Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-13
GAMBLE NAMES ATTORNEY
President Likely to Appoint Wagner, as He
Promised Place to Gamble Mau.
PRESIDENT SEEKS TO END FEUD IN STATE
Treasury Department Processes to
Know Nothing of Plan to Dust
Elmer Stephenson from
once.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent

From a stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON April 1Z-OSpecial Tele-
EramJ-Senator Gamble Of South Dakota
who returned with his wife yesterday to the
capital from New York, today had a con-
ference with the president and filed with
him large number Of Endorsements in
behalf Of Edward W. Wagner Of Alex
audria, Hanson county for United States
district attorney for South Dakota. SEN
ator Gamble, Notwithstanding the protests
Of Senator Kittredge, who is the companion
OF Secretary Taft on his tour to Havana
and cuba, was promised this appointment
by the president according to Senator
/ Gamble. The senior senator from South
Dakota expects Mr.. WaEners appointment
will be made in few days. Mr.. Wagner
Is endorsed by large number Of the bar
OF the state and is represented to be a
splendid man and good lawyer.
The feud which has existed between the
Eittredge and Gamble forces and which
seemingly has reached a complete breaking
point may be patched up and ended after
Senator Kittredges return to the states
Il is one of the earnest desires Of the
president that the South Dakota repub-
liCans put stop to their chickering's and
quarrelings and get together for the good
Of the party. To this end he had a con-
ference with Senators Kttredge and Gam
bic Immediately after the adjournment Of
congress and told both senators in pretty
vigorous language that unless the two sem
ators could agree on patronage he might
he tempted to take hand in the patronage
business himself, and he urged, so the
story goes, as earnestly as he knew how
that a compromise should be effected salts
factory to both sides and that the war
NJ v{g In ha for
minated Effo.ts will be made Immediately
after the return of Senator Kittredge to
the states to bring about cessation Of
hostilities and the adoption of a protocol
satisfactory to the contending forces Of re-
publicanism in South Dakota.
Gamble for Roosevelt.
Senator Gamble Is outspoken in behalf
OF the presidents denomination. He said
today on leaving the White House that
( there had been no better test of sentiment
than the poll of the legislature, which
showed that 1t was simply overwhelming
for President Roosevelt
THE people have not thought Of anybody
else" he said, "and there has been no
/ capitalization Of opinion around the names
Of other candidate
This is Senator CANDLES opinion. When
Senator Kittredge returns from his trip
with Secretary Taft he may be a pronounced
Taft man. in which event politics of
South Dakota, so far as the two senator's
are concerned, appears easy of solution
They could easily get together on giving
the, delegation to the next republican ma
tional convention to President Roosevelt
and as second choice name Secretary
Taft as the presidents legitimate sue
cessor should Mr.. Roosevelt continue his
opposition to a denomination.
While the differences between the two
wings Of the republican party in South
Dakota have been most acute. there are
too many "loaves and fishes" in the near
future to dispense and patronage is one
Of the best pacifcators in the world TO
bring the contending factions together In
addition to a number Of land offices and
Indian agents whose terms of office are
about to expire, a new surveyor general
is to be appointed, and all these being
presidential offices reconciliation be
tween the insurgents and stalwarts is in
evitabIe.
Opening of TriDp County Land.
Senator Gamble said he had been work.
ing on matters relating to the opening Of
Tripp county, and hoped the proclamation
throwing that portion OF the Sioux reser-
walton open to settlement in the fall would
be lSSueu' Al the same time, he realized
the difficulties in the way. He said that
II II were found that the opening, by
reason Of the failure to complete surveys
was impracticahle, he would insist that the
opening be postponed until the spring Of
1903, he did not propose to ask congress
to extend the time of opening indefinitely.
No Indication of Change I'm Collector.
There is nothing to indicate around the
Treasury department that a change is con-
templated in the collectorship Of internal
revenue for Nebraska. Unlike pOstmas-
ters or other officers OF the government
who have distinctive terms, the collector
continues indefinitely, or until his successor
is appointed. In the case OF Elmer b.
Stephenson, who took office July l. 1901.
the only thing he has been required to do
was to renew his bond at the end of FIVE
years. and the renewal Of the bond Is
looked upon a re-appolntment If
there are any more changes contemplated
by the two senators from Nebraska. so
far as the colectorship is concerned # Is
not known at the Treasury department. al
though It Is known that Senator Burkett.
previous to his leaving for Nebraska.
talked over a number Of prospective an
pointments vita the president
Minor Matters at CAPITAL
Martin F. Umbenhower has been an
pointed regular and Francis NJ Umben-
hover, substitute rural free delivery car
rier for route 2, at Amherst, Neb.
Louis E. EdmOnds has been appointed
postmaster at Hanna, Lawrence county.
S. D., vice Luther McNutt, resigned.