Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-14
LAST FEW PLUNS
BANGLE UPON TREE
When Governor Has Named Print
ing Commissioner and Several
Others, Little Left.
SOME ATTRACTIVE IN LIST
tFrom a staff Correspondent

tFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. June n.-(spccisl with
the appointment Of insurance commits
sioner out OF the way the governor will
now have the Job Of selecting a print
ing commissioner, member OF the pardon
hoard and three supreme court commits
sioners. When these are appointed Il
will about clean off everything that IL
left on the political plum tree, with the
exception OF a few partially dried Up
and inconseauentiai plums.
The printing commissioner Job Is an
attractive one, because IL pays 1850 a
year and does not require very energetic
work or long hours. The lucky incum-
bent can always find time 20 attend 20 a
little private business and be quite regl-
lar at the ball games. without interfer-
ing with the duties Of the office.
rour Candidates.
There are four candidates who could
easily be prevailed upon TO take on the
duties. They are r. A. wairath. osce-
ola. secretary Of the senate; Mark Per-
kins Of the Fremont Herald. Doc Tanner
Of South Omaha and Mcoaffin Of David
City.
AS far as the appointment Of q sue
cossor 10 Edward q. Msggi az a member
Of the pardon board. there appears 70 be
no candidates. and Maggi will probably
succeed himself His term expires
july l.
The problem before the governor iust
now IL the appointment Of three non
partisan democrats 10 this positions OF
supreme court commissioner. The last
Legislature passed bill creating three
,.ax.r fcR.. - a,sr.rcs,,r -o,rt
to assist the present court In getting
away with litigation. However, the leg
islature failed TO appropriate any money
10 pay salaries. and 80 II IL up 10 the
governor 10 find some good attorneys
who have made enough in The past 20
they can afford 20 live without salary
In the future. trusting 70 the next iceis-
ilature to appropriate the money to pay
them their salaries, which amount to
1900 a year.
Few Are willing.
However. the governor has been in
formed that there are q few men who
are 20 rich they can live on nothing until
the next Legislature meets. and they may
be appointed. One OF the nonpartisan
democrats IL a republican. Ex-Attorney
General Grant q. Martin is said to look
with longing eyes toward the Job. Mr.
Martin was In the state house several
years first as deputy attorney general
and then Is attorney general. Having
acquired the state house habit and hav-
ing saved enough from the magnificent
salary tho state pays its attorney gcn-
eral. he h willing 10 take a chance on
the lob Another Is Fred o. McGorr OF
Beatrice. A. 8. Churchill Of Omaha IL
another man who feels he can take a
chancs, so Il IL said. These three appear
70 have che best show. should Judge Dean
OF Broken Bow not make up His mind
20 accept one OF the positions Tho Judge
was here the last week, but did not ap-
pear TO be ''hanSering' after any Job
which had no salary attached.
Much Of the charm Of the position was
taken away by the Legislature when Il
attached provision to the bill which
prohibited any commissioner being a
candidate for supreme judge during the
term In which he Is serving as supreme
court commissioner. At first the ap.
pointment looked like an allurinE one. as
q would be good grooming sob for the
jndgeship. but after the provision YVES
discovered which eliminated the commls-
sioner from being q candidate for pro-
motion the Job lost much Of It's value 10
many would-bo candidates.