Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-01

and request that the foregoing names be
printed in a group under said motto in
OFFICIAL party primary ballot as represent
ing. the paramount issue above set forth.
on the fourth Tuesday in March next. and
we each OF us do hereby declare that We
intend to support the principles and can
didates named herein at said primary,
party ticket at the following November
election.
Signature Of
Committeeman County Precinct
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r. o. Address Date
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DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDATES.
! do hereby declare il nominated and
elected. 1 Cor wei will qualify. adhere to
the principles hersWith proclaimed and
me Tor us).
Signature of
Candidates Residence r. Q. Address
Sec. 81. Signing Of Committee PROPOSAL prelesai
and Declarations: To the above commit
thereof. shall aftix his own signature
with pen and ink or with, indelible pen
Gil. and shall add after his name, the
the precinct. his postoff1ce address and
date of signing. Following the signatures
OF the committee members there shall be
attached to and filed with the committee
proposal. the above declaration signed by
the candidates proposed. each giving his
esidence by county and precinct and post
Sec. SIS. Filling. Fee.-No fees shall be
required of candidates for the filing Of
i ind ntnndsp proposal petitions or Commit
Sec. 10. iriling--when sufAcient-The
fling Of Il 'committee PROPOSAL or lin.
d a;,,in indicate proposal petition
form provided i'm this act. together with
the declaration of the candidate. shall he
sufficient to require that his name he
or condition shall be imposed, provided
an opposition candidate. within the party.
has been proposed by timely filing.
ARTICLE FIVE.
Defining Evolution Of Paramount Issue.
Sec. 60. Paramount Issue-For the pur-
pose of identification in connection with
the legal form of procedure in party orr
ganization, provided herein, through which
TO initiate issues for evolution at Primary
elections and thereby consider one pub
lie policy at a time, as the paramount
issue, the words paramount issue" shall
mean one we'll defined and definite prin-
ciple for a public policy that shall be first
dependent candidate proposal for presi-
dent or governor. or by a minority or
majority committee proposal. Such COM
sion of it's issue to a motto
of not more thar eight words for minori-
ty or majority heading on the primary
a; Priority of filing party proposals,
with the secretary OF state. for the pri-
mary shall govern the use Of any we'll
mount issue, as provided herein, as a re-
ward of merit for Initiative In devising
measures for public welfare, except that
may adopt the paramount issue proposed
and filed by an independent candidate for
president or governor by proposing such
candidate, in the same primary, for the
nomination for the office for which such
Independent candidate filed: whereupon
pendent candidate and shall in all things
he deemed to be the candidate Of the mi
nority committee proposal of his party,
fy his candidacy and his paramount issue
for the minority primary ballot "motto"
to the county auditors.
didate for Governor or President. who
shall have made a primary campaign on
a paramount issue and received equal to
ernor at such primary election, shall at
the next ensuing primary election for
presidential or state office become the
posal of his party, for the same office,
and the paramount issue. represented by
such candidates. shall also be the par
state shall SO certify such candidate
and and his hs,,o Param mo issue for pr.
auditors. In case OF vacancy in such
candidacy, his place on the minority COM
mittee proposal shall be filled as herein
provided for filling of vacancies in COM
mittee proposals.
c.. Provided. that in the event there
shall be more than one Independent cam
shall have received ten per cent of the
total party. vote cast for governor at the
primary election, the minority propose!
selecting. by proposing, one of such in
dependent candidate. with his paramount
issue. as the minority candidate for pres
the next ensuing primary election.
d. Provided. that If no party leader has
come forward as an Independent candi-
primaries and received the required ten
per cent Of the total party vote or the
merit Of hts paramount issue. then the
posal shall be selected by the. candidate
for governor proposed by. the minority
COMMITTEES from the principles proposed.
body.
e. Provided, that the national para.
motto OF the majority, proposal com.
candidate of the majority for president,
ballot motto, shall be selected. by the
proposed candidate. of the majority. for
governor. from the platform principles
n representative body. The majority pro-
posal committee shall. at 40 time be
Obliged to adopt the paramount issue of
nose him for president or for governor:
but may do SO after the minority. COM
mittee has first had its choice Of pro-
posing such Independent candidates.
ARTICLE SIX.
Public Joint Debates On Paramount
Issue.
Sec. 81. Public Joint Dehates-In order