Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
MICREY RETIRES TO Farm
Governor Declares at Close Of Year H'
Will Leave Public Life
SEEKS NEITHER THIRD TERM NOR Tos,
Unequivocai I'm His Assertion That
He Does Not want SENATOR
ship or once of Cove
ernor Again.

complete my second term governor |
at the end of this year / have no tnten- |
ton other than OF retiring to my farm
at Osceola and spending the remainder Of
my days there as easily as can"
| This was the unequivocal statement made
| by Governor Mickey to a reporter for The
Bee Friday afternoon The question was
prompted by repeated reports that II he
| did not try to become senator from
! Nebraska at the next session OF the legis-
lature he would court a third term as
/ governor. The governor replied without
hesitation that he had no designs either
| ONCE and to the contrary looked forward
with considerable satisfaction to the close
| Of HIS service chief executive of the
| state. To his own words. he expressed
an opinion that he had had 'honors
enough"
Visits school for Deaf.
The governor spent part of the day in
Omaha inspecting the State School for the
Deaf. which he had not visited for two
| years. He went through every department
| and class room and was immensely pleased
with the manner in which the institution
is conducted and the results accomplished.
He commented on the wonderful improve
ments in the vocal achievements of pupils
whom he had observed two years before.
nothing at the school to criticise but every
thing to praise.
II see a boom has been launched for
State Treasurer Mortensen for governor"
said Governor Mickey. 1T il out OF place
for me to express preference among the
y candidates for the once and ] do not
wish my remarks construed in that way.
but i want TO say that Peter Mortensen
is fine man in every sense of the word.
We have worked together ever since our
respective terms began and it would be
hard for anyone else to understand the
trying and difieult experiences we have
been through.
Legislature of the People.
II am satisfied the next legislature will
represent the people and that a majority
OF the members will be free from the
dictation OF the railroads or any other
corporate influence. The public feeling in
this state seems in fair way 10 bring
about this desirable condition of affairs.
| Why should a man who has been elected
TO serve the people not stand up and do
his duty? I can't that it is a task
of such awful magnitude II the Office
holder wants TO do right.
Il am thoroughly in sympathy with the
national administration in the stand It has
taken with reference to the use of the
public domain by people who have no
right 10 Il. Early after my induction into
ONCE l took the position that the small
ranchman and farmer should be protected
as against the big ones. 1 believe western
Nebraska has great future If given a
chance. If lands are available and those
who live on them free from annoyance
you will see them settled rapidly enough.
Il am confident the state will win the
I
pleased with the determined legal battle
. carried by Attorney General Norris
/. Brown. Give the revenue law a chance
: and 1t viii be proved all right"
! MOrtensen Lying Low.
c From a STAFF Correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. l. - Especially State
: Treasurer Peter Mortensen returned to Lin
e coin this morning and 50 far as his pros
q pective candidacy for governor is con.
: cerned he has little TO say, though. wher
v the time comes, there is doubt lie viii
II be in the running. However, he will moi
y in the very near future announce himself
e and make a fight for the nomination. pre-
I. ferring, II he is 10 be the next governor
of Nebraska, TO get the office without hav
e ing to make any kind OF combination OF
e to tie his hands he will not be able Il
n attend to the duties of the office as h,
N While not publicly making the announce
II ment that they are for him, a number o
n the state officers who are going before tn
le people for a second term and who expect Il
A. be renominated, would like to see Mr. Nor
l. tensen head the ticket for they believe tn
issue will be squarely between the rail
D. roads and the small taxpayers, and the,
=. say the stand taken by the state treasure
X as a member of the State Board of Equal
p ixation and Assessment and his conduct o
N the office of state treasurer. will give TIA
people confidence in him and viii thus hei
the whole ticket
v Incidentally there is considerable talk re
~ garding the date OF the next state conven
!. ton, and around the state house, thoug
none Of the candidates want TO be quoted
the sentiment Is unanimously for an earl
convention. AL of the officers. howeve,
prefer 10 leave that matter entirely in tn
n hands OF the state committee and do no
We desire to make any suggestion in the mat
IN ter. as they believe that would be locke
IN upon as assuming to take the authorit
&c away from the committee.
ch Hand of the Railroads.
lg Whether true or not, il is the settle
conviction around the state house tina
the railroads have agreed upon Senate
Millard for second term and for Charlie
Weston for governor A state officer VIII
ed recently made a trip in the western pai
n of the state, said this morning:
Everything possible is being done |
create sentiment for Senator Millard and
feel certain that It is the railroads tia
-, are doing IL. few weeks ago when
was out in the state ] found no one VIII
=. took the candidacy Of Millard seriousl,
he but found on this trip that his candidac
- is being taken seriously and there is
- lot Of sentiment In his favor. wherev,
he has correspondents out in the state. ar
they are In most of the towns. he has Il
- nucleus Of a machine and these people Al
" getting busy. II is time some candida
who is not the candidate of the railroas
ss was being pushed 10 the front. The m
chine which Is backing Millard is makir
hay and IL will take some man who
known TO be favorable TO the interests
the people and opposed to the railros
domination Of affairs to head him on Tn
: kind Of a man should be sent TO the fro
now. for ! believe the matter will be Sc
1 eha