Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-16
BURKETT ENTERS PROTEST
Voice Raised Against Action With
holding Patronage.
HIS INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT
Two Nebraska Senators Agree to
ReappOintment of POstfRsters
at Lyons, Decatur and
Humphrey.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-(Special Tele-
gram. lit has leaked out that Senator Bur-
kett one day this week had a heart-to-
heart talk with the president over the ru-
mored position taken by Mr.. Taft in with
holding patronage from the insurgents
because of their fight against Speaker
Cannon and his rules. Senator Burkett
protested against such action on the
ground that IL carried to the limit Senator
Aldrich would be classed as an insurgent,
as he fought and Is still fighting postal
savings banks. Several persons were in
the room at the time Senator Burkett had
the interview with the president over the
patronage matter and the say the Me-
braska senator was emphatic in his protest
against the rumored course of the chief
executive, as 1t might involve an attack
upon policies very dear to Mr., Taft and
make impossible the carrying out of plat
form pledges which would be disastrous
to the party.
One or two others present also particl-
pated in the discussion. 1t is understood
the, president has modified his position as
to Withholding patronage from house in
surgents who aIe quarreling with the
speaker and will resort to extreme meas
ures only when the administration is at
tackled. This accounts in a large measure
for the truce that has been declared be-
tween the regulars and so-called progress
sives over next weeks caucus, at which
time four republican members OF congress
will be chosen to investigate charges
growing out of the Ballinger- -Pinchot con-
troversy
New POstmasters.
Gapators n,,rLatt ond I1roNun today IoIpos
in recommending the following postmasters
all being reappointments: Timothy b
Calnon, Lyons: James II. Chaplin, Decatur
Henry Gietzen, Humphrey.
Congressman Klnkaid today had an inter.
view with the secretary of war and the
quartermaster general in behalf of his bill
appropriating $4,000 to help the city Of
Crawford construct water works to protect
1t against contamination by water polluted
by sewerage of Fort Robinson military
post, the city of Crawford being farther
down stream than the post Mr. Kinkait
thinks the prospects good for securing thu
endorsement Of the War department on
bill for $4,000 or lesser amount.
The Second Iowa district is a close on,
and the announcement made today tina
Mr.. Dawson will not run again may NEAR
ment caused much surprise in the lows
delegation and in the house generally, To-
Mr.. Dawson is one of the most popula
men in the lower branch of congress. HI
was formerly private secretary to Senate
Allison and a newspaper man.
Governor Brooks of Wyoming, accom-
panied by w. E. Mullin. attorney general
and c. T. johnson. state engineer are II
Washington to attend a conferences o
governors which assemblies here next Mon
day.
Approximately 100 farms embraced in tn,
third unit OF the Umatilla irrigation pro
ject. Oregon, will be open TO Homestead
entry under the provisions of the reclama
ton act on and after o'clock a. m. Feb
ruary TO- 1910, at the local land office, La
| Grande, Ore.
Under public notice issued by the secre
tary OF the interior all entries made here
after for any OF the lands under this unit
whether for lands not heretofore enteret
or for lands covered by prior entries whicl
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