Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-03
LOBBYISTS ARE In EVIDENCE
Legislators to Have Plenty of Help in
Organizing the House.
MEMBERS BEGINNING TO COME IN
N. p. Mcdonald of KeRrncy Named as
Member of the Normal Board for
Full Term and ID. w. Hayes
for short Term.
CFrom a Staff Correspondent-)


! LINC0I.rH, Jan. 2--CSpecial)- 1.-The pres
ence of lobby here assisting in the or
| ganization Of the house has given rise to
| the query, "Who is paying the expenes?'
From the home of Bowman Of Nuckolls,
| there are four or five men whose time must
| be v.siuable and they are working for
Bowman Dan Stephens is here looking
| on" and 1t costs money to look on in any
| game IN Lincoln. And there are others who
are just Cooking on" among them Herd
man of Omaha, and their board and lodg-
| ing costs something. The pay of the speaker
| is the same as that of members s. a day,
which. with economical living about sends
member home without losing much
money. 1t is reported big bunch OF
friends" of the various candidates will be
| here between now and Monday working for
| their favorites.
| This query is interesting at this time be-
cause the lobby law does not apply to per-
sons who dip in on the organization, so
| no registration is required of the present
| lobby.
The arrival of n bunch OF members Of
| the house today and tonight increased the
| interest in the speakership fight and gave
! the candidates something to do besides talk
to each other. The Douglas delegation
| save Stoecker and Holmes, who are al
! READY on Iue BIOuilu' VIII iSeNSh iiNiS ~
morrow morning and. according to Mr..
Stoecker. there will be something doing
from then on.
"I am already elected speaker" said
Stoecker. with my nine votes from Doug
las county and those members who have
been impressed with my letters, no one can
| beat me" Stoecker is the only candidate
who is absolutely sure of election and for
the sake of the others he will put side
| boards on his band wagon between now
and Monday
Taylor of Custer Strong.
There was one development during the
day and that was the growing strength OF
Taylor of Custer county. He has demon
strated that he is as quick as chain light
ming and as smooth as a piece of glass in
handling organization affairs. He has one
great. big hurdle however, to overcome
before he can rally enough strength to
come under the wire. He is for county op-
tion. and 1t looks as though Mr.. Bryan's
legislature does not wish TO he organized
along those lines. Like Henry of Holt,
Taylor says he does not intend to raise any
big row over this question and he fails to
see It's Importance in the matter of the
selection OF speaker,
Il believe my chances improve eacl
hour" said Clark of Richardson. "I have
received a great deal of encouragement
since coming TO Lincoln and feel reason,
ably certain OF being chosen. The contest il
a good natured affair. though spirited, ant
am well satisfied with its progress.
One OF the great uncertainties is the
number OF members who are favorable e
the enactment OF a county option law
Those who claim TO know say the anti
county option crowd outnumber those who
favor it, but II they could get worC
favorable from Mr. Bryan, the county op
tion fight insofar as It affects the organi
zation, is won. But Mr.. Bryan has yet T.
speak It. His literature is being used b,
the other side.
Graf OF Cunning county came intoday anC
announced that he was not a candidat,
for speaker so that lifts the veil a Iittl,
: bit
? Lewis A. Beltzer of Osceola is runnin,
} for sergeant-at-arms Chouse or senate no
designated) on this platform, which he ha
printed on his cards: "Thrty-six year
residence in Nebraska; three years servic
in the civil war; twenty-five years IN re
form movement OF fusion forces; sergeant
alarms OF 1897 legislature: stand for al
economical. legislative and short session
There is no question but what the appea
has made quite hit with the members
e but there Is one plank in the platform
! which some of the members want ex