The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-20
EXPLAINS
DETAILS OF COMING
MASS CONVENTIONS
Points Out That Harmony Deals
Are Impossible Under Terms
Of Primary Law.

Ispwich s. D., Nov. Isl. w
Parmley, chairman OF the republican
enrolment committee. which has been
in charge OF the work of enrolling the
republican voters of the state under
the new primary law, has given out a
statement relative to the new law
which does away with some of the false
impressions regarding 1t. For instance.
In some counties where the dove of
peace has alighted in republican cir
.cles, the proposition has been made
that the stalwarts and progressives-
or the minority and majority factions
as they are designated under the
primary law, get together and hold one
a convention for the selection of
minority and majority proposal COM
mitteemen- This. Mr.. Parmley says is
impossible, explaining that the law
provides for two factional committees
and Ii is impossible for the republican
rank N file to get together, however
anxious they MAJ be to do so. In a
circular letter bearing on this phase of
the law, Mr.. Parmley says:
My attention has been called to two
instances where electors have Issued a
Joint call for the December mass meeting
OF the majority and minority affliants and
the question Is asked as to the legal status
or such call and sue meeting. An assem-
ply SO called and held has no legal stand
ing under tho primary law. The law con-
templates separate calls and eparate
meetings. Committeeman selected by such
combined afhliants have no standing in
proposal committee meetings.
One county reports tina II is proposed
TO dispense with the December mass meet
ing. This would be fatal to open organ
i renrssas so tas as giving sG the party members mem
the makeup of the factional ticket. IL
once passed and no action taken, there 10
no way to obtain representation to pro-
throw the primary election bac again
into q mere personal scramble for the
office In the independent column,
In brief, the steps to be taken are as fol-
lows: Prior TO December q 1913, publish
twice In a weekly county seat newspaper
a separate call for q mass meeting Decem-.
or osr majority ajsrii y fact & n. es lSS @ eail e Se f sisnea
by not less than three electors AFFILIATED
with such faction. The duties of such
mass meeting are TO elect one precinct
committeeman from each precinct in the
county for the county proposal committee
OF tha respective faction. Second. elect
one state committeeman to represent his
faction at the state meeting at Pierre
january 8, 1914, at 10 q. M. II. 3
January 81. 1914, at 10 q. m, at the capi-
tai, the state proposal committees meet:
vote by unit representation. Promulgate
platform M from the same adopt sum
mary of principles for ballot limited to 16
words, propose candidates for United
States senator. congress. national chair
man., party states chairman, state OFF,
GERS. When this duty IL performed, such
committee ceases to exist save to I'LL pos
sible vacancies on the ticket. r a
January 2, at the our house In each
county the county proposal committee
meet. adopt platform and select motto of
eight words or less, n propose candi-
dates for county md Legislative Offices,
state committeeman and state proposal
committeeman. I~'
January 10. at I p. m. in legislative dis
tricts larger than a county, county pro-
posal committeeman meet at the county
seat of the county casting the largest vote
at preceding election, and propose can
didates for said Legislative district.
January II, at IL q. m, county proposal
committees may meet at the county seat
of the county casting the largest vote at
the preceding election Ind propose
dates for circuit Judge. This, however, Is
entirely optional, as all candidates for
judge are required TO file by petition. Cir
cult committee proposals of judges merely
amount to an Endorsement of a candidate
previously fling by petition.
Primary election Is held on the fourth
Tuesday in March, 1914, the same being
March "a, 1914, between the hours OF 3
o'clock In h forenoon and 8 o'clock In
the afternoon. 4
"A careful study of sections 81 TO IS in
elusive, and the form of ballot viii make
clear the detailed procedure necessary In
carrying out the nominating and organ
ization provisions under the primary law.
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