Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-03-18

Frank E. Rathman was elected
mayor of Jamestown at Tuesdays
election, defeating l.. G. L'Moore hy
42S majority, according to the un-
Official count. Mr.. Rathman's vote
was. 1881; Mr.. L'Moore receiving
s53.
e. B. Murphy, was elected alder
man from the first ward, the vote
being: Murphy, 349: FELTON,, 1856;
Latimer, ~. In the fourth war1
r. N. Anderson was elected alder
man over J. M. Allen, by vote of
EOS to 169.
There were no other contests for
city Offices. c. r. Hodge was re-
elected city treasurer; J.. A. Murphy,
police magistrate, and also park cora
missioner, and F. L. Kellogg was
elected Justice Of the peace.
Interest in the blue laws was Sec
ondary only to the mayoralty cleo
ton. The new boxing law failed to
pass in Jamestown, but the laws Ii
censing the sale of cigarettes ani
permitting Sunday baseball and Sun
day theatres carried in Jamestown
and early reports indicate the blue
laws were also defeated in North
Dakota. is
The league states were defeated
By. vote Of about 2. to in both the
republican and democratic party pri-
maries Tuesday in Jamestown y and
the early reports over the state in-
dicate . complete victory tor the an
ti-league parties. I.
'sfaif16y III Tso . s,'ss:
James 4: Murphy. who has served
the city as police magistrate Tor sew
eral years and who has been on the
park commission since It was f1rst
organised, enjoyed the unique dis
tinction Of running for two offices on
asingle ballot, but had no opposi-
tion, and not a single vote was cast
against him in the entire city. His
vote for police magistrate was Oil
and for q member Of the board of
park commissioners 1.343. women
being permitted to vote for the lat
ter ONCE.
First Ward Against Repeal.
The first ward was the only pro-
cinct in the city which cast . straight
''no'' vote on the repeal of the
.'moral. or "blue" laws. The elec-
tors went on record as opposing
prise. lighting by . majority Of IS
votes. Sunday theatres by, ss.. the
sale Of cigarets by 81 votes and Sun
day baseball by 80 votes. The fourth
ward WAS the only other precinct to
cast mo vote on any Of the init
lated measures. the voters opposing
the athletic commission by q major-
ity Of Ave votes.
The Arst ward. also polled the
strongest anti-league vote, Alfred
Steel polling 225 votes to an Of 81
for the Nonpartisan League candi-
dates. R. M. Poindexter, endorsed
By the league, polled so votes in the
1irst ward, 80 in the second, 81 in
the third and 81 in the fourth wards.
Mr.. Steel polled 161 in the second.
81 In the third and 161 in the fourth.
Women Run High.
Mics Minnie Nelson on the anti
socialistic republican ticket received
664 votes in the city, Fl votes less
than Mr.. Steel and 80 more than her
nearest rival, e. A. Tosteyin Of Man
dan. Miss Nelson received one more
vote than did Mr.. Steel in the sec.
ond ward. 4: .3s 4.
l(rs. N. A. Rudd polled BY tar the
highest vote Of any Of the leagle
candidates, receiving 2s4 votes to-
Poindexter's 1Ss.
621 Women Vote for Mayor.
s31 women voted for mayor, 42O
favoring Mr.. Rathman and 201 Mr..
.L.Moore. 1,113 men voted for may
Or, ss1 favorlng Nj. Rathman and
s457 supporting the candidacy of Mr.ss
;L-Moore. The number of men vot-
5inE Tor mayor. was 104 more than
voted ia the referendum campaign,
last spring. the heavy vote being
largely q indicat tion of the interest
in!the mayoralty fight this year.
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