The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

q representative body. The majority pro-
posal committee shall at no time be
obliged 10 adopt the paramount issue OF
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 it's choice OF pro-
posing such Independent candidates.
ARTICLE SIX.
Public Joint Debates On Paramount
Issue.
Sec CT. Public Joint Debates-In order
TO give more specific Information to the
electors, In addition to the state publicity
pamphlet, pertaining to the paramount
issues to be. voted upon at the primary
election. Mt lea FL one presidential and 10
gubernatorlal public joint debates, be-
tween the candidates for president ana
between the candidates for governor,
papers with the secretary Of state, shall
be held in this state, between the hrst
Monday In January and the fourth Tues
day in March, In the following order, man
ner. time and place hereinafter provided:
A. Whenever al independent candl-
date for governor or an Independent can
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 tho same office, within 10
days after the first Monday in January in
each general election year.
II. Whenever more than one lndepend-
ent 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-
ienge TO the opposing candidate of the ma
1ority or minority.
C. Whenever the independent candi-
date for president or for governor fails
to avail himself. within 10 days after the
first Monday I'm January in each general
election year. by Hing with the secretary
OF state a written challenge for ouch
public joint debate, designating the OPP
posing candidate Of the minority or ma
jority, within his party, with whom he
desires To debate the paramount Issue, ad-
vocated 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 Is days after
the first Monday in January in each gen
eral election year, to challenge his ma
jority opponent. within the party. for the
public joint debate or debates hercinbefore
required; and failure on the part OF the
minority candidate for president or for
governor, as the case may be, 10 chal-
lenge his opposing majority candidate, to
public joint discussion of the merits and
dement's OF the paramount issues, shall
operate as n legal withdrawal Of such mi
nority candidate, and the secretary of
state shall not certify his name for presi-
dent or for governor, as the case may be,
20 tho county auditors TO be printed on
the primary ballot.
y. 1t shall be the duty OF the secretary
of state, upon receiving n challenge, to
file and enter the same upon the Pollti-
cal Record Book in his office and to for
ward n certified copy OF such challenge
to tho candidate designated in the chal-
lenge, together with copies of the respec-
tive issues, by registered mail
and demand receipt, in the following or
der: First--Mailing ON, Immediately, the
challenge filed by IN independent candi-
date for President or for Governor within
the 10 days I'm which such challenge may
be fled; Second-lf there shall have been
no challenge filed by an Independent cam
didate for President or for Governor
within such time allotted, the secretary
Of state shall then, within five days. mail
out the challenge filed by the minority
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being to always give priority to the chal-
lenge of an Independent candidate so as
to encourage leadership.
L. The majority, minority or indie
pendent candidate for president or for
Governor challenged by an opposing In
dependent candidate for the same, office,
for governor, challenged by the opposing
minority candidate, In the primary. for
the same office. shall file. within 25 days
after the first Monday In January In each
general election year, with the secretary
OF state, his acceptance Of the challenge.
in which acceptance he shall specify the
bate or debates shall be held, and also
the number OF public Joint debates. in
addition to the required number OF de-
H 3 sssa !! any" nSa III party partly e ar e wno
made the challenge shall fl such addi-
r. Whenever a candidate for presi-
dent or for governor. who Is herein re-
Quired to make or to accept a challenge,
shall fail to make the challenge or fall
to niccspt or REFUSE REFUSE to oro rsspSnd or TO sb ,aH
fail or refuse to attend and discuss the
paramount issues at the time and places
DESIGNATED for the debates. ne sh Ss cease
and the secretary Of state shall not certi-
fy his name to the county. auditors to be
Printed lro ON t the c6 primary 1 ~ronosa ana f,ct hss
other vacancies. And such vacancy shall
the tn " cSalle ny or 'd All the debates M"' or the
place shall remain vacant IN the commit
tee proposal.
candidate or minority candidate for presi-
dent or for governor, as the case may be.
shall not be required to accept chal-
isnss hrSm % ecp ,h thar sa% Sns o Of ss' 0fR n s 6
two or more challenges nave been. filed.
such challenges shall be accepted In the
By Independent candidates in order Of
their filing. Second-Challenges by tho
minority candidate. And the majority or
minority candidate shall file hts accept
Ance in this manner Of priority.
II. II there should be no majority can
didate proposed for president or for gov
Independent candidate for president or
for governor. whose proposal is first filed
with he secretary OF state, to challenge
candidafe for the same Office. Within his
the secretary OF state within 15 days
after the first Monday In each general
election year. The name Of any 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.
2 I. In case OF inability. sickness or un-
foreseen disability OF a candidate, who
makes the challenge OF. who Is challenged.
to attend such public joint debates, such
candidate shall choose some suitable per-
SON to represent him in such debate or
Debates during such inability, sickness
or disability; but such candidate shall be
present In person at such debates unless a
sworn certificate by q licensed physician
that such candidate Is positively unable to
Sc present on account OF sickness shall be
presented at such meeting.
J. h public joint debates, unless ar
ranged otherwtse In a more suitable
mace. shall be held In the court room at
the court house 1T the county seat at 40
3. m, and II thsre Is any public business
occupying the court room at tina hour. n
shall vacate the room for the debate.
X. IL shall be the duty Of the party
national committeeman and the chairman
a the party state central committee to
Hff0nRa for the place of meeting for the
D@~S0I0entjal eba or debates. give the