Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-06
Nebraska
EASTMAN MUCH IN DEMAND
Treasurer and Auditor Elect Have to
Bid for His Services.
AUDITOR SMITH NABs HIM
III. l.. Cooper of Tecumseh Deputy
Secretary of state, while w.
II. Murray VIII he Dep
uty Treasurer.
From a star corrs.ponaentl

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. b-(Special. y
Did the people OF Nebraska. when they
refused to elect w. b. Eastman land
commissioner, defeat the only democrat
in the state competent to I'LL position
as a deputy state officer? Indications
point to that fact.
Soon after the result of the election
was known, and 1t was apparent that the
democrats had landed most OF the Inn
portant state positions, It was announced
by the powers that be in the democratic
party that all OF the three defeated can
didates for state office. w. b. Eastman.
VIII M. Maupin and p. NJ. Whitehead,
would be taken care OF In the appoint
ments for the deputyships. On top OF
this, George Hall, the newly elected state
treasurer, proffered the deputyship 10
Mr.. Eastman and It was accepted.
Smith Downs Eaathnnl.
Since that time several meetings have
been held and conferences had by Sec
rotary of State-elect Pool and state
Auditor-elect Smith with MT. Hall regard
ing appointments Many people around
the state house wondered why 20 many
conferences were necessary, but It has
now been discovered that Eastman was
the bone of contention, and while no one
will admit that the fuss was over who
should have that gentleman for his dep
uty, it is given out this morning, after
due elaboration and much confabbins
over the phone with Mr.. Smith at Sew
/ ard, that Mr. Hall has given up sli claim
! TO Eastman and he has been turned over
to Mr. Smith.
Newspaper men were called In and the
list of appointments given out Half an
hour later three frantic state OFFICERS
elect were rushing UP and down, In and
out of the different offices OF the state
house land the elevator was not running
either), trying to run down the news
naner reporters who had fastened out
with the glad tidings of great Joy to SEND
to their papers Of the appointments maze.
A hitch had happened.
! Half an hour later from the sacred
urecincts wherein the three Officials
elect were comforting was sent out the
t,d,nRs that 1t was all right anyhow ana
to 'Iet 'er co.
However. that the public might know
that democratic brethren were dwellinS
in unity the following appointments were
given out with an explanation OF how
they came to do It:
| Deputy state treasurer, William n.
Murray Of Franklin deputy T pe a Hep,ty
secretary OF state, H. L. Cooper OF
Tecumseh.
| Here is the explanations:
Just How 1t Was Done.
Some days since It was announced that
| state treasurer-elect, George y. Hall, had
| appointed Hon. w. B. Eastman as MS
deputy, and that Mr. Eastman had &C
ceHfea Smith sne has also rendered Mr..
| Eastman the same position In his office:
4 The work In the two offices goes hand
/ IN hand and II is the desire OF the chifls
OF the two departments to work In ene're
After the conferences in question,
| wherein the best interests OF all con-
| cerned were considered, Mr.. Eastman.
with his usual desire to please his friends
end assist the party decided to accept
the appointment as deputy auditor.
! Charles w. Pool has decided to OFFER
the deputyship in the. secretary OF state
office to II. L. Cooper of Tecumseh. Mr.
| Cooper has been editor OF democratie
J twenty-seven years, and rs well qualified
to acceptably discharge the duties to be
Treasurer-eiect Hall now announces
that he has appointed william n III MHr
bank of Franklin. Neb., as deputy state
| treasurer.
Mr.. Murray is young man Is years
| old, who was born and reared on the
farm in Franklin county. He is a, son
county treasurer of Franklin county for
two terms during the nineties, being
elected by the populist party. For the
last few years William H. Murray has
Franklin Exchange bank OF which Mr.
| Hall is president