The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

challenge, as herein provided. or shall 90,
or refuse to attend and discuss the resi-
tive paramount party issues at tho IL
and time designated for each public ir 80.
debate, such party nominee shall ceae
be lhe party nominee for governor. ana Az
Secretary Of State shall not certify his -
10 the county Auditors as the party nominoo
and his place upon the party ticket shall
deemed vacant and be filled as other yaror
cies. And such vacancy shall be filled -,
one who will make the challenge or FIJI tboo
debates on the place Of such party nomir,o
for governor shall remain vacant. Rchnrt.,
rules TO govern the debate. Detail en-
rangemont for debates, such as pubU.t1,
place and time at which to hold deba,o'
election Of presiding officer, etc, between
party nominees, shall be governed by fla
provisions Of this section. Each party can
didatc required TO take part in public ioint
debates, under the provision OF this sorto,
shall receive payment of ten cents per MIL
for distances necessarily Travelled in uoing IN
and returning from such joint debate or
debates, by filing a written, itemizcd. ,c.
cointcd, sworn statement therefor, with ,la
Secretary of State. who shall deliver SAM
to the State Auditor, who shall see T., H..
auditing and forward a warrant therefor In
the person who filed such statement. H.,
pay all expenses of mileage herein provided.
ARTICLE FIVE.
Official Party State Publicity Pamphlet
Section ~. There shall be compiled ard
published by the Secretary of State, an of.
fcial party state publicity pamphlet for y.u-
cral distribution to the electorate of Tho
ytato. at least 10 days prior to. General ,ri.
mary dates. as hereinafter provided.
Section 80. Restriction of Matter in
state Publicity Pamphlet.) 1t shall bc tho
duty of the Secretary of state, in addition
to the filing and recording in the political
record book, the platform, principles. the in.
dividual petitions and representative pro-
posals Of all party can didates, 10 also re-
Ceive and file a biography of nog over 200
words, and a half tone oval cut - inches
by 3l2 inches in size, Of any candidate.
provided the said candidate shall deposit
q,ilh the Secretary of State, together with
his biography and cut, the sum Of $4,000
or fifty dollars for either cut or biography,
to defray expenses OF publication. 1t Shall
be his duty also TO receive and file written
arguments in support of platform principles
from which each representative group of
party candidates. limited to 500 words, also
written arguments by any Independent party
candidate, limited TO 200 words, all Of which
must be filed more than seventy days before
the date of the party primary. The Sccra-
tary Of State shall Immediately compile and
prepare for publication the material so filed,
the Publicity Pamphlet in size six inches
by nine inches, to be set in eight point solid
type. thirty pleas wide type size of PAGE T.,
be 80 pleas by At pleas. Each persons cut
and biography Il any, to occupy one page
and no more. No platform proposals or ar.
Guments shall contain any personal attack
Of character upon any one and il shall bee
the duty Of the Secretary of state to see 10
it that none are printed in the state pub
LEFTY pamphlet. No charge shall be made
for publication Of any matter herein, except
for the cut and biography Of the candidate,
as above provided the front and title page
20 read as follows:
Official Party State Publicity Pamphlet.
Published b. the State Of South Dakota.
Principles and Arguments of Candidate in
Party Primaries to be held on the
Fourth Tuesday in March, a..
Sec. 81. Arran cement of Publicity
Pamphlet.) A-Pamphlet Arranged by par
ties: 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary
State TO arrange all party platform prin-
-iDlcs, names Of candidates. cuts and BIZ
)graphics, and arguments of party candid
Of each party separately under the
General heading of the party name.
B-Arrangement Of Candidates Within the
Party: Independent candidates names and
shall come first followed by the
conservative proposals under each party
C-Arrangement of Parties in the pamrh-
ct: The political party for which the small
st vote was cast for governor at the last
General election shall have its candidate and
published first in the publicity
pamphlet. The party receiving the next
owest vote for governor shall have its can
and platforms published next, and
o on, until the party which had the larg-
st vote for governor at the last general
lection shall appear last in said publicity
amphlet.
Sec. 81. Printing and Distribution.) Tho
e~cretary of State shall furnish the printer
&c copy for the said publicity pamphlet
days prior to the primary date,
nd shall cause the same TO be printed. to-
ether with suitable envelopes, at the entire
xpense Of the state. and forward the same
y express in numbers equal to the total
ote cast in each county at the preceding
for governor, with two hundred oN-
"a copies to each County Auditor in the
ate. forty days prior TO the primary date.
Sec. 80. Duty of County Auditor Mailing
ublicity Pamphlet.) 1t shall be the duty
I the County Auditor, Immediately upon re-
aipt of the publicity pamphlets from the
Of State, 10 cause the same TO be
laced in the accompanying envelopes and
tdressed and mailed, postage prepaid. rs
lird class mail matter, to each elector i'm
Is county, according TO the poll lists Of the
recedlng elections and addresses ohtainablc
MS Office. The expense of mailing tho
1bilcity pamphlet shall be paid by the