Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-09
PRIMARY ELECTION Law

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TO the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiyes::
The constitution makes it my duty
recommend to you at this time, at
HE outset Of your labors, such meas
1res as / may deem expedient, and, id
accordance Herewith I recommend:
Primary Election Law
The enactment Of primary election
law, or an amendment, to the present
primary election law, SO as to make
1T apply to all elective officers in both
Il state and county
More than two years ago the people
Of this state, through their different
4 political parties, demanded the enact.
4 ment of a primary election law and
Z two years ago the legislative as
sembly, at the 1906 session, did pass
4 a primary election law; but, because
OF the fact that it did not apply to
state and judicial officers, it wholly
failed to meet the demands of the
]. electors, who again in the summer Of
1906, demanded in their different
political conventions primary cleo
stion law, applicable alike to all
ELECTIVE officers.
"A resolution favoring the enactment
of such primary election law was
adopted in both the democratic and
3 republican state conventions and
\ each party went before the people Of
this state pledged to enact such
primary election law. In view of the
almost unanimous sentiment in favor
Of a primary election law in this
state, it is our plain, simple duty at
this session to give the people a
primary election law that will enable
them to go to the. polls on primary
election day and vote for the nomina.
4 ton of all elective state and county
officers. s.l 81. $s5@ Il.
4 Non Partisan Judiciary and Schools.
In this connection might also call
your attention to the growing sentf.
& ment in this state in favor Of a non.
ftisan Judiciary and school officers.
Il 81 se OF the political parties recon.
slendinf In its platform that the
names Of judges of the supreme and
district courts, the name of the state
superintendent and Of the county
superintendent Of schools be placed
upon the ballot without party designa.
1 ton and the election for. such officers
\ be held at "a different time than that
npon which the general election is
held. The state superintende in
This recent biennial report, has made
a similar recommends ton in reference
ITO county superintendent The pur.
4 pose of such a law would be to take
The Judiciary and the schools out OF
politics and no such position would
then come to any one as a reward
Tor political services, but rather on
account Of special fitness and qualifi.
IS, and believing as / do that the
nent of such law is In the in
Its Of both Judiciary and the
ssii,ool / therefore heartily recommend
lt to your most careful and con.
scientious consideration.
/ call your attention to the necessity
of amending the
Pure Food Law,
Viz: Chapter II of the Session Laws
of 1905.
3 Since the passage OF this law your
pure food commissio Prof Ladd,
of the Agricultural college, discovered
That certain packages or cans con.
aiming food was short Of weight, and,
while the subject matter Of the law
vasS broad enough to cover such a
xcpntingency, it was not expressed In
Tho; title and therefore it is possible
That the act, insofar as It relates to
Inert weights, is nstitutiona1, and
therefore recommend to You the
enactment Of the law with al
Snendeda title which clearly ex-
nfesses all Of the subject matter 81
the act Including short weights This
III regard as one Of the most wholesome
avs and I take this opportunity for
eommending the faithful and efficient
sforts Of Pure Food Commissioner
sadd in the enforce Of this law
Under great disadvantages ard an In.
ahfficient appropriation. And further
Tecommend more liberal appropria.
ton, In order that the valuable serv.
4 iHes OF Prof. Ladd may be retained by
the state, and the law strictly en-.
x6rced
The School Laws
iced revision. The state superin-
tendent ii his second biennial report.
eails attention to the necessitl Of re.i
Using the school laws, and states
that 1t has been tinkered with 50