The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-31

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posal for president Of governor. or by rep
resentative proposal. Such representative I'VE
m neadin tRa Of t sfsh ap %Dpap as 9 column os t tSe
.UJ Priority OF filing party proposals,
With the Secretary of state for the the, p aa-
fined and definite principle for a para
mount issue, as provided herein. rs a re-
ward for devising measures for public wei
fare, except that either representative
proposal may adopt the paramount issue
proposed and filed by any independent
candidate for president or governor by
as It's representative candidate In the
for fc"' the offesr For Which iRE such independent
date shall cease to be an Independents
candidate and shall in all things be deemed
to be the candidate Of such representative
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his paramount issue to the county
Sec. IS. Public Joint Debates. (a), In
addition to the arguments presented in
the state publicity pamphlet, pertaining
to the paramount issues to be voted upon
at the primary election, at least one presi.
debates, between the candidates for presi-
dent and between the candidates for
governor, within the party. who have filed
State. shall be held in this state. between
the first Monday in January n the
fourth Tuesday In March, in the following
order. manner. time and place hereinafter
(b) Whenever an independent party
candidate for governor or for president
shall file, with the Secretary Of State, o
With any opposing candidate of his party
for the same office, within 10 days after
the, first Monday in January in a gen.
(c) Whenever more than one indepen-
dent candidate for president or for COVER
nor Is proposed within the party. the in
proposal petition with the Secretary Of
state shall lave the first right of chal-
lenge to the opposing candidates, inde-
pendent or representative.
(d) Whenever the Independent candi-
date for president or for governor falls TO
avail himself, within 10 days after the
first Monday in January. in each general
election year, by filing with tue Secretary
Of State q written challenge for such
public joint debate, designating the op-
posing. candidate, within his party. with
whom he desires TO debate the paramount
issue, advocated by each, then it shall be
the duty of the representative candidate
proposed in column three for president or
governor, within 10 days after the first
Monday I'm January in each general cleo
ton year. TO challenge his representative
opponent, proposed IN column four on the
debates hereinbefore required:. and failure
on the part of the candidate for president
or for governor In column three, to chal-
lenge his opposing representative candi-
date In column four TO public Joint dis
cussion Of the paramount issues. shall
operate as n legal withdrawal OF such
representative candidate in column three,
| and the Secretary of State shall not certi-
~ his name for president or for governor,
as the case may be, to the county auditors
20 be printed on the primary ballot.
(e) It shall be the duty of the Sccre-
tary Of State, upon receiving a challenge.
to file and enter the same Upon the politi-
cal record book in his office and to for
ward W tSa a cS GsGtitlfd G eoRig Of such in ths ebsi
lenge, together with copies Of the respec.
tive paramount issues. by registered NAL
and demand receipt. in the following
the challenge filed by an independent
candidate for president or for governor
within the 10 days in which. such chal,
have been no challenge filed by al indie
pendent candidate for president or for
governor, within the time allotted, tho
Secretary OF state shall then, within five
representative candidate on column three
The purpose Of this provision being al.
ways to give priority to the challenge OF
an independent candidate SO as to encour'
| age leadership
G The representative or independent
candidate. for president or for governor
| candidate for the same office. or a repre-
| sentative candidate for president or fol
governor, in column four, challenged by
the opposing representative candidate II
| column three for the same office, shall
file, within 25 days after he first Monday
IN January, with the Secretary Of State
acceptance he shall specify the place and
time when the public joint debate or de-
bates shall be held.
(g) Whenever a candidate for presi.
dent or for governor, who is herein re
i quired to make or to accept n challenge
shall fail to make the challenge or fail {
accept or refuse to respond to the chal.
lenge. as herein provided. or shall fail OF
refuse to attend and discuss the para
mount issues at the time and places desiG'
mated for the debates, he shall cease to b.
the Secretary of State shall not certif!
his name to the county auditors to b'
printed on the primary ballot, and Iii
deemed vacant and be filled as other va
cancies. And such vacancy shall be fille'
by a candidate. who will make the chal
lenge or fill the debates, or the place shall
as Provided. further. that the repre-
sentative proposal candidates for presi
dent or for governor. shall not be requiret
to accept challenge from more than on
of the opposing candidates for the, sam'
office: In case two or more challenge
have been filed. such challenges shall b.
accepted in the following order: First
Challenge made by an independent candi
date. Observation-Disclosures by the repre-
sentative candidate in column three. TIL
representative CSnuidtte III CoiuilH iou
shall file his acceptance in this name
Is II there should he no candidat
proposed for president or for governor II
column four, then ii shall be the duty o
the independent candidate for presiden
or for governor, whose proposal Is frs
filed with the Secretary of state, to chal
lenge any opposing independent or repre-
sentative candidate for the same office
within his party. by filing a written chal
Is days after the first Monday in Januar
in each general election year. The lam
of amy party candidate. who fails to max
or accept the challenge, herein required
fails or refuses to attend and discuss tn
paramount issues at any debate, shall no
be certified by the Secretary OF State I
the county auditors for either the pri
mary or general election ballot.
% In case of inability to join in publ
Of a candidate, who makes the challeng
or who Is challenged, to attend such pub
lie joint debates. such candidate shaI
choose some suitable, person to represen
sickness or disability; but such candidat
shall be present In person at such debate
unless O sworn certificate by q license
physician that U candidate Is positive
ly nab TO be present on account OF sick
, ness shall be presented at such meeting
president may, at his option, appear Il
person bv proxy.
as The public joint debates, unles
arranged otherwise in a more suitabl
the court house. at the county seat ut $50
p. M, and II there is any public bushes
occupying the court room at that hour, ]
shall vacate the room for the debate.
% 1t shall be the duty of the part
national committeeman ard the chairmal
| If fbe marty state central committee 4