Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-28

being to always give priority to the chaI-
lenge of an independent candidate so as
to encourage leadership.
f. The majority minority or inde-
pendent candidate for president or for
governor challenged by an opposing in
or a majority candidate for president or
for governor, challenged by the opposing
minority candidate, in the primary, for
the same office, shall file, within rs days
after the first Monday in January in each
general election year, with the secretary
OF state. his acceptance OF the challenge.
In which acceptance he shall specify the
place and time when the public Joint de-
bate or debates shall be held, and also
the number of public joint debates. in
addition to the required number of de-
bates, IL any,. in which he is willing
TO engage; and the party candidate VINO
made the challenge shall fll such addi-
tional debates.
F. Whenever a candidate for presi-
dent or for governor, who is herein re-
qured to make or TO accept a challenge,
shall fail to make the challenge or fail
TO accept or refuse to respond to the
challenge, as herein provided, shall
fail or refuse to attend and discuss the
paramount issues at the time and places
designated for the debates, he shall cease
TO be the proposed candidate OF his party
and the secretary of state shall not certi-
fy his name to the county auditors to be
printed on the primary ballot, and his
place upon the committee proposal ticket
shall be deemed vacant and be filed
other vacancies.
be filed by a candidate, who will make
the challenge or fill the debates. or the
place shall remain vacant in the commit
tee proposal.
G Provided, further. that the majority
candidate or minority candidate for presi-
dent or for governor. as the case may be,
shall not be required to accept chal-
lenge from more than one Of the opposing
candidates for the same office. In case
two or more challenges have been filed.
such challenges shall be accepted in the
following order: F'lrst5Challenges made
their fling. Second-Challenge by the
minority candidate. And the majority or
minority candidate shall file his accept
ance in this manner of priority.
II. If there should be no majority cam
didate proposed for president or for gov
ernor, then it shall be the duty of the
independent candidate for president or
for governor, whose proposal is first filed
with the secretary OF state, TO challenge
any opposing independent or minority
party. by filing written challenge with
the secretary of state within is days
after the first Monday IN each general
election year The name of any party
candidate, who fails to make or accept
the challenge, herein required, or who
fails or refuses to. debate, or who fails
mount issues at any debate. shall not be
certified by the secretary of state to the
county auditors for either the primary or
general election ballot.
l. In case Of inability, sickness or un-
foreseen disability OF a candidate, who
makes the challenge or who Is challenged.
candidate shall choose some suitable per-
son TO represent him in such debate or
debates during such inability, sickness
or disability; but such candidate shall be
present in person at such debates unless a
sworn certificate by licensed physician
that such candidate is positively unable TO
/ be present on account Of sickness shall be
presented at such meeting.
J. The public joint debates, unless ar
ranged otherwise IN more suitable
| the court house at the county seat at $50
D. m, and II there Is any public business
occupying the court room at that hour. 1t
X. II shall be the duty of the party
! national committeeman and the chairman
OF the party state central committee to
arrange for the place of meeting for the
presidential debate or debates, give the
same publicity and select presiding chair
man,
L. 1t shall be the duty OF the party
hartman of the county central committee,
OF the county in which any gubernatorial
debate is TO be held. to arrange FOR the
meeting. give the same publicity and
preside over the debate. II the chairman
Of the party county central committee
desires he may appoint turist to pre-.
side, or II the county chairman Is not
present, the person to preside may be
chosen from the audience by majority
vote of the people present at the meet
NJ The debate shall be restricted to
the discussion OF the merits and demeriis
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
cumstancCs.
N The candidate making the chal-
lenge shall have his paramount ISSUE de-
bated first and shall have the opening and
closing argument of his paramount Issue;
the candidate challenged shall likewise
open and close the argument for his para
mount Issue: and the time shall be d.
vided IS follows Opening affirmative ar
gument for each paramount issue not TO
exceed 20 minutes: negative argument
for each paramount Issue not 10 exceed
thirty minutes; closing affirmative argu-
ment for each paramount issue not to ex-
coed 10 minutes, except that allotted
time saved on one argument may be used
on another argument on either paramount
issue In any one evening debate. Such
debates shall be governed by Roberts
rules, except as herein otherwise pro-
vided
Joint debates shall be held, between the
following designated party nominees for
governor, after September lst and before
November lst In each general election
year: The party candidate for governor
of the party which cast next to the high
est number of votes at the primary cleo
tion shall challenge the party candidate
for governor of the party which cast the
highest number of votes at the primary
election to public Joint debates on the
merits and demerits nf their respective
party paramount issues which won out,
within the parties, AT the primary cleo
tion. The challenge shall be made in
writing and filed with the secretary OF
state before September 1st in each general
election year; and acceptance OF the same,
by the party nominee, for governor chai-
lenged. snail be filed with the secretary \!
state, before September 10th in each gem
erai election year, in which acceptance
the challenged party nominee FOR gov
ernor shall specify the place and time
when each public joint debate shall be
held. and also the aumber of public joint
Der. If any. in which he is willing to en-
gage; and the party nominee for governor
who made the challenge shall I'LL such
additional debates.
p. Whenever such party -nominee for
governor shall fail to make the challenge
to the challenge. as herein provided. or
shall fail ce 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
shah not certify his name TO the county
auditor as the party nominee, and his
place upon the party ticket shall be deem-
ed vacant and be filed as other vacancies.
And such vacancies shall be flled by one
who will make the challenge or NIL the
debates or the place OF such party nomi-
nee for governor shall remain vacant
Roberts rules to govern the debate. De-
tail arrangements for debates. such as
publicity, place and time at which to
hold debate. selection of presiding Of
fcer, etc, between party nominees, shall
be governed by the provisions of this Sec
ton.
ARTICLE SEVEN.