The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-04-04
KING To MANAGE
NORbECK F|CHT
Quits Charities Board to Take
Up PoIitics-Defense Coun-
Gil to Be the Cam
paign Feature.
BY DENNIS o,LEARY.

his resignation as member of the state
board of charities and corrections and
will at once assume the management
of Governor Norpecks 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
M. Day as member of the board OF
charities and corrections.
AT the time the Day appointment was
made one member of the board was c.
+. Dotson. the immediate competitor OF
Mr.. 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
puddenly was announced from Pierre.
Presumably in line with expectations.
Nr. Dotson resigned. During the spec
lal session Mr.. King has been active in
| helping to carry out the administra-
Mons program. He will be succeeded
pn the board by C.. b. Powers, late re-
| publican chairman.
Candidate For Speaker.
Representative Benson, Of Moody
| county. today announced his intention
| 10 become a candidate for speaker of
he house at the 1910 session, If reflect
| ID this fall. Mr.. Benson made late
| Entry into the speakership contest at
The 1917 session. but refrained from
pressing his campaign in order to pre-
| vent division of the progressive
| Etrength. AS the situation appears now,
Mr.. Benson will have an outstanding
lead for the speakership and 1T is even
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
Intending the special session, declare
| that the democratic state campaign
this year will be based very largely
they declare that the chief purpose Of
| that particular law Is to create huge
| political machine, financed out of the
ltate treasury, and with the individual
| nembers.of the political machine. vest
I'd with more autocratic authority than
tver before bestowed upon individuals
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| No measure under consideration dur
| Ing the session has aroused as much
| bitter feeling as the defense council bill.
While the administration had its
| support for the bill firmly in hand in
| both houses. the minority groups did
not mince words in expressing their
finally adopted. The opposition ex-
pressed 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-
| meters. He proposed that the states
attorney in each county be an ex-officie
member Of the county council. He sai6
his desire was to have at least one
elected representative Of the people or
each county council. Tho Howet
amendment was defeated by a vote o.
% to 81.
Previous to that vote only nine sen.
ators had voted favorably upon thu
amendment to use local peace officers
In organizing the county councils. Tit
nine were Brooks. DALEY. Dowdell
Frost, Howes. Kuhns, Lind1and, 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. and many other things, il
included in the general authority vest
ed by the defense council bill.
However that may be. the bill K
/ conscript labor went through with !:
Z rush and there are no limitations Of
restrictions as to those who may b.