The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-03-05
South Dakota Primary Election 1908

Under the new Primary Law our
| party candidates for state, judicial and
| county offices are to be nominated by
the direct primary of the party. Unit
| ed States senators are also selected by
the direct vote, which serves as an in
struction to the legislature. The law
does not apply to municipal, town,
township and school officers unless the
voters by amaiority vote so direct.
Following is the Calendar as COM
piled by the Deadwwod Pioneer-Times:
February 18th. On or before, State Com
mittee fixes hour aud place of state
convention (pre sidentiaD of April Z,
and issues and publishes a call for
sixty ~days-each county one delegate
for each 100 voters or major part for
governor.
February Oath. On or before, county
central committees fix hour and place
of county conventions of March oath
and publish call for 80 days. Basis
of representation fixed by the COM
mittees and set forth in the call.
February oath. On or before, county
auditors appoint judges for each pre-
cinct for primaries March 10th, upon
recommendation of chairmen of
county central committee.
March 9Th. On and after, nominating
petitions for candidates for national
and state officers may be signed.
March 10th. Primaries, 3 p. m. to 6 p,
m. to elect delegates to county con-
ventions of March oath (p1esidentiaD
March Gath. County conventions to
elect delegates to state convention
(April 7th) to choose delegates to the
national convention Republican in
Chicago June 16th)
April 18th. State convention (presiden-
tiaD to choose delegates to national
conventions.
April 27th. On or before. nominating
petitions for candidates for national
and state offices and national COM
mitteemen, must be filed with secre-
tary of state, signed by at least one
per cent of the last vote for governor,
being 4,S7l or more.
May Sth. On or before, nominating
petitions for candidates for county Of
fees, members of the legislature and
state central committees, must be
filed with county auditors, signed by
not less than three per cent nor more
than five per cent of last vote for gov
ernor in.the county or legislative dis
trict.
May l4th. On or before, state central
committee fixes hour and place of
state convention Of July 14th and is
sues and publishes call for sixty days.
May 18th. On or before, requests for
candidates for delegates to state con-
vention of July 14th must be filed
with the county auditor.
May 18th. On or before, requests for
candidates for delegates to the county
convention of July 18th must be filed
with the county auditor.
May 18th. On OF before, county aud
itors appoint three judges for each
precinct for primaries June 9th upon
recommendation of chairmen Of
county central committees.
June It'll. On or before, county cen
trail committees fix hour and place of
county conventions of July 18th, fix
ratio of representation from each pre-
cinct, and issue and publish call for
thirty days.
June 9th. Primary election from s a.
M, to b p. M. to nominate candidates
for national, state and county Offices,
members of the legislature, delegates
to the state and county conventions,
national committeeman and mem
lers ofstate county central commit
tee.
June 10th. National Republican con-
vention in Chicago.
July 18th. County conventions to nom
inate candidates where all have fail
ed to get thirty per cent Of vote cast,
fill vacancies and pass resolutions.
July 14th. State convention. presi-
dental electors nominated ami other.
nominations where all candidates
have failed to get thirty per cent Of
vote cast, and platform adopted.