The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-01-07

senate against 1orty two years ago.
The house has ninety-seven members.
but the apportionment Of them has
been changed and the representation
Of the various districts has been made
more in keeping with their popula-
tion.
The changes in the various state
departments were made the first Of
the week and the oath Of Office taken
by the governor and the state omcers-
elect. There is no change in the
force In the Office Of the governor,
=. e. Byrne Of Bismarck remaining
~ private secretary. In the Office Of
the secretary Of state G. w. LaMoure
Femaips % deputy secretary and ".
4. Falconer remains as deputy treas.
nrer under the new state treasursh
Bickford The ONCE of the state ~.
aitor was turned over the first Of tie
week by the retiring state auditor,
H. l.. Holmes, who has occupied this
position for six years, to his success.
sor, d. X. Brightbill, formerly state
Examiner, and c. O. Joraenson, who
has been deputy for four years, re-
mains with the new official. Andrew
Miller, the new attorney general, has
not yet announced his deputies, Of
whom there will probably be two, the
attention of one to be devoted to the
enforcement of the prohibition law
through the state. The name Of
George Murray Of Steele county, who
was temperance commissioner for two
months under law afterward d.
clared unconstitutional by the su.
preme court, has been mentioned in
connection with one of the places.
Miller is pledged to a rigid enforce
mont of the prohibition law in the
state and there is much interest gen.
srally in the work done by the attor-
Iney general along this line. His cam.
pafgn was made to considerable or.
tent upon this question and consider
able activity Is looked for In the prose-
eution OF violators of the liquor law
Of the state.
The state railroad commission
changes entirely, the new members
being w. H. stutsman Of Mandan, W..
II. Mann of New Salem and O. P. N.
Anderson of Starkweather. 1t IL OK.
pected that Stutsman will be the pres
ldent Of the new commission and the
secretaryship will be offered to Tom
Hall of Fargo, who was executive
secretary of the Republican state
committee during the last campaign.
Hall is an old time newspaper man
Of Fargo and we'll known in the state.
There will be no change in the Office
force of Superintendent Stockwell,
who begins on his fourth term ~
state superintendent. Insurance Com
missioner Cooper will also retain his
present force, as will Commissioner
of Agriculture Gilbreath.
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One of the matters in which the
state guard is interested was settled
In the course of the week, when Gov
ernor Burke informed committee OF
the state guard that called upon him
to urge the reappointment Of T. H.
Poole as adjutant general that he had
decided to name Colonel A. p. Peake
of Valley City to the position. The
law providing for the appointment OF
an adjutant general wag amended
four years ago to provide for the ap.
pointment of a line officer to hold the
! place for two years and then to be
retired. Previously the adjutant gen
eral was appointed as other ofacers
Of the guard, to hold during good be-
havior and to be removed only by
,courtmartial. With the death Of Ad'
/ jutant General p. 8. Miller Colonel H
M. Creel was named and he resigned
in January two years ago and Pools
was named. The latter will complete
his two.year term in January and the
governor advised the committee o1
militiamen that under the law he wat
not eligible for reappointment and
that he would give the place to Peake
The latter is resident Of Valley CITY
and has been commanding officer o1
the state regiment for fourteen years
II he is appointed 1t will mean pro
motion for the line officers. In some
quarters it Is stated that Poole ma,
refuse to surrender his ONCE, CLAIM,
Ing that he cannot be removed except
by courtmartial, and in that event {
case would have to be brought to de
termine the validity Of the law limit
ing the appointee to tive years o
service.
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There is plenty In the way Of pro
posed legislation to occupy the attsn
ton Of the two houses when the reg
ular grind of bills is begun. Th,
matter of appropriations will be on,
Of the most important Of the session
and there are demands from all o
the state institutions for Increased
appropriations. The regular depart
ments Of the state must be provided
for and various state boards want I'd
ditional appropriations. The stat,