The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-10

mentS. 1t is expected that there viii
be quite an extensive representation
of the republican COMMITTEES. and
while there may be representatives of
the democratic party showing Up. so
.ong as the national administration
has announced that it will ignore the
South Dakota primary act in making
appointments for the state, it is not
likely that the attendance OF that
party will be a heavy one.
incidentally in regard the "Rich-
ards" primary law, 1t will receive
[ considerable attention at the coming
session. There is a strong sentiment
for the enactment of q new law by
the legislature to take the place of
the present act, and to repeal the
present act in its entirity. Such a
course would beyond doubt bring to
e direct issue the right of the legisla-
tGre to wipe out an act placed upon
the statutes by the people direct, but
the indications are for a test. AT the
same time Mr.. Richards is preparing
amendments to the present act to pre-
sent to the legislature through the
initiative, holding that the only meth
cd by which a direct law of the peo-
pie can be amended is by the same
route in which it was secured.
The contest between Peter Tsct-
arner of Perkins county and Charles
Christopherson, of M%innehaha for the
speakership of the coming house, ap-
pears on the surface to be going to-
ward the Minnehaha man rather than
%Tscharner. Christopherson has the
advantage of a large majority of the
republican members coming from his
section of the state. The fortunes of
politics at the last election, gave the
northwestern part of the state more
democrats than republican members
and thai is to the disadvantage of
Tscharner, but the contest will prob
ably go on up to the caucus before
the opening of the session.
so far the applicants for principal
legislative elective officials is not get
ting into the open court to any great
extent, other than that of Will Van
Camp, OF Highmore, for secretary Of
the senate. He is making an active
canvass, and has no open opposition,
and his friends say that he has
pledges enough to assure him the
place. 1t is expected that r. L..
Nordness of Day, and Charles Card
ner of Hand will be contestants for
chief clerk of the house, with prob
ably others to be heard from.
K. N. Holsaple, head of the state
temperance forces, has been here
and secured headquarters for the
session TO push the efforts of that
organization for state wide prohi-
bition, either through direct legisla-
ton, or by the way of the initiative.
The preliminary steps are being
taken to secure action by initiative
route, in case the legislature declines
to take direct action.
While the national administration
has practically declared it will not
consider the postmaster primary pro-
vision of the South Dakota statutes,
the democrats of this city themselves
are demanding that the issue be set
tied for Pierre by a vote, and the,
have circulated a petition demanding
such a settlement. The leading can
didates for the place are Louis
Greenough, James Holm, and Fred
Was and as apparently the powers
that be cannot decide, the faithful
want a decision, and the. republican
incumbent, j.. B. Binder. who has
now held nearly six months over his
appointed term, to be turned out in
to the wilmer cold.
II result of the recent campaign.
has given Peter Norbeck, the new
lieutenant governor, a boom all over
the state for the next republican
candidate for governor. He has been
prominent as a senate leader for the
past four years when held a seal on
the floor of the body over which he
VIII preside the coming session, and
has made a record for pushing
through several acts for simplifica-
ton of court procedure in that body,
and while several of them have fail
ed in the house others have been
enacted into law, and are in effect
in the state. While many of the
papers of the state are boosting for
him as the next republican governor
he has not made known just what.
he thinks about it, but if the force,
OF political circumstances should
pick him as the man, it is not at all.
likely that he would decline the
honor Of leading the cSrtest in two
wears,