The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-09

tional state and county conventions,
shall be made in the manner herein
provided. All other nominations for
such candidates shall be by petition
in the manner now provided by law,
providing that no nominations made
by petition shall be filed previous to
making of nominations under this act.
and no name of party or ticket NOM
mated by petition shall contain the
name or part of the name of party
ticket nomin ated under the provisions
OF this act.
Sec. 2. State Convention-Date of.
All conventions held for the purpose
of nominating candidates for repre-
sentatives in congress and judges of
the supI eme court, pres sidential cleo
tors, delegates to the national conven-
tion and state officers, shall be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in June next preceding the elec-
tion at which said candidates are to
be voted on.
Sec. 3. Judicial Convention-Dat
of. All party conventions held for
the purpose of nominating candid ates
for the Office of circuit Judge shall be
held on the first Tuesday after the Sec
ond Monday of June next preceding
the election at which such candidates
are to be voted on.
Sec. 4. Delegates to State Conven-
tion. All party conventions held for
the purpose of nominating delegates
to the state and judicial conventions
and conventions for the nomination
of senator's and representatives, in
districts comprising more than one
county, shall be held on the first
Tuesday after the third Monday in
May next preceding such state, sena-
tOrial, representative and judicial
convention.
Sec. 5. County Officers-When Nom
mated. All party county conven-
tions held for the purpose of nomin at
ing candidates for county officers,
and members of the legislature shall
be held on the first Tuesday after the
third Monday in September next pre-
ceding the election at which such can
didates are voted on.
Sec 6. Duties of State Centra al
Committee. The state central COM
mittee of each political party desiring
to place in nOmin alton candidate for
representatives in congress, state Off
GERS, judges of the supreme court,
| delegates to the national convention
and presidential electors. shall call a
state convention for such purpose, to
be held at the time herein specified,
at such place within the state as they
shall deem most convenient for the
nomination of such candidates. Such
committee shall in their call desig-
n ate the various Offices for which the
candidates are to be nominated, and
the number of delegates that each
county is entitled to, and time and
place of holding such convention,
and such other information as it shall
deem necessary. Such call shall be
issued and Published at least sixty
days before the time of holding such
convention.
! Sec. I. State Observation-Disclosures
| tiOn vf Call. Such committee shall
| forthwith cause such call to be pub
| lished in at least five newspapers in
| the state most likely to give notice to
the members of its party for at least
sixty days prior to the holding OF
aid convention, and cause copy of
such call to be mailed TO the chair
man of each county centra al committee e
| of such party.
Sec. 8. State Convention-Number
of Deleg gates Each county shall be
entitled to one delegate to the state
convention for every fifty votes or
ma ior fraction thereof cast by such
| party in such county, for the candi-
date for governor at the last preced-
ing election.
Sec. 9. Duties Judicial Committee.
The judicial co nmittee of each judi
cial circuit desiring to place in nomi-
nation a candidate for circuit Judge,
shall at least sixty days before the
time fixed for holding such conven-
ton, call a convention to be held at
the time herein specified, and at such
a place within the circuit as they shall
deem most convenient. Such com
mittee shall in their call designate TIE
Office for which candidate is to be
nomin ated, the number of delegates
that each county is entitled to, the
time and place of holding such con.
vention, and such other information
as they shall deem necessary.
Sec. 10. Judicial Convention-Pub.
lication of Call. Such committee
shall cause such call to be published
for at least sixty days, in at least
three newspapers in the circuit mos
| likely to give notice to the members o
its party, and to mail copy Thereof
to each member of such committee if
each county.
Sec. IL. Number Judicial Dele
| gates. Each county shall be entitled
to one delegate for every fifty votes OF
ma jor fraction thereof. cast for gov
ernor by such party in such county a
the last preceding election.
Sec. II. Legislative Districts O
Two or More Counties Wher,
sen atorial or representative districts
include more than one county, tn,
central committee of such distric
shall be selected in the same manner
as herein provided for judicial com
mittees. and such committees shall
perform the same duties within thei
districts as herein provided for judi
1 cial committees.
Provided, that such committee ma,
fix the day of holding of such con
ventiOn at such time as it shall deen
proper after the selection of dele
gates to such convention, and per
form such other duties as may be ne
cessary to hold such convention. S,
far as applicable, such committe
shall be governed by the provision
of this chapter.