The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-17
ERICKSON GETS PLACE
ON BOARD OF REGENTS
First Appointment Made by
Governor Crawford to
Fill Vacancy.
ROOSEVELT 10 GAMBLE
President Wires Hearty consratula
lions on Success of Senator-Anti-
Pass Bill of a Stringent Ma
ture Appears.
ROOSEVELT 10 GAMBLE

Pierre. S. D., Jan. 14-Late yester-
to the senate his first nomination, that
of E. c. Erickson, of Elk Point, to be 8.
member of the board of regents to SUI
coed Senator Goodner, of Hughes coun-
ty, whose term as regent expired Jan
uary /. The senate ratified the nom
nation unanimously, Goodner express
ing great satisfaction over the choice
made.
Senator Gamble was in receipt of
a 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 Faux, introduced in the
senate the a~nti-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 n 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, ever though
in the excepted list. Excursion rates
granted must be without discrimina-
fjnn This hin will hn fnroA1 frrXxrS,.I
at once with an emergency clause.
Says It Deserves Trial.
One of the striking features of Gov
ernor Elrod.s 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
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
tons n 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 the country.
There was n point of absolute har-
tnony in the messages of the incom-
Ing and outgoing governors. Both COM
mended the work accomplished by
commissioners of School II 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
fund which Is out at work earning in
crenlent with the exception Of Z cents.
Saloon Fight Opens Early.
The A~nti-Sa1oon league and the
Liquor Dealers association are early
on the ground with their representa-
t1Ves, 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 his is in effect pro-
hibition sine the small halnlets and
he country precincts are largely
against license and that there are not
ten counties in the state where, under
normal conditions, license would obtain
II county local option would prevail.
is not disputed by the anti-saloon
league people. The liquor dealers as
sociation proposes to re~taliate in a
measure by seeking to amend the pres
ent law by annulling the clause provid.
ing for an obligatory vote annually on
the question of license. This will be
emelnbered as the clause which was
passed upon in the nov famous "Het-
land case" which brought to light the
peculiar force of the clause in question
which had evidently escaped the notice
or both the friends and foes of the bill
which was passed at the session of
1903.