Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-07
JUDCESHIP IS UP In The AIR
Lawyers Have Been Plenty AROUND
the Office of the Governor.
DEMOCRAT LIKELY TO BE CHOSEN
Leaders of that Party Intimate, How
ever, NO Democrat VIA Accept
the Appointment for the
One Year Term.
(From a staff Correspondent)

LINCOLN, Dec. Especial )-Every one
around the state house Is still speculatlns
on who will be appointed supreme ]uose
to fiji the place made vacant by the resig-
nation of Judge John ]. Sullivan. For
day or two after the resignation the law
yers swooped down upon the OFFICE OF
the governor by storm. Then came luli
until yesterday when another bunch
swooped down.
The governor has not intimated who VIII
be his selection, but there is general
rumor out that he prefers to appoint a
democrat Leaders of the democratic
party, however, are trying to work up q
sentiment that If a democrat Is appointed
he will resign. They seem to have an
idea this will make the governor and the
republican party angry or at least hurt
their feelings.
Practically all of the time Of the gov
ernor is now taken up with hearing ap-
plications for executive clemency. Three
were heard yesterday and several more are
set for hearing.
Brash,s successor Not Selected.
The State Board of Health has not yet
selected a successor to DR.. George Brash
of Beatrice, member of the board OF Sec
retaries of the Board Of Health, though
several meetings were held for that pur-
pose last week. So far as heard from nc
ballots have yet been taken. At least one
member of the board favors the selection
of DIT. Muirhead of Omaha, for the place
while DR.. Brash. himself, stands good
show to be reappointed.
Inscne Asylum Needs.
Superintendent Hay OF the insane asylum
at Lincoln has recommended to Governor
Sheldon that he request the Legislature
to appropriate $4,000 for the construction
of a building for men at the institution
He also wants $1,000 with which to enclose
a porch for the sleeping quarters for the
patients afflicted with tuberculosis
The report shows that since the enact
ment OF the dipsomaniac law 700 patients
have been treated at the institution foi
the drink or drug habit Dr. Hay believes
much good has been accomplished by the
treatment Of dipsomanlacs and as they
are kept separate from the insane patients
no harm results to them.
In the nuhber of patients sent to the In
stitution during the biennium Douglas
county takes the lead of the fourteen
counties here enumerated, with Lancaster
la good second. Douglas county sent IL
men-slxty-three being insane and forty
eight dipsomanIacs; fifty-two women
forty mine insane and three dipsomaniacs
a total OF 1eS. Lancaster sent ninety-eigh
men. fifty-eight insane and forty dpso-
maniacs: forty-five insane women-totsl
lfs. Johnson, twenty men. four insane and
sixteen dopesters; four insane feminin'
patients-total twenty-four. Gage. twenty
| two; thirteen insane apd nine dipsomani
! acs, eight females, six Insane and tive
| dipsomaniacs-total. 80. Cass, fifteen males
nine insane and six dipsomsniacs; four in
\ sane -females--total. nineteen. Dodge
thirty-two males. eight insane and twenty
] four dipsomaniacs; ten females. eight in
| sane and one dipsomaniac-total. forty-one
| Pawnee. three males. two insane and on
I dipsomaniac; two females listed as insan
total. five. Saunders, twenty males, fiji
| teen insane and five dipsomaniacs; min
insane females-total, twenty-nine. Sew
ard. males. fifteen, ten insane and fiv
dipsomaniacs two insane females Mem
aha. seven males. four insane and thre
| dipsomaniaes; two insane females-total
! nine. Otoe, seven males, six insane an,
one dipsomanlac-total. nine. Saline, four
teen males. six insane and eight dipsoma
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