Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-14
OFFICE HUNTERS
ARE OUT FOR JOBS
Election Of Legislature Brings One
Candidate for Speaker and One
for Clerk.
QUACKENBUSH ENTERS THE LISTS
Nemaha County Member Would Like
to Be Named.
COMMITTEE TO NAME COMMITTEES
Old Fight of Two Years Ago Likely to
Be Fought Again,
PRIMARY LAW TO BE PROBLEM
Democratic Enactment that Caused So
Much Trouble All Along Line to
Come Up for knitting ny
Its Authors.
Nemaha County Member Would Like
to Be Named.
COMMITTEE TO NAME COMMITTEES
Old Fight Of Two Years Ago Likely to
Be Fought Again.
PRIMARY LAW 10 BE PROBLEM
lTrom a 500 Corresnondentl

LINCOLN, Nov. 12-CSpeciaLl -One can
didRte for speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatives and one candidate for chief
clerk OF the house are already up for con
slderation. r. b. Quackenbush Of Auburn.
q member OF the 1907 legislature, is the
candidate for speaker and Henry c. Rich
mond of Omaha, head OF the engrossing
room OF the house during the late leglsla-
ture, is the candidate for chief clerk.
Mr.. Quackenbush is running on a plat
form which provides that the standing
committees shall be selected by commit
tee instead of by the speaker. This Is the
precedent set by the late democratic legis-
iature at the request Of Mr., Bryan. The
committee met. selected the best chairman
ships Tor it's own members ana left some
of the strongest members OF the house
without any important committee assign
ments, thus deprlving the state of the
benefit of the ability Of these men. The
speaker had no more control over tho
house than a year-od child over a buck
ing broncho, In fact. the antics OF the
house at times took on the appearance OF
a sore-heRded bear and at other times a
grand orgie or a battle royal in a prize
ring. The speaker was treated as a figure
head, for he was absolutely without power.
the house being run, when Il was run. by
a NOAeliN u NAtNlbtfu VINO nAQ DhNkeu Nn0
committee on committees.
Cone Not Yet Announced.
| Mr.. Richmond, who 10 a candidate for
! chief clerk, was a candidate for this place
before the late legislature but was de-
! feated by Trenmore Cone by one vote ana
was then placed at the head OF the en-
crossing room. Cone has not yet an
nounced his candidacy and II is not known
here whether no will be a candidate Rich
mond has already received encouragement
from some Of the old members, and Il Is
| expected that he wilt have the backing OF
the HitchcoclS innaende. unless the World
Herald editor wifi be so busy keeping the
members IN line for himself that no will
have no time TO help anyone else.
No one here has yet been talked OF for
president pro tenn OF the senate or for sec
retary Of that august body
The Primary Law.
One Of the important bills the demo
cratic legislature will have 70 consider
probably is repeal OF It's pet measure
enacted two years ago. the open primary
That measure was held Up as concession
} to the people who are too good 70 con
taminate themselves by affllatlng with
either of the great political parties and
Governor shallenberger and the members
Of the legislature argued that these thou
sands OF good and true people should not
be required TO say that they belonged to
any little old political party when calling
for a ballot at the primary. That law cost
Governor Shallenberger his nomination and
a fighting chance for his help. He has
come to the conclusion that the law is not
only pernicious and rotten and bad and
nasty, but is an outrage on the intelligence
Of the people OF the state and an insult
} to every member OF every political party.
! SO he win recommend that Il be repealed.
Whether it will be repealed is another
I question. Those who we're nominated under
It's provision and elected probably feel very
kindly toward It.
Some members OF the legislature will
want to repeal the primary law q It's
entirety. but what win happen IN case the
repeating bill is introduced cannot /! be
foretold for those who were elecS II OF
course were nominated under lts provisions
and may possibly feel nnder obligations
TO IT,
work for LoBBy,
In the meantime whether the legislature
is dry or wet II is talked here that enough
anu-brewery bills will be Introduced Ia
keep the brewers lobby awake for at least
three months and working overtime one
Of the measures mentioned IA TO provide
the ingredients that shall constitute beer;
another Is an ahu-tfeat law providing that
where a saloonkeeper permits treating IN
his bar room he shall upon conviction for
felt his license, and score or more OF
others.