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

SUI a. ~ DtitAOElAJ tdnutudlC " Pitc-
1dent or governor, as the case may be, al
h next ensuing primary election.
d. Provided. that IL no party leader has
come forward as an independent candi-
date for president or for governor in the
primaries and received the required ten
Der cent OF the total party vote on the
merit OF his ISSUE, then the
paramount issue for the minority pro-
posal shall be selected by the candidate
for governor proposed by the minority
for a party platform, by such minority
proposal COMMITTEES, as a representative
body.
mount issue for party primary ballot
'motto" of the majority. proposal com.
mittee, shall be selected by the proposed
candidate of the majority for president,
and the state par issue for primary
ballot motto" shall be selected, by the
proposed candidate. Of the majority, for
goyernor' from the p platform cnmm pTlhe,pi as
o representative body. TIL majority pro-
posal committee shall at no time be
any independent party candidate or pro-
pose 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
Sec. 81. Public Joint Debates-In order
90 give more specific information 70. the
electors, In addition TO the state publicity
pamphlet, pertaining to the paramount
Issues to be voted upon at the primary
election, at least one presidential and IL
gubernatorial public joint debates. be-
b @ege snt the candidates for governor,
within the party. who have filed proposal
papers with the secretary OF state, shall
BE- held In this state ana D tbS fonrt the rn nes.
day in March, in the following oroer, man
ner, time and place hereinafter provided:
"A. Whenever an independent eandi-
didate for president shall file, with the
secretary Of state, a written challenge
for public joint debate with the opposing
candidate OF the majority or minority Of
his party for the same office, within 10
days after the first Monday in January in
each general election year.
b. Whenever more than one independ-
emit candidate for president or for gov
srnor is proposed within the party, the
Independent candidate who first files his
state shall have the first right Of chal-
ienge to the opposing candidate OF the ma
5ority or minority.
date for president or for governor fails
TO avail himself. within 10 days after the
first Monday in January in each general
election year, by fling with the secretary
OF state a written challenge for such
public joint debate, designating the OPP
posing candidate Of the minority or ma
5ority, within his party, with whom he
desires to debate the paramount issue, adj
vocated by each. then it shall be the duty
of the minority candidate for president
or the minority candidate for governor,
as the case may be, within IS days after
the first Monday In January in each gem
eral election year, to challenge his ma
Sority opponent, within the party, IGr dne
required; and failure on the part OF the
minority candidate for president or for
governor, as the case may be, to chal-
fenge his opposing majority candidate, to
public Joint discussion OF the merits and
demerits Of the paramount issues. shah
operate as a legal withdrawal OF such MI
state shall not certify his name for presi-
dent or for governor, as the case may be.
20 the. county auditors to be printed on
the primary ballot.
D.. II h be the duty OF the secretary
Of state, pom receiving a challenge, to
6ie and enter the same upon the Politi-
cal Record Book in his office and to for
ward a certified copy of such challenge
20 the candidate designated in the chal-
ienge, together with copies OF the respec-
tive paramount issues, by registered mail
and demand receipt, in the following or
der: First-Mailing out, Immediately, the
challenge fled by an Independent candi-
date for President or for Governor within
the 10 days in which such challenge may
be filed; Second--If there shall have been
no challenge filed by an Independent can
didste r for President t;ms aItot or for sGe sseyefnTy
of state shall then, within five days, mail
out the challenge filed by the minority
candidate. The purpose Of this provision
being to always give priority to the chal-
lenge OF an independent candidate SO as
TO- encourage leadership.
f.. The majority. minority, or inde-
pendent candidate fer president or for
governor challenged by an opposing in
dependent candidate for the same. office,
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 % days
after the first Monday In January In each
OF state, his acceptance OF the challenge.
in which acceptance he shall specify the
place and time when the public joint de-
the number Of public Joint debates. in
addition to the required number OF de-
bates, IL any, in which he Is willing
70 engage; c and the party sbr,y az snnd aScn aS %no
r. Whenever a candidate for presi-
dent or for governor. who is herein re-
shall fail to make the challenge or fail
to accept or refuse to respond to the
challenge. as herein provided. or shall
paramount issues at the time and places
designated for the debates, he shall cease
20 be the proposed candidate OF his party
fy his name to the county auditors to be
printed on the primary ballot, and his
place upon the committee proposal ticket
other vacancies. And such vacancy shall
be filed by a candidate. who will make
the challenge or I'LL the debates, or the
place shall remain vacant in the commit
tee proposal
@. 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 hled.
such challenges shall be accepted In the
following order: First-Challenges made
by independent candidates in order of
their filing. Second-Challenges by the
minority candidate. And the majority or
ance In this OF priority.
III. II there should be no majority can
didate proposed for president or for gov
ernor, then IL 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
AM opposing independent or minority
candidate for the same office, within his
party. by filing a written challenge with
the secretary of state within Is days
after the first Monday In each general
election year. The name Of IN party
candidate, who fails to make or accept
the challenge, herein required, or who
fails or refuses to debate, or who fails
or refuses to attend and discuss the para
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.
I. In case Of inability, sickness or un-
foreseen disability or a candidate, who
makes the challenge, or who Is challenged,