The Bismarck tribune., 1919-03-31
TWO COMMISSION
MEMBERS TO BE
PICKED TUESDAY
Voters Tomorrow Will Name
Commissioners to Succeed
Best and Kirk
WILL FILE POLICE JOB
Magistrate to Serve for Two
Years to Be Selected,
Women May Vote

Bismarck women tomorrow for the
first time in the history of the city
will have a voice in the selection of
two city commissioners. The law ex-
tending to women OF this state lin
tied electoral franchise was enacted
two years ago, but IT did not become
effective until July ], 1917, too late
to affect the last general city cleo
tiOn. So
The Woman's vote is the unknown
factor in tomorrow contest between
John, A. Larson" and John P. French
and Henry w. Richholt and r. L. Best
for the two berths on the city com
mission to be filled Even without
this uncertainty, the result is one
which few will undertake to predict,
for the campaign has been one Of the
quietest and probably the most de-
void Of active issues that bismarck
ever has known.
Ed. S. Allen has injected into the
campaign an eleventh-hOul' attack on
the police department typical Of the
school Of politics which he repre-
sents. Aside from this one lombard
ment, the campaign has been clean
and devoid of anything Objectionable,
fact for which the voters feel grate
full toward the four contestants.
Polls Close at S.
1t had been hoped that for the
benefit OF working people the polls
might be kept open. under an act OF
the last legislature until 8 o'clock
tomorrow evening" Attorney General
LANCER, however. has handed down
an opinion to the effect that this law
applies only to general and not to
municipal elections. The polls will
! therefore open at a. m. and close
at p. m. tomorrow.
The polling places will be as fol.
lows: $50 lt... .-.s
Ward One--North Ward school
Ward Two-Faunce building on
Fourth &&# ~.
Ward Threel-New high school.
Ward FOur-McGillis building.
| Ward Five-Thompson plumbing
shop. 4f <
Ward Six-City Fire Hall, ..,
4f Women Who May Vote '"'
Any woman who is an American
citizen and who has lived in the state
one year, the county six months AMI
the city ninety days may vote at to-
morrow's election for city commits
. siOner. Any woman who failed to reg
| lister two weeks ago may have aer
vote sworn in tomorrow if she pos
sesses the qualifications of voter
Bismarck women displayed an abil-
! ity to discriminate in their vote in the
! last general election, when they as
sisted Burleigh county in piling up a
| big majority for Miss Minnie j. Mel
son, for state superintendent of pub
| fesses to have an inkling as to how
they will vote tomorrow, everyone
! seems perfectly willing to trust to the
good political judgment of the fair
| sex.
Registration 5000.
| City Auditor Burton reports that at
least 1000 woman voters have regis.
tered for the city election. The total
registration being 1920 as compared
with approximately 2,10O two years
| ago. 1t has been necessary to Increase
the number of ballots to 1000. Il ~,
Howell Looks a Winner.
| In the race for police magistrate
women will have no voice. and it "e-
mains for mere men to decide this
important issue The odds today seem
to favor r. II. Howell Mr.. Howell S
opponents are Judge W. H. Sassel-
man and Judge George Dolan, both
too well known to require introduction
to capital city folk. The three-corn.
cred race may be close. .s