Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-02
JACKSON CHOSEN
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
Nuckolls County Man Picked
By the Democratic Caucus
at Lincoln.
POTTS CLERK OF THE HOUSE
CFrom a Staff Correspondent }


Lincoln, Jan. 1.-(Special Tele
gram. .)-George Jackson of Nuckoll!
county was selected for speaker of th'
house at the democratic caucus here
tonight after four ballots were taken
On the first ballot Jackson failed tc
get majority, receiving only "a votes
while Oils received 10, Reifenrath IA
and Trumble g. The second ballot
went the same way and the third bal.
lot was thrown out because one toe
many votes was cast On the fourth
ballot Jackson got % votes, which
gave him a bare majority.
1t appeared before the caucus that
it was George , Jackson, former
speaker, against the field with ]. A
Oils, c. NJ. Trumble and J. H. Ref.
enrath and other candidates.
A rumor about o'clock had it that
the opposition against Jackson had
made up its mind to concentrate on
Oils, but friends OF the other candi-
dates refused to confirm it and when
the democratic house caucus was
called at 7:30 there appeared to be
much uncertainty to the fight.
This morning Senator Phil Kohl
withdrew as a candidate for re-aec-
ton as president pro TEN, leaving the
fight between Beal of Custer, Mates
OF Otoe and Howell Of Douglas, al
though few appeared to know wheth-
er the latter was a candidate or not.
E. A. Walrath had no opposition as
secretary of the senate and d. D. Car
Teton of Loup City, who held the job
at the last session, will be sel..ted as
first assistant. 1t is probable that
George Dole of Stockville will be the
other assistant
Fight on Aids.
Little or no opposition developed
against the reelection of George w.
Potts as chief clerk, but during the
day considerable of fight was de-
veloped for the Jobs of first and sec
ond assistant. Ted Metcalf>of Omaha,
Jerry Kelley of Custer and E. E. E.
Ridgeway of Douglas appeared to be
the most favored candidates, but as
two of the number live in Douglas, it
appeared that both would not land
and that Kelley would be one of the
favored ones. Before the caucus,
Metcalf appeared to be in the lead.
For sergeant-at-arms of the house
there was a lively scramble, between
ex-Representative Clayburn of Platte
and Judson Pierce of Boone and when
the caucus was called it appeared that
neither had much OF bulge on the
other. Evans of Lancaster, who was
early in the race appeared to be max
ing a good showing
Pick Committees.
A place OIL the committee on COM
mittees during the afternoon seemed
to look good to many and congress
sional districts took time by the fore
lock and made their selections as fol-
lows;
First District-Defoe of johnson and
Reischick of Richardson.
Second District-Bulla and Shannon Of
Douglas and Sass Of Sarpy.
Third District-Osterman Of Merrick,
Radke of Cedar, Day of Dodge.
Fourth Distrct-Norton OF Polk and Full
Ter Of Seward with Lamar as second choice,
provided that Norton was made chairman
of the committee.
Fifth District-Swanson of Clay and
Hoffmelster OF Chase.
Sixth Dissatisfaction of Custer, Trumbel
of Sherman and Anderson Of Boyd.
There is lively contest on between
Taylor of Custer and Norton of Polk
for the chairmanship of the commit
tee.
The legislature convenes at noon
tomorrow.
If Governor Neville has arrived in
the city he had not made his appear
ance at 6 O'Clock tonight and no one
to know when he would
come,