Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-24
Monday, April l9, viii Be
Election Day in
This City
How Meeting EVoldted Into
Practically a Nominal.
ing Convention

The .armory was filed last night
with citizens, among them fair per-
centage of ladies, gathered together
in response to the call of the city
authorities to discuss the time and
way Of voting for city commissioners
and for such other business as came
before the meeting.
AS a result of the deliberations Of
the large crowd the following ticket
for city commissioners was indorsed,
subject Of course, to the personal &C.
ton of those named:
For President-Dr. e. p. Quain.
For Commissioners-G. F. Dullam,
c. M. Dahl, P. c. Remington, A. P.
LenhaTt.
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor smyth. who announced that
the date for the tcity election would
be Monday, April 10. ~ the 90th Vas
the day upon which the new omesrs
were to assume their duties. and He
4 bond for 1ach it1 ssk
esnor. T6is VIII gt6ylssl Swssk 1or tie
circulation Of petitions before .ths
date upon which they must be flied
The mayor stated that opinions as
to the method of voting has been Sc
cured from City Attorney Register
and from Assistant Attorney General
Zuger, which were read by City Audi
tor Young. The city attorney holds
that voters will have the privilege
of casting one vote for the president
Of the commission :nd four or less
votes for one or more members OF
the commission. Thus, if the voter
wishes he can cast one vote for the
president and four votes for any one
candidates, or, three votes for one can
didate and one for another, or two
votes each for two candidates. The
assistant attorney general held that
no one could vote for more than one
for any one candidate.
The mavor announced that the style
of voting advocated by the city at
torney would be the way it would be
done unless someone went into court
and had the matter decided other
wise.
City Attorney Register explained
the manner of voting in detail.
The mayor said he had invited some
of the alleged candidates to come to
the meeting and tell what they stood
for, but they had refused. He also
said that the present administration
had done a few things which were to
it's credit, citing, for instance that In
1906 the city tax had been 26 Ito
mills; in 1907 20 $40 mills, and in
1908, 20 $40 mills, and that it was
the increased school tax which made
this fact not apparent except to the
Investigator. He said that two years
ago the city had five arc lights ON
the streets and now it had thirty-six
and the taxes had not been increased,
and a number of crossings and vast
amount of drain pipes had been laid
in accordance with systematic plan
Of Improvement.
Senator Welch said he approved Of
the commission plan and that he
would support good men for COM
missioners and would stand by them
after elected, and called upon the
voters present to do the same. He
emphasized his belief that the city
was on the threshold of wonderful
and sure of prosperity,
and that if the citizens stayed at
home on election day and allowed
improper men to be elected they
would have no kick coming.
Rev. Harris gave very interesting
talk on city improvement and beauti-
fication as he had observed such
work in the European cities abroad;
he emphasized the necessity Of pro-
viding the city with rity park now
fSonf1nusA a paRA 4. .