The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-26

Of the county in which any gubernatorial
debate Is to be held, TO arrange Tor me
preside over the debate. If the chairman
of the party county central countries
desires. he may appoint q jurist 70 pro.
side, or II the county chairman rs ~
present, the person to preside may pe
chosen from the audience by a majority
vote OF the people present at the meet
ing; ras,r,ctad 70
the discussion Of the merits and demerits
Of the m issues represented ~
the candidates engaged in the debate. no
personalities or personal lInpulaIlohs NO
be brought into the debate under any CIR
c~umstances. a.. ob,I-
Ienge shall have his paramount issue uc5
bated first and shall have the opening anu
closing argument Of his lsaue,
the candidate challenged shall likewise
open and close the argument for ms para
mount issue: and the time shah pe III
vIded as follows: Opening affirmative ar
gument for each paramount issue my ~
exceed 90 minutes; negative afgulnelS
for each paramount issue not q e areuI
thirty minutes; closing Affirmative arsu
| ment for each paramount issue not 70 ~
coed 10 minutes, except that alOIedd
time saved on one argument may ~ 49,
on another on either pdrailouIt
issue in any one evening debate ouSli
debates shall be governed by hoDerLS
rules, except as herein otherwise NV
Vided -,L,,o
o. Provided. fu--her, that II pue,c
Joint debates shall be held, between me
following designated party nominees ioo
governor. after September ISL anu ctTnn
November list in each general elecllon
year: The party candidate Tor goNSIhol
of the party which cast next 70 me hLsn-
est number Of votes at the primary tefa
ton shaI challenge the party cahdldate
for governor of the party when cast tne
highest number of votes at the primary
| election to public Joint debates on inc
merits and demerits Of their respective
PARTY paramount issues which won OUT,
within the parties, at the primary ,eIet-
ton. The challenge shall be mace III
writing and fled with the SecIetnIy al
state before September LIST In each seHeIai
election year; and acceptance or the Same
by the party nominee, for governor Cmt1y
lenged, sinai be filed with the secretary VI
state. before September 10Th III each gen
eral election year, in which acceplanve
the challenged party nominee Tor gov
ernor shall specify the place ana tinhe
when each public Joint debate shal . :
debates. in addition to the required num-
Der, If any, in which he is wiling 10 en-
gage; and the party nominee Tor governor
who made the challenge shall I'LL such
r.. Whenever such party nominee for
governor shall fail to make the chalIenee
or fail to accept, or refuse TO fGS99o" or
shall fail or refuse to attend ana DISCUSS
the respective paramount party ISSUES
at the place and time designated IOi
each public joint debate, such party nohl-
inee shall cease to be the party nominee
for governor. and the secretary OF Si"lc
shall not certify his name 10 the county
auditor as the party noini LoT Nc e" deem
place upon the party ticket shaIl DC uetim-
ed vacant and be filed rs other. FaCai'ICS.
Aud such vacancies SHAH be hiIeu pH ~
who will make the challenge or MI lhe
debates or the place OF such party hoIlt-
nee for governor shall remain vacant
Roberts rules to govern the debate. De
tail arrangements for debates, sucn as
publicity, place and time at which 70
hold debate, selection of presiding OF,
ficer, etc, between party nominees Slai
be governed by the provisions or TINS sec
ton.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
Official Party State Publicity Pamphlet
Sec. CO. There shall be compiled and
published by the secretary of state, an
official party state publicity pamphlet ior
general distribution to the electorate OF
the state, at least 30 days prior 10 genera
primary dates, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. GO. Restriction of Matter IN fup-
licity Pamphlet-It shall be, the duty OF
the secretary of state, in ADDITION 10 tne
films and recording in the political rec
ord book, the platform, principles, the
individual petitions and pro
posals of all party candidates. TO Also
receive and file a biography OF not oyer
I'M WORDS, anu ~ ldll iOliC w. u |
inches by 3h inches In size, OF any can,
didate, provided the said candidate shan
deposit with the secretary OF stare 70
gether. with his biography ana an fo Gut s.ith her
cut or biography, to defray expenses OF
publication, 1t shall be his duty also
to receive and file written arguments IN
of platform principles from each
committee group of party candidates, Inn
tied TO 500 words, also written
any independent party candidate, UNI
tied to 200 words, all OF when mus a Az Ve
of the party primary. The secretary OF
state shall Immediately compile and pre-
pare for publication the material SO filed,
the Publicity Pamphlet" in size six Inches
by mine inches. to be set in eight point SOL
Id type. thirty pleas wide; type size or
page to be 80 pleas by. AZ pleas. Each per-
sons cut and biography. II any, 70 occupy
posais or arguments shall contain any
personal attack OF character upon anyone
and 1t shall be the duty OF the secretary
OF state to see to Il that none on n ARE pr'"! No
charge shall be made for publication OF
any matter herein, except for the cut and
biography Of the candidate, as above pro-
vided; the front and title page to read as
follows:
OFFICIAL PARTY STATE PUBLICITY
PAMPHLET.
Published by the state Of South Dakota
Principles and Arguments OF Gandidates
in Party Primaries to Be Held on
the Fourth Tuesday In March,,
h..
Sec. "a. 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,
ciples, names Of candidates, cuts and
Biographies. and arguments OF PARTY cam
the general heading of the party name.
b. Arrangement of Candidates Within
the Party-Independent candidates names
by minority committee proposals., and last
by the majority committee proposals. un-
der each party heading.
Pamphlet-The political party for which
the smallest vote was cast for governor
at the preceding election shall nave It's
candidates and platform published first II
the publicity pamphlet. The party re-