Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25
STERLING IS ELECTED
Dean Wins on the First Joint Ballot
When Both Houses Met to De-
eide Senatorial Contest.

Pierre, Jan. 22.-All of the plans OF
the opposition to Dean Sterling went to
pieces last night before the assaults
made upon them by the forces that were
working for the election of the man
from Vermillion. 1t was claimed yes
terday after the vote had been taken in
the house and senate that many who
had voted for Sterling on the first ballot
would before the ballot was taken in
the joint session of both houses, change
their vote, having been released by
their vote of yesterday from all pre-
election promises, and that the strength
of the dean would dwindle and grow
smaller at each succeeding ballot. This,
however was fallacy that was soon
bursted, and long before the house met
today it was apparent to the most bitter
opponent of Sterling that instead Of
weakening his forces had gained in
strength, and the result of the ballot
proved it. The ballot was concluded
shortly after l o'clock today, and the
result was the election ofSterling United
States senator with votes to spare. The
vote as recorded was: Sterling 81; scat
tering 50 Instead of changing from
Sterling, many of those who were op
posed to him yesterday and who were
apparently bitter against him, changed
their votes in bis favor and when the
first break came in the vote many has
tened to get in line and cast their bal
lots for him.
Sterling was given 70 votes by the
House and % by the Senate. The other
candidates received votes as follows:
johnson IS; Gable g.; Kelley 2; Abel 6 !;
Ayres3; Browns; Richards2; Haney l.
Sterling's opposition admitted defeat
Just before the joint session convened,
and many of the candidates in opposi-
tion to him, seeing that there was no
chances to defeat him, released the votes
promised them.
When the joint session convened
Cone moved that nominating speeches
be dispensed with and the motion car
ried and the voting Immediately began
after the Clerk had read the journal Of
yesterday.
After his election Sterling thanked the
members and the republicans Of the
State for the honor conferred upon him,
aud stated that he was republican, al
ways had been one and would continue
to give the members of that party the
best satisfaction he was able to.
Pierre, Jan. 20, 19l3-Blue Sky laws,
regulating investment companies ap-
pear to be most popular at the present
in the Legislature, with one introduced
by Cone, which is copy of the Bar AS
sociation report bill; one by Senator
Norbsck, of Sphinx. along original lines
and considerably simpler than the
others, and one which will be intro
duced by Blake, of Beadle, along the
line of the Kansas law, but making the
Secretary of State, Auditor and Bank
Examiner State securities commission
without additional compensation, and
providing that all persons selling stocks
and bonds or other securities must Sc
cure license and list their stocks with
the commission, and the commission is
empowered to fully examine all com
panies and exclude any doubtful ones.
A great amount of public interest is
centered around the subject of public
printing and a committee has been ap-
pointed from the House and Senate to
thoroughly investigate the matter from
foundation upwards, with power to call
any witnesses, etc., for their informa-
ton, and upon the results of this sinquiry
will depend the character of remedial
law to be passed in relation to the topic.
Governor Bryne paid much attention to
the matter in his inaugural address, and
if a state printing plant is not decided
upon, at least some legislation will be
made towards buying in wholesale, in
stead of the present way of each depart
ment buying it own material. Bruce, of
Yankton, has introduced a bin provid
ing that the printing commission, which
is now the Secretary of State, Auditor
and Treasurer shall be purchasing agent
for such supplies in all departments.
Senator McMaster, of Yankton, has
introduced bill providing that persons