Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-26

SSNA III ooIlt wiz lHc returns
snow nominated for any presidential cleo
tor; congressional state, circuit, district
and 1oint legislative district office. a for
the names of such party nominees to be
printed upon the official ballot at the sue
ceeding 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
ana alternate to national convention, a
FORMAL certificate of election; and to can
oioates for president and vice president
a state party endorsement certificate. Said
certificates to be duly executed by said
OF the state.
.B" The county ~canvassing board. as
soon as the returns; of any primary cleo
act. shall likewise issue and mail to each
person, whom the returns show nomina-
tea Tor any county public office, a GER
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 propose committee
man ana county or state party central
committeenan, a certificate of election;
said certificates to be duly executed by
SAID county canvassing board under the
seal of the county.
proSided that any party candi-
tli1cate 10 a public office for a term of
more than two years, shall be bound and
Ihmstrurred by the party platform, adopted
primary election, and approved by a ma
5oritN vote at the general election, during
his term of Office; and failure to comply
Herewith by failing to vote for such party
principles shall subjec, such public officer
to party recall.
Sec, 10y. Holidays-The days herein APP
pointed Tor holding primary elections shall
Sec. los. General Election Laws Gov
ern-lWhen(e-The provisions of the stat.
ute now IN force in relation to holding of
eiectlonS, the solicitation of voters at the
polls, the bribing or attempting to bride
voters, the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
the voting precincts, the manner of con,
subjects shall apply to all primary cleo
tons held under the provisions of this act,
III so far as they are consistent with the
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. l09. Party Endorsement of Presi-
dent and Vice President-The endorse
IleHt ny IllSleSl popular vote Oh d para
mount issue as a national motto for par
ty candidates for president and vice presi-
tdent, AS provided by this act and the is
suance to such candidates of a state GER
tif1cate of endorsement as herein pro-
vided shall have 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
flee of president or vice president three
times as provided in Section II.
Cor IN nfGoi,1 ID,rtr pInpcny, ~ II
fTo Appointive Ofices)-Any. party cleo
tor who wishes to seek an endorsement to
an a%ppointive government position, state
otherwise provided for in this; act, may
file his written application for the official
party endorsement for the office for
his party affliation, with the secretary
of state after any primary election date,
and before the following general election
shall ioe'' mailed raRe by su the w secretary Of state
TO each member of the state central COM
mittee of the applicants party before De-
state chairman, national committeeman
or party central committeeman. shall be
eligible to party endorsement while serv-
ing ga as S"eh P pnty Gf seseatary Of State
(Party endorsement record)-1t shall be
the duty OF the secretary of state, for the
purpose of preserving a record of party
endorsements for appointive government
positions, state and federal, to prepare
and keep in his office a suitable record
book of official party endorsements" in
which all official party endorsements shall
be entered as received.
Sec. 112. Official Party Endorsement
GLOW Determined-The party state cen
chairman and secretary and national
committeeman. shall meet in the senate
chamber at the state capitol at ten O'Clock
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 sub-committees,
as a committee of the whole. hearing APP
plicants and receiving written recon-
mendations from party electors, and shall
to determine who shall receive the official
party endorsement as the
ton Of the party for any and all state and
federal apptointive government positions
the next ensuing two years, except pri-
waite secretary and stenographer. The
chairman and secretary. OF said committee
shall certify to such endorsement in writ
ing and forward the same Immediately
for consideration to the person having
the appointive power iii state positions,
and 10 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 CEN
Ilil Colil!iilttCc iIiIi'ltlIlS L lioli
man and secratry and national committee
man, who shall attend such meeting, shall
receive payment of five cents per mile
for each mile necessarily travelled in going
to and returning from said meeting by
filing n 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
a warrant therefor. to the person who
filed such statement, it being the inten;
ton hereof that the state shall pay all
expense Of mileage herein provided. All
minutes of proceedings of meetings. of
the party state central committee 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 il the political
record book.
Any official party endorsement desired
by any party elector as a recommendation
to fill %vacancies occurring during the in
term or biennial meetings of the party
state central committee, shall be given by
a majority of the party state chairman
and n: !onal committeeman and the
chairmat of the endorsee's county, and
a copy ii their endorsement shall likewise
be filed immediately with the secretary of
state and recorded in the political record
book. But no endorsements shall be
mAda Ey the national committeeman OF
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