Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-03


and precinct chairman and urging them to
get out the vote for Il is absolutely neces-
sary that every republican vote IN the state
be cast next Tuesday The democrats are
busy, but what they are doing no one not
on the inside can tell and Il Is for this
reason that the republican chairman Is
urging republicans to take no chances.
They have given out the impression that
they are paying no attention to me state
candidates but are merely doing all they
can to help the various county tickets. II
they are doing this It will also help their
state ticket and so republicans are urged
to get out and hustle and leave no voter
at home on Tuesday.
The efforts Of the fusion organ at Omaha
to create some sentiment for the democratic
and populist candidates for regent by talk
ing of open meetings of the board has
caused some amusement and that Is about
all. AS a matter Of fact. Fred Abbott, the
republican nominee for regent, in on inter-
view in The Bee few days after the re-
publican state convention, went on record
favoring the open door policy for the meet
ing Of the board of regents and he gave a
number OF reasons why the meetings should
be open. Incidentally the star chamber
sessions Of the board of REGENTS is a Gus
tom handede down from the demo-pop
board
Representative ZueIOw Resigns.
Representative Zuelow of Colfax county,
the republican candidate for county clerk
of that county. was in Lincoln today and
filed his resignation with Governor
Mickey as a member Of the Legislature
Mr.. zuelow realizes that he has hard oppo-
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he expects to be elected by a good ma
jority. He made quite a reputation as a
fighter in the last session and succeeded
in doing what no other member of the
legislature has ever been able to accom-
plish - pass bridge bill providing the
state should bridge the Platte river. The
bill was fought bitterly from the day it
was introduced until the victory of the
Colfax county member Zuelow fairly
slept with the bill, bounded the committee
to get it before the house and then assisted
Senator Hughes in getting it through
hostile senate The bill was vetoed by
Governor Mickey. Zuelow at once went
to work to pass 1t over the executive veto
and secured the pledge of the required
seventeen members in the senate but as
many members OF the house had gone to
their homes. 1t was an impossible task to
get 1t through the house with the required
two-thirds vote.
school Board Asks for Opinion.
Secretary Morris of the school board has
requested Attorney General Norris Brown
for an official opinion to whether it
would be legal for the school board to
collect from state officers who maintain
n legal residence elsewhere, tuition fees
for the children they have in school and If
not legal, why. The attorney general will
hand down his opinion probably tomorrow
and it will be that the school board has
no authority to tax the tuition fees against
the state officers. 1t is understood he will
hold that the constitution provides for free
schools to children in the districts in
which their parents reside and that, con-
sequently, although the state officer votes
in another county other than Lancaster
he resides in Lancaster and is therefore
entitled to the school privileges
Inclined to Sues SCHOOL District.
That Attorney General Brown will insti-
tute proceedings to recover from the Lin
coin school district the amount of money
that has been paid to 1t out of the school
apportionment by reason of the enumera-
ton of university students. there seems
little doubt The publication in this column
this morning, that it was charged that
Lincoln had been gouging the state for
years by reason of enumerating university
students and the further fact that the legal
department of the state would attempt to
recover by resorting to the courts, has
struck a responsive chord around the state
house.
Developments this morning indicate that
IL will be an easy matter for the state
to make its case. That the law was being
violated and that Lincoln school district
was getting money from the state which
1t was not entitled to, is evidenced I'm one
instance by the fact that the census of
school children on file in the county super
intendents office is not even sworn to.
The census enumerator explained this by
saying that he knew the report was not
correct and that therefore he refused to
swear to 1t.
In discussing the proposition Treasurer
Mortensen said: 1.-THE state should by
all means institute proceedings to recover
this money. There is no reason why the
other school districts of the state should
be deprived of what they are entitled to.
The authorities had no right to enumerate
| the university students here. The same
| thing has been done at Kearney, where
the normal students have been enumerated.
/ understand it was not done at the Ere
mont normal school. 1t should not be
! done anywhere. On an average the appor-
| tionment has been, / think, more than s.
child nearly every year. which would
make an immense sum due the state from
| these towns which have enumerated school
| children contrary to law. / have thought
about the matter considerably and l hope
| that Attorney General Brown will bring
proceedings TO protect the state"
| Deputy Attorney General Thompson said
he believed the state had good case and
| that it could recover the money thus paid
out Should the proceedings be started II
may take In more cities than Lincoln.
bishop Attends Interstate Meeting.
| Deputy State Superintendent Bishop left
this afternoon for Council Bluffs to attend
the meeting OF the Interstate Teachers as
| ISOLATION, which will be in session there
until Saturday night. The feature of the
meeting which Mr.. Bishop is particularly
| interested in is the round table to be con.
Quoted by Superintendent Riggs OF Iowa OF
| Agriculture in the Public Schools" This
will be held Friday morning.
After BabcOck's Place.
Governor Mickey has not yet named a
| successor to Judge Babcock of Beatrice