Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-21
ARTICLE ONE.
Organic Provisions and Definitions OF
Terms.

Section O. This statute shall be lIber-
ally interpreted and so construed that the
spirit intent or purpose Of any section or
article shall not be defeated by technical
or prccedcntial construction Of a word, or
by Interpolation Of words into any section,
OF otherwise, in any way, hinder respon-
siye and responsible party government,
which is the purpose Of this political party
Provided, further, that the word may"
shall mean can and the word shall"
shall mean must"
Section l. The word "elector" shall
mean an enrolled party elector
Sec 2 The word enrolment" shall
mean the official registration of electors
Sec 8 The word party" shall mean
any political organization which has had
ballot at the last general election, or
which now has, or shall hereafter effect,
national organization.
Sec. 4. The word primary shall mean
the March primary election provided for
by this act to determine the paramount
issue OF the party, party nominations of
Sec, 5. The he word SId independent" shall
mean any individual candidacy in the in
dependent column on the primary ballot.
Sec. c. The words minority proposal
committee" shall mean an elected repre-
sentative body OF party electors Of one
party consisting of one member from each
county TO constitute the state minority
proposal committee and one member from
each precinct to constitute the county mi
nority proposal committee authorized to
promulgate principles and propose group
candidates, subject to provisions OF this
statute. (Read Sections 10, 60 and 81
Also Sections "a and 49,
Sec. Z The words majority proposal
committee" shall mean an elected repre-
sentative body OF party electors OF one
party consisting of one member from
each county to constitute the state ma
jority proposal committee and one men,
Der from each precinct TO constitute the
county majority proposal committee, au-
thorized 10 promulgate principles and pro-
pose group candidates and representing
Ehe principles Of the party candidate nomi-
mated for governor al the last primary.
subject to the provisions OF this statute.
(Read Sections 10, 60 and 81. Also Sec
tions "a and 4S)
Sec. s. The words party central COM
mittee" shall mean an elected body Of
enrolled party members constituting the
regular party organizations one party
county central committeeman from each
precinct within each county to constitute
the party county central committee; and
one party state committeeman from each
county to constitute the party state CEN
trail committee. Whenever the state CEN
trail committee OF any party meets, min
shall be kept by the secretary of the
meeting and shall be signed by the chair
man, who snail Immediately, upon ad-
tournment OF the meeting, file such min
utes with the secretary of state, who
shall Immediately record same in the
political record book"
Sec 9. The words "unit representation"
shall mean that every committeeman rep
resenting the party electors of his pre-
cinct, county or state, at the regular party
organization meetings, shall represent ev-
cry party eector of the territory he rep
resents by casting the same number OF
votes in SAID meeting as were cast in ag-
gregate, by the party electors OF the ter
ritory he represents, for the several can
ddates of his party for governor at the
last primary election; that each majority
proposal committeeman shall cast the
same number OF votes at each proposal
meeting as were cast for the majority
candidate for governor at the last pri-
mary election in the territory represented
by him; and that each minority proposal
committeeman shall cast the same num-
ber of votes as were cast FOR the minority
candidate for governor at the last pri-
mary election In the territory represented
by him.
n party elector who as an independent
candidate for nomination for President
or for Governor. shall have made his
campaign on one well defined and defi-
mite, principle. as the paramount issue. as
State, and received a vote equal to 1910
of the total party vote cast for governor
at the primary election; Such leader and
his paramount issue shall automatically
become the proposed candidate of the mi
nority, for the same office, and his par
amount issue shall be the motto OF the
minority committee proposal OF his party
at the next ensuing primary election
(Read Section GO explaining paramount
issue, and Section 6f on puphc JOINT ue-
bates}
Sec. II. The paramount issue and prin-
ciples proposed by any Independent can
didate or committee proposal candidate.
MS printed in the state publicity pamphlet
receiving the highest number of votes for
governor at the primary, shall immediate
ly become the regular party platform al
the following general election.
Provided, further, IL there shall be any
principles in such party platform pertain
ing 70 national affairs or proposed candi-
dates for president and vice president,
delegates and alternates TO party national
conventions shall thereby be instructed
TO work and vote three times for such
principles and candidates in the national
convention before giving support to any
compromise platform or candidate, and
the party presidential electors nominated,
ia the primary for such fiNt choice can
didotCs for President and Nice-Presldent,
shall east their votes in the electoral COLI
lege FOR the candidates for President and
Nice-lrcsident who were nominated by
the national party convention.
Soc. ~. The words party platform
shall mean the selected paramount issue
and the declaration Of principles and prop
os'tions which have received the highest