Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-03
WACNER'S TITLE IS CLEAR
Senate Confirms Him as United States
Attorney for South Dakota.
END OF LONG POLITICAL FIGHT
Has Held once Year and n Half a.
Recess AppOintee, Kittridge
Blocking His ~COnarma-
tIon Heretofore.
(From a Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April 2.-CSpecial Tel
egram )-With the confirmation of r. r.
Wagner, United State attorney for the
district of South Dakota, made today by
the senate, the fight over patronage I'm
that state switches to Washington and the
distributors are Senator's Gamble and
Crawford. Wagner was nominated Ccr
this position nearly a year and a half
ago, but the opposition of ex-senator
Kittredge held up the confirmation. When
Kittredge gave way to Crawford personal
opposition to Wagner ceased, for there
were no charges to be made against wag-
ner except that he was persona non
grata to Kittredge. Wagner is said to
be an able lawyer and estimable citizen.
and the senate today gave him a clear
title to hold his position for the next
four years. During the fight on Wagner
he has been holding the position OF United
States attorney by recess appointment
and has been making good, according TO
the Department of Justice. This is an
other case where personal politics exc
tends the term of an appointee a year and
a half longer than possibly 1t would have
been extended had not the personal eoua-
tion been injected into the fight.
Now that the senators from South On
kots are assured of their position with
the administration, they will probably
take up immediately changes in the Belle
Fourche land district, which are shortly
to be due. Just what changes will he
made in that district is not known, bu,
IT Is a safe guess that Gamble and Craw-
ford will name the appointees, and for
that matter the auditor for the interior
department., r. S. Persons, who has been
a personal friend of Senator Kittredge
will probably have to go under the reor-
ganization which Senators Gamble and
Crawford have undoubtedly in mind. Just
who the senators have selected for Mr.
Persons place is not known.
Commission in Army.
Robert Elton Guthrie of Lincoln, Neb.
and George f. Nikirk of Cedar Rapids
Ia. will be appointed second lieutenant.
in the coast artillary corps as a result OF
a recent competitive examination open t.
candidates from civil life. The examina.
ton was held here about two months age
and the names Of the successful candidate.
were announced today at War depart.
ment.
Minor Matters at Capital.
The president today nominated post
masters in South Dakota as follows: Allie
Lee, Ashton; Joshua r. Wood. Doland,
Alexander w. Coutts. Hudson; Sherman f
Lucus, Boonesteel; Lyman ]. Bates, Lake
Preston; Amos II. Davis, Parkston, anc
James r. Turner, Faulkner.
These nominations were made upon the
recommendation of Representatives Martin
and Burke and with the exception of Davi.
at Parkston and Turner and Faulkner ar,
re-appointments. Davis and Turner arr
new. II Is said there was considerable
rivalry over these two appointments.
George A. Blackstone was today nomi
mated postmaster at Craig and Andrew
Richmond named as postmaster at Orleans
Neb.
Senator Warren today introduced a bill
carrying an appropriation of $4,000 for tn
establishment of a fish cultural station ii
wyoming. This sun Includes the purchas
of a site, to be selected by the secretar!
of and labor. and the erection o
the necessary buildings.
Senator Warren also introduced a join
resolution providing for additional land
for Wyoming under the provisions of tn
Carey act. Should this joint resolutio
get through congress 1t will give the stat
OF wyoming an additional million acres @
arid lands
The comptroller of the currency ha
designated the Whitbeck National bank G
Chamberlain, S. D., as a depository fo
government funds.