may be some sudden changes at the
state house in the force OF jsntors and
clerks. Another section Of the joint reso-
luton provides that clerks and janitors
may be changed from one department to
another at the discretion of the head OF the
department, a thing that has been next
to impossible under the soldiers preference
law. This may further operate to work
changes at the state house and those who
shirk their work may, even IL not dis
charged, be given less desirable work. 1t
is recognized that IL the joint resolution
| does operate as a repeal OF the law It will
only operate as to the employees at the
state house, for these are the only ones
affected by the joint resolution. In other
public positions over the state the resolu-
ton has no effect.
Perkins First to Arrive.
Hon. George d. Perkins, the veteran cd
itor of Sioux City and candidate for the re-
publican nomination for governor, is the
| first candidate to reach the city and open
headquarters. He arrived today, a day
earlier than expected, and is located in his
rooms in Parlor c and Rooms 1919 of
| the Slavery. Mr.. Perkins was lively, humor-
Gus and witty and seemingly in the best of
physical condition when seen at his quar-
ters at the Savery today, and stated that
/ he was feeling we'll.
II feel very hopeful OF the results of the
| convention" said Mr. Perkins. The stu
alton looks favorable to me and my friends
1 sincerely hope that the contest, which has
been very strenuous and which has become
so bitter much to my regret, will be ended
| by the convention. l cannot make a pre-
! diction as to what the convention will dc
and therefore cannot even say expect the
fight to be settled. one ticket we can all
support to be nominated and union and
| harmony to be restored to the party. hops
this, however, and will do all can without
sacrificing principle and friends to bring 1,
| about"
Location of Candidates.
The rooms to be occupied by the variou,
candidates in the hotels during the repub
lican state convention will be as follows:
Perkins-Savery, Parlor and Rooms 49,
Cummins and Garst-savery, writing room
Chamberlain, Club Room A.
Herriott-Savery ordinary.
! Rathbun-Ktrkwood, Parlor ID
/ Raymond-Savery, Room "a.
| Hayward-Savery, ParlOr @.
| Observation-Disclosures Parlor j; Slavery
| Parlor E; Kirkwood.
Hites-Savery, Room 80.
| Carroll-Savery, Parlor I.