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

gate or alternate to the national conven-
zion. who receives the highest number Of
votes, shall be elected to the party office
for which he is a candidate.
Sec. 106. Nomination and Election Ger
tihcate-(How Issued)-"A"-The state
~oanvassing board, as soon as the returns
OF any primary election, are canvassed
as provided in this act. shall issue and
mail to each person, who the returns
show nominated for any presidential cleo
tor; congressional, state, circuit, district
NAL certificate of nomination, and certify
the names of such party nominees to be
printed upon the official ballot at the sue
oeeding November election, subject to
provisions in Section 81; and to each per-
son whom the returns show elected, to a
party position such as party state chair
man, national committeeman, delegate
and alternate to national convention, a
formal certificate of election; and to can
didates for president and vice president
q state party endorsement certificate. Said
certificates to be duly executed by said
caayassing board under the great seal
Of the state.
's" The county canvassing board, as
soon as the returns, of any primary cleo
ton, are canvassed, as provided in this
act, shall likewise issue and mail to each
person, whom the returns show nominal
ted for any county public office, a GER
tificate of nomination, and certify the
names of such party nominees to be print
ed upon the official ballot at the succeed
ing November election; and to each per-
on, whom the returns show elected to any
county or precinct party position Of mi
norlty or majority proposal committee
committeeman, a certificate of election;
said certificates to be duly executed by
said county canvassing board under the
seal of the county.
sc" Provided that any party candi-
date, who shall receive a nomination GER
tiicate to a public office for a term of
more than two years, shall be bound and
instructed by the party platform, adopted
by a majority vote of his party at any
primary election, and approved by a ma
jority vote at the general election, during
his term of office; and failure to comply
herewith by failing to vote for such party
principles shall subject such public officer
to party recall.
Sec. 107. Holidays-The days herein APP
pointed for holding primary elections shall
be legal holidays.
Sec. 1OS. General Election Laws Gov
rern-CWhen)-The provisions of the stat
ute now in force in relation to holding of
elections, the solicitation Of voters at the
polls, the bribing or attempting, to bribe
the voting precincts, the manner of con-
Quoting elections and all other kindred
subjects shall apply to all primary cleo
in so far as they are consistent with the
same; the intent Of this act being to place
the primary election, except where other
wise provided, under the regulations and
protection of the laws now in force as to
general elections.
ARTICLE TEN.
Official Party Endorsement of Candidates
for President and Vice President, and
as a Recommendation to Appoint
i've Government Positions
Other than PoStmas-
tiers.
Sec. 100. Party Endorsement of Presi-
dent and Vice President-The endorse
ment by highest popular vote of a para
mount issue as a national motto for par
ty candidates for president and vice presi-
S1nrt a.. rtnNiInI hv this nrf q md the iG-
suance to such candidates of a state GER
. tificate of endorsement as herein pro-
vided shall nave the force and effect OF
instructions to delegates and. ~alternates
to the national convention Of the same
political party to vote for and support
such principles and candidate for the Of
fee of president or vice president three
times as provided in Section IL.
Sec. 1t0. Official Party Endorsement
(To Appointive Offices)-Any party cleo
tor who wishes to seek an endorsement to
an appointive government position, state
or federal, except postmaster, which is
otherwise provided for in this act, may
file his written application for the official
party endorsement for the office for
which he is a candidate, stating therein
his party afhliation, with the secretary
of state after any primary election date,
and before the following general election
date. and copy of such written application
shall be mailed by the secretary of state
to each member Of the state central com
mittee of the applicants party before De-
cember list in election years. No party
state chairman, national committeeman
or party central committeeman shall be
eligible to party endorsement while serV-
ing as such party representative.
Sec. Ill. Duty of Secretary OF State
(Party endorsement record)-It shall he
the duty of the secretary of state, for the
purpose of preserving a record OF party
endorsements for a~ppointive government
positions, state and federal, to prepare
book of ~''oficial party endorsements" in
which all official party endorsements shall
be entered as received.
Sec. 112. Official Party Endorsement
(How Determined)-The party state CEN
trail committee, interested, including its
chairman and secretary and national
chamber at the state capitol at ten o'clock
a. M, on the second Tuesday OF Decem-
Der after the general election. and the
members present shall constitute a quo
rum, and shall, at all times. act in pub
lie sessions and without subcommittee,
as a committee of the whole, hearing APP
plicants and receiving written RECON- sban
proceed by open ballot and majority vote
10 determine who shall receive the official
party endorsement as the recommenda.
ton of the party for any and all state and
federal appointive government positions
for which the commission expires during
the next estrs ensuing sn two ysaps, eaesp' P Phe
chairman and secretary. OF said committee
shall certify to such endorsement in writ
ing and forward the same Immediately
JOf tlSI ~ ~ tho f~he~N 10
the appointiye power in state positions,
and to the president, and to each OF the
United States senators and congressman
In federal positions as the official party
recommendation, and shall send a copy OF
the same to the secretary of state, who
shall enter the same in the record book OF
official party endorsements. Each mem
Der of such, interested, party state GEN.
trail including its state chair
man and secretly and national committee.
man, who shall attend such meeting. shall
receive payment of five cents per mile
for each mile necessarily Travelled In going
10 and returning from said meeting by
filing q written receipted sworn state
ment thereof with the secretary Of state,
who shall deliver same to the state auditor
who shall see to it's auditing and forward
n warrant therefor, to the person who
filed such statement, 1t being the inten-
tion hereof that the state shall pay All
expenses of mileage herein provided. All
minutes of proceedings of meetings OF
the party state central shall
be signed by the chairman and secretary
and the chairman shall Immediately file
such minutes with the secretary of state
who shall record the same in the political
record book.
Any official party endorsement desired
by any party elector as q Recommendation
TO All vacancies occurring during the in
term or biennial meetings of the party
q majority of the party state chairman
and national committeeman the
chairman of the endorsee's county, and
"A copy of their endorsement shall likewise
he filed Immediately with the secretary of
state and recorded in the political record
book. But no endorsements shall be
made by the national committeeman or