The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-11-02

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issue his warrant therefor upon the gem
eral n and forward the same to the
person issued.
Sec. Sc. Form of Committee PROPOSAL
The name of no candidate for president,
vice president, presidential ~elector, United
States senator, member of congress, state
Offices, including judges of the supreme
court, ounty, circuit. Legislative or dis
trict offices, nor national committeemen
delegates and a~lternates to national con-
v%ention, party state chairman, nor can
didate for member of any party state CEN
trail committee, nor candidate for any
atate minority or majority proposal COM
ty or the majority column hereinafter des-
ignated upon the official party primary
ballot used at any primary held, as herein
provided. unless at least sixty days before
the oate OF the primary, a minority or
majority committee proposal shall have
been fled in the office of the secretary
of state or county auditor, as the pro-
visions OF this act require. in the follow
ing form. as far as applicable to the Of
flee proposed:
COMMITTEE PROPOSAL"
We, the Undersigned qualified members
belonging to the proposal committee OF
Of south Dakosa do hereby p-romuigats
the following principles:
and select the following well defined and
definite principle for aN public policy as
the paramount issue:..., ..............
..............
and propose the following named persons
as candidates for nomination. to the re-
spective offices named to be vSted for at
the primary on the fourth Tuesday OF
Name ofn.e
For............s......
................. For.....-...,...N.....
We also endorse. ....... for President Of
United States.
We also endorse. ...... for Vice President
of United States.
We also endorse. .......... for Judge on
the Supreme Court. Y
We also endorse. for Judge OF
the Supreme Court.
and we desire the following motto or
notices to be placed at the head Off,.
............... column of the official prf-
mary ballot as representing the above
principle for a paramount issue: No mot
to to be more than eight words. 49,.
Gimitei to eight wordsS
Giiimited to eight wor ssS's A0''0
Gimited to eight wordsS
and request that the foregoing names be
printed in a group under. said motto in
offciai party primary ballot as represent
ing the paramount issue above set forth,
on the fourth Tuesday in March next, n
we each OF us do hereby declare that we
intend to support the principles and cam
didates named herein at said primary.
party ticket at the following November
election.
Signature OF
Committeeman County Precinct
...-............ ............ ............
..r.n..;.;.:. ............ ...n:.....
.........-.......s
....s.-..........e
DECLARATION OF CANDIDATES.
I do hereby declare II nominated and
elected. / Cor WEI will qualify, adhere to
the principles herewith proclaimed and
obey the party recall II invoked against
me Cor us).
Signature of
Candidates Residence p. o. Address
'.'....'.. ...... ..,o..
Sec. 81. signing Of Committee Proposal
and Declaration: To the above commit
thereof, shall affx his own signature
with pen and ink or with iadelible PEN
ell, and shall add after his name, the
the precinct, his postofhce address and
date of signing. Following the signatures
OF the committee members there shall be
proposal, the above declaration signed by
the candidates proposed. each giving his
esidence by county and precinct and post
Sec. So. Filing Fee.-No fees shall be
required of candidates for the fling of
individual proposal petitions. or commit
Sec. 30. Filing-when sufncient-rhs
sling Of a "committee proposal or in.
form provided In this act. together with
the declaration of the candidate, shall be
sufficient to require that his name be
err condition shall be imposed. provided
an opposition candidate, within the party,
has been proposed by timely fling.
ARTICLE FIVE.
Defining Evolution Of Paramount Issue.
Sec. 60. Paramount Issue-For the pur-
pose of Identification In connection with
SANITATION, provided herein, through which
TO Initiate issues for evolution at Primary
elections and thereby consider one pub
issue. the words paramount issue" shan
mean one wei defined and definite prin-
ciple for a public policy that shall be first
filed with the secretary OF state by an in
dependent candidate proposal for presi-
dent or governor, or by a minority or
majority committee proposal. Such conn
sion OF It's paramount Issue to a motto
OF not more than eight words for minorf-
~ or majority heading on the primary
ballot.
a. Priority Of nling party proposals..
with the secretary Of state. for the pri-
mary shall govern the use Of any well
defined and definite principle for a para
| mount issue, as provided herein. as a re-
| ward OF merit for initiative In devising
measures for public welfare, except that
the state minority proposal committee
may adopt the paramount issue proposed
and fled by an independent candidate for
| president or governor by proposing such
Independent candidate as the minority
candidate, In the same primary, for the
| nomination for the office for which such
Independent candidate filed; whereupon
such candidate shall cease to be an inde-
pendent candidate and shall In all things
be deemed to be the candidate of the mt-
nority committee proposal Of his party,
and the secretary Of state shall SO certf-
fy his candidacy and his paramount issue
for the minority primary ballot motto
to the county auditors.
b. Provided that an independent cam
didate for Governor or President. who
shall have made a primary campaign on
a paramount issue and received equal to
1aZ. of the total party vote cast for gov
| ernor at such primary election. shall at
| the next ensuing primary election for
presidential or state office become the
candidate of the minority committee pro-
/ posal of his party, for the same office.
and the paramount issue. represented by
such candidates, shall also be the par
| amount issue of the minority CONF
| mittee proposal: and the secretary OF
| state shall SO certify such candidate
and his paramount issue for pri-
! mary ballot motto" to the county
auditors. In case of vacancy in such