Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-05
ANSWERS INQUIRIES
i w. PARMLEY EXPLAINS "OnN
INGS OF NEW
ELECTION LAW.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City, the various
State institutions and from
Many Different Parts OF
the Sunshine State.

Z IpSWiCh.-Many inquiries nave oO0-
coming to the chairman OF the NJ
publican state central comlnlIIee' -
W. Parmley, in regard to tne "o,N
ings of the primary law ana III oi"'4
to answer some OF these que9'IoHN
and to perhaps simplify the procedure
has issued the following letter:
MY attention has been called 10
two instances where electors nave 10
sured a joint call for the peceh'Oe.
mass meeting of the majority aHU
minority af"filiants; and the queSOlOu
IS asked as to the legal status OF sue"
call and such meeting. An Assembly
~so-caIled and held has no legal stah'-
ing under the primary law. Inc Id"
cOntemplates separate calls ana sep
arate meetings. Committeeman Sc,
lected by such combined aItLlahlS
have no more standing in propose!
committee meetings than the IHue-
pendent" or Progressive or NO idI'
ty" elector will have in the primary
"One county writes that it IS pro-
DOsed to dispense with the December
mass meeting. This would be tatai
to open organization so far as gl'IhS
the party members Representations III
the initiatory steps, in makeup OF Lhe
fractional ticket. If once passed n
no action taken, there is no way 10
obtain representation to promuiG2tc i
party platform. 1t would also thro"
the primary election back again into
a mere personal scramble for the OIL
&C.,, =. a., JpJnInn1nnf PQllmn.
In brief the steps are as follows;
Prior to December 2, 1913. PUBLISH
twice in a weekly county seat news
paper a separate call for mass meet
ing December 3, 1913, at 2 p m, Tor
minority faction or majority tacton;
each call to be signed by not less
than three electors affiliated with
such faction. The duties of such mass
meeting are to elect one precinct com
mitteeman from each precinct IN the
county for the county propose! com
mittee Of the respective faction. Sec
sOnd: Elect one state committeeman
ond: Elect one state committeeman
meeting at Pierre, January ., 1914
at 10 a. m.
january 3, 1914, at 10 a. m, at
the capitol. state proposal committees
meet-those present constitute a quo
rum and vote by unit representation.
PrOmul2ate platform and from the
same adopt summary of principles for
ballot limited to sixteen words. Pro
pose candidates for United States sen
ator, congress, national chairman,
party state chairman, state officers.
When this duty is performed such
committee ceases to exist except to
fill vacancies.
January 18th at the court house IN
each county the county proposal COM
mittees meet, adopt platform and Sc
lect motto of eight words or less and
propose candidates for county n
legislative offices, state committeeman
and state proposal committeeman.
January 10 at l p. m, in legis-
lative districts larger than a county,
county proposal committeeman meet
at county seat of county casting larg-
est vote at preceding election n
ropOse candidates for said legislative
district.
january IL at II a. m. county pro
posal committees may meet at county
seat Of county casting largest vote
at preceding election in each judicial
district and propose candidates for
circuit judge. This, however, is en-
tirely optional as all candidates for
judges are required to file by petition
Circuit committee proposals of judges
merely amounts to an endorsement Of
the candidates previously filed by petit
ton.
primary election is held on fourth
Tuesday in March, 1914, the same be-
Ing March "a, 1914, between s O'Clock
in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the
afternoon.