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

OF the county in which any gubernatorial
debate Is TO be held, to arrange Tor the
meeting, give the same publicity ana
preside over the debate. II the chairman
OF the party county central committee
desires. he may appoint a turist 70 pre-.
side, or III the county chairman Is NOT
present. the person TO PRESIDE may pc
chosen from the audience by a majority
vote OF the people present at the meet
M. The debate shall be restricted to
the discussion OF the merits and dement's
of the paramount issues represented by
the candidates engaged in the debate. NO
personalities or personal imputatons may
be brought into the debate under any cir
N. The candidate making the chal-
lenge shall have his paramount issue de,
bated first and shall have the opening ana
closing argument OF his paramount issue;
the candidate challenged shall likewise
open and close the argument for his para
mount issue: and the time shal De al
vided as follows: opening ar
gument for each paramount Issue not TO
exceed 20 minutes; negative
for each issue not 70 exceeu
thirty minutes; closing affirmative argu-
ment for each paramount issue not 70 ex-
coed 10 minutes, except that allotted
time saved on one argument may pc used
on another argument on either paramount
debates shall be governed by Roberts
rules, except as herein otherwise pro-
vided
ID Provided. IUrI0eTt lUaL IL PdbiNS
joint debates shall be held, between the
following designated party nominees LOT
governor, after September list ana before
November LIST in each general electon
year: The party candidate for governor
of the party which cast next to the hign-
est number of votes at the primary cleo
ton shall challenge the party candldate
for governor OF the party which Zen cast any
election to public Joint debates on me
merits and dement's OF their respective
party paramount issues which won Sot.
within the parties, at the primary eleC-
ton. The challenge shall be made IN
writing and filed with the secretary OF
state before September LIST in eacn general
election year; and acceptance Oh In@ chai,,
lsnged. snail be filed with the secretary OF
state, before September 10th In each gem
eral election year, In which acceptanoe
the challenged party nominee Tor gov
ernor shall specify the place and time
when each public Joint debate snan oe
held, and also. the number OF public JOINT
Der, il any, in which he is willing to en-
gage; and the party nominee for governor
who made the challenge shall NIL sucn
p Whensyer such party nominee for
governor shall fail to make the chaIlenge
or fail to accept, or refuse to- RESPOND,
to the challenge, as herein provided, or
shall fail or refuse to attend s ana issues
at the place and time d~esignaIeu y
each public joint debate, such party nomo
lnee shall cease to be the party nomtnee
for governor, and the secretary OF state
shall not certify his name to the county
uditor as the party nominee, and ms
place upon the party ticket shai pc oeeIn-
ed vacant and be filled as other vacancies.
And such vacancies shall be filed by one
Who will make the challenge or MI the
debates or the place Of such party nomi-
nee for governor shall remain vacant.
Roberts rules to govern the debate. De-
tail arrangements for debates, such as
publicity, place and time at which 70
hold debate. selection OF presiding on,
be governed by the provisions Of this Sec
ton.