The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-04
KING OM MANAGE
N0RbECK FIGHT
Quits Charities Board to Take
Up P~oIitics-DefenSe C0un-
Gil to Be the Cam
paign Feature.
BY DENNIS O'LEARY.

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w. Fl. King, of Mitchell, today filed
his resignation as a member Of the state
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
a 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 vas particularly true in connec-
ton with the appointment Of Charles
M. Day as a member Of the board or
charities and corrections.
AT the time the Day appointment was
made one member Of the board was G.
L. 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 am board
suddenly was from Pierre.
Presumably in line with expectations,
pr. Dotson resigned. During the spec
il session Mr.. King has been active In
helping to carry out the administra-
hons program. He will be succeeded
On the board by G.. 3. 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, II reflect.
I'd this fall. Mr.. Benson made a late
tntry into the speakership contest at
The 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 hav an outstanding
a for the speakership n 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 n 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
pom the defense council measure.
They declare that the chief purpose Of
that particular law Is to create a huge
political machine, financed out Of the
Itate treasury, and with the individual
members of the political machine, vest
I'd with more autocratic authority than
tver before bestowed upon individuals
n the United States.
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
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 n amendment which he
said was offered principally to test the
good faith of the defense council pro-
moters. He proposed that the states
attorney in each county be an eX-officio
member Of the county council. He said
his desire vas to have at least one
elected representative Of the people on
ach county council. Tho Howes
amendment was defeated by a vote of
23 to FL.
Previous to that vote only nine SEN
ators had voted favorably upon the
| amendment to use local peace officers
in organizing the county councils. The
nine were Brooks, Daley, Dowdell,
Frost, Howes, Kuhns, Lindland, odland,
Sharp.
Powers Increased.
In connection with tho broad powers
given to the state and county defense
councils, some Of the members con
tend that the special measures to allow
the state defense counci to conscript
labor was unnecessary, as the right
to do that, and many other things, is
included in the general authority vest
ed by the defense council bill.
However that may be, the bill to
conScript labor went through with q
rush and there are no limitations or
restrictions as to those who may be
conscripted. The defense council can
make any individual in the state take
up any kind of work n car fix the
compensation.
Orville Rhinehart, democratic can
didate for United States senator, said
of the labor CONSUMPTION bill: If this
measure works out to it's logical Sc
quence, l expect to see the democratic
candidates compelled to max garden
for the republican candidates this fall
while the latter are doing their cam
paigning."
Salary Increase Lost.
Senator S. ID. Sharp, of Gregory coun-
ty, INDUCED in a scathing ~denunciation
last night when the bill to increase the
salary of adjutant Genera Morris was
brought up on reconsideration, follow
ing its defeat Thursday evening. Mr.,
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 total
$15l6, 847. 60. OF this amount $S.717.35
is chargeable to the session expenses
md 1926, 900 is listed in revolving funds,
supposed to revert to the state at some
future time.
The highway commission. which
landed a revolving fund Of $225,00O al
the 1917 session, secured an additions.
revolving FUND of $1,000 0 at the pres
ent special session. The balance of the
revolving fun appropriation at this
session vas an allowance OF $225, 00(
for the Irvine plant at the state prison
In the house this morning it was
exactly q tie vote on the question OF
separating alien voting and woman
suffrage in the constitutional amend
ment to be submitted in November, as
he proposals were joined in the bill
and had passed the senate on tina,
basis, the amendment TO submit then
separately therefore failed TO pass.
Notwithstanding the tie vote on the
amendment the amendment submitting
both proposals in one was adopted. The
double purposes OF the amendment is
;arried by a provision giving the
light of franchise To citizens who have
'esided in the state one year, in thu
county 80 days. and in the princinct 81