The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-20

South Dakota Primary Election 1908
Under the new Primary Law oul
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,
townsh Up and school officers unless the
voters by amajority 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 sidential) of April 7,
and issues and publishes a cali 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-
clnct 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 D.. m. to 6 %.
m. to elect delegates to county con-
ventions of March oath (plesidentiaD
oath. County conventions to
elect delegates to state convention
(ApIil 7tb) to choose delegates to the
national convention Republican in
Chicago June 16th)
18th. State convention Dresden
tial) to choose delegates to national
convention.
April 27th. On u before. nominating
petitions for candidates for national
and state offices and national COM
m%ltteemen, must be filed with secre-
tary OF state, signed by at least one
per cen of the last vote for governor.
being 4,S7l or more.
May sth On or before, nominating
petitions for candidates for county Of
ices, members of the legislature and
state central committees, must be
hled 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 18th. On or before, state central
committee fixes hour and place of
state convention of July ]4th 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.
Nay 18th. On or before, requests for
candidates for delegates to the county
convention OF July 18th must be filed
with the county auditor.
day 10Th. On or before, county aud
'tors appoint three judges for each
precinct for primaries June 9th upon
recommendation of chairmen of
county central committees.
une 7th 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.
II 9Th. Primary election from s a
IA to- p. M to nominate candidates
Tor national, state and county Offices.
the ,ibefs OF the legislature, delegates
to the state aud county conventions.
national committee an and mem
lers OF Estate county central commit
tee.
n 9Th National Rspublioan con
venliou in Chicago.
uly 18th. County conventions to nom
mate candidates where all have fail
ed to get thirty per CT ut of vote cast.
III vacancies and pass resolutions.
uiy Nth. State convention. Presi-
dentiat electors nominated ann other
nominations where all candidates
have failed to get thirty per cent of
vote cast, and platform adopted.