Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-30

! threc positions 10 I'LL 70 I'LL NacaHcleA
caused by promotions, designations and
elections. Governor Morehead has a hard
task before him between now and
EJanuary. These. OF course, are not all
he has to fill. There are others.
However the three now occupying his
attention most are the appointment Of a
successor to Judge Conrad Holenbeck
in the Sixth judicial district, successor
TO Private Secretary Morrissey. who goes
TO the legal department OF the state and
one TO succeed State Chemist Redeem
OF the pure food department, who goes
to Iowa at an advance In salary of $500.
situation in sixth.
There is a peculiar situation ii the
Sixth judicial district. a situation which
would give most any man in the posi-
ton OF Governor Morehead plenty Of
worry. Nance, Boone and Merrick. which
are united In a request for the appoint
ment OF Judge Rose Of Fullerton. have
not had a district Judge for their entire
existence. The district. which is COM
posed of Boone, Colfax, Dodge. Merricl1
Nance and Platte, with two Judges, has
always kept It's judicial authority in the
two big counties. Platte and Dodge with
one exception, for forty years. when for
short time Colfax had a Judge.
These two counties. cast at tho 1912
election s,Sls votes against 1905 votes cast
by the three counties OF Boone. Nance
and Merrick, which comprise the west
half Of the district Add the vote Of
Colfax OF 2.Zs0 and with a vote Of Il. 147
II can be readily seen that the east half
OF the district controls the situation
when II comes TO an election and IL is
readily discovered Why the west end has
never had a a Judge.
Combined Area.
Dividing the district into the two parts
Boone. Nance and Merrick have a com
bined area OF 1902 square miles, while
the balance OF the district, Platte, Dodge
and Colfax. have an area OF only sixteen
square miles more, so that from the
standpoint Of an even division OF the
district there Is no difference.
However. there Is a political difference
which may cut some figure in the ap-
pointment. although the appointment ls
supposed TO be nonpolitical, according TO
the nonpartisan judiciary law. The east
half OF the district gave a strong majority
Tor Governor Morehead while the west
half gave small majority for his re-
publican opponent. While this is an .op-
portunity for the governor to carry our
the nonpartisan spirit OF the law. the
governor Is tagged by the Bryan crowd
as reacuonary and 1t is possible that
'he Ola IDEA that to the victor belong the
spoiis may cut considerable OF a figure
In the appointment. This Is an oppor.
tunity for the governor TO give 10 the
west end OF the district something which
they arc morally entitled to and which
they cannot expect TO get by election ius,
as long as the two big counties ON the
cast end combine for their mutual In
teresta. ','-
Selection of Private Secretary.
Inc seleeuon OF private secretary 10
,ehe the place OF A. NJ. Morrissey when
me latter takes up the duties OF deputy
attorney general u something which NAV
or may not worry the governor, Just "a
no looks at Il. IL 10 understood that
there Is going to be some influence
brought to bear upon the governor 10
appoint as his secretary some polltIoian
who needs the Job. The selection az n
private secretary, however, ia n little
dliterent than the selection OF most any
other KIND OF an official. A Harry NJ.
Eaton former land commissioner, used
to say. "A man should select his deputy
or his secretary with the care which he
uses in selecting his wife. for TO a great
extent that attaohe is his official wife
and the official should select one without
any regard TO what other people say. IL
is none OF their business.
SO far no ono has interfered a. tho
public Is aware OF in the matter but
4 Is understood that some guns are be-
Ing loaded which will be touched OFF AZ
the proper time.
state Chemist Problem,
In the matter OF the selection OF a state
chemist, Food Commissioner Harmon and
the governor have their eye ON a man
whom they want and no other win be
considered until they know whether this
one can be landed or not. And right here
there Is another instance OF whore Ne
oraska loses an efficient official Just
because Il will not pay good men what
other states are willing TO pay. Iowa
offers Redtern SEQ more than Nebraska
IL paying and gets him.
There Is another appointment which
will probably be made Monday which Is
likely to figure TO a considerable extent
In the future. This Is an appointment
on the state board OF secretaries Of the
State Board of Health. Dr. e. Arthur
Carr, a Lincoln physician, whose time
ran out last July Is a candidate for re.
appointment nr. Carr Is a good ply.
slelan and an excellent politician.
Petitions Filed.
Petitions both for. and against his re-
appointment have been filed with the
governor. Carr is a strong supporter
OF Secretary Bryan. II is said that Mr..
Bryan has notified the governor that
In the interests OF moral reform MIR.
Carr must be reappoihted A few physi-
clans who signed a petition against Carr
are now hedging since Mr.. Bryan has is
sued his decree and have notified the
governor that their pen slipped when they
wrote their names on the other fellows'
petition and they didn't mean Il. They
are now for DIR. Carr.
The governor Is beginning 10 discover
that his experience In the appointing
game two years ago was just a little out
ing compared with what he is up against
now.
Wood River Farmers Institute.
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