The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-26

primary election, tao minority proposal
committee shall have the first choice OF
selecting, by proposing, one of such in
dependent candidate, with his paramount
Issue. as the minority candidate for pres
ident or governor, as the case may be, at
the 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
per cent Of the total party vote on the
merit OF his paramount issue, then the
paramount issue for the minority pro-
posai shall be selected by the candidate
for governor proposed by the minority
committee from the principles proposed.
Tor a party platform. by such minority
proposal committee, as a representative
body.
g. Provided, that the national para.
mount issue for party primary ballot
mittee, shall be selected by the proposed
candidate of the majority for president,
and the state paramount issue for primary
ballot motto" shall be selected. by the
proposed candidate, Of the majority, ior
governor, from the platform principles
proposed by such majority committee, as
posal committee shall at no time be
obliged TO adopt the paramount issue or
any independent party candidate or pro
pose him for president or for governor
- hut may do so after the minority com
mittee has first had it's choice Of pro-
posing such Independent candidates,
ARTICLE SIX.
Public Joint Debates On Paramount
Issue.
Sec. 81. Public Joint Debates-ln order
20 give more specific TO the
electors, In addition to the state publlclty
pamphlet, pertaining to the paramount
issues to be voted upon at the primary
election, at least one presidential and IL
gubernatorisl public Joint debates, pc
tween the candidates for president and
between the candidates for governor,
within the party, who have He'd proposal
papers with the secretary OF state, 6hall
be held In this state, between the ilrst
Monday In January and the fourth tues
DAY in March. I'm the following order, man
ner, time and place hereinafter provided;
A, Whenever an independent candl-
date for governor or an independent can
secretary Of state, n written cnalleubc
for public joint debate with the opposing
candidate OF the majority or minority OF
his party for the same Office, within ~
days after the first Monday in January in
each general election year.
L. Whenever moro than one indepenu-
ont candidate for president or for gov
ernor is proposed within the party. the
Independent candidate who first files his
proposal petition with the secretary OF
state shall have the first right OF chal-
lsnge TO the opposing candidate Of the ma
5orlty or minority.
c. Whenever the Independent candi-
GATE Tor president OF LOT EONtfipl ldilo
TO avail himself, within 10 days after the
first Monday In January in each general
election year, by filing with the secretary
OF state a written challenge Ior such
posing candidate Of the minority or ma
jorlty, within his party, with whom he
desires to debate the paramount issue, adj
yocatcd by each, then II shall be the duty
OF the minority candidate for president
or the minority candidate for governor,
as the case may be, within ID days after
A.. st NT,,,I4.r -, ptVa ~ In naph ra.-
eral election year, to challenge his ma
5ority opponent, within the party, for the
public joint debate or debates hereinbcfore
required and failure on tho part OF the
minority candidate for president or for
governor, as the case may be, to chal-
lenge his opposing majority candidate, to
public joint discussion of the merits and
dement's OF the paramount issues, shall
operate as a legal withdrawal of such NIL
nority candidate, and the secretary OF
state shall not certify his name for presi-
dent or for governor. as the case may be,
to the county auditors TO be printed on
the primary ballot.
d. 1t shall be the duty OF the secretary
OF state. upon receiving n challenge. to
file and enter the same upon the Politi-
cal Record Book In his office and to for
ward n certified copy OF such challenge
TO the candidate designated in the chal-
lenge. 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 filed by an Independent candi-
Date for President or for Governor within
the 10 days in which such challenge may
20 challenge fled by an Independent can
didate for Pr esident or for Governor
within such time allotted, the secretary
Of state shall then G withih hye days, mall MAJ
candidate. The purpose of this provision
being to always give priority to the chal-
lenge OF an independent candidate so as
to encourage leadership:
Il. The majority. minority, or indie
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
after the first Monday in January in each
general election year, with the secretary
Of state, his acceptance Of the challenge.
riac %"i and d time when tn the 'p public spJ Joint dee
bate or debates shall be held, and also
the number of public joint debates. In
tddition to the required number OF de.
20 engage; and the party candidate who
made the challenge shall fill such addi-
tional debates.
F. whenever a candidate for presi-
dent or for governor, who Is herein re-
CURED TO make or to accept a challenge, |
shall fail to make the challenge or fail
challenge, as herein provided, or shall
fall 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-
~ 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 filled as
other vacancies. And such vacancy shall
be filled by a candidate, who will make
the challenge or fill the debates, or the
place shall remain vacant in the commit
tee proposal.
@. Provided. further, thai 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 nave been filed,
such challenges shall be accepted in the
following order: First-Challenges made
by Independent candidates in order Of
their fling, SecondLChallenges by the
minority candidate. And the majority or
minority candidate shall file his accept
ance in this manner Of priority.
II. IL there should be no majority can |
didate proposed for president or for gov
ernor, then Ii 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