Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-01

-. nenever the Independent candi-
10 avail himself. within 10 days after the
mrs n in January In each general
election year. by filing with the secretary
public joint debate. designating the OPP
posing candidate of the minority or ma
5ority. within his party. with whom he
vocated by each, then it shall be the duty
OF the minority candidate for president
or me minority candidate for governor.
the FIRST Monday in January in each gem
eral election year, TO challenge his ma
9or,Iy opponent. within the party, for the
required; and failure on the part of the
minority candidate for president or for
governor. as the case may be. TO chal-
public joint discussion of the merits and
dement's OF the paramount issues, shall
operate as a legal withdrawal OF such mi
nority candidate, and the secretary of
DENT or for governor. as the case may be,
10 the county auditors to be printed on
the primary ballot.
ID. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary
OF state. upon receiving a challenge. to
ME and enter the same upon the Politi-
cal Record Book in his office and to for
to the candidate designated in the chal-
ienge. ,ogether with copies OF the respec.
tive issues: by registered mail
der; lrst-Maili out. Immediately. the
challenge nled by an independent candi-
date for President or for Governor within
the 10 days in which such challenge may
be Med; ~Second--If there shall have been
no challenge filed by AN Independent cam
d a,;iht, for Prssiden1 or for Governor
of STATE shall then, within five days. mail
out the challenge filed by the minority
candidate: The purpose Of this provision
lenge of an independent candidate SO as
TO encourage leadership.
I: The majority. minority or indie
dependent candidate for the Same office,
o. il majority candidate for president or
the same office. shall iile, within 25 days
after the first Monday in January in each
OF state; his acceptance Of the challenge.
in which acceptance he shall specify the
place and time when the public joint de-
addition to the required number Of de-
bates, if any, in which he is willing
made the challenge shall fiji such addi-
F.. Whenever a candidate for presi-
CURED to make. or to accept a challenge,
shall fail to make the challenge or fail
to accept or refuse to respond to the
fna'' or refu Sc to aer attend Gf9 AND discuss or st the
issues at the time and places
for the debates, he shall cease
to be the proposed candidate Of his party
and Tn secretary of state shall not certi-
fly his >ame to the county auditors to be
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 filed by a candidate, who will make
the challenge or fill the debates, or the
place shall remain vacant in the commit
tee proposal.
c.. Provided. further, that the majority
candidate or minority candidate for presi-
shall not be required to accept chalS
lenge from more than one of the opposing
candidates for the same office; In case
following order: First@chalenges made
by Independent eandidates in order Of
minority candidate shall file his accept
ance in this manner of priority,
didate proposed for president or for gov
ernor. then it shall be the duty Of the
independent candidate for president or
with the secretary Of state. to challenge
any opposing independent or minority
candidate for the same office, within his
the secretary Of state within Is days
after the first Monday in each general
electi9n yea; The name Of any party
WIN ldllS " 1IldhS Ut dCC0DI
the challenge, herein required, or who
fails or refuses to debate, or who fails
or refuses to attend n discuss the para
certified by the secretary Of state to the
auditors for either the primary or
general election ballot.
I. In case Of inability, sickness or UNI
foreseen disability of a candidate. who
makes the challenge or who is challenged,
to attend such public joint debates. such
candidate shall choose some suitable per-
cov IN hf~n to- ~,,~l -
debates during such inability. sickness
or disability; but such candidate shall be
present in person at such debates unless a
that such candidate is positively Unable to
be present on account of sickness shall be
presented at such meeting.
J. The public joint debates. unless ar
place, shall be held in the court room at
the court house at the county seat at $3.50
p. M. and II there is any public business
shall vacate the room for the debate.
s. It shall be the duty of the party
national committeeman and the chairman
arrange for the place Of meeting for the
presidential debate or debates. give the
same publicity and select presiding chair
man.
l. It shall be the duty Of the party
hartman of the county central committee,
OF the county. in which any gubernatorial
preside over the debate. If the chairman
desires. he may appoint a jurist to pre-
side. or II the county chairman is not
present. the person to preside may be
chosen from the audience by q majority
vote OF the people present at h 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 imputations may
cumstances.
n: The candidate making the chal-