Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-10-30

primary returns ordered, or until the time
IN which a contest Of the primary cleo
test or r~ecanvass OF the election may be
instituted. has expired.
ties of Immediately upon receiving re-
eurns from the county auditors of all
the counties, as provided for in Section
same state officers as are directed by the
general election laws to canvass returns
after a general election. Such canvass
Ing board shall, without delay, open the
returns and certify tabulated statements
thereof separately for each political party.
propriate headings, the total number of
votes cast for each candidate in whose
behalf a nominating petition was filed in
the office of the secretary of state, by the
voters Of the political party before which
he stood as a candidate. and after being
Shall Be aied in The offcs Of the ssers.
Sec. Al. Highest Vote NominatesI Any
candidate for nomination whose name is
printed upon any official primary election
OF votes cast by the voters Of his party
for any candidate for nomination to the
SthG dec lar a t the nominee Of Sis party S" for
such office. and any, candidate for ma.
tional; state o. precinct &c oom sn1 tenna
ton who receives the highest number of
votes cast for any candidate for election
date, shall be declared duly elected to
such position. Any candidate receiving
the highest number 1Sau Of I. votes for for United
Highest nsmSsf Of yets vote for Rrssidsnt Of
Sec. as. Certificate Of Nomination.
H tlSs o 1ssus fdl which IF shf his of nemi5 ns a a pesi-
ton was filed in the office of the score
tary of state. a certificate OF his nomina1
candidate by the state canvassing board
under the great seal OF the state. and
II such successful candidate was y4t ien
to the office OF United States Senator.
the state board of canvassers shall issue
of the state declaring him to be the reg
ularly nominated candidate Of his ,po,
litiGai party for r. the bs e Gffee bv OF the en meSt
regular session of the legislature of this
state. To the person who receives the
highest number of votes cast by his party
at all the primaries in this state, Tor
the position of national committeeman
the state canvassing board shall issue a
ed as a member of the national commit
tee of his party for the ensuing TOUR
years. ....a. 49,,
Sec. 40. Certificates and Credentials
Issued-Names to Appear on Ballot, T
such office be an elective one. FOR WniSn
his nominating petition was filed IN the
office of the county auditor. a certificate
of his nomination for that office oy ms
party shall be issued to such successful
herein created, under the seal of the
county. and if such office be one IN which
the primary as a state or precinct COM
mitteeman of any political party or as a
eelegat Of or de,s altefnat or s or msmset to "a any
tihcate shall be issued to such successful
n all successful party candidates, for
nomination for elective offices whose
nominating papers were filed IN me otace
of the secretary Of state or IN the once
of any county auditor. under the proVl-
sions of this act, shall have their names
fcial ballot for use at the succeeding No
vember slection,- and the names OF no
other party candidates for. the same Of
fees in the same political parties shall
appear thereon.
Sec SO. Endorsement OF United States
senatorl The endorsement by popular
States senator as provided by this Act
and the issuance to such candidate OF a
vided, shall have the force and effect
of an instruction to such members of the
Legislature Of the same political party as
such candidate, as were nominated at the
same primary election, to vote for and
support such candidate in the legisla-
ture for the office Of United States SEN
Sec. 81. Certificate of Endorsement for
President There shall be made out by
great seal of the state for each political
party which shall have. expressed a presl-
tiacate Of Endorsement Of the candidate
of such party receiving the highest num-
Der of votes for President Of the United
States, and the said certificate shall be
forwarded Immediately to the person who
received the highest number Of votes in
the primary, as a delegate to the national
gate shall preserve such Certificate of
Endorsement and shall read the same to
national convention. Such Certificate of
Endorsement shall be construed as pledg-
i Gig, t suGn an aeies thapein 70 so su tbe n%o rnH ton
Sec. 50. State Convention-Held When
each political party for which delegates
are elected at the primary herein pro-
y yIH i Il for Ts, shall a4ta be t held no on the Of 5ir7 the TUES pri-
mary election. At said convention held
in each year in which a president is to
its candidates for presidential electors.
Each county shall be entitled to one dele
gate to each party state convention Tor
ton thereof cast by such political party
In said county for its party candidate
for governor at the last preceding gen
tee of each political party shall. at least
seventy days prior to the holding OF Its
for holding the same and fix the basis of
representation for each county in said
state convention, and shall issue and pub
lish a call for such convention in at least
FIVE newspapers in the state most likely
to give notice to the members of the
party for at least sixty days prior to the
holding of said convention. The state
central committee Of each political party
shall also file with the county auditor
of each county of the state. at least
thirty days before the June primary. a
certificate issued by the secretary there
Of, which certificate shall show the num-
Der Of delegates such county is entitled
to in the next following state conven-
ton. and it shall be the duty of the
county auditors Of the different counties
to file certificates, without charge, as a
part Of the record Of their offices. At
the party candidates nominated. and the
membersa of the party state central COM
mittee, and national committeeman elect
ed at the preceding primary, shall. CO.
Jointly with said convention. make and
declare the party platform.
Sec. So. Delegates to National Conven-
tton-Chosen, How-Credentials1 Party
delegates and alternates to national po-
litica1 party conventions shall be chosen
mary in each year in which a president
is to be elected. Provided. however. that
in order to save time in issuing creden-
tails to such delegates and alternates the
county canvassingI boards imm ediately
upon canvassing the votes for ~ega
and alternates to the national conven-
ton shall forward to the chairman of the
proper party state central committee an
abstract showing the vote cast for the
the several counties of the state, and
such state chairman and the secretary
of said committee shall have the power.
and It shall be their duty to canvass the
same and to issue credentials to the dele
rates and alternates who have received