Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
VALLEY COUNTY MEN CONFER
Senator Fries Has Long Confidential Talk
with Treasurer h ortensen.
BOTH STILL IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR
In Spite Of This Fact senator Fries
Says There VIII BE No Contest
for the Delegation from
valley County.
tFrom a stan Correspondent


LINCOLN, Jan. H.-(special) - Senator
Fries was in Lincoln last night and he
and State Treasurer Mortensen had a very
prolonged conference. What Senator Fries
said TO Mr.. Mortensen and what Morten-
son said to Fries neither would say. but
at the conclusion of the long consultation
both seemed satisfied
81 have nothing to say about politics"
said Senator Fries, IT am as much a can
ddate for governor as I have ever been
and n there IL fight for the Valley county
delegation then It will have TO be between
Mr.. Mortensen and John WALL l have too
many friends in Valley county TO embrofl
them In a fight. l won't do that. I won't
fight at all. and neither do ! intend to an
nounce that shall withdraw from the
race"
Since making the announcement OF his
candidacy. Mr.. Mortensen has discovered
that he is really running for governor.
There is no doubt pressure is being brought
TO induce Mr.. Mortensen to reconsider his
intention 20 run. and his friends are watch
ing with interest the result of the efforts
being made.
Mr.. Mortensen has said emphaticaliy that
lie would do nothing to secure the nomlna-
tion and neither will he put any obstacle
TO secure It for him.
Some Of the candidates are now wanting
the convention to re held the first part
OF May or the first of June. The middle
of May does not suit many OF them be-
cause they assert that in the north part
of the state farmers will not have the
corn planted by that time and therefore
cannot attend the state convention.
HyIand Pleads Fraud.
William II. Hyland, in his answer to the
petition filed by G.. s. Corey. who is try
iig to get possession of the Office OF county
superintendent of Stanton county by man
damus proceedings. takes a few hot pokes
at State Superintendent McBrien. The
Office is now held by Hyland, who was de-
fehted by Corey for reelection Hyland
refused to turn the Office over TO Corey
because he alleged Corey did not have a
first-grade certificate on the day OF cleo
tlcn. as provided by the new certificate
law.
Hyland claims that Corey took the ex-
animation for n first grade certificate on
November I and failed. That again, on
December Is and IS he tried again and
failed and that again on December q and
2S he took the examination and the GER
tfcate was issued to him b. the state
tbleTlnltuotnt
This action on the part OF McBrien. hi
said. was fraudulent and wrong and un
lawful. and 1t was done merely to qualify
Corey for the office. Hyland claims tha
he is entitled to the office unless his sue
cessor is elected and qualified and tina
Corey cannot qualify for the Office.
Superintendent McBrien has ruled tina
Corey is entitled to the Office, for 1t wa,
lis rule to date the certificate on the day
the applicant began his examination.
Results of Examinations.
In q statement issued .his afternoon Stat,
Superintendent, McBrien tells of the results
Of the recent examinations for state certif
cateT, and an analysis of the statistics
shows that In the extreme western portions
of the state teachers are as we'll qualife,
as In the thickly settled eastern portions
according to the grade received. In tn
statement is list OF those who receive,
grades of 90 and los. The statement is a
follows:
From October J. 1895, to January l. 1906
there were registered a total of $50 appli
tnts for county certificates. This total in
cludes rereeistrations for retrials of sub
cts In which there were failures an,
tIis number 1876 have completed the exami
nation and eighty-nlne have passed salts
faC torilY and received their certificates On
hundred and seven OF those who have com
p.eted the examination have failed In one o
more branchos. but of this 107 TWENTY-FIVE