The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-11-28
l%nterprets His
Primary Election
Law.
MEET ON DEC. 1OMlTCHELL LEADING
According to Law and Make
Recommendations For
All Places.

Huron, s. D,-Under the provisions
OF the new primary law, it becomes
the duty of the state central commit
tees at their meeting in Pierre, De-
cember 10, to make party endorse
ments for the appointment to all fed
eral a2pointive offices, except post
offices. This is the view Of the matter
held by Dick Richards, author OF the
bill, who inspires this entire item.
The following in a partial list of
the offices 10 to be filled together
with the salary carried by each.
All loyal democratic applicants
should be on the ground early to
urge their chains or that of their
friends.
All official party endorsements
have to be filed With the secretary OF
the state for further reference and
action when the present incumbents
term expires. No applications for
appointments have been filed with
the secretary of state in anticipation
OF the passage of he new primary
laW; hence the field is still open.
The state committee is in no way re
stricted under the new law from con-
siderins applications originating OF
presented at the meeting. but ii is
mandatory upon ii 10 meet and dis
pense the party endorsements 10 all
appointiye offices. Under the circum-
stances, the office may have TO seek
the man in some OF the following
cases.
The theory of the new primary law
lie y hat OH /, - ~ 1,t1arcG,ln,t r clio II
be dispensed and on file when the
the party patronage shall not be
used 10 Influence legislation. The
list OF federal appointive offices in
The state is as follows:
Land Offices.
Chamberlain, w. III. Irons, regis
ter, $3,GG0f l.. B. Laughlin, %receiv-
or, $4,000.
Gregory, 7. c. Burns, register,
S~1,423.73; G. \. ~Kippenbrock, re
ceiyer, $4,000.
Pierre, Albert Wheelon, register,
~$2,92152; Jack Lockhart, receiver,
~$2,S42.52.
Rapid City. Myron Millsie, regis
ter, $1,000; John l.. Burke. receiv-
er, $4,000.
Lennon. Z. II. Huntington. reg
lister, $4,000; u. G.. Coleman, receiv-
er. $4,000,
Timber Lake, p. u. Cribs. regis
ter, $4,000; G. w. Parrot. receiver,
$4,000.
Belle Fourche. S. G.. Mortimer,
register, $4,000; S. n. Nolan. re
ceiver, $4,000.
United States District Attorneys
Alexandria, Il. r. Wagner, $4, 900;
Sioux Fails, G. j.. Morris. deputy.
$4,000.
United States Consuls.
Constantinople. G.. Bic Ravndahl.
$500; Ciuda De Jurrez, Mexico. 4.
ID. Edwards, $4,000; Evan f. Young,
$1,000.
Indian Agents.
Rosebud, Edward e. Kelley, ST.
SOC; Cheyenne. l.. f. Micheal, ST.
dent, $1,500; Crow Creek, T. w.
Lane, $1,000; Yankton, n. ]. Tay-
lor, $1,000; Pine Ridge. John Il.
Brennan, $2.25o; Sisseton, S. f. Al
len. $500.
Allotting Agent.
Nermillion, Carl Gunderson, So
WV NHdfleS II. BdleS, 6,oUU Mil
Ichell, John HI. ScrWen. $4,000.
Dept. Internal Revenue Collector.
+. Huntington, $1,000 and Viii
liam a. Simpson, 81 200.
miscellaneous.
Surveyor general. {. b. Afford,
$4,000; collector of internal rev.
enue, W.. c. Cook. Aberdeen, $4,000:
auditor for interior department,
Washington. ID. c., II. C. Shober.
$4,000: United States marshal. Seth
Bullock, Deadwood, $4,000; nation
al bank examiner, Munson, $4,000.
superintendent insane asylum, civil
service, $4,000; physician insane
asylum, John F. Turner. $1,000;
assayer. l.. p Jenkins, $1,000; spe-
cial agent G.. l.. o., George e. Hair,
$1,000; deputy marshal, Jerry Carl
eton, $500.