The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-26

OF the county I'm which any gubernatorial
debate is to be held, TO arrange for the
meeting, give the same publicity and
preside over the debate. IL the chairman
OF the party county central committee
desires, he may appoint a 1urlst 70 pre-.
side, or IL the county chairman Is not
present, the person to preside may pc
chosen from the audience by a maJorlty
vote OF the people present at the meet
NJ. The debate shall be restricted TO
the discussion Of the merits ana dement's
of the paramount issues represented by
the candidates engaged in the DEBATE. no
personalities or personal imputations may
be brought into the debate under any CIR
cumstances.
lenge shall have his paramount issue DE,
bated first and shall rave the opening ana
! closing argument OF his paramount issue
the candidate challenged shall likewise
open and close the argument for his para
mount issue: and the time shau De ul-
yided as follows: Opening affirmative ar
gument for each paramount issue not 70
exceed 20 minutes; negative argurneni
for each paramount issue not 70 exceed
thirty minutes; closing affirmative argu-
ment for each paramount issue not 10 eAs
coed 10 minutes, except that aliotteu
time saved on one argument may DE useu
on another argument on either paramount
issue in any one evening debate Sucn
debates shall be governed by kooeIas
rules, except as herein otherwise pro-
vided.
o. Provided, further, that IL public
Joint debates shall be held, between the
following designated party nominees Tor
governor, after September LIST and before
November LIST in each general eleclIon
year: The party. candidate Tor goVstnor
Of the party which cast next &c the hlgh-
est number of votes at the primary elec-
ton hail challenge the party candioate
for governor. of the party which cast tne
highest number of votes at the primary
election to public joint debates on the
merits and dement's of their respective
party paramount issues which won out
ton. The challenge shall be made in
writing and filed with the secretary OF
state before September LIST IN eacn senerai
election year; and acceptance OF me sJnI.
lenged, shall be filed with the secretary OF
state, before September 10th In each gem
eral election year. in which accep'a anve
the challenged party nominee Tor gov
ernor shall specify the place ana time
when each public joint debate shan De
held, and also the number OF pubic JOINT
debates, in addition to the required num-
Der, II any, In which he Is willing 10 en-
! gage, and the party nomincc Tor governor
who made the challenge shah MI such
p. Whenever such party nominee for
governor shall fail to make the challenge
or fail to accept, or refuse TO resPohu,
TO the challenge. as herein proyiueu, vi
shall fail or refuse to attend and discuss
the respective paramount party issues
at the place and time designated FOR
each public joint debate, such party NOM
inee shall cease to be the party nominee
for governor, and the secretary OF state
shall not certify his name to the county
auditor as the party nominee, ana ms
place upon the pa party SiIa f,c as ot snai Vacancies se
And such vacancies shall be filled Dy one
who will make the challenge or MI Ine
debates or the place OF such party honI.-
nee for governor shall remain vacant.
Roberts rules to govern the debate. De
tail arrangements for debates, such as
publicity, place and time at Whlch 70
ficer. etc, between party nominees, shah
be governed by the provisions OF TINS Sec
ton.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
official Party State Publicity Pamphlet.
Sec. 81. There shall be e. complies of tats a ana
official party state publicity pamphlet lot
general distribution to the electorate OF
the state, at least 30 days prro rr 10 genera
Sec. 6S. Restriction of Matter In Pup-
licity Pamphlet-It shall be the duty or
the secretary of state, In addition 70 Ine
filing and recording in the politlcal rec
ord book, the platform, principles, the
Individual petitions and committee pro.
posals of all party candidates., TO also
receive and file a niogra p o Oh ho cut s%
| inches by 3h inches in size, OF any IAN,
| didate. provided the said candidate SHAH
deposit with the secretary OF state t tSe
sum of 800. 90, or fifty dollars Tor ellher
cut or biography, to defray expenses OF
publication. 1t shall be his duty also
TO receive and file written IN
support of platform principles from each
committee group of party candidates., hm-
tied to 500 words, also written arguments
by any INDEPENDENT party G e%andIda must hT be
filed more than sixty lays before the uate
OF the party primary. Inc secretary oi
state shall Immediately compile ana pre-
pare for publication the material so fiied.
the Publicity Pamphlet" in size SIX lncnes
by nine inches, to be set in eight point SOL
i'd type, thirty pleas wide; type size OF
sons cut and biography. IL any, to occupy
one page and no more. No platform pro-
posals or arguments shall contain any
personal attack Of character upon anyone
Of state to see to 1t that none are printed
in the state publicity. apr NO
charge shall be made for publication OF
biography of the candidate. as above pro-
vided; the front and title page to g as
follows:
OFFICIAL PARTY STATE PUBLICITY
PAMPHLET.
published by the Stat Of South Dakota.
Principles and Arguments OF Candidates
in Party Primaries to Be Held on
the Fourth Tuesday in March,
Sec. GA. Arrangement of Publicity Pam
phlet: A-Pamphlet Arranged by Parties
1T shall be the duty of the secretary, OF
state to arrange all party platform prin-
ciplss, names OF candidates, GUYS anu
biographies, and arguments of party can
didates of eacn party separately under
the general heading of the party name.
y. Arrangement Of Candidates Within
the Party-Independent candidates names
and principles shall come first IoiioWea
by minority committee proposals, and last
nv the majority committee proposals, I'M
der each party heading.
g. Advancement of Parties In the
Pamphlet-The political party for which
he smallest vote was cast for governor
at the preceding election shall have It's
candidates and platform published first In
the publicity pamphlet. The party re-
ceiying the next lowest vote for governor
ar the preceding election shall have its
candidate and platforms published next,
and SO on, until the party which has the
largest vote for governor at the preceding
election shall appear last in said pub
Sec. s5EPrinting and Distribution
The secretary OF state shall furnish the
printer the copy for the said publicity
pamphlet ffty-eight days prior to the
primary date, and shall cause the same 10
be printed, together with suitable en-
velopes, at the entire expense OF the
in numbers equal to the total vote cast
in each county at the preceding election
for governor. with two hundred extra
comics to each county auditor In the
state. thirty days prior to the primary
date.