The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-12-12

TO accept thcm with the following
statement:
81 hereby refuse TO file the recon-
mendations for appointive Offices sub
mitted by you, and particularly the
recommendation endorsing Alfred
N. Cook. for the Office OF food and
drug commissioner for the state of
South Dakota, for the reason that j
do not believe that ] am authorized
by Chapter 30 of the Session Laws
of 1911, or any other law of the state
of South Dakota to file any recon-
mendations.
81 base this refusal upon the opin-
ion OF Royal C.. Johnson, attorney
general of the state, a cops OF which
opinion / herewith TRANSMIT to you"
A like refusal with the names OF
their endorsements was presented to
the democrats when they presented
their filings.
Democrats Aroused.
The test case which viii result
Will mean a great deal TO the differ
ent political organizations of the
state, as the provisions of the new
primary law are revolutionary in
many particulars as compared with
old enactments. One of the proYis-
ions strongly brought to the surface
today was the unit vote of state
committeeman. Under that provision,
a member from a small county does
not offset one from q large county,
bue each stands on the strength OF
the party vote OF his county. For in
stance the committeeman from Sully
county cast a voting strength of d95,
while the committeeman from Law
renee couny cast q voting strength
of 2546, making a radical difference
in voting strength.
The democrats present took tho
position that such Il representation
was the cause OF the determined OBJ
position to attendance ut the primary
meeting, at their Aberdeen gather
ing. They say with the old system of
one vote for each county, the pre-
sent democratic machine has control,
but with a voting strength based up
on representation they are in the mi
nority. AS one of them expressed it
they We're determined ito go to the
mat on the question us to whether
two men, or the majority of the dem
ocrats of the state are TO pass upon
the distribution of the democratic
political pie
Applications for recommendations
by the state committee for appoint
ment to state Offices were filed with
the secretary of state as follows;
Charities and Corrections-W. S.
Brown, Huron; Frank Goddard Cliff
ton, Sully County; II. Il. Dawes, Full
ton; DIR. O. w. Phelps, Lemmon; Or.
O. r Wright, Huron.
Manager of Soldiers Home-G. III.
Hoffman.
Insurance Commissioner-Levi j.
Thomas, Ipswich.
Oil Inspector-Southern district:
B. II. Douglass, Sol J. Primer, Hitch
cock; northern district: G., L.. Stokes,
Mcintosh; A. X. Crawford, Milbank;
Jno. Baker, Deadwood; Frank Trum-
DO, Belvidere.
Scale Inspector. ID. Robinson,
White.
Board of Embalmers-J. w. Walsh
Huron.
State Veterinarian w. Alien,
Watertown; c. d. futile, Canton; T.
II. Hicks, present incumbent.
Hotel Inspector-E. G. Weber,
Huron: G.. Moody. Salem.
Public Examiner. Il. Winglield
Mitchell.
Mine Inspectors. r.. Thompson
Deadwood; f. l.. Heyhers, Dea@-
wood; G. G, Mcclellan. Lead; Dan
Teeters, Central City; Jas. A. Clark
Keystone.
Sergeant at Arms, Senate-Jno
Mcdonald, Huron.
Secretary Of Senate-Flagg Car
Isle, Pierre.
Expert Typewriter-Minnie Il
Rowley.
Parole Ohicer-Ed. Van Rusch en-
Second Assistant Senate-H. Nj
Whishman. Huron.
Food and Drug Commissioned
Albert N. Cook, Vcrmillion; Alber
II. Wheaton, Rapid City.
All of these names We're presented
to the committee but only that o
the drug commissioner vas acteC
upon: Cook being endorsed.
Democratic filings for federal APP
pointments We're:
Auditor Interior Department-W
S. Elder. Deadwood.
Receiver Rapid City Land Office
Harry l.. Candy, Wasta.
United States District Attorney
#. A. Warren. Flandreau; u. I. CRU
Howard.
United States Marshall Mat
Plunkett, Deadwood.
HORSE SALE.