The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-12
ALL SET FOR
OUR BIENNIAL
: BALLOT BOUT
-Four Candidates for Two City
Observation-Disclosures
for Magistrate
DRAW FOR PLACES TODAY
Entries Decide Place on Ballot by
I.Ot-EIectiOn Officials
Are Selected

Commissioner r. l.. Best. the last
candidate to enter the lists for the
two city commisionerships to be
filled at the biennial city. election Ap-
ril /, got in under the wire at the
eleventh hour late Tuesday evening,
when he filed his petitions with City
Auditor Burton. The petitions Of the
other three candidates, John P.
French, John A. Larson and Henry
Richholt had been filed earlier in the
day, as had the three contestants for
the police magistrateship to be filled
at the April election.-E II. Howell,
w. II. Casselman and George DOlan.
For State Enterprises.
Evidently anticipating that Bis
marck, If it offers sufficient encour-
agement or displays proper sympathy,
may become the site for some one OF
the several enterprises, industries and
utilities to be established by the state
under laws which passed the SIX.
teenth assembly, both Larson and
French have declared in their pla,
forms for such enterprises. The can.
didates and their platforms as SET
forth in their petitions are: ..
John p. French.--"A cleaner, better
city, new state and business enterpris-
es; square deal for all. Bismarck
First, Last and Always
! John A. LarsOn.-"FOr a clean
home, commercial city, economical ad-
ministration, new municipal and sta, ,e
for everyone"
Henry w. holt.-"Economy and
efficiency, responsibility to. constitu-
ents, public office being public
trust
r. L. Best.-"Economy and eff
cheney and, conservative expenditures
in needed improvements :
Have Paired OF.
The candidates appear to have pair
ed off in two groups. Larson and
French stand for the same platform,
while Best and Richholt have adopted
much similar principles. Mr. Rich
;,olt is one Of the signers of Commits.
sioner Best's petitions. -9+'"%i'' ISL
French's petition contains 3S4
names, Larson's 3735. Richholt's 1874.
and Best's about $50.
Among the candidates for police
magistrate, Judge Casselman has l6O
signers, including Charles +. Bleck
reid, the incumbent; Dolan has IL
and Howell 1876.
Draw For Places.
The various candidates met ,at the
office of the city auditor at noon to-
day to draw for positions on the Of
ficial ballot. The election will be non
partisan. 1t will be the first general
city election in which women have had
an opportunity to cast their ballots
for commissioners. They are specif
ically prohibited by The North Dakota
limited franchise act, however, from
voting for police magistrate.
Officials Named.
The city commission met last night
and appointed election officials, as
follows:
Ward One, polling place, North
Ward school-William Falconer, in
spector; B. E. Jones and W. E. Par
sons, judges.
Ward Two, Faunce building.-Fred
Peterson, inspector; Tom Saunders
and A. c. Hinckley
Ward Three, New High school
Carl Kositzky, Inspector; Frank Har-
ris and G. B. Allen, judges.
Ward Four. McGillis building
Charles G. Wachter, inspector: Joe
Brown and Nels Lovin, judges.
Ward Five. Thompson plumbing
shop.-B. F. Flanagan, inspector; e. c.
Taylor and Henry Schonert, Judges.
Ward Six. fire nall.-Albert Fos-
beck, inspector; C. w. Henzler and
Paul Garske, judges
Allows Many Bills.
The city commission last night al
lowed a huge grist Of bills which had
accumulated during the several weeks
in which the board held no meeting.
No other business of importance was
transacted.