Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-10-22

shall be entitled to at least one delegate
IN said county convention:
| Sec. 80. County and State Chairman.
Secretary and Treasurer-chosen. Howl
Fhe chairman of the county central COM
niItee OF each political party shall be Sc
county and legislative offices, including
The candidate for county Judge. Such
chairman shall select his own secretary,
but said count central committee snail
elect its 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
offices, including party candidates for
Judges Of the circuit and supreme court,
and the party candidate for United states
senator Said chairman shall select his
own secretary, but said committee shah
elect its treasurer.
Sec. sc. vac~ancies-l1lled, Howl Coun-
ty central committees shall have the
power and authority 10 fill all vacancies
N 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 resolutions.
Sec. 81. Delegates May Vote-whatl
IN all regular July state conventions held
under the provisions OF this Act. the dele
gates who AVE received credentials from
the canvassing officers as herein pro
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 a committee on c~redentals
which determines a contest to which
Sec, IS. contests-How Made and De-
cidedI Any candidate for nomination to
any elective office whose name appears
on the official primary ballot in the ticket
OF any political party may contest the
primary election as TO the office Tor
which he was a candidate for nomination
court of the oun in which his nomi.
mating petition was filed, a complaint IN
writing within ten days after the returns
! nave Ssen canvassed by. the county can
the grounds o. his contesr, ;rsieh COM
plant shall be verified by the Com
plainant. Authority and jurisdiction are
hereby vested In the circuit court 70 hear
and determine sach contests. When n
complaint has been filed it shall forth
with be presented to the Judge OF the
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 certih.
cate of nomination has been issued shall
be named as defendant. When the court
has fixed the day for hearing the com.
plant ar order fixing such hearing shall
be personally served 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 turge thereof In va
l NdAIOlt aIu small = pI Cil(c AZ ttN
of hearing to all other cases TIL com
nlainant shall give security for all costs.
II, in the opinion OF the court. the
fcient the complaint shall be dismissed.
II the grounds alleged are sufficient the
court shall proceed in a summary man
returns, recount the ballots and make
such orders and enter such Judgment as
Justice may require. The Judgment OF
the court shall be final .
Sec. So. vacancies-How FilledJ II
for any reason after a nomination rs a
marty candidate fer United States sena-
made. a vacancy shall occur on or before
the date of holding the biennial state
convention provided for In this act. Il
vacancy shall be filed by such state con-
vpntion. All such vacancies occurring
after the adjournment Of uch state con-
vention shall be filled by the state CEN
trail COMMITTEES of such party organisa-
Sec 60. yacancies-Judlcial and Leg
isla ttye-Filfed. Howl II for any reason.
after a nomination as a party candidate
for the office OF circuit judge. or a mem
her of the legislature from a district COM
prising more than one county has been
cancy shall be filed by the Joint acsion
OF the county central committees of such
party Of the counties comprising such ju-
diciai circuit or legislative district.
Sec, 81. Tie yote-Decide. Howl
Whenever there shall be no choice OF
candidates in the primary, as shown by
the official anvas thereof. for any cleo
the county at the November election. BY
reason of two or more persons having ar
equal and the highest number of votes,
lot boxes returned from the several pre-
ctnets, and shall compare the tally marks
and return In the pool book returned to
count the official primary ballots returned
from each precinct separately, In SO far
- they relate to the party and nominal
u HOY N ~ Ia ~ &a - ~1 L ~
ballots of each precinct In the ballot Dor
and properly seal and lock such box be-
fore opening the ballot box o: any othe,
that any such candidate having an enuaj
and the highest number OF votes was duI,
elected. the eanvassing board shall SO de.
70 such eradicate a certificate of nomina-
ton Il. after the herein pro.
vlded for, none OF such candidates shall
candidates shall be determined by lot b5
other members OF the canvassing boart
or their representatives, and In the pres.
ence of any other persons who, may hs
present. Il q tie shall exist between twt
or more candidates for the nomination foI
senator or representative In q distric'
comprising more than one county. til,
county auditors OF each county IN sucY
boards of their respective counties. AMI
the same procedure shall be had as Il
~hereinbefore provided. In every othe,
case in which there shall be Q. tie by rea;
son Of two or more candidates for til,
nomination for the same elective office 8
party having an equal and the highes
number of votes. such tie shall Sibe de
ternined by lot. by the ~canrassing board
Sec. So, Duty Of Attorney Generail
shall be the duty of the attorney genera
and secretary of state on or before IN
first day OF July following the taking af
feet of this Act TO prepare all form
necessary to carry out the provisions .
Sec. 63. General Election Laws Gov
ern, When1 The provisions OF the statut
now In force IN relation to holding q
elections, the solicitation OF voters 4
the polls, the hribing, or attempting t
~ bribe voters, the sale of intoxfcatin
liquors In the voting precincts, the ma
ner of conducting elections and All othe
kindred subjects, shall apply to all pri
mary elections held under the provision
J of this Act, insofar as they are consist
ent with the same.the intent Of fiji
I except where otherwise provided. unde
the regulation and protection OF the law
Z now In force as to general elections.
Sec 81. New Political Party-Createt
n Howl Whenever a number cf n~isa3yf3a