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

unless at least sixty days before
rne . aase eam anf pe'm proyos q m sha}I yaS o.
been filed in the office Of the secretary
OF state or county auditor, as the pro.
ing form. as far as applicable to the 0fs
flee proposed:
COMMITTEE PRoPosAL'
We. the undersigned qualified members
belonging to the proposal committee Of
Of South Dakota do herebsy pro ene nv
the following principles:
and select the following well defined and
definite principle for a public policy ~
the
and propose the following named nerscns
as candidates for nomination to the re-
the primary on the fourth Tuesday Of
March next.
Name Office
also endorse Tor President OF
United States.
We also endorse ......for Vice President
We also endorse. for Judge OF
the Supreme Court.
We also endorse. ......... for Judge Of
the Supreme Court.
and we desire tho following motto or
notices to be placed at the head OFF,.
mary ballot as representing the above
principle for a paramount issue: No mot
to to be more than eight words.
dimited to eight wordsS'
eLimited to eight werds5
Gimiited to eight w o 3 "0''0
and request that the foregoing names be
printed In a group under said motto in
official party primary ballot as Representa- eprn
ing. the paramount issue above set forth,
e to e tse voted foneth 1 Tu at the ] PRIMARY sTsh to oe Be held snd
intend to support the principles and can
didates named herein at said primary.
party ticket at the following November
election.
Signature of
Committeeman County Precinct
................ ............ ............
p q Address ..''. ..r:.,..
................s
DECLARATION OF CANDIDATES.
elected. / Cor we) will qualify, adhere to
the principles herewith proclaimed and
obey the party recall if invoked against
Signature of
Candidates Residence p. o. Address
Sec. 81. Signing Of COMMITTEES ProposeI
and Declare ton: To the above commit
thereof, shall affx his own signature
with pen and ink or with indelible PEN
Gil, and shall add after his name. the
rIl nc rf HIN nnt1rfv ~ Nit hn ~
che precinct, his postoffice address and
date of signing. Following the Signatures
atta an n 70 ante a msm Mitb t there eom shall Be
proposal, the above declaration signed by
the candidates proposed. each giving his
e%sidence by county and precinct and post
required Of eandidates for the fling q
individual proposal petitions, or Commit
Sec. 50: .T1llngM;when satasient-The
within the time and in the manner ana
form provided in this act, together with
the declaration Of the candidate. shall be
printed upon the primary ballot. No 9th
er condition shall be imposed, provided
an opposition candidate, within the party,
has been proposed by timely filing.
ARTICLE FIVE.
Defining Evolution Of Paramount Issue.
Sec. go. Paramount 1ssue-For the pur-
pose of Identification in. connection with
the legal form of procedure III party or
ganszation, provided herein, through which
to initiate issues for evolution at Primary
lie policy at a time, as the paramount
issue, the words paramount issue" shall
mean one well defined and definite prin-
ciple for a public policy that shall be first
filed with the secretary of state by an in
dependent candidate proposal for presi-
dent or governor, or by a minority or
MA f0ritv roynrriffea nrnn0Sa1E SI1ch conn.
sion of it's paramount issue to a "motto"
ty or majority heading on the primary
ballot.
a; Priority of filing party proposals.
mary shall govern the use Of any well
defined and definite principle for a para
mount issue. as provided herein, as q re-
measures for public welfare, except that
the state minority proposal committee
may adopt the paramount issue proposed
president or governor by proposing such
independent candidate as the minority
e naminstinr N 9or the the same nfsca primary I'm Ei;c for s the
independent candidate filed: whereupon
such candidate shall cease to be an inde-
be deemed to be the candidate Of the mi-
nority committee proposal of his party,
and the secretary Of state shall so certi-
fy his candidacy and his paramount issue
for the minority primary ballot motto"
to the county auditors.
b. Provided that an Independent cam
didate for Governor or President, who
shall have made a primary campaign, on
a issue and received equal to
1879 of the total party vote cast for gov
ernor at such primary election, shall at
presidential or state office become the
candidate of the minority committee pro-
posal of his party, for the same office,
and the paramount issue. represented by
such candidates. shall also be the par
amount issue of the minority COM
mittee proposal; and the secretary Of
state shall SO certify such candidate
and his paramount issue for pri.
mary ballot motto to- the county
auditors. In case, OF, vacancy in such
candidacy, his place on the minority GOA.
mittee proposal shall be filled as herein
provided for filing of vacancies in COM
mittee proposals.
g. Provided. thai in the event thers
shall be more than n Independent can
didate for president or for governor who
shall have received ten per cent Of thS
total party vote cast for governor At the