Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-06

PREPARING FOR
1872 ELECTION
Politicians Already Groom.
ing Their Respective Par
ties For Campaign.

Pierre. S. D.. Dec. 6.-Candi-
dates for state Office will be en-
dorsed by proposal men OF three
political parties - Republican,
Democratic and Nonpartisan-
here today. All sections OF the
state arc represented.
The various delegations have
been busy for several days pre-
pairing their tickets and planks in
the Platforms to be adopted. ;.
Considerable interest was mani
fest carly today over a report that
the. Nonpartisans would put for.
ward a woman cand date for gov
clnor next fall. 1t was aid the
Nonpartisans would endorse Miss
Alice Iorain Daley OF Madison, as
a candidate for this office.
Pierre, s. D., Dec. 6.-south Dakota
politicians are again grooming their
parties in preparation for
the state election in November, 1922.
party proposalmen were chosen
from each precinct in the state on
November 8, as the first step i'll the
series Of meetings which resemble the
phases of an old time party caucus.
next step in the preliminary
maneuvering was taken on November
IS, when the p%recinc. proposalmen
from each county assembled to their
county seal and selected three dele
gates to represent them at the state
party proposal meetings.
These state proposalmen will meet
in separate conventions here Decem-
Der 6 at11 O'Clock, for the purpose
of naming their proposed party candi-
three representatives to congress and
adopting the party platforms. Should
there be a minority faction in any Of
the parties, this faction has the right
to propose its own minority candi-
dates. Independent candidates may
also enter the race by fling individual
petitions with the secretary Of state.
poses a minority and majority candi-
date. or there should be independent
candidates for an office, the party
candidate for the state election will
be chosen at the party primary cleo
ton the fourth Tuesday. Of next
March. Should there he a majority
and minority: candidate proposed for
governor. the minority standard
bearer becomes the party candidate at
the next succeeding primary election
In We years, according to r.. .. Fitch
ards, author of the law. If there is
but n name proposed for all office
at the December party meeting, and
70 independent candidates file indi'
vidual petitions. that person becomes
the party's candidate at the state cleo
ton and his name does not appear
on the primary ballot.
There are no party nominations for
justices of the state supreme court
or for judges Of the circuit and county
courts, aspirants becoming candidates
NV 4 ns Individual petitions. Unless
there arestnose. than TWO such candi;
dates in the field for each OF these
positions lbs be flied. there is no vot'
ing on Judiciary officers at the March
primaries. Should there be mo
than two candidates for each sucf
Office affiliated with the same pa rty
then on a separate ballot the electors
are given an opportunity to determine
! which two shall be competitors at tint
state Election in November.
South Dakota's so-callcd Richard'
primary law is distinctive: no oth+l
state having a law which even %closel!
resembles 1t. 1t was adopted by ar
initiated vote in 1918.