The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-18
ERICKSON GETS PLACE
ON BOARD or REGENTS
First Appointment Made By
Governor Crawford to
Fill Vacancy.
ROOSEVELT TO GAMBLE
President Wires Hearty consratuIa
tons on Success of Senator-Anti-
Pass Bill of Stringent Ma
ture Appears.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. l4.-Late yester-
day afternoon Governor Crawford sent
to the senate his first nomination, that
of b. c. Erickson, of Elk Point, to be "a
member of the board of regents to sue
ceed Senator Goodner, of Hughes coun-
ty, whose term as regent expired Jan :
uary l. The senate ratified the nom
ination unanimously, Goodner express
ing great satisfaction over the choice
made.
Senator Gamble was in receipt of
q telegram last evening from Washing
ton from Loeb, private secretary to the
president, conveying the hearty con-
gratulations of the chief executive and
himself over the Yankton mans re-
nomination in the republican caucus.
Anti-Pass Bill Appears.
Byrne, of Faulk, introduced in the
senate the anti pass BILL which is sup
posed TO have the appreciation of the
governor in accordance With the pledge
of the state convention 1t is patterned
after the section in the interstate law
dealing With passenger traffic, but
makes the following exceptions from
its general provisions: Railroad en-
ployes and their families, railroad ply
sicians and attorneys of companies,
caretakers of live stock and people en-
ployed in sleeping cars, express and
baggage.
Candidates for office and persons be
longing to a political committee are
barred the use of the pass, even though
in the excepted list Excursion rates
granted must be without discrimina-
ton. This bill will be forced forward
at once With an emergency clause.
Says 1t Deserves Trial
One OF the striking features of Gov
ernor E.lrod message two years ago
was his position of opposition to the
primary law, and by way of contrast
his second and closing message is
equally exceptional in that it declares
for the primary election law and urges
that it be passed With an emergency
clause which shall make it at once eff
fective. He urges the consistency of
this position ON the ground that the
people have spoken emphatically for
the adoption of the primary in cleo
tions and should have it at the earliest
possible date that it may have a thor
ough trial while the sentiment is still
strong for this reform legislation all
over lnG country.
There was one point of absolute har-
mony in the messages of the incom-
ing and outgoing governors. Both COM
mended the work accomplished by
Commissioner of School and Public
Lands c. j. Back and both quoted and
approved the same section of his last
annual report containing suggestions as
to the future disposition of the states
capitol lands as we'll as the great school
ic Mt 1,,ri1o in.
crement with the exception of cents.
Saloon Fight Opens Early.
The Anti-Saloon league and the
Liquor Dealers association are early
on the ground With their representa-
tiNes, and the matters at variance be-
tween them will add some spice to the
session. The former want to broaden
the present provisions of the liquor
laws so that there will be county local
option instead OF city and precinct To-
cal option. The liquor interests take
the position that This is in effect pro-
hlbition since the small halnlets and
the country precincts are largely
against license and that there are not
ten counties in the state where, under
normal conditions license would obtain
If county local option would prevail
is not disputed by the anti-saloon
league people. The liquor dealers as
socation proposes to retaliate i'm a
measure by seeking TO amend the pres
ent law by annulling the clause proyid-
ing for an obligatory Vote annually on
the question OF license. This will he
remembered as the clause which was
passed upon in the now famous "Het
land case" which brought to light the
peculiar force of the clause in question
which had evidently escaped the notice
of both the friends and foes of the bill
which was passed at the session of