Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-22
Ex-Governor to Resign and More
Willing Man to Be Appointed.
SULLIVAN ABSOLUTELY BALKs
Anti-Corporstion Democrats in the
Senate Waking Up.
ASK REPUBLICANS TO HELP
only Way In which they Can
Check the Corporation Men I'm
Their Own Party In the
senate.
cFrom a ststt correspcndent.l

LINCOLN. Jan. I.-(Speoial, 1.-THE demo-
Gratis under the lead OF Senator Ransom
have not yet given UP their idea OF dis
rupting the supreme court and to get
fresh start they intend to force Silas A.
Holcomb to resign and appoint another in
his place.
The Bee editorial calling attention to the
ineliglbility OF Judge Holoomb to serve
a judge of the supreme court struck home
and at conference OF Governor shallen-
berger and Judge ]. ]. Sullivan Il was de
cded the Broken Bow man was not eligi-
BILE to the place so It was reported to
Judge Holcomb with the suggestion that he
send in his resignation
Immediately upon the receipt OF this Gov
ernor Shallenberger will appoint another
person who will contract In advance to
carry out the Ransom idea of bringing pro-
ceedngs
The fact that Judge Holcomb was not
eligible to serve on the bench by reason OF
not having been a resident OF the state for
three years prior to his appointment has
disgusted good many democrats with the
whole proceeding, because It shows how
little thought and attention had been given
the matter by those who placed democracy
in the hole.
The further fact that Judge Sullivan, the
most popular Of democrats, refused to be a
party to any suit In which the supreme
court is to be attacked has also served to
show the rank and file OF the party how
| utterly without foundation is the Ransom
claim.
| Whether the new judge to be appointed
| by Governor ShallenberRer will ever bring
his suit whether this latest move Is
! simply easy let down for Ransom, who
has lost considerable prestige since his
combing down by Taylor OF Custer and his
back up on the Lee Herdman appointment,
of course is not known for sure
HOIcomb Never willing,
The fact that Holcomb had decided not to
bring the suit alone and seriously objected
TO making a foot ball out Of the court
also shows what the real leaders Of democ-
raoy think of the proceedings. While II
had been announced that Holconb was 70
file the suit, his attorney said, last night
that the former governor had never fully
determined to go into the matter unless
Judge John ]. Sullivan would also contest
The fact that he was ineligible, OF course,
took Judge Holcomb out of the game
The announcement last night that the
Ransom democrats had given up the ghost
was received with satisfaction by thoso
democrats who stood by Taylor OF Custer
county in his splendid effort to prevent the
foot ball. Further proceedings on the pal
Of the political tricksters who are in
charge of the senate organization will re
ceive little encouragement from democrats
of the Taylor brand and may find blooi.s
thrown in their way.
One OF the first things which is liable to
come before the court II the denocta g
persist in their intentions will be whether
the legislature really eanVassed the vote.
Taylor of Custer county raised this ques-
tion when Ransom was cutting off the
legislatures horns. As a matter OF fact
the legislature received from the secretary
of state a printed abstract OF the vote
attached TO which was A certification that
the printed sheet was practically" q true
copy of the abstract of the vote on the
amendments. No envelopes containing the
abstract of the vote were opened In the
presence of the joint session as provided
by law. SO this question may have some
thing to do with the final decision OF the
case.
Democrats are now trying to get some
political capital out of the proceedings by
saying the state canvsssing board shou'd
have refused to canvass the vote and then
, had someone bring mandamus proceed
ings to compel 1t to act. This. they claim,
would have settled the question In . dig
nified manner without any trouble. mas
> much as the state canvassing board had
no doubt of its authority and inaanuch
: as all the leading democratic lawyers OF
the state accepted the action OF this
board legal, and Judge Sullivan ac-
cepted an appointment based. on the
J boards canvass, this talk is dIsEasfn
rather than comforting to the rank and
J file of the majority membership Of the
legislature.
Republican Ala Sought.
Suggestions already being made in
, the senate that the republicans who have
been leaders in progressive movements join
, with the democrats who are pronounced q
! anti-monopoy members and control the
I, work OF the upper house.
. Various outcroppings 80 far have indi-
Gated that portion OF the democratic m M
bership OF the senate is decidedly in favor
of corporation policies. Especially has this
c been true in the effort to make up the com
S mittees which was checkmatod by q num-
4 ber OF the more progressive democruta The
G corporation senators laid down kraosfuiiy
= at the start because they recognised II was
r futile to expose their tactics fully ut the
y beginning OF the session. Butlonce on their
4 guard the radicals are watching carefully
n and in a roundabout way the SUGGESTION
e has come from them that republican aid
when corporation tactics are being snDloyed
) will be appreciated ana the work viii not
IS be forgotten.
s II the business of the session turns out
i as anticipated 1t is not likely the repub-
J. licans will be called upon more than once
i This indicates the minority party will
n have a strategic position in the upper house
y which may be OF vital benefit to the state
y before the session ends.
> Visit to Norfolk.
Ten senators will leave tomorrow morn.
!, ing on visit to the State Hospital for tbs
!, Insane at Norfolk. They are m0mhsSs OF
n the committees on public lands ana build
y Itngs and on finance. ways and means
Is Senator Randall put up a plea for the IN
: stituton In his district saying that after
its recent ds.ntEzunaknn - flna aaA a. -