The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-08-25
POLITICAL POT
IS WARMING up
HAAKON COUNTY WILL ELECT
MANY NEW COUNTY OFFI-
GALS AT NEXT ELECTION.

NOW CnaC the summer neat L
dying down and the cooling night,
Of autumn come creeping on, poll
tics, local and state, begins tt
show signs of warming up. Evi
dence accumulates that the pot
will be simmering soon.
More than the usual interest is
already been displayed in Haakon
county. All our county officials
are serving their second terms.
The clerk of courts and county
judee are eligible to reelection in
definitely, but, new incubents will
have to be selected for the other
offices. The county superintend-
ent of schools and the sheriff are
both democrats at the present
time, and Of course that party will
plan to re-elect candidates to those
offices and possibly capture few
positions in the court house be-
sides. The republicans will not see
things that way.
D. w. Bastian is serving his firsr
term as county commissioner, and
the other members Of the board
are eligible to reelection when
their terms expire.
We have had so many primary
laws in recent years that most
folks have become dizzy trying to
keep up with the procession. Late
ly we have received several inquIr-
les regarding changes that have
been made in the law. We gather
that several of our friends arc will
ling to run for office, if they can
get acquainted with the ropes suf-
ficiently to get nominated.
So we advise them regarding
the present state Of the divine
rri1nary law. w
While there were several amend
ments, they did not change the
machinery in any way so far as
the nominating features are con-
cerned, and the campaign to Sc
lect county and state officers in
1922, starts in Novem-
Der, 1921. !.
The first step under the exist
ing law towards nominations
starts under the provision which
requires the county auditor to, on
or before November 1st, to deliver
to the chairman Of the different
party central committees suffi-
cient number of blank ballots for
the precinct primaries in the coun
ties, these being prepared for the
selection Of ono member of the
county central committee and
three proposalmen from each pre-
.inct.
On the second Tuesday in Nov
year, Nov, 8th-pre-
cinct primaries are to be held by
the different parties in the differ
ent precincts, to make the selec-
lions, and the proposalmen SO Sc
ected are the ones who will later
decide the makeup Of the differ
snt county tickets for the next
year. These primaries are to be
opened at II o'clock in the fore
1oon, and to be kept open two
hours, or longer if necessary to
allow those attending to vote.
The prosolalmen elected at that |
meeting are to meet at the county
seats of the various counties on
he third Tuesday in November,
he 18th, to select three proposal
nen who will attend the state
Meeting in December, and who will
elect the candidates for the state
ticket and declare the party poll
les. Later, on the fourth Tues
lay in December, the county pro-
,osalmen again meet to select the
county tickets.
The county proposalmen select
d will meet at the state capitol
N the first Tuesday in December,
-DCCs Otu Lliio yCdl-tO tdkC CHc
necessary action to name the sell
ctions of the majority and minor
ty of each party, which names
vill be presented to the voters at
he state primary to be held the
ourth Tuesday in March next
ear.
Incidentally, under the provis-
ons Of the law as it is drawn, if
/. O. Richards desires to be can
lidate for governor in the next
ampaign, the minority faction Of
he republican party will be COM
'elled to accept him and his plat
orm for the policy on which the
ampaign is to be conducted by1
he minority. This is under the T
Of the law making an
Independent party candidate who
an secure 10 per cent Of the vote
. such candidate the minority
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