Show I POWERS DROPS BAUBLE Bids Gov Nebekers Senator ship GoodBye WELLS DISCUSSES JOLLY I Tho Governor Says He Will Pay No Attention Whatever to Acting Gov Ncbekors Appointments and Treat tho Matter as a JokeThinks Nobekcr Will Admit that It Was All So Intended Judge Powers Issues a Statement Still After f Holzhclmeir Singular Admission I Gov Wells laughed heartily last night when questioned as to what action he would take If any upon the appqjnt ments made by Acting Gov Nebeker during his temporary absence from the State Why the Governor then replied I shall take no action whatever Tho whole thing was a Joke conceived and carried out In a spirit of funand I shall treat It in that way I feel sure that when Qull and I meet again he will tell me It was all a Joke I have known him for years he loves a joke and Ivguess he thought he had one on me when he learned that Secretary Plammond and myself were both out of the State He and Judge Powers had a good time of It though and I hope they enjoyed It fully THE POWERS APPOINTMENT Discussing the appointment of Judge Powers to the United States Senate Gov Wells said that It amounted to nothing as such an appointee could not possibly be seated even If the appointment appoint-ment had been regular In every way He further said I have understood that Judge Powers has tendered his resignation or Intends to but If It Is tendered to me I shall request him to I present It to the gentleman from who nIt n-It came Judge Powers whan asked yesterday respecting the course that he Intended to pursue replied that Ito would act In accordance with the wishes of the Democratic national committee STATEMENT OF POWERS In the same connection he Issued the following statement which Is In fact a withdrawal While there can be no question but what Senator Nebeker was Governor In I the absence of Gov Wells and Secretary I Secre-tary Hammond from the State and that he had power to appoint a United Stales Senator the precedent In the I yuay case maitcs it clear mat his no appointee I ap-pointee would not be seated Our Democratic Stale chairman Mr Bur I ton Is of the opinion that I can bo of more service to the party on the electoral elec-toral ticket than In making a contest In addition I have no desire to draw the salary pending a contest when I am conInced In advance that the seat i would be refused Hence unless the national committee shall desire me to take action I shall not accept the appointment ap-pointment At llrat It appeared to me that I should make the light and thus draw attention once more as urged by the Democratic party for a constitutional constitu-tional amendment providing for the election of Senators by the people j but my sober judgment Is to the contrary I appreciate GovNobekors confidence and shall always cherish the compll menl NEBEKER STILL < IN EVIDENCE The exActing Governor was very much in evidence again yesterday and expressed gratification over the way that he whooped things up while the farce wan at Its height I didnt propose pro-pose to be Governor for even a few hours without people knowing it he declared and I guess I made things lively enough while I had the opportunity oppor-tunity Gov Wells and Mr Nebelcer have not bad a meeting yet but they probably will have today During the Roosevelt parade yesterday Nebeker was standIng stand-Ing on the curb when the Governors carriage passed and each saw the other Nebeker smiled and waved his hand at the Governor and the Governor smiled and waved his hand at Nebeker that was all I |