The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01

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Special to The Globe
VERMILLI0N, S. d., Dec 213The
most important business before the
South Dakota legislature, whose trien-
niai session Will open next week at
Pierre, will be to act on the petition
Tor the submission Of the Wisconsin
primary election measure, under the
initiative and referendum law OF the
state. This law provides that when S
per cent of the voters voting at the last
preceding general election petition for
1t, the legislature must submit direct
ly to referendum of the voters any
piece OF legislation set forth by the Pc
tItlon. The state has never adopted or
rejected a law under this provision, al
though 1T has been on the statute
BOOKS seven years. It's presence there,
however, has several times served as a
check to undesirable legislation, and
there is no chance it will ever be re-
pealed.
The primary election legislation has
long been wanted by the radicals.
Practically all the Democrats and a
large faction of Republicans unite in
demand for it, and the petitions for
submission of the Wisconsin law, which
are being circulated by the State Pri-
mary league, will go to Pierre with the
signatures of two or three times the
requisite number of voters
1t Is claimed that if the measure is
adopted it will enable the ..outs" of
Republican politics to make their first
effective fight for control of the state
When the state organization, headed
by Senator's Gamble and Kittredge
last year defeated Coe I. Crawford for
the nomination for governor the CraW-
ford people went to work for the pri-
mary law. They are positive that if it
carries Crawford will under it be the
next candidate for governor, and
thence, II their plans carry, they pro-
pose to press him for the senatorial
seat now occupied by Senator Kilt
redge. The proposed law on primaries
provided for simultaneous primaries
Of all parties on the same day and at
the same polling places. After the Pc
tition is sent by the voters to the legis-
lature there can be no change in the
terms. The legislatures duty then be-
comes merely ministerial 1t must
submit the measure in proper form to
the people, and their action is final.
Candidates Are Numerous
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PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 31-Most Of
the legislative members and the place
hunters are on the ground getting in
shape for the caucus arrangements for
organization. ]. L. Browne, Of Brown
is considered certain as the next
speaker. The candidates for clerk of
the house are r. ". Carr, of Lawrence,
with the backing of the Black Hills,
H. c. Durham, Of Kingsbury. and J. M.
Miles, of Sphinx. The candidates for
sergeant-at-armS OF the house are
Thomas Brown, Of Hughes; John Nc
Donald, of Beadle, and J. B. Devine of
Fan1k. The candidates for secretary
of the senate are L. M. Simons, Of Da-
vison; j.. T.: Armstrong, OF Faux, and
"A; F. Leeiaire, of Edmunds. The only
candidates ON the ground for sergeant
at-arms of the senate is Orlando
Searls, Moody county. Candidates for
minor places are numerous The in
augural ceremonies will be held Tues
day at noon, followed by reception and
ball at night at the Locke hotel. which
promises to be the most brilliant affair
ever arranged in the state.