Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-11-22
FACTION FUSION.
Not Possible Under Law-C Chairman Parmley
of State Enrolment Committee
Issues Statement.

the Republican state central committee,
j. w. Parmley, in regard to the work.
ings of the primary law and in order to
answer some of these questions and to
perhaps simplify the procedure, he to-.
day issued the following statement:
"My attention has been called to two
instances where electors have issued a
joint call for the December mass meet
ing of the majority and minority affili-
ants; and the question is asked as to the
legal status of such call and such meet
ing. An assembly so-called and held
has no legal standing under primary
law. The law contemplates separate
calls and separate meetings. Commit
teemen selected by such combined affili.
ants have no more standing in proposal
committee meetings than the 'indepen-
dent or progressive or mo party elec.
tor will have in the primary.
Zone county writes that it is proposed
to dispense with the December mass
meeting. This would be fatal to open
organization 30 far as giving the party
members representation, in the initia-
tory steps in makeup of the factional
ticket. If once passed and no action
taken, there is no way to obtain repre-
sentation to promulgate party platform.
1t would also throw the primary election
back again into mere personal scramble
for the Offices in the independent column.
Steps to be Taken
SIN brief the steps are as follows
Prior to December 2, 1918, publish twice
in weekly county seat newspaper a
separate call for mass meeting Decem Der
| 2, 1913, at 2 p. M, for minority faction
or majority faction; 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 pre-
cinct committeeman from each precinct
in the county for the county proposal
committee of the respective faction.
Second, elect one state committeeman
to represent his faction at the state
meeting at Pierre, January 5, 1914, at
10 a. M.
January 5, 1914, at 10 a. M, at the
capital, state proposal committees meet
those present constitute a quorum and
vote by unit representation. Pro-
mulgate platform and from the same
adopt summary Of principles for ballot
limited to sixteen words. Propose
candidates for United States senator,
congress, national chairman, party state
| chairman, state officers. When this
duty is performed such committee ceases
to exist except to fill vacancies.
January 7, at the court house in each
county the county proposal committees
meet, adopt platform and select motto
of eight words or less and propose can
didates for county and legislative Offices,
state committeeman and state proposal
committeeman.
Circuit Judges
January 10, at p. M, in legislative
districts larger than a county, county
proposal committeeman meet at county
seat of, county casting largest vote at
preceding election and propose candi-
dates for said legislative district.
January IL, at IL a. M, county pro-
posal committees may meet at county
seat of county casting largest vote at
preceding election in each judicial dis
trict and propose candidates for circuit
judge. This, however, is entirely option
al as all candidates for judges are re-
quired to file by petition. Circuit
committee proposals of judges merely
amounts to an endorsement of the can
didates previously filed by petition.
primary election is held on fourth
Tuesday in March, 1914, the same being
March "a, 1914, between o'clock in
the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the after
noon.
"a careful study of sections 81 to 55,
inclusive, and the form of ballot will
make plain the detailed procedure
necessary in carrying out the nomina-
ting and organizing provisions under
the primary law"
FOREST RECEIPTS DISTRIBUTED
State Auditor Anderson has just made
the distribution of moneys to the various
counties within the National Forests in
South Dakota. The funds distributed
represent 25 per cent of the gross pro-
ceeds from the National Forests in South
Dakota for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1918. Under law of Congress the
distribution is made to the various
counties in proportion to the number
of acres within the National Forests.
Under this distribution Lawrence coun.
ty receives $4,056.12, Pennington county
$4,0ll 92, Custer county 81 ,925. 20, Hard
ing county $9l6.Sl, and Meade county
$526.65.
The proceeds thus distributed are
divided between the road and school
funds of the respective counties, the
school money being distributed to the
school districts in proportion to the
number of acres of National Forest land
in each school district.
J. P. Kechnie of Mason City, Iowa,
arrived in Deadwood and proceeded to
Custer to visit his wife, who is receiv.
ing treatment at the state tuberculosis
sanitorium. He has big construction
contract at Phoenix, Ariz., and intends
to have his wife accompany him to that
place. She has improved greatly in
health since her sojourn at the Custer
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..