Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-02-10

II = AS SptClhl SESSION FOI 'Jne leSlSla-
Iture convened at Pierre last Tuesday.
\ 1t was called for the purpose of
iamending the primary law. with cope
icial reference to the date. So far as
1.-THE governors message indicates,
that's about all that is wanted Of the
legislature that and the attaching
aof the emergency clause.
Preferential Voting
Representative Mcfarland, of Cod
jington, introduced a bill, which is a
4 copy of the Minnesota law with re-
gard to preferential voting. 1t pro.
Ivides for permitting the republicans
Ito express their presidential prefer
fences on the ballot and it impliediy
binds the delegation selected to car
lry out the wishes of the people.
Il II, for instance, Hughes should be
the first choice of the republican
ELECTORS of the state, the delegation
would be expected to vote for Hughes
SO long as his name stands before
1.-THE convention; then to vote for. the
second choice, as expressed by The
lpeople, and so on
There does not appear to be an in
3elination en- the part Of the state adj
aministrative forces. SO far as The In
i fdications 60 on the day of the intro;
3duction of the bib, to- accept the
terms. The administration plan is
/ to change the date only, and then
have the people vote for the delegates
without affording them an opportun-
slity to express their respective choices
flor the presidency. This clothes the
4 delegation with power to do as it
(! !pleases when it arrives at the con:
A Yention
The Aspiring Statesmen.
The air is not altogether clarified
with regard to the personnel of the
delegation which the administrative
forces will choose, but there is no
4 Ihesitancy about the claims put for
ward by some Of the faithful z among
them that of Stitzel X. Way. of Wa
Itertown, who insists that as one hail
ing from the HaWkeye state and ais
Having the personal acquaintance of
Senator Cummins, he should be ac-
corded a place on the delegation.
1t is generally assumed that Gov
|ernof Byrae will be candidate for a
position on the delegation, and there
lis an inf1mation in the state organs
THAT an effort may be made to pIa-
dcafe the old stalwart forces by grant.
ling such persons as Judge Rice Of
Deadwood and Hans DeMuth of Sioux
1 Falls the honor of serving on the
delegation
Bnrke's Efforts Appreciated.
Notwithstanding the attempt of
Governor Byrne's organs to discount
1.-THE motives of Mr.. Burke, the Sioux
Falls Press, whose publisher il q
member Of the state board of char.
iities and correction, prints the fol
flowing editorial: s3
Let this be said for Mr.. Burke
personally: We have seen not the
/ slightest bit of evidence that he has
sought to exert any influence over
amy legislator since this primary de-
bate came up, nor does the Press be-
|lieye he has tried to do so. There
Is no occasion to believe that he in-I
tends to interfere in any way with
the special session, and We believe
we have every assurance that he
viii moi. He started out to harmon
ize party differences, he has talked
harmony necessarily, he has done
more to encourage harmany than anyI
man in his faction, and he has iesI
this way aided the republican party
far more than those opponents wilose|
differences with him have led them
into bitter personal attacks. what |
ever we may think Of the POLITICAL
doctrines of Burke, it cannot be said
that he IL not consistent, and as one
crrrnitted 70 harmony. he viii vel
believe be fou1d working for har-l