Show THE NEBRASKA governorship NEWS comes from washington that the supreme court of the united states will shortly issue a decision on the case cane of the nebraska governorship it will be remembered that james E boyd was wa elected selected by a majority of the votes of the people but objection was raised on the ground of his non citi zenshin zen ship it was claimed that he be was an alien because while he came to this country in early boyhood it could not be proved that his father took out his bis second papers though he had certainly made his declaration of intentions the ease case was taken before the nebraska supreme court and a decision was rendered adverse to boyd he was ousted th though ugh he had bad qualified after his elec election ibn and governor thayer held over because it was decided that his successor had not bain been duly elected ant ani qualified yet thayer was not even a candidate at the election the supreme court of the united stater three members dissenting now hold that when nebraska went into the union as a state the act admitting her was so worded that it made all the inhabitants of the territory elti citizens zens of the state boyd was th thai ea democratic candidate it to is some time since nebraska had a democratic governor and the party will be jubilant over the result but this is not a matter of party politics it lie la a question of principle boyd was a prominent resident and recognized citizen of the state and it was but a slim technicality that jeopardized his status when the decision is published the merits of the case will no doubt be more fully explained boyd will have many congratulations on his hie happy new year |