Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-04
KING To MANAGE
NORbECk FIGHT
Quits Charities Board to Take
Up PoIitics-Defense Coun-
Gil to Be the Cam
paign Feature.
BY DENNIS o,LEARY.

lag ISHiSIidtIpAl dS d IleilDtI VI 'HC 9euN
board Of charities and corrections and
will at once assume the management
OF Governor Norbeck's campaign for
reelection.
During the past two years Mr.. King
has been recognized among state poll
ticians as Governor Norbeck's field rep
resentative. AS such he has been com
PEELED to act as buffer for some dis
satisfaction in regard to appointments.
This was particularly true In connec-
ton with the appointment of Charles
Al. Day as a member of the board of
charities and corrections.
AT the time the Day appointment was
made one member of the board was C.
L. Dotson. the immediate competitor of
MIR. Day in the newspaper business at
Sioux Falls. Messr.s Dotson and King
had practically broken off diplomatic
relations in their board work when the
appointment of Day to the same board
suddenly vas announced from Pierre.
Presumably in line with expectations,
Mr. Dotson resigned During the spec
lal session Mr.. King has been active in
helping to carry out the administra-
lions program. He will be succeeded
on the board by c. b. Powers. late re-
publican chairman.
Candidate For Speaker.
representative bGllSOH, stl NloCuS
county, today announced his intention
20 become a candidate for speaker of
The house at the 1919 session. if reflect.
I'd this fall. Mr.. Benson made a late
sntry into the speakership contest at
:he 1917 session, but refrained from
pressing his campaign in order to pre-
rent a division of the progressive
strength. AS the situation appears now.
Mr.. Benson will have an outstanding
lead for he speakership and it is ever
possible that he may be chosen with
put opposition.
Mr.. Benson is a lawyer and acted as
chairman of the judiciary committee
In the 1917 and 1918 sessions.
Campaign Material.
Democratic members of the legisla-
.ure and democratic candidates for
congressional positions who have been
attending the special session, declare
hat the democratic state campaign
his year will be based very largely
Upon the defense council measure.
They declare that the chief purpose of
that particular az is to create a huge
political machine, financed out of the
state treasury. and with the Individual
members of the political machine, vest
ed with more autocratic authority than
.ver before bestowed upon individuals
IN the United States.
No measure under consideration dur
llB tle SESSION mas aroused us mu3n
bitter feeling as the defense council bill.
While the administration had its
support for the bin firmly in hand in
both houses. the minority groups did
not mince words in expressing their
suspicion Of the bill as drawn and as
finally adopted. The opposition ex-
pressed a willingness to accept the
state board as outlined, but argued
strenuously for the use of local peace
officers in composing the county boards
Senator Howes, of Beadle county,
presented one amendment which he
said was offered principally to test the
good faith Of the defense council pro-
motors. He proposed that the states
attorney in each county be an eX-officio
member Of the county council. He said
his desire was to ave at least one
elected representative Of the people or
each county council. Tho Howes
amendment was defeated by a vote OF
% to 81.
Previous to that vote only nine sen.
ators had voted %favorably upon the
amendment to use local peace officer:
in organizing the county councils. TIL
nine were Brooks, Daley. Dowdell
Frost, Howes, Kuhns, Lindland, odland
Sharp.
Powers Increased.
In connection with the broad power.
given to the state and county defens,
councils. some Of the members con.
tend that the special measures to ALLOW
the state defense council to conscrip
labor was unnecessary. as the RICH
to do that, n many other things. il
included in the general authority vest
ed by the defense council bill.
However that "a be, the bill tt
conscript labor Went through with
rush and there are no limitations O.
restrictions as to those who may b,
conscripted. The defense council cal
make any individual in the state talk,
UP any kind Of work and can fix tn,
compensation.
Orville Rhinehart, democratic can
didate for United States senator. sal,
Of the labor CONSUMPTION bill: IF thi
measure works out to it's logical Sc
quence. | expect to see the democrats
candidates. compelled to make garden
for the republican candidates this fall
while the latter are doing their cam
%paigning."
Salary Increase Lost.
Senator S. d. Sharp, Of Gregory coun
ty. INDUCED in a scathing d%enunciatiol
last night when the bill to increase tn
salary of adjutant General Morris wa
brought up on reconsideration, follow
ing It's defeat Thursday evening. MI
Sharp won his point and the second at
tempt to push the bill through was de
feated by a close vote.
Appropriations for the special tota
II $l5l6,o41.oV OI LnlS amount $S,7l7.3
Is chargeable to the session expense
and 1925. 900 Is listed in revolving funds
supposed to revert to the state at som
future time.
The highway commission, whic
landed a revolving fund of 1926, 900 g
the 1917 session, secured an additions
revolving fund cf $1,000 at the pres
ent special session. The balance Of tn
revolving fund appropriation at thi
session was an allowance OF 1925, 90
Cor h twine plant at the state prison
In. the house this morning It wa
exactly q tie vote on the question Q
separating alien voting n woma
suffrage in the constitutional amend
Ment to be submitted in November, a
the proposals were Joined in the bi
and had passed the senate on tina
basis, the amendment to submit ther
separately therefore failed to pass.
Notwithstanding the tie. vote on tn
amendment the amendment submittin
both proposals. in n was adopted. Th
1ouble purposes OF the amendment |
carried out by provision giving tn
light OF franchise to citizens who hay
;esided insgthe state n year In til
county 90 days. and in the princinct 8
Saye. Leaving out the word male" let
4 ho w0manstn and the reference I
;Itisen eliminates those not fully natur
Siteed.
Gouths Dakota III OF q few state
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