Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-17

bibitor was after the money and as he
made a circuit of fairs. he could afford
TO pay a big price for fine stock and thus
get his money back by winning premiums
This. he said. gave the small exhibitor. who
only made the one fair, or the amateur
exhibitor. little chance to win, so he
recommended that hereafter the winner OF
the sweepstakes only gets 80 per cent OF
the premium money instead OF 90 per cent,
as the winner got the press notices ana the
loser did not.
MIR. Bassett also called attention tn the
valuable advertising medium a state fair
was and recited a number Of instances
where implement dealers had sold imple-
ments while on the ground. one dealer. be
said. having sold 400 buggies during the
last fair.
Some receipts were coming into the board,
Mr.. Bassett said, because charges were
being made for space In which to display
various wares and this charge, he SAID vas
a good thing.
Recommendation of President.
In his annual address, President Mellor
Of the agricultural board said that. while
the collective county exhibits were
great attraction at the fair, many of the
exhibitors were not satisfied with the
manner of distributing the premiums. con-
sequently Mr.. Mellor recommended dividing
the state into four districts and the
counties in the districts must score
certain number of points before being al
| lowed to participate In the premium
| money. Mr.. Mellor made the following
| other recommendations:
After careful elaboration. IL is our opin-
ths6 the Tme aps matters for
!. To pass a resolution permanently To-
eating the secretary's ONCE at Lincoln.
| 2. To consider the building of all the
permanent walks possible.
5. To erect swine judging pavilion.
| =. To provide additional modern public
5. TO especially make feature of the
| speed department.
| 8. To uniform the police department.
| Z. To set apart 10 per cent of the money
| on hand each year as a sinking fund to
| be used only for the payment of premiums
In cases of necessity.
Chinese Arrive Tonight.
The special delegation of Chinese states
men and students will arrive in Lincoln
/ Wednesday night over the Union Pacific.
They will be entertained at lunch Thursday
| by D. E. Thompson at the Lincoln hotel,
Dodge of the Railroads.
1.-THE railroads, through their representa-
tives, are making the fight of their liv es
| in Clay county to dominate the next cleo
ton, and 1 look for the announcement of
| many favorite sons in various counties OF
| the state during the next month as candi-
dates. This will be a dodge worked by the
railroads this year as has been success
fully worked many times before.
That is the way Representative Caldwell
OF Clay county expressed himself Mohday
night
81 hope the papers of the state will warn
the people to look out for the favorite son
racket. A county should refuse to endorse
a man Just because he is resident of
that county unless the people know rGsi-
lively that he is a bona fide candidate with
some chances of winning. If they don't
a railroad representative will go out into
a, county and get a resident to run. The
delegation is taken to the convention end
The first thing the people Know 1t is traded
of and the railroads will get the tar-
gain.
1.-The record Of every man nominated
should be closely examined and no man
should be put on the ticket who IL not
absolutely on the square with the people
If the republican party does not nominate
that kind of men 1t will not elect Its
ticket.
1--WE in Clay county have pledged our
selves to vote for the man, this year. IRE
spective of politics, and take 1t, the senti'
ment of Clay county is the sentiment OF
every county in the state. / see no reason
why Clay county should feel that way
and no other county have the same idea.
Pass the Root of the EVIL.
Down in our country 1t is generally be
lieved that Charles Weston will be the rail
road candidate for governor. and / know
the railroads are working night and da!
for the reelection of Senator Willard. The!
; are trying to get the people to forge
about the promised anti-pass bill which thu
next legislature will enact 1 have hearC
it reported that railroad men are saying
that they expect a freight rate bill, anC
that as they have lost their tax suit tn
q people should not do anything in regar'
! to passing an antI-pass law. II we don
I enact such a law prohibiting the giving o
passes we might just as we'll not attemp
to do anything The pass is at the bottom
I of all the evil and the evils cannot be cor
: rected as long as the railroads are per
r mitted to bride the people with passes.
o 1.-THE next legislature should adopt a res
e olution tying up all appropriations until
c freight rate law is formed and passed.
Z committee should be appointed for the pur
: pose of drawing the bill and they shou
be empowered to make the railroads sub
: nit their books and other records neede
to thoroughly familiarize the committe
with the work It has to do.
1.-The fight is on between the railroad
and the people and the people will win
they are careful"
One Omce and Two Claimants.
The Hyland-Coney controversy over tn
office of county superintendent OF Wayn
county has reached the supreme court Al
torney W. w. Young of Stanton havin
IS applied this morning for a writ of man
J. damus to compel Mr.. Hyland to turn tn
= office over to Mr.. Coney, who received
Is majority of the votes at the election las
y fall. Hyland. who was the county super
IS intendent at the time of the election,
n holding onto the office because Coney Sc
y cured his first grade certificate under tn
IS new certihcaton law by an eNaminatio
II which begun November T. Though the dc
partment at Lincoln ruled that the certif
n cate should be dated on the day of III
a. beginning of the examination and that NJ
- Hyland should retire, Hyland refused
is abide by the decision. hence the suit.
'e Coney was nominated for the Office by ii
70 republicans during his absence from n
ID county and was not aware that a ne
certification law had been enacted and onl
2 toa.nad N fhrnaIQb "a cofnnunfCa fiOn frOl