The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-18
CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR SPOKE

CAMF AlGN FOR THE DEMO.
Gratis HERE THURSDAY y
NIGHT.
The democrats had a good aud
fence at the city hall Thursday night,
when Chauncey l.. Wood, Of Rapid
City. the candidate for governor. was
present and delivered the opening
address Of the fall campaign.
The Odd Fellows band marched
down the street and over to the hall,
where a few selections were played
while the crowd was gathering.
Mayor Hitchcock, who is a boy
hood friend Of Mr.. Wood. back in
Iowa. made the introduction speech,
whom he said located at Rapid City
in 1877, and was a democratic demo-
crat. BY that term the mayor said he
meant a man who always had the in
terests of the people at heart and
always tried to help them In their
struggles.
Mr.. Wood devoted the greater part
OF his speech to a criticism of the
laws which were adopted by the leg
%islature. the reform legislature
as he termed it. He held that the leg
islature was not responsible for the
laws that were enacted, but that the
system employed should take
the blame. In this connection he as
serted that the counties which con-
tanned the state institutions effected
a combination whereby they were
able to get their appropriations for
the institutions, and that on that &C.
count very few, if any Of the laws
were passed with a full discussion Of
them. Later on in his address Mr..
, Wood referred to the plank in the
democratic platform, which he de-
clared would put an end to this sys-
tenn. The plank endorses the ap-
pointment Of a n~on-partisan COM
mittee which shall have the power
to make appropriations and pay the
money to the state institutions, and
thus eliminate the system from the
legislature. Through that he bel1ev-
ed the people of The state would get
better legislation and that it would
be free from future entanglements.
There we're several laws passed
by the reform legislature" said Mr.
Wood, (Which l am confident the
people Of the state do not want en-
acted. The first is the fixed standard
policy law. which affects every in
~surance policy in the state. The in
surance companies, under this law,
can add a provision which enables
you to collect. but three-fourths Of
the amount Of your policy. The valu-
ed policy law. which was adopted
some years ago, gave the insured
greater rights. 1t was a bad law for
the legislature to pass and it was a
dirty trick"
The speaker referred to the recall
law. which gave the governor prac-
tically unlimited power for the re-
moval from Office any state. city.
county or township official, and like
wise gives him the power to appoint.
temporarily, n to fill the position.
Mr.. Wood felt that such power
should not be placed in the hands OF
: the governor, for the reason he be-
lieved that the city. county or town
ship could better attend to those
matters, and he urged 1T, repeal.
In the closing part Of ais address
Mr.. Wood took up the matter Of ex-
pense in state affairs, and offered a
number of criticisms OF. the extra
vagance Of the, Crawford and vessey
administrations, declaring that they
had violated the constitution Of the
state in permitting u heavier debt
than 100000, which the constitu.
ton provides. Crawford he declared
left the state 100000 in debt, and
Wesley $~1,200,000.
Mr.. Wood called attention to the
democratic Platforms handling of
the old soldiers, t. whom is delegat-
ed the authority TO make their own
rules and regulations and to select
their W com,aandant, who shall
be appointed.
Executive Committee Meets.
At the close IF the address a dozen
Of the executive committee Of the
democratic orr. anization held a meet
ing and discussed plans for the cam
paign which is Just opening. Another
meeting was held this morning to
further discuss questions.
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