The Dickinson press., 1916-05-27


L. B. HANNA
Candidate for the Republican Nomi-
nation as United States Senator.
To the men of North Dakota:
In submitting for your considera-
ton my candidacy for the Republican
nomination as United States Senator,
I respectfully call your attention,
first, to some phases of my admins
tration as Governor of our state, and
second, to my position OH the para
mount issues Of our national govern
ment:
Record as Governor
Checking State Departments: I
January /, 1913, and in my first mes
sage to the legislature I recommended
that the various state Offices, includ-
ing the Land Department., should be
checked up by expert accountants.
This was done and the books in every
department were audited and brought
down to date.
Rural Credits: - I recommended
that an appropriation should be made
for The purpose of studying the rural
credit problem. This recommended
ton was not acted upon, but I be-
lieve North Dakota has the best So
luton Of this problem Of any state
in the Union. The original law per-
uniting the school funds to be loaned
upon farm lands was passed in 1897,
and the first bill upon that subject
ever submitted to the state legisla-
ture was introduced by me when a
member of the House in 1895, the
law having gone into effect in 1897.
When I became Governor in 1913, the
law had been in effect 16 years, the
number of farm loans was 500 and
the amount loaned was S1,654,957.00
Today there are 1909 loans and the
amount loaned is $4,188, $4,000 In
brief, during the three years I have
been Governor, 1910 loans were made
as against 500 for 16 years previous
AN increase Of ISL per cent; the
amont of the loans was increased 1853
per cent. These loans are we'll scat
tered over the state, every county
has received it's proportionate part of
the money and the farmers have de-
rived the benefit of this low rate Of
interest. .
Absent Voters Law:-I recon-
mended the Absent Voters Law in
1918, and it passed at that session.
Game Conservation: - I recon-
mended that the killing of deer be
prohibited for a number of years and
that spring shooting should be stop
ped, both of which game conservation
Recommendations became laws.
Blue Sky Law:-I recommended
the passage of a Blue Sky Law with
stringent regulations for selling
stock in corporations. This law has
saved the people Of the state large
sums of money.
Coal Products:-The greatest nat
ural sou we have is ~ Ignite
coal. I recommended to our legisla-
ture that this industry should be
given help, looking toward the bri.
quoting Of coal and the making Of
gasoline and other oil by-products
from it.
Reducing the States Debt: ]
called the attention of the 1915 leg.
islature to the fact that when I be.
came Governor the state owed, as 6
floating debt, about three hundred
thousand dollars. All of this has
been paid during the years I have
been Governor. The bonded, debt Of
the state was $937,300.00 and this
has been reduced about one half il
three years-a total reduction Of
$75O,OOO.O0 in the states indebted
ness. 49,
Lowest Tax Levy:-H North Da'
kotans will look over their tax re
ceipts they will find that for the pas
three years the tax levy has been the
lowest for state purposes i'll u his
tory. INF,
Budget System:-I recommended
Budget System for u state appro'
priat;ons. This was largely followed
by the 1915 legislature and provision
made for it for the future. The Bud
get System means economy in the ad'
ministration Of affairs.
Reducing Interest Rates:-I wa:
the first Governor ever to recommend
that the contract rate Of interest b
reduced from IL to 10 per cent, ane
this was enacted into law.
Board Of Regents:-I recommend
LED that a State Board Of Regents bt
:established which should have The
care and control CT our state educa.
tional institutions. This also became
Ia law, and is one of the best meas
ures passed by the legislature o1
1915. .f-r9 7} a. @u
Other Reforms:-I also recon.
mended the passage of the law Great.
ing the trained Nurses Examining
Board; the law to encourage immi.
grafton; the law to permit the state
to take advantage Of the so calico
Lever Bill in the interests of the
better farming movement; the Law
providing for the fumigation Of cars
carrying livestock; the law providing
for the payment Of the dourine
c1aimna All fhoco ora rn- 1o~r, I