The Dickinson press., 1900-12-29
Saturday, Dec. 20, 1900.
DICKINSON AND MANDAN.

alist of North Dakota towns which
have more than 1000 population
according to the census Dickln-
son, which cast 293 votes for pres
ident, has 2o7o people. Mandan,
which cast $50 votes for president
or 81 per cent more than Dickin-
son, does not come in the 1000
list. The census enumerator in
Mandan did not hustle as many
names as the Dickinson official.
Names that should have been on
the Mandan list we're omitted.
Dickinson is to be congratulated,
with Bismarck, in the hustling
abilities OF its enumerator.-Plo-
neer
1t so happens that the presi-
dental electors did not receive
the full vote cast in Dickinson at
the November election. The Of
flee of sheriff received 81 more
votes than the presidential cleo
tors. But where the Pioneer has
us at the greatest disadvantage on
the face of the returns is in the
fact that scores of railroad men
and stockmen did not vote at all.
One crew of 9 railroad men on the
west end had a series of mishaps
that day and got in just a few
minutes after the polls had closed;
and many others were similarly
detained. A great many stock
men were either east marketing
cattle, horses or sheep, or in Min
nesota and south Dakota looking
after stock which they were put
ting on feed for the holiday mar
ket. Others were in Montana and
other places contracting for sheep
which it was morally certain would
advance in price Immediately after
election. But to properly sub
stantiate our assertion that moth
ing like a full vote was polled in
Dickinson, we quote the following
official figures On registration and
votes cast: First ward-number
of male voters registered, 1o2;
votes cast, 81; End ward-number
registered 17S; votes cast, 14o; sd
ward-number registered, 91;votes
cast, 72. This shows that out Of
a total registration of 81 but 20:
votes we're cast for presidential
electors; or in other words, 70 vot.
ers were unable to get to the polls
which shows Dickinson in her true
light of having more voters thar
Mandan.
1t is a we'll known fact that Ed
itor futile and his co-worker!
turned heaven and earth to get ev
cry legal voter to the polls OF
election day and those who know
Mr.. Tuttle are we'll aware of tn,
fact that he pretty nearly accom-
plishes what he attempts.
But if the Pioneer wants furthe
proof of Dickinson's size owe
Mandan, other than shown on tn
face of official census reports, W
would call attention to the facttha
the Dickinson postofice and tn
Dickinson banks show a create
volume of business than do thos
of Mandan; and the Pioneer ca
not charge the smaller showing {
its city in this respect to the neg
lect of its census enumerator.
In 1890 the census gave Ma,
dan 1900 inhabitants as again!
8o7 for Dickinson, and for som
years our sister city on the ca;
had the greater population whic
the Press was always frank to a,
nit; but conditions have change
Dickinson has forged ahead uni
she now has a population of 2,o7
and the city will continue to gro,
taking. as we believe, third
fourth rank among the cities of II
state 10 years hence.
Mandan's population has n,
been announced. 1t is less tina
1000 and as near as can be learne
1t is some 200 less than the pop,
latlon of Dickinson. Nevertheless
Mandan is a good city and wi
continue to grow. With so GOO
a paper as the Pioneer-accepte
as the best weekly in the state,
espouse its cause, Mandan cann'