The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-31

cations being named without a gote
on the question.
The next move under the law viz
be for the general state nominating
primaries, for which another call
will have to be made by the state
committee at least sixty days before
the second Tuesday in July. The
county conventions under this pro-
vision must be held on the first Tues
day in July and the precinct primar-
les on the second Tuesday in June.
The delegates to She county conven-
ton are provided for the same as
in the March primaries. they being
tor ut least twenty days before the
primaries, either their individual
applications to be placed upon the
ballot or groupes cf names for full!
delegation can be filed under one
head. The auditor is also instruct
ed Ia leave blank lines on the ballots
under the names of all delegates
filed. on which blank lines the indi-
vidual voter may express his choice
for county delegate, regardless CT
any fling. The POLLS in the primar-
les for the selection of state and
county tickets, must be opened from
8 O'Clock a. M, until . p. m. without
any adjournment and the returns
must be made to The county canvass
ing board the same as in a general
election.
Candidates for the United States
senate Of state Office must
file their petitions with the secre-
tary of state at least six weeks prior
TO the late Of the primary election,
and such petitions must bear the
names of not less than one per cent
of the vote Of TIM party East for
governor at the last preceding cleo
ton. Such names must he written
upon the petition with ink or indel-
lible pencil, and must show the date
Cf signing. the name of the party
attaching his signature, with his Vot-
ing precince and county, No names
are to be considered which are dated
more than three months prior TO the
date of the election. This gives q
state officer practically six months
in which to circulate as no name can
he counted if it is dated more than
of the primaries.
For circuit judges the petition
must bear not less than one per cent
nor more than five per cent of the
vote cast of the party for governor
at the preceding election within the
district in which the party is a can
didate, with the same provisions o.
signatures, and dates of filing as j,
state Offices.
The petitions OF county and legis
lative Offices, or member of the state
central committee. must be filed will
the county auditor not less than
twenty days prior to the primary ant
shall bear not less than three pc
zen nor more than five per cent o
the party vote, and the time limlta
ton of beginning circulation Of sue
petition is not more than tire
months prior to the primary election
The candidates for delegates t
the state convention need not file pc
titlons. but must at least twent,
days prior to the primary file hi
written request with the county au
ditor asking that his name be place
upon the ballot. The same grou
,~o-;;o, bo1l. rnn1 &c tn 1n1nO0tT
to the state convention as does t
delegates to county convention.
The filing fee required Of cand
dates is fifty dollars for candidate
for United States senator, congress
and governor. Circuit judges, SCI
rotary of state. treasurer, railWa
commissioner, state land commi
! sioner, state superintendent of II
struction, must each put up thlr'
; dollars for the privilege of film
! their petitions with the secretary
/ state. The candidates for attornf
general will be called upon for ii
2 teen dollars each; while the cann
+. dates for lieutenant governor al
national committeeman must eac
nut up a fee Of five dollars.
t In the county list the fling fee r
ouired is fifteen dollars from cand
| date for treasurer, sheriff, regist'
of deeds, the candidates for coun
D Judge, states attorney, clerk
c courts, superintendent of schoo
{ r9ust pay ten dollars each; candidat
] Ter the legislature pay five dolla
S each. Constables, justices of T.
eace. delegates to the state &C
2 venticn. or membe. OF the state &c
trail committee must pay a fee
G enc dollar each.
The makeup Of the ticket to
voted at the primary is generally d
q fined to require all candidates for t
# same office to be grouped tcgethE
s but the arrangement OF their nam
IL in groups is in nc way specified as
1t the order in which they shall con
II and tho county auditors will pre-
y ably do this as in the past in arra!
ing the ballot for general electi.
ID place those which they choose at t
ee head of the list. Some CT the tick'
lie will no doubt have the names OF t
xt candidates placed alphabetically
the grouping in which they belo1
n and in other instances. certain nan
s. will be placed first in the group.
j When the county and state c'
ventions meet aftc: the primar
ct their principal duties will be to
clare those who have been selec'
II. at the primaries to be the party 7.