Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-10
MULLEN CANNOT
BOSS GOVERNOR
Even Mayor Jim Brands Neville
as IAN Independent Cuss'
Patti Despairs.
Baking DONKEY BRAYs

King Lear complained OF monsters
OF ingratitude, but local democrats
have a new monster Of ingratitude If
their new governor elect, Keith Ne
vile. Arthur Mullen, national com
mitteeman from Nebraska and erst'
while boss of the donkey party, can
not boss him.
James c. Dahlman even admitted
to some friends, I'VE are not getting
the appointments just as we wanted
them from this governor. He is an
independent cuss."
Louis Patti is shaking his head in
despair, along with the rest, for in
spite of the hard work the Omaha
crowd did for their democratic candi-
date and in spite Of the big Douglas
county majority they piled up for him
he is cold and indifferent to their ap-
peals on the matter of appointments.
Neville Fails to Bow.
Only recently the governor-elect
was at the Paxton hotel, surrounded
by Louis Patti, James c. Dahlman
and Boss Mullen. They occupied a
cushioned seat in the corner OF the
lobby, but only three heads were to-
gether. The Neville head was raised
in dignihed manner and refused to
bend into the knot OF heads that
sought to get together.
Besides the governor-elect there are
other democrats in the state who have
decided that Arthur Mullen and his
crowd shall not run the affairs OF the
legislature this winter.
Ed Howell, senator-elect from
Douglas county, says, mot by darn
site, Mullen is not going to run the
legislature or the Douglas county del
egation. He might thing he is, but
we'll fool him.
!. Senator Phil Kohl OF Wayne, re-
Gently in Omaha said: Were not
going to have Arthur Mullen run the
legislature this winter. We will tend
to that. The good old common demo-
Gratis are going to run it.
Senator John Mates Of Nebraska
City was in the city also, looking
wise when Mullen's name was men
toned, but saying little.
Mullen Still in the Ring.
Meanwhile with the governor elect
baking a little in the Mullen har-
ness, and members of the legislature,
both in Omaha and over the state,
showing some stubbornness, Mullen is
still trying to tell the Douglas coun-
ty delegation what to do. At the
Paxton hotel the heads get together
frequently, and there Mullen tries to
whip them into line for certain COM
mittees in the legislature. II is said
he has every Douglas county dele
gate slated for a given committee i'll
the house and senate in his own mind.
His problem is to make them stand
for the harness he is trying to buckle
on them.
Jerry Howard he plans to put on
the FISH and game committee. Jerry
will have something to say about that
when the time comes, for Jerry, who
received one of the highest votes |
in the county from the sovereign peo-
pie, will not stand for being shelyed
from important committees to a mere
committee to look after suckers and
blue gills in Carter lake and Salt
creek.
Another Bone.
County boundaries is another insig-
nihcant committee to which Mullen is
trying to tie some Douglas county
members. Henry c. Richmond and
Jim Bulla have been mentioned for
this.
Yet with all these activities Boss
Mullen is not content. He wants to
draw prohibition bill under the new
prohibition amendment.
III the darn Anti-Saloon league will
keep. its nose out" Mullen exclaimed
in hot conversation on the steps OF
the Omaha National Bank building,
I'VE will tend to this matter OF pro-
Well give them all the pro-
hibition they want"
Meantime Governor Mullen" "Sen-
ator Mullen,' Attorney General Null
len," Representative Mullen" and
Lieutenant Governor Mullen" is suf-
fering sleepless nights.
GREEGE ISSAGAN |