The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-01-05
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Dakota; E. G. Kennedy will be reap.
pointed United States marshall, and
Frank Morris, the present surveyor
general Of the state, will be per-
mitted to serve another four yeass
when his present term Of Office ex-
2ires.
This compromise Is satisfactory to
the republican leaders here who
were in the fore front of the fight
against Congressman Gamble, but
some OF their lieutenants in the in.
terror Of the state are yet to be
heard from.
However, az the leaders are will
ing to accept the compromise the
lieutenants in the interior of the
state will doubtless also agree to the
arrangement. Tie compromise was
fixed up at meeting Of the republi-
car political generals at Sioux Falls
last week.
The meeting called at Huron to
effect an Organization for the en-
ployment Of the referendum was not
largely attended from the outside,
Sentor III. Martin of Miner county,
ex-senator Morgan of McCook, War.
den John A. Bowler and Secretary
Ayers being among the most promi-
nent ones present. A permanent
organization to be known as the
South Dakota Direct Legislation
League, was made, the purpose be-
ing to affiliate with the National Di-
rect Legislation League, of which
Eltweed Pcmeroy of New Jersey is
the president and leading spirit.
w. E. Kidd, the Aberdeen socialist
and editor of the Dakota Ruralist,
was made president Of the South
Dakota league, Themas H. Ayers
secretary and 4Taylor treas
urer. An executive committee of
nine, one at large and one from
each judicial circuit, is to be ap-
pointed by the president, who is
also authorized to select local organ
izers in every county. The purpose
is to make the organization state
wide and to gear the necessary ma
chinery to put the referendum into
motion if q sufficiently grave emer-
gency arises, but the spirit of the
meeting was against either the inia-
tiative or referendum on trivial or
partisan questions. II is generally
believed that the republicans may
think themselves strong enough to
re-submit the referendum and fu-
sionist leaders do not conceal their
hope that this may be done. They
declare that II such thing should
be done the real merits OF direct
legislation would be 80 fully dis
closed that the people would readopt
it with an overwhelming majority.
1t would make South Dakota ma.
tional battle ground again two years
hence on local question which
would consolidate oil the elements
hostile to the republican state ma
chine into one harmonious body.
Direct legislation adherents all over
the land would send money, speak
ers and literature into the state to
fight for the referendum and the
struggle would ssaSe it possible to
defeat the republican state and leg
islative tickets. Such is the hope of
the fusionists. At all events they
arc organizing for active propa.
ganda work in the interest Of the
cause Of direct legislation in South
Dakota with the hope that the move
ment may be made great national
tissue.
August Flower.
sIt is . surprising fact" says Prot
Houton, that in all my travels in ali
parts Of the world In the last ten years
have met moro people having used
Green's August Flower than any other
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