Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12


Connecticut, where such forces are
designated as state constabulary.
The enforcement OF the state prohi-
bition statute, game laws, road laws
and other measures make such a
force necessary. Officers of the law
thus created, will have the whole
state for their territory and the Gre
alton OF a body Of this kind will
make law enforcement possible in
such communities where there is a
lack of efficiency or sympathy on the
part of the local police or municipal
authorities in the enforcement of
certain laws.
Members Of the special session of
1918, as we'll as those of the regular
session of 1917, who were of the re-
publican minority and who assailed
the famous won Hindenberg line, "
composed largely Of democratic
members of the Douglas county
delegation, in their efforts to break
the defense of the booze ring" in
favor Of the adoption Of the amend
ment ratifying the federal constitu-
tional amendment, providing for ma
tional prohibition, are now in the
saddle.
There is absolutely no question
but that these republicans with their
newly elected colleagues in both
houses of the legislature will pass,
practically without a dissenting vote,
the resolution of ratification.
AS Edgar Howard, in his address
opening the senate said: THE abb
sence OF so many familiar faces from
the democratic side of the house and
senate convinces me that the mem
bers of the old "Von Hindenberg
line" inundated themselves on key
of beer and the presence Of so many
republicans here proves to me that
the people have repudiated the party
that in such a manner committed
political hari-kari."
Contests Election.
An interesting contest is to be de-
cided in the senate. w. ]. Broatch,
republican candidate for state sem
ator, who on the face of the returns,
was defeated by do" Tanner, South
Omaha, by a small majority, has
filed a contest against Mr.. Tanners
seat. Mr.. Broatch alleges that the
election board committed fraud in
not counting soldier votes that had
been withheld and which should
have gone to him.
Some of the members of the
house are wondering what J. o.
Schmidt, non-partisan representa-
tive, Saunders. has up his sleeve.
During the closing hours of the
Thursday session of the house he
asked if it would be possible to add
a new committee to the fist of house
standing committees. He was told
the house had the power at any time
to add new committees. When
asked what new committee he had
in mind, Schmidt was non-commit-
tai.
So far the gathering of the legis-
lature has not been as productive of
as big a harvest for the hotel men
of Lincoln as it has in years past.
Governor McKelvie's policy of
prompt appointments has
clarified the situation so far as pros
pective pie hunters are concerned.
Then the house and senate resolu-
ticns to keep the number of en-
ployes down to the lowest possible
point consistent with efficiency, and
make every one appointed earn their
has had the effect of reduc-
ing the horde of Office seekers which
at every session throng to Lincoln
and populate the hotels. One gov
ernor, not so many years ago but
the memory of the thing is still
fresh, duriag his campaign made 20
promises of appointment for every
job. Candidates for places, many of
them dead, certain of tail hold and
down hill pull on fat job were kept
in the capital for three or four weeks
only to learn, with grief and
chagrin that the governor could not
keep all of his promises for he was
unable to perform the miracle of
multiplying the loaves and the fishes.
Those who were bitterly disap-
pointed never forgot their expert
ences and it helped greatly to de-
feat that same governor when he
ran for limited States senator