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

OF the county in which any gubernatoriai
debate Is to be held, to arrange Tor the
meeting, give the same publicity. ana
preside over the debate. If the CHAIRMAN
of the party county central committee
desires, he may appoint a turist TO pre-
side. or If the county chairman Is ho%
present, the person to preside may pc
chosen from the audience by a majority
vote Of the people present at the meet
NJ. The debate shall be restricted TO
the discussion Of the merits and dement's
of the issues represented py
the candidates engaged in the Debate NO
personalities or personal lmputalohs my
be brought into the debate under any CIR
c~umstances.
y. The candidate making the chal-
lenge shall have his paramount issue ue5
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 ms para
mount issue; and the time shaI De ~
yided as follows: Opening affirmative ar
gument for each paramount issue NOV 70
exceed 20 minutes; negative arBuhI,ui
for each paramount issue not 70 ehCcc"
I thirty minutes; closing aFGu-
ment for each paramount issue not 70 "a
coed 10 minutes, except ildt sIloyl,3
time saved on one argument may Do usGo
on another argument on either paramount
issue in any one evening debate. ,SuC.
debates shah be governed by Roperts
rules, except as herein otherwise W"-
O. Provided. fu--her, that ~ public
Joint debates shall be held, between the
following designated party nominees ioa
governor, after September LIST ana before
November LIST in each general electoL
year: The party candidate for GoV,tIoI
OF the party which cast naXt 10 the ilgn-
est number OF votes at tho primary ti',
ton shall challenge the party cahdiuhIS
for governor Of the party which cast the
highest number OF votes at the primary
election to public Joint debates on me
merits and dement's of their respective
party paramount Issues when won ou''
within the parties, at the primary eleG.
ton. The challenge shall be mace ~
writing and filed with the secretary OF
state before September LIST In each genera
election year, and acceptance OF the sum
by the party nominee, for governor CHiI.
Ienged, snail be fled with the secretary Oh
state. before September 10th in each gen
eral election year, In when accep'anu'
the challenged party nominee ior EW
when each public joint debate shali De
held. and also the number OF publc Jolhl
debates, In addition to the required nun
Der, If any, In which he ~ WILING TO enr
gage; and the party nominee TOT g0NerlpL
who made the challenge shall I'LL Auoh
additional debates. ror
i. Whenever such party nominee tor
governor shall fail to make the chaIlcilso
or rril to accept, or refuse 10 ISNPo"u,
to the challenge, as herein proEluth, VI
shall fail or refuse TO attend ana DISCUSS
he respective paramount party issues
AT the place and time designated l'i
each public Joint debate, such parry nom
Inct shall cease 10 De the IHI'N 49, 49,
for governor, ana the secretary Of state
shall not certify his name to the c2uIiS
auditor as the party nominee "uH ,'
place upon the party ticket shall be deem
ed vacant and be hlled as other vacancies,
And such vacancies shah be filled 10y one ne
who will make the challenge or M nv
Debates or the place Of such party nohl-
nee for governor shall remain vacant
Roberts rules TO govern the debate. De.
tail arrangements for debates, SucI az
nIIbIicitv Mace and time at which TO
hold debate, selection of presiding Of
ficer, etc, between party nominees, shaIi
be governed by the provisions OF inns Sec
ton.