Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-27

upon the question at the Nov. 3rt
election?
The Socialists and P~rogressives
with few exceptions voted for it and
not against THAI is reasonably Ger
TAIN A. EF hSt
The vote on woman suffrage was
10000 for it, and 49,410 againstsit.'
The party vote for governor (using
the figures published as Officially was
as follows: republican, 44,27S; Demo
cratic, 34,746; Socialist, 6,013; Pro
gressive, 4,2G3.
The total Socialist and Progressive
vote (and it was committed to suf-
frage) was 1922.
The total Republican and Demo
1904.
The vote en- suffrage (disregarding
odd %figures) vas 10000 for and $4,000
against. s.s
The 49, 1000 votes against it were Re-
publicans and Democrats, for the So.
cialists and Frogressives were for it
and not against it.
Followed Their Platform.
or the 10000 cast for oma suf-
frage. 0,0C0 canlc from the Socialists
and Progressives, who as a body were
for it. The other 10000 which were
cast for it were Republicans and Dem
ocrats.
The Socialists as a whole followed
their platform. The vote of .he un-
pledged rank and file of the Republi-
can and Democratic parties was then
so, 0 0 for woman suffrage and $4,000
against it. In other words the re-
turns show that the members of the
two old parties stood SO per cent for
and 62 per cent against woman suf-
frage.
That it had it's united strength in
the Socialist and Progressive parties,
declared for it, is shown by the
returns. reg"
For purposes of comparison we will
use only the Socialist vote. In the
first congressional district where only
one county went for suffrage and the
majority against it was 4,092, the So
cialist vote was only 800, that is, only
2.6 per cent of the entire vote of the
district.
In the second congressional district,
where three counties went for suf-
and the majority against it was
1852, the Socialist vote was 1922 or
IA per cent of the entire vote of the
district. -'.
In the third congressional district,
eleven counties went for suf-
frage and it was defeated by only 337
votes the Socialist vote was 3,S77 or
1875 per cent of the total vote of the
district.
Vote by Counties.
Fourteen per cent of the Socialist
vote of the state was cast in the first
district, % per cent in the second dis
trict and &c per cent in the third dis
trict and these percentages quite &C.
curately reflect the relative MAORI
ties for suffrage in the three districts.
The county votes show the same re.
Williams County gave 500 majority
for suffrage, and cast ZIG Socialist
votes for governor. ..,. ..
'"dlu COullty SdNC u SuAiAa6@ ~"
jority Of 5S4 and cast 561 Socialist
votes. r.
Moulrtrail gave a suffrage majority
of $40 and cast 29S Socialist votes.
Golden Valley gave a suffrage ma
jority of 25S and cast 217 Socialist
votes. .
Divide gave a suffrage majority CT
25S and cast 217 Socialist votes.
Burke County gave suffrage a ma
jority of 251 and cast 270 Socialist
votes.
Bowman gave a suffrage majority
of 200 and cast 1876 Socialist votes.
Bottineau gave a majority of 1913
and cast 1863 Socialist votes.
Billings gave a suffrage majority CT
1876 and cast 149 Socialist votes.
In four of the Is counties carried by
the suffragists the Socialist vote eX-
ceeded their majorities and in five
the combined Socialist and Pro
gressive vote exceeded the suffrage