Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-05
Opportunity for the Greatest Political
Machine Ever.
BUSY NOW WITH LIQUOR BILL
When that is Out of the Way Work
on the Machine Begins.
EXPECTED TO BE DONE IN HURRY
All Who Desire Places at the Pie
Counter Must Get In EARLY or
the Prizes VIII All BE
Distributed.
tFrom a start correspondent.)


LINCOLN, April 4.--CSpeciaI.) )-And now
comeE the rush for the pie counter
Faithful constituents of Nebraskas first
democratic legislature win now follow IN
the wake Of their servants to pick up the
crumbs which have fallen In the way OF
jobs.
Under the direction OF Arthur Mullen.
state oil Inspector. acting for the governor,
the legislature created jobs for enough
democrats to build up the biggest political
machine Nebraska ever had. composed en-
tireiy Of state paid persons. The legislature
passed bills, most of which are still in
the hands OF the governor unacted upon
which gives to the chief executive all of
the appointing power in the state. save
the office help OF the other constitutional
officers, and except in the case OF the ap-
pointment OF expert engineers to carry out
the provisions of the bogus physical valua-
tion bill, the Railway commission appoints
with the consent OF the governor
Already the governor has been bombarded
with kilograms, letters and messages in
person from candidates for some Of the
Jobs, but the real pie counter rush will not
be on for a few days. because II has not
yet soaked in on the entire state the extent
of this job legislation.
The list OF jobs now waiting for faithful
democrats at the disposal Of the governor
inclu es the folio gng:
Secretary of the State Printing board
Five members of the board of secretaries
OF the State Board of Health.
Lawyer and physician to compose the
board to pass on paroles under indetermin-
ate sentence act.
Three members board of control for Home
for the F'riendless.
Three deputy fire commissioners
Two members Board OF Public Account
ents.
Experts to carry out provisions Of physi-
cal valuation bill.
One extra oil inspector.
Secretary OF State Banking board,
Clerk of the State Banking board y. "a.
Countless and numberiess examiners to
carry out provisions of alleged guaranty
bill.
Five members of a board Of osteopathy.
Quick Action Expected.
Members OF the State Normal board have
already been appointed and the quick ac-
tion on these appointments may be taken
an indication of the governors intention
regarding the others
Before beginning on the political machine.
however, the governor will get rid OF the
o'clock closing bill. which will be aired
at II o'clock today by It's friends and op-
ponents. II is probable all bills will be
disposed of early In the week, II not
Monday. Arthur Mullen has gone over most
of them. II not all, and those he wants
signed have been marked with his o. H.,
so there is little left for the governor TO
do except to attach his signature.
Among the visitors TO Lincoln during
the closing hours Of the session was John
Donovan of Madison. the newspaper man
who is now enforcing the game laws in
his part OF the state as deputy game
warden Mr.. Donovan has fought shy of
the legislature and came down only to see
the chief deputy game warden. make a
report and see what the town looks like
Owing to the Illness OF his wife Mr. Dono-
van failed to attend the democratic press
meeting here some time ago.
Jerry Howard is still here and will
remain until he can get some one to take
him home. Judge Shoemaker said he in
tended to go in the back door when he
reached the city limits. Holmes was here
last night
Among the members who went away feel
ing good was John w Sink of Hall county.
Mr.. Sink did what no other member could
have done. He secured favorable action
on the bill to regulate hotels and provide
ninety bed sheets and Individual
towels. He also came out in good shape
with his bill relating to the soldiers home
OF his beloved Grand Island. His other
hotel regulation bill which ne introduced
for the hotel men also came through with
flying colors He lost out only in his bill
to increase the license Of peddlers and his
bill to limit the number of freight cars
(CnntinMad