Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-16


little bit, but their main kick is on a
provision of the bill which prohibits the
employment of any of the members of
the home in or about the place. This
provision was placed in on account of
the fact that the committee found that
this employment of some of the old
soldier was a constant source of friction
and jealousy on the part of those who
did not secure these small jobs. They
thought that if this cause of friction
was cut out there might be a better
chance of keeping things running
smoothly at the home But this provi-
sion on the old soldiers claim is cutting
of from their numbers the opportunity
to earn alittle money for themselves or
their families, and they will have none
of it without fight
The new primary bill introduced by
Neegard, of Roberts, and prepared by
an unknown" in the north part of the
state, embodies many advanced political
science principles. In a preliminary sec
ton the purposes of the act are given:
% To reform the method of nominal
ton of elective, and some political
offices. % To recommend federal
appointive offices. 90 Places limits on
election expenses. (4) Presents bet
ter primary ballot. (5)A state publicity
program. (6) Illegal practices and
contests. Any voter may become a
candidate for any Office by presenting a
petition signed by five percent of the
voters of his party at the last election;
if state office to the secretary of
state; if for county to the county audi
tor; at least sixty nor more than seventy
days prior to election which is held the
last Wednesday in June. The ballot
itself, different in color and character
for each party is in three parts: %
The same as present. (2) Second
choice. 90 Recommendation for fed
eral appointive officers. All present
laws not in conflict with the act are to
be retained. Candidates are limited in
campaign expenditure to ten percent of
their prospective salaries, except money
spent for advertising in the official state
or county publicity columns. Election
machinery is deliberately described.
Coercion or promises of office are pro-
pibited, and contest procedure is defined.
Primary election bills while you wait
appears to be the rule of this session.
The latest in house bill 237 by Negaard
which, while it contains many of the
features of the Richards" primary
bill, brings in few features of its own
TO give spice to the occasion. One of
the features provides for the publica-
ton of all official legal notices, whether
to elections or any other public mat
tiers in the county official paper, which
shall be selected by the voters of the
county at the primary election. No
paper in the county is to be allowed to
publish an official legal notice until
after the official paper SO selected has
had whack at them The owner or
manager of the paper is allowed to
spend two hundred dollars in his cam
paign for the place, but no more.
Another feature of the bill provides
for the small parties having represen-
tation in way on the floor of the legis
lature. 1t provides that whenever any
party makes a showing of five per cent
of the total vote cast in the state at
the last preceding election, they are to
be allowed delegates on the floor of
each Of the legislative houses. These
delegates, who are to be selected by
their state committee, are to each
receive the same pay as regularly
elected legislative member, and are to
be furnished desk room in the house
they are chosen for. They are to be
allowed to talk on measures which
comes up but have no vote Each of
them is allowed to introduce two bills
but no more in any session to which
they have been selected