Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-10-29

turns from the county auditors Of all the
the same shall be c~anvassed by the same
state Officers as are directed by the gen
erai election laws to CANVASS returns ar
board shall, without delay, open the re-
turns and certify tabulated statements
tnereoi separately for each political par
w. s,nr such statements shall show. under 81
votes cast for each candidate In whose
nehalf a nominating petition was filed In
lne oftlce OF the secretary of state. by the
ne stood as a candidate, and after being
signed by the members of said board and
attested by the great seal of the state.
shall be filed in the office of the secre-
tary of state.
Sec. Al. Highest Vote Nominatesl Any
candldate for nomination whose name is
printed upon n official primary cleo
ton ballot, who receives the highest num-
Der OF votes cast by the voters of his par
~ for any candidate for nomination to
me OFFICE for which he is a candidate,
snall be declared the nominee of his par
ty for such office, and any candidate for
national, state or precinct committeeman,
or delegate or alternate to any CONVEX
ton who receives the highest number of
votes cast for any candidate for election
to the position for which he is a candi-
date, shall be declared duly elected to
such position. Any candidate receiving the
highest number of votes for United States
Senator shall be declared nominated and
any candidate receiving the highest num-
Der of votes for President of the United
states, shall be declared endorsed by his
party.
Sec. IS. Certificate of Nomination-How
issuedl If the office be an elective one.
for which his nominating petition was
a certificate of his nomination shall be
issued to such successful candidate by
the state ~canvassing board under the
great seal of the state, and if such sue
cessful candidate was voted for as a par
ty candidate for nomination to the office
of United States Senator, the state board
of canvassers shall issue to him a %certifi-
cate under the great seal of the state
declaring him to be the regularly nom
mated candidate OF his political party for
the office of United States Senator, to be
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, for the position of national
shall issue a certificate declaring him to
be duly elected as a member Of the ma
ttonal committee of his party for the en-
suing four years.
Sec. 4e. Certificates and Credentials Is
sued-Names to Appear on Ballot If such
office be an elective one, for which his
nominating petition was filed in the office
of the county auditor, a certificate of his
nomination for that office by his party
shall be issued to such successful can
didate by the county ~canvassing board
county. and If such office be one In which
the candidate was seeking election at the
primary as a state or precinct commit
teeman of any political party or as a dele
gate or alternate, or member of a group
of delegates or a~lternates to any politi-
cal convention. a credential or certificate
shall be issued to UGH successful candi-
date by the said ~canvassing board. And
all successful party candidates for nomi-
nation for elective offices whose noml-
mating papers were filed in the office of
any count auditor, under the provisions
of this act. shall have their names as
such candidates printed upon the official
Der election, and the names of no other
party candidates for the same office in
the same political parties shall appear
Sec. 50. Endorsement of United States
Senatorl The endorsement by popular
vote of a party candidate for United
States senator as provided by this Act
certificate of nomination, as herein pro-
Yided, shall lave the force n effect of
an instruction to such members of the
legislature of the same political party as
such candidate, as We're nominated at the
same primary election, to vote for and
support such candidate in the legislature
for the office of United States senator.
Sec. 81. Certificate Of endorsement for
President There shall be made out b.
the said ~CanVassing Board, under the
great seal of the state, for each political
party which shall nave expressed a presi-
dental preference in the primary, a Ger
tificate 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 d delegate to the national
convention of such party. This said dele
gate shall preserve such certificate of en-
dorsement and shall read the same to
the delegation before the opening Of the
national convention. Such certificate of
endorsement shall be construed as pledg-
Ing such delegation to support the candi-
date named therein for the nomination as
a candidate for president.
Sec. So. State ConHention-Held When
Duties OIL Inc state conventions for each
political party for which delegates are
elected at the primary herein provided for,
shall be held on the first Tuesday in July,
after the holding OF the primary election.
At said convention held in each year in
which a president is to be elected, each
party shall nominate its candidates for
presidential electors. Each county shah
be entitled to one delegate to each party
votes or major fraction thereof cast by
such political party in said county for its
party candidate for governor at the last
preceding general election. The state cen
trail committee Of each political party
shall, at least seventy days prior to the
holding of its state convention, fix the
place and hour for holding the same and
fix the basis of representation for each
count in said state convention, and shall
issue and publish a call for such conven-
ton in at least five newspapers in the
state most likely to give notice to the
members of the part for at least sixty
days prior to the holding of said conven-
ton. The state central committee of each
political party shall also file with the
count auditor of each county of the
state. at least thirty days before the June
primary, a certificate issued by the sec
rotary thereof, which certificate shall
show the number of delegates such couu-
ty is entitled to in the next following
state convention, and 1t 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 said state convention held by
each party, the party candidates nomi-
mated, and the members of the party
state central committee, and national
committeeman elected at the preceding
primary, shall, conformity with said con-
%vention, make and declare the party plat
form.
Sec. SO. Delegates to National Conven-
tion-Chosen, How-Credentialsl Party
delegates and alternates to national po-
litical party conventions shall be chosen
by each political party at the June pri-
mary in each year in which a president
Is to be elected. Provided, however, that