The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-28

Of WOMEN MAY
Be NECESSARY

REGISTRATION UNNECESSARY.
City Attorney n. F. O'Hare an.
nounced this afternoon that after
a careful investigation he 10 con-
vinced no special registration will
be required to enable women to
vote in the special city election
Dec. ~. ~
Woman voters can swear in
their vote at the election booths
in the same way as men who were
not able to register at the last
general registration" said Mr..
o'Hare. ..
The first opportunity given women
Of North Dakota to avail themselves
of the limited franchise. extended by
senate bill No. IL, introduced at the
1917 session of the state legislature
BY Senator Lindstrom, will be offered
by Bismarck's special election De-
cember -, when wOE!e:. of the age
OF IL or more who nave resided IN
the state a year, in the county SIX
months and in the precinct ninety
days next preceding that date Will
have a voice in Tie choice OF a city
commissioner to succeed Il. Z. Lat
tey, resigned.
The Llndstron bill by statute sim
liar to laws adopted in Illinois and
elsewhere enables women to vote for
offices not embodied in the constitu.
ton of the state, such as president
ial electors, county surveyors, coun-
ty conslaDles and for all officers OF
cities, villages and towns Except po-
lice magistrates and city justices OF
the peace) and upon all questions or
propositions submitted to a. vote OF
the electors of such municipalities or
other political divisions Of this
state"
"All women may also vote for the
following township officers: Township
clerk, assessor, treasurer, overseer
Of highways, and cOnstables, anu
may also participate and vote on all
annual and special township meet
ings in the township in which such
election shall be.
"Separatc ballot boxes shall ~
provided for women, which ballots
shall, to the extent to which >sucn
women may vote as aforesaid, be tGc
same as those provided for male
voters, both as to candidates and spe
cial questions submitted At any
such election where registration Is
required, women shall register III
the same manner as male voters
A question as to the necessity Ol
holding special registration for fe
! male voters is now puzzltng City AT
tOrney II. +. O'Hare. For the male
voters the registration lists from the
last city election will be taken, but
there are no registration lists Of the
I female voters.
John A. Larson announced this
morning that while his nominating pc
titions were circulated during his ab
sence from the city he believed SC
long as his friends desired 1t ne
would go through with it and be
candidate for commissioner.
Petitions must be filed with the
city auditor not later than December
| 7, twenty days preceding the date OF
election, December 27.
Richhoit Not Candidate.
Henry w. Richholt, prominently
mentioned as probable candidate fol
the commissionership, advises The
Tribune that after mature dcllberatlor
he has decided to remain out OF the
race.
81 am going into business and ex
pect to have my time so fully occu
pied that could not do justice to the
office of finance commissioner said
Mr.. Richholt. 1.-The position is one
which demands much ability. expert
ence and real self-sacrifice. The mar
! who fills it should be one who car
make his private affairs largely sub
servient to his public duties. Ht
should be business man above every
thing else, and am of the opinion
that he should be elected from tn
east side of town."
! The withdrawal of Mr.. Richhol
leaves the field, so far as the public i
now aware, to Mr.. Larson, who TO
years has been manager OF the Cal
penter Lumber Co.