Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-28
ARTICLE TEN
Official Party Endorsement Of Candidates
for President and Vice President, and
as Recommends alton 10 Appoint
i've Government Positions
Other than PoStmas-

I've government POSITIONS
Other than Postmas
ters
Sec. los Party Endorsement Of Presl-
dent anG Vice President-The endorse
ment by highest popular vote OF a para
mount issue as "A national motto for par
JN candidates Tor president and vice presi-
ident, as provided By this act and the IS
suance 10 s',ch candidates OF a state cer-
tincate Of endorsement as herein pro-
vided shall have the force and effect OF
Instructions 10 delegates and aiternates
20 the national convention Of the same
ioLt e2l party 20 vote for and support
slch princir .es and candidate for the Of
nee OF president or vice president three
times as provided in Section II
See JIG. Official Party Endorsement
tTo AppointiYe Ofhces)-Any party cleo
TOT who wishes 10 seek an endorsement 10
~ apr ointye government position state
or Federal except postmaster. which IS
otherwise provided for in this act. may
u.A his written application for the oftlC al
PARTY endorsement for the office for
when he IS candidate. stating herein
rs party animation, with the secretary
~ state 2f-ar any primary election date,
ana before the following general election
Aste and copy OF such written application
tc each member of the state central conf
r4ttee OF tnt applicants party before De-
ceaoer isl in election years No party
state chairman. national committeer
Cr party central committeeman shall be
eligible 10 paCty endorsement while serv-
lDs as such party represent tative
See 1il Duty Of Secretary % State
Party endorsement reCord1--Tt shall be
the duty 81 the secretary OF state FOR rha
purpose Of preserving record of party
endorsements for appointive government
positions, state and federal. 10 prepare
ard keep .1 his Office suitable record
hook of "cffcia' party endorsement IN
wh.ch AN otA .Gl rty endorseue.ts shah
be entered as received.
Sec 1I2 Official Parity Endorsement
Chow Determined The party state cen
trli committee Interested. including its
md secretary and Tnfinral
committeeman shan meet in the senate
chamber a 2 tha state capitol al ten Q clock
q. m. on the second Tuesday OF pecem-
oer after the general election. and the
members present shall constitute a quo
rum ard shall. at an times. act iD pub
Tic sessions and without subcommittee
ae committee OF the whole hearing ap-
rlicnnts and receiving written recon-
mepdatons from party electors eDd shall
20 determine who shall receive the official
party endorsement as the recommeuda-
tion of the party for any and all state and
federal appCinrive government positions
for which the commission expires during
the next ensuing two years. except pri-
yGte secretary and stenographer. The
chairman and secretary Of said committee
shan certify 10 such endorsement in writ
ing and forward the same Immediately
for consideration 70 the person having
the appointive power in state positions,
and 10 the president. and 10 each Of the
United States senators and congressman
n federal positions as the official party
-"commendation and shall send a copy OF
~ same 10 the secretary OF state who
hail enter the same in the record book Of
f.ctal party endorsements Each mem
epr of such. interested, party state CEN
tral committee including its state chair
man ard secretry and national committee
man. who shall attend such meeting, shall
-ece ve payment of five cents per mile
for each mile necessarily travelled in going
n and returning from said meeting by
ling q written rece!pted sworn state-
ment thereof with the secretary OF state,
no shall deliver same 70 the state auditor
who shall see 10 its auditing and forward
q warrant therefor, 10 the person who
sled such statement. u being the inten-
ton hereof that the state shall pay all
eypenses Of mileage herein provided. All
rlirutas Of proceedings Of meetings of
he LAZY state central committee shah
Cf t&isp61a by the chairman and secretary
\ S-. a chairman shall Immediately fle
sIit8 ,TSy4ntes with the secretary OF state
Who ShlIi record the same in the political
record book
fv any party elector as recommended ton
1 I'll vacancies occurring during the in
terim or biennial meetings OF the party
state central committee, shall be given by
4 majority Of the party state chairman
and national committeeman and the
chairman of the endorsee's county. and
bc filed Immediately with the secretary OF
tate and recorded IN the political record
hook. But no endorsements shall be
nle de by the national committeema or
uarty state chairman Unless COPY of tho
same is filed with the secretary OF state
nt least seven days before such ENDORSE
Nent is delivered 70 the per on having
ne appointive power In case OF friction
between the party state Chairman and
the uaticnal committeeman resulting in a
tie endorsement. such tie between en-
dorseeS shall be determined BY lot by the
national committee man and state chair
man OF such party.
Provided. further. that the party state
central committee shall nos be restricted
In such endorsement 10 those applicants
whose written application shall have been
filed with the secret tary OF state. but such
committee shall make such endorsement
as shall be agreed upon by s majority Of
such committeeman present for the bet
ierment of the public service Every en-
dOrsee 10 appCintive government position.
as party candidate. shall sign a declara-
ton TO the eftee. that he shall qualify and
obey the party recall II invoked against
him. and such signed declaration shall
be attached TO the official party endorse
ment, and shall be fled with the secretary
q state and entered In the record book
OF official party endorsements.