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

Of the county in which any ~gubernatorial
meeting. give the az same publicity and
preside over the debate. II the chairman
OF the party county central committee
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 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 paramount issues represented by
personalities or personal imputations may
be brought into the debate under any cir
cumstances.
N. The candidate making the chal-
lenge shall have his issue de,
bated first and shall have the opening and
closing argument of his paramount issue;
the candidate challenged shall. likewise
open and close the argument for his para
mount issue: and the time shall be d.
vided as follows: Opening affirmative ar
gument for each paramount issue not TO
exceed 20 minutes; negative argumen
for each paramount issue not to exceed
thirty minutes; closing ffirmative argu-
ment for each paramount issue not TO ex,
coed 10 minutes, except that ailotted
on another argument on either paramount
issue in any one evening debate. Sucn
debates shall be governed by Roberts
vided.
O.. Provided. further. tina ~ public
Joint debates shall be held, between the
following designated party nominees e doa
November LIST in each general election
year: The party candidate for governor
of the party which cast next to the high-
ton shall challenge the party candidate
for governor of the party which cast the
highest number of votes at the primary
election to public Joint debates on the
merits and dement's of their respective
party paramount issues which won out,
within the parties, at the primary elec-
ton. The challenge shall be made a. IN
state before September 1st i'm each general
election year,; and acceptance OF the same
by the party nominee, for governor chale
state, before September 10th In each gem
eral election year, in which acceptance
the challenged party nominee Tor gov
when each public joint debate shall be
held. and also the number OF public JOINT
debates, in addition to the required num-
Der, If any, In which ne is wfl n eov .e nnr
who made the challenge shall I'LL such
additional debates.
p. Whenever such party nominee for
or fail to accept. or refuse to respond.
to the challenge, as herein provided, or
shall fail or refuse, to attend and discuss
the respective paramount timoa par,s ed issf fos
each public joint debate, such party nom
lnee shall cease to be the party nominee
for governor, and the secretary OF state
shall not certify his name to the county
auditor al the party nominee, ana MS
place upon the party ticket shall be deem
ed vacant and be filled as other vacancies.
who will make the challenge or fill the
debates or the place of such party nomi-
nee for governor shall remain vacant.
t Roberts ary, n nu,es to govern for d ehe q asoa such D as
publicity, place and time at which 70
hold debate, selection of presiding Of
ficer, etc. between party nominees, shaii
be governed by the provisions OF this sec
ton.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
official Party State Publicity Pamphlet.
Sec. So. There shall be compiled and
published by the secretary of state, an
official, party state p1oi'c cry a, a.npnsa Of
the state, at least 80 days prior to genera
primary dates, as hereinafter provided:
Sec. 63. Restriction OF Mater IN Iuo "
the secretary of state. in addition to the
filing and recording in the political rec
ord book. the platform, principles, the
posals of all party candidates. to also
receive and file a biography of not oyer
200 words, and a half tone oval cut 21s
INCHES by sh inches ln,a SIZE a,n 81 any s ehnl
deposit with the secretary OF state 70
gether with his biography and cut, the
sum of $4,000, or fifty dollars Tor el.hef
publication. 1t shall be his duty also
TO receive and file written arguments IN
support of platform principles from each
tied to 800 Words. also written arguments
by any independent party candidate, lin
tied to 200 words, all of which must be
filed more thar sixty avs KS before ese,e ehe va Of
state shall Immediately compile and pre-
pare for publication the material SO fied,
the Publicity Pamphlet" in size SIX inches
id type. thirty pleas wide; tyne size OF
to be 80 pleas by Al pleas. Each per-
sons cut and biography. II any, to occupy
one page and no more , No pl nau , IN PRIV PRIV
personal attack OF character upon anyone
and it shall be the duty OF the secretary
of state to see to II that none are prih1sa
charge shall be made for publication OF
any matter herein, except for the cut ana
biography of the candidate, as above pro-
yided; the front and title age to read as
follows:
OFFICIAL PARTY STATE PUBLICITY
PAMPHLET.
Published by the State of South Dakota.
Principles and Arguments OF Ga~ndidates
in Party Primaries to Be Held on
the Fourth Tuesday in March.
Sec. GA. Arrangement of Publicity Pam
phlet: A-Pamphlet Arranged by Parties
1T shall be the duty of the secretary, of
state to arrange all party platform prin-
ciples, names Of candidates. cuts and
biographies, and arguments of party can
didates of eacn party separately under
b. Arrangement of Candidates Within
the Party-Independent candidates names
and principles shall come first followed
nv minority committee proposals, and last
by the majority committee proposals, UNI
der Zach party heading.