Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-11-04
The 8ismarek TribMmt.
BY NJ. H. JEWELL.
HOW TO VOTE.
x REPUBLICAN TICKET.
at head of ballot, and NOWHERE E1sr

x REPUBLICAN TICKET.
at head of ballot, and NOWHERE ELSE
WHO CUTS THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
There is a report in the country, and
a general belief, that the city is in the
habit of knitting the republican ticket
and particularly what are known as the
country candidates thereon.
That such a charge is wrong and that
the city's record on this score is better
than the country, is proven by the
official election returns.
Take the returns for the first election
under statehood, for instance. It shows
as follows: On the average vote for
congressman and governor the city gave
20 per cent. of her total vote for the re-
publican nominees, andthe country gave
~ per cent. of her total vote.
Winchester, republican candidate for
district Judge, received 634 votes-267
/ u the city and 367 in the country out of a
total vote of 1,O66 in the county. The
total vote in the city was 455, and the
total vote in the country was Gil. Thus
MI. Winchester against Mr.. Hollembaek,
democrat, received So per cent. of the
total city vote and 60 per cent. of the
total country vote.
The city gave Little, republican, for
state senator in the first election, 63 per
cent. of her total vote. and the country
gave him but 81 per cent. of her total
vote.
Where was the knife applied?
The city gave E. A. Williams, repub-
lican candidate for the legislature in the
same year, "a per cent. of her total vote,
while the country gave him but 60 per
cent. of her total vote.
The figures do not lie.
The city gave Rawlings, republican,
and country candidate for the legisla-
Jul on the same ticket, 81 per cent. of
her total vote, while the country gave
him but 50 per cent. of her total vote.
The country wasn't true.
The city gave E. S. Allen, republican
candidate for clerk Of the court on the
same ticket, 63 per cent. Of her total
vote, and the country gave him but 81
per cent. of her total vote. +
How was it in 1890?
The average republican vote was GO
per cent. of the total vote in the city, and
20 per cent. of the total vote in the
country.
Let us see who did the cutting in the
last election. Bear in mind what the
republican percentage ought to BEES
in the city and 70 in the country.
In the city Oscar Ward the repub-
lican and country candidate for the
legislature, received 50 PER CENT. of the
total vote while the country gave their
candidate but A per cent. of the total
vote.
The city saved Ward from defeat.
On the same ticket Robt. Macnider,
republican candidate for treasurer, re-
ceived As per cent. of the total city vote
and only 40 per cent. OF the total country
vote.
Who did the knitting?
The same year and on the same ticket
A. E. Beal, republican and country can
didate for sheriff, received just 50 per
cent. of the total city vote and only 43
per cent. of the total country vote.
And so it was all through the list
Tyler, for auditor, in a "three-cornered
fght-with another republican and an
Independent running against him-only
ran 8 per cent. ahead in the country.
The truth is the country voters do not
stand by the republican ticket as we'll as
their city fellows. In other words, the
popular theory that the city does the
"knifing," is false.
The figures speak for themselves and
cannot be denied.
How of the future?
The republican state and county ticket
is a good one, composed of good, loyal
citizenH, who are in every respect entitled
to the full party support.
The city will vote straight.
The city republicans are all in line.
They will not cut a man on the ticket
Any reports to the contrary are false
Countrymen, do your duty and there
will be no doubt of the result.
Beware of "roorbachs." No matter
what has been the situation in the past,
in this, North Dakota's first opportunity
to vote for president of the United
States, all republicans should be, and
are III line for the straight ticket.
Be eure and vote.
See that your neighbor votes.
Vote straight. Put an x thus
I REPUBLICAN TICKET.
at the head of the ballot and NOWHERE
ELSE.
WITH possibly q few exceptions the