The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24

tot W Gil tANiCDtIlOCtAt PhS-
posal for president of governor, or by rep
~resentative proposal. Such representative
paramount issue shall be expressed in not
more than eight words as n summary fol
heading OF the appropriate column on ths
primary ballot.
s(b) Prlority. OF filing party proposals
mary shall govern the use OF any well de-
fined and definite principle for q para
mount Issue, rs provided herein, as a re
ward for devising measures for public vel.
fare, except that either representative
proposal may adopt the paramount issue
proposed and filed by any independent
candidate for president or governor, 10y
proposing such independent candidate
as It's representative candidate in the
for the office for which such independent
date shall cease TO be an independent
candidate and shall in I'll things be deemed
to be the candidate of such representative
proposal Of his party, and the Secretary Of
his paramount issue to The county
Sec. Is. Public Joint Debates. Cal In
addltion to the arguments presented in
the state publicity pamphlet, pertaining
to the paramount issues to be voted upon
at the primary election, Mt least one presi.
Gentlal II is gubernatorial public joint
debates, between the candidates for presi-
dent and between the candidates for
governor. within the party. who have filed
State tt3RSSs Shall iii'bB be held S' in this 5hs st sfefeb5 styyeo On
tho first Monday in January and the
fourth Tuesday In March, in the following
order manner, time and place hereinafter
o. Whenever an Independent party
can0idate for governor or for president
shall file,. with the Secretary of State, n
with any opposing candidate OF his party
for the same office, within 10 days after
the first Monday in January in each gem
eral election year.
(c) Whenever more thar one indepen-
dent. candidate for president or for COVER
nor is proposed within the party, the in
dependent candidate who first files his
proposal petition with the Secretary OF
state shall have the first right of chal-
lenSo TO the opposing candidates, indie
pendent or representative.
date for president or for governor fails to
avail himself, within 10 days after the
first Monday In January in each general
election year, by filing with the Secretary
Of state n written challenge for such
public joint debate, designating the OPP
posing, candidate, within his party, with
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 In January in each general cleo
ton year, to challenge his representative
opponent. proposed in column four on the
party ballot, to the public joint debate or
debates hereinhefore required; and failure
on the part of the candidate for president
or for governor in dunn three, to chal-
lenge his opposing representative. candi-
date In column four to public joint dis
cusslon 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-
fy his lame for president or for governor,
as tho case may be, to the county auditors
to be printed on the primary ballot.
(c) 1T shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary Of State, upon receiving q challenge,
to file and enter the same upon the politi-
cal record book in his office and to for
ward O certified copy of such challenge
lenge. together. with copies of the respec,
and demand receipt, in the following
order; First, mailing out, immediately,
candidate for president or for governor
within the 10 days in Which such chal-
lenge may be filed: Second, If there shall
pendent candidate for president or for
governor, within the time allotted, the
Secretary OF State shall then, within five
G Ge-5rssa mail out t ths dfIGhsllen og c,s 1IileAh By fSr the
The purpose OF. this provision being al
ways TO give priority TO the challenge OF
an independent candidate so as to encour-
~ The representative or independent
candidate, for president or for governor
challenged by an opposing Independent
candidate for the same office, or Il repre-
sentative candidate for president or for
governor. in column four, challenged by
the opposing representative candidate In
file,- within 25 days after the first Monday
in january, with the Secretary of State,
his acceptance of the challenge, In which
acceptance he shall specify the place and
bates shall be held.
(g) Whenever Il candidate for presi-
dent or for governor, who is herein re-
shall fail to make the challenge or fail TO
accept or refuse TO respond to the chal-
lenge. as herein provided, or shall fail or
mount issues at the time and places desig-
mated for the debates. he shall cease to be
the proposed candidate OF his party and
the Secretary Of state shall not certify
his name TO the county auditors to be
printed on the primary ballot, n his
place upon the proposal c shall be
deemed vacant and be filled as other va
cancies. And such vacancy shall be filled
by n candidate, vino will make the chal-
lenge or fill the debates, or the place shall
renain vacant.
sentative proposal candidates for presi-
dent or for governor shall not he required
TO accept challenge from more than one
OF the opposing candidates for the same
office. In case two or more challenges
have been filed. such challenges shall be
accepted in the following order: First
Challenge made by an Independent candi-
date. Second-ChalenGe by the repre-
sentative candidate in column three. The
representative candidate in column four
shall file his acceptance in this
Of priority.
d II there should be no candidate
proposed for president or for governor in
column four, then il shah he the duty of
the Independent candidate for president
or for governor, whose proposal ls first
filed with the Secretary of state, TO chal-
lenge any opposing independent or repre-
sentative candidate for the same office,
lenge with the Secretary OF State within
Is days after the first Monday In January
a general election year. The name
of II party candidate, who fails TO make
or accent the challenge, herein required,
or who fails or refuses TO debate, or who
fails oc refuses to attend and discuss the
paramount issues at amy debate, shall not
ne certified by the Secretary OF State to
mary or general election ballot.
90. In case of inability to join in public
debate or unforeseen disability or sickness
or who Is challenged, TO attend such pub
lie joint debates, such candidate Shall
choose some suitable person TO represent
MIN In such debates during such inability,
sickness or disability; but such candidate
shall be present in person at such debates
unless n sworn certificate by n licensed
physician that such candidate Is positive
" unable TO be present on account of sick
ness shall! be presented at such meeting.
provided, however, that II candidate for
president may. at his option, appear in
person bv proxy:
() The public ~Jolnt debates, unless
hall be held in the court room at
thecourt house, at the county seat at $50
occupying the court room at that hour, 1t
shall vacate the room for the debate.
% lt shal be the duty OF the party
national committeeman and the chairman
OF the party state central committee to
orange for the place Of meeting for the
presidential debate or debates. give the