The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-26
POLITICS WILL BEGIN TO WARN UP

particulars inquiries are cOlllDB III do
to Just what has to be done under the
law as it stands and not only what
but when.
While there are several amendments
they do not change the machinery In
any way so far as the nominating fea-
lures are concerned and the campaign
TO select county and state officers in
November 1922, starts November 1921
The first step under the existing
law toward nominating starts on the
provision which requires the county
auditors to, on or before November
first TO deliver TO the central commit
tees a sufficient number Of blank bal
lots for the precinct primaries In the
counties, these being prepared for the
selection Of one member Of the
ty central committee and three pro-
posalmen from each precinct.
On the second Tuesday in Noyem-
Der. this year November 3, precinct
primaries are TO be held by the differ
ent parties in the different precincts,
to make these selections, and the pro-
posalmen so selected are the ones who
will later decide the makeup Of the
different county tickets for the next
year. These primaries are TO be open
ed at ii o'clock in the forenoon, and
TO be kept open two hours, or longer
IL necessary to allow those attending
TO vote.
The proposalmen elected at that
meeting are to meet at the county
seats Of the various counties on the
third Tuesday in November the 18th
to select three proposalnen who will
attend the state proposal meeting in
December and who will select the
candidates for the state tickets and
declare the party policies. Later on
the fourth Tuesday in December the
county proposalmen again meet to Sc.
lect the county tickets,
The county proposalmen selected
will meet at the state capital on the
first Tuesday in December, the 9Th
this year, to take the necessary action
to name the selections Of the MAORI
ty and m ~inority Of each party which
names will be presented to the voters
at the state primary to be held the
fourth Tuesday of March next year.
Incidentally, under the provisions
of the law, as 1t is drawn, if II. O.
Richards desires to be a candidate for
governor in the next campaign the
minority faction of the Republican
party will be compelled to accept him
and his platform for their policy on
which the campaign Is to be conduct
ed by the minority. This under the
provision of the law making an indie
pendent party candidate who can Sc
cure ten per cent of the vote as such
candidate, the minority candidate
in the next campaign, if he desires to
become a candidate.
While it is yet more than a year be-
fore the time when the people Of the
state will be called upon to pass upon
initiated laws and constitutional "a
mendments, the action of the supreme
court in the suits brought by r. O.
Richards, clears the way as to Just
what will be submitted, and it is not
too early for the uoters to take a lit
tie time in considering how they want
to vote on the different propositions.
The Constitutional Amendments
are to amend Section /, Article III.
Increasing the number Of names re-
quired on referendum petitions from
five per cent Of the vote to fifteen per
cent.
Amending Section /, Article TX,
Authorizing the legislature to enact
laws to provide for divisions of coun-
ties and changing boundaries.
Amending Section 10, Article TX,
Authorizing tax levies on lands along
streams for improvement Of such
streams.
Amending Section 2, Article XXI,
Giving the legislature power by a two
thirds vote, to fix official salaries of
state officers.
Referred laws which will be submit
ted are
Authorizing the issuance of bonds
for the building Of a state hydro cleo
trio plant at Mobridge.
Repeating the law which creates
the department Of state sheriff.
Providing for the creation Of a state
bank along the lines of the North Da-
kota, In fact a practical copy of the
North Dakota Act.
Repeal of the law which prohibits
Sunday picture shows and Sunday
base ball.
Moving the state University from
Vermillion to Sioux Falls.