Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-10-29

Secretary and Treasurer-Chosen, Howl
The chairman OF the county central COM
nittee Of each political party shall be Sc
sected by the candidates Of that party for
sophty and Legislative Offices. including
ne candidate for county Judge. Such
chairman shall select his own secretary,
9nt sad county central committee shah
eject It's treasurer. The chairman of the
state central committee OF each political
party shall be selected by the candidates
OF that party for state and congressional
oiiices, including party candidates for
Judges Of the circuit and supreme court.
ana the party candidate for United States
59lator. Said chairman shall select his
own secretary, but said committee shall
elect It's treasurer.
~ central committees shall have the
power and authority TO fill all vacancies
in their party ticket caused by the re-
moval of any candidate from district or
county or by the death or serious illness
OF any candidate or any member of his
family and to adopt party reso,uti9ns; ;
In all regular July state conventions held
under the provisions Of this Act, the dele
gates who have received credentials from
the canvassing officers as herein. pro-
vtded, shall have the right to vote In the
Temporary organization Of the convention
to which such credentials show them to
have been elected. but no delegation
which has been contested shall have a
vote upon the adoption OF that part. OF
the report Of q on credentials
such delegation shall be n party.
Sec. IS. Contests-How Made and De-
cided1, Amy candidate for nomination to
on the official primary ballot in the ticket
of any political party may contest the
primary election as TO the office for
by fling with the clerk OF the circuit
court of the county in which his nomi-
mating petition was filed, a complaint In
ave been canvassed by. the county can
vassing board or boards, setting forth
the grounds Of his contest, which com
plnint shall be verified by the com
plainant, Authority and Jurisdiction. are
hereby vested in the circuit court to hear
and determine such contests, When n
complaint has been filed it shall forth.
circuit in which 1t Is filed, who shall note
thereon the day OF presentation and also
the day and place when he will hear the
same. which shall not be more than ten
days thereafter. The candidate who APP
pears upon the face OF the returns TO
have been elected or to whom a c~eFtifi,--
cate of nomination has been Issued shall
he named as defendant. When the court
has fixed the day for hearing the com.
plant an order fixing such hearing shall
be personally aerVed upon the defendant.
The defendant must answer on or before
the day OF hearing. The cause may be
heard and determined by the court In
term time or by the jurge thereof in va
cation and shall have preference in order
OF hearing to all other cases. The COM
piainant shall give security for all costs,
II, III inc opinion OIL Inc court, Tic
grounds alleged for the contest are insult
acient the complaint shall be dismissed.
RI the grounds alleged are sufficient the
court shall proceed In a summary man.
ner and may hear evidence. examine the
returns, recount the ballots and make
such orders and enter such Judgment as
Sec, 50. Vacancies-How Filled II
for any reason after a nomination as a
party candidate for United States sena-
for HNnD ra ~ N TrE qtD re- nfHnp has rhanr
made, a vacancy shall occur on or before
the date of holding the biennial stata
vaeoncy shall be filed by such state con-
'nntton. All such vacancies occurring
after the adjournment OF such state cons
vention shall be filed by the state CEN
trail ommftte of such party o~rganiza-
zion.
Sec 60. .yacancies-Judicinl and Leg
lslative-Filled. Howl If for any reason.
efter a nomination as a party candidate
for the office of circuit Judge. or a mem
Der OF the legislature from a district COM
prising more than one county has been
made, a vacancy shall occur. such va
caney shall be filled. by the Joint action
of the county central committees of such
party of the counties comprising such ju-
Sec. 81. Tie vote-Declde, Howl
Whenever there shall be no choice OF,
candidates In the primary, as shown BY
Che official canvass thereof, for any cleo
tive office to be filed by the voters of5
the county at the November election, by
reason OF two or more persons having an
equal and the highest number of votes.
the canvassing beard shall openstkes bal
lot boxes returned from the several pre-
cincts, and shall compare the tally marks
and return IN the pool book returned to
count the official primary ballots returned
ron. ench precinct separately, In so far
as they relate to the party and nomina-
ION In question, and shall replace tho
ballots OF each precinct In the ballot box
and properly seal and lock such box be-
fore opening the ballot bog Of amy other
that n such candidate having an equal
and the highest number of votes was duly
elected, the canvassing board shall so de-
70 such. candidate a certificate OF nomina-
ton. n, after the herein pro-
Nytded for. none OF such candidates shall
candidates shall be determined by lot by
the county auditor In the presenee or the
other members OF the canvessing board
or their representatives, and in the nres-
ence OF any other persons who may be
present, II q tie shall exist between two
senator or representatives In q district
comprising. more h one county, The
county auditors OF each county In such
boards OF their respective counties. and
the Same procedure shall be had as is
s~hereinbefore provided. In every other
case in which there shall be. a tie by req
son of two or more candidates for the
nomination for the Same elective Office or
marty haying an eausl and the highest
ternnined by lot, by the ~aanvassing board,
Sec. 60. DUTY OF ATTORNEY GeneraII III
shall he the duty OF the attorney general
arst day Of July following Tie tsidrs tae
feet: of this Act to prepare ali forms
necessary to carry out the provisions 81
Sec. 60. General Election laws Gov
ern. When1 The provisions OF the sta t,,ta