Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-05
lMOCRATs WOULD HOLD OFFICE
SUIT WILL FOLLOW
Former Treasures Considering Advisa.
bility Of Filing One.
PIE COUNTER ATTRACTING MANY
lFrom a 500 Corfcsnonaentl

from Here,
(From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb, Jan i-tspeclal 1'ole.
gram)-An effort 70 prevent Peter Nor
tensen from making a claim FOR the Of
flee Of state railway commissioner, for
which he was the only candidate, was in
stituted by the democrats In the Joint ses-
sion of the legislature this afternoon when
both houses conferred together upon the
canvass OF votes for state offices and
congress.
Debate and parliamentary jockeying took
up considerable time before anything could
be done and a motion was presented by
Senator Tibbcts providing Tor a canvass
Of the votes OF al offices with the eN-
ception Of railway commissioner
This was a scheme by which the demo-
Gratis hoped to keep Mortensen's case out
OF discussion entirely. Furse the present
incumbent, was appointed By Governor
shallenberger on the death Of Commis-
sioner Cowgirl, twenty-five days before
election. and Mortensen was the oniy
candidate to file for the place. lie re-
ceived 7s0SS votes and no other candidate
received any.
Furse holds on to the office however, as
an appointee and the republicans want to
Gust him.
Mortensens vote was finally read by
Speaker Kuhl when ne read the votes OF
the other candidates. But he specified that
Mortensen had merely received the high
est number OF votes and was not for tnut
reason elected. Mortensen Is considering
"a mandamus against the speaker and wni
probably file it to compel the legislature
10 declare him elected.
Democrats Change Tactics.
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instant of joint session. when Quacken-
bush tried to force through motion TO
have canvass sing OF ovtes on secretary OF
state put into the hands of committee
This motion and the following one by rib
bets were both Withdrawn by the demo-
Gratis. after recess during which they
decided to abandon the effort, as the re-
pnblicans seemed 20 be fully aware OF
the situation and prsRared 70 fight.
w, A. Prince led the nght for t0e repub
heans and was resp6hsfble foe the fhfnse-
diate halt that was called on the attempt
| to put Mortensen compietely out of the
running for railroad commissioner and
! make a recount possible on secretary of
state. The canvass Of votes on Walt and
Pool for this office resulted In confirming
| the election OF Wait with d margin OF
ninety-two over his democratic opponent
In the morning meeting OF the house the
rules of the 1903 session were adopted with
the power to appoint standing committees
Congressman elect c. o. bobeck of Omaha
was on hand TO keep sharp eye on the
canvassing Of the vote which siected him
He paid the house soft and nolseiess
visit and refused TO admit that he had any
reason for coming,
senate Embioyss.
The following list OF senate employees Is
agreed on, but more are TO ONE;
G. B. walton. custodian; Marsaret Foro,
clerk; Russ Moobery clerki Jim lladman,
Tsprv sstoetzel pase; L. driffn. mail car
rier; James Britte1, copyist; WAB. Beaum,
lcopyist j. w. Hodges, assistant sergeant
alarms; Jessie Fox .copyisti Dick McMur-
Tin Warner, night watehmani John II. Eel
bers, custodian; Joe beniare, clerk; Harry
Brady extra ,snlts2si - wSfs pS'P scSsfer Sleth
bill clerk; John Branlgan, bill clerk;
Grover Hobb page; w. p. Keacox, clerk;
s. Jones' CLERK; NihSsn' to1IsSi vSaiteE Wsss vls
clerk; John Lee, --i q. w. Price GUS
todian.
copyist; Bess b, Marks, stenographer
Phoebe Mullen, stenographer; Miss Clary,
Lula Rex, stenosraphers
Douglas county statesmen are having q
strenuous time deciding on their pie-biters
Senator Reagan and Representative Nc
Ardle, to whom the tack OF naming the
favored ones has been assigned, will meet
in Omaha Friday and confer with the ap-
plicants and party leaders before taking
action. The only appointments thus far
made are Lawrence Fay OF Florence a.
chief house bill clerk; adm Geilus, Omaha
( house bookkeeper; J. M. Fowler. South
; Omaha, day watchman in the house.