Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-13
Public Welfare Party Puts
Full Aldermanic Ticket
ID Field for Tuesday, Apr. 25
Hopkins Appears.

Hopkins Appears.
The chair, offering the opportunity
for other nominations and for further
remarks and the question being called
for, put the question to the house
There was not a dissenting vote, SO
Mr. Hopkins was declared to be the
nominee of the Public Welfare party
for the Office of mayor.
Mr.. Hopkins was Immediately
called and he was introduced as 'our
next mayor" The cheering had been
both frequent and spontaneous, but it
was energetic and prolonged as Mr..
Hopkins stood awaiting an oppor-
tunity to be heard-in fact, was more
in the nature of an ovation.
He thanked his friends very warmly
and briefly pointed out few of the
things for which he stands in this
campaign. His remarks were receiv-
ed with enthusiasm.
John n. conIey.
Following the retirement of MT.
Hopkins from the platform, the name
of John III. Conley was presented as
| the party's choice for treasurer
John Noodle, in rapid-fre speech,
which was greeted with rounds of
applause, seconded the nomination of
Mr.. Conley, characterizing him as a
man of tried and proved ability and
| integrity.
Mr.. Conley, in order to quiet the
clamor for a speech" speech" had
to appear on the platform to thank
| the meeting, pledging that he would
render faithful service, to the best of
his ability, if elected.
I The Platform.
A. L. Sherin presented the append
| ed resolutions and moved their adop-
| tion. The reading of the platform
was received with marked favor and
was unanimously adopted. The plat
| form reads as follows:
| "The city of Watertown will take
no backward step under our admins
ltration. We pledge our mayor and
fconnci MD, TO the extent of their
power, in all possible municipal
growth and public Improvement.
Where improvements are paid for by
abutting property owners, whenever
the majority petition for an improve
ment, every possible effort will be
made to install the improvement. de-
sired. We favor the placing of a
provision that laborers resident in the
/ city shall be employed in all city
work, in every contract entered into
by the city
Efficiency the WatchWord
When the proper authorities au
thorize the expenditure of dollar of
the taxpayers money, we solemnly
pledge ourselves that it shall produce
a full, one hundred cents worth of
service. material or labor. No more
shall a position on the city pay roll
be considered a pension for political
service, but service, absolute efficien-
Icy, full time, and intelligent discharge
of duty shall be exacted OF every EN-
ployee of the city. Failure to meas
ure up to the highest standard in any
employee, shall result in immediate
discharge.
1 I'm all city Improvements, where it
can possibly be arranged, home ma
terial and home products shall be
used to the exclusion of foreign made
products, and we pledge ourselves
that every effort will be. made to en-
courage the growth of our local man
ufaeturing plants by the use of their
products for the city.
"In contract work. where honest
icompetition can be secured by resi-
dent contractors foreign bids will be
ldisregarded
| Attitude Toward Corporations.
I'VE announce the positive rule
that the public service corporations
lof this city must live up to their
! franchises with the city; that it will
be the duty of the mayor and city
lcouncil to see that said contracts are
properly interpreted and rightly en-
forced; that where results in the way
lof pressure. voltage, heat units or.
service is provided for, IL is the duty
of the city mayor and councilmen to
see that the public or the individual
gets all the contract provides and
pays, ere snan it calls Tor.
I'VE believe that all franchises
should be passed on fby the people and
lpledge ourselves that all franchises
passed by our council shall be sub
Imitted to the voters for action, be-
| fore the same go into effect.
Hanten Talks for Band.
Mr.. Hanten was then introduced
for the purpose Of explaining the mat
ter with regard to the proposed band
lIevy; Mr.. Peck and other members Of
/ the band having expressed a desire
to have the people Of the city become
familiar With the whole situation.
Mr.. Hanten said that it is necessary
to vote this levy every year IL the
| band is TO receive support from the
=ss..i5 : ~ II - q treasury. He explained that
the band would be abundantly salts
| Ned with not to exceed $500
General Englesby also spoke few
words ii explanation and said that
while the Public Welfare people had
taken no formal action regsrding the
proposition he wished personally to
say that be would favor q reasonable