The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-18
Vote in Two Precincts Gives
Him Eighty Majority in
the Balloting
STEIN AND RHEA WERE :.
UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED
Palmer and Mohler Tied in the
Second; Paving Carries
by Big Majority

Johnson nosed out Morris Kaplan by
lust eight votes, when every one IN
terested practically conceded that
Kaplan had won by comfortable
majority.
The First and Second wards were
responsible for Mayor Johnson's re-
election, the first giving him ma
jority of 70 over his opponent. The
second came strong with a majority
of 80. Kaplan got the Third with ~
majority and took the Fourth with II
and the Fifth with 80. johnson re-
ceived total vote Of 544 in all wards
and Kaplan 536, majority for John
son Of eight.
Many believed that the Fourth
precinct would go strong for kaplan,
but it developed into a close race,
Kaplan winning by ~.
City Clerk George Stein was un-
opposed and had clear sailing, and
George Rhea, city treasurer, was an
other city official who had nothing to
concern him in being reelected. Stein
was, high man with 9O7 votes and
Rhea has 868 to his credit.
Lair Again Elected.
In the assessorship race, j. P.
Lair, who was assessor in 1918, and
was defeated for reelection by Will
liam C. Klein, Lair won out by 10
majority. Klein took the First and
Second precincts and Lair pulled out
on the Third, Fourth and Fifth.
George Baker, candidate for the
park commission, rode along easily
as everyone, thought George was just
the one to fill the bill. In the Second
ward, Clerk Barney Erickson was
obliged to turn over one of his big
record sheets to credit the votes for
the new park member, who received a
total of 767.
The New Councilmen.
In the aldermanic race, E. D..
Boyce of the First ward was unop-
posed, receiving the endorsement of
175 of his neighbors.
A peculiar situation developed in
the Second ward, when Alderman A.
B. Palmer and Tom Mohler tied at
107 each in the count, and it is sur
missed they will flip coin or pull
:straws in the decision.
In the Third, Bert Carver received
1O3 votes and Clarence Foucault
received IS, a majority for Carver
of 18.
In the Fourth ward, Naish McKin-
non defeated P, R. Peterson 141 to
1871, margin of 10.
Otto Morken Of the Fifth was I'M
opposed and drew 1924 votes.
Paving Carries Big.
The bond plan question of voting
bonds for the paving to connect the
state highway trunk lines with the
paving in Bemidji, carried by large
majority.
One of the questions asked on the
ballots was: "Shall bonds be issued
by the city of Bemidji under the
provisions of Section 8, Chapter Of
the Charter of said city, to the
amount of 100000, on account of
the permanent improvement fund Of
said city for the purpose of raising
money to pay the cost of constructing
pavement and gutter on those GER
tain streets and avenues Of said city,
designated in ordinance No. Ill, not
provided by assessment upon the
property fronting upon such streets
and avenues, and including the cost
of constructing the same across
streets and opposite property which
is by law exempt for such assess
ment."
Voters decided in favor of this
proposition by 1872 to FIT, voting as
follows:
First ward, Yes 1852, No So; Sec
ond ward, Yes 1911, No 36; Third
ward, Yes 80, No SO; Fourth ward,
Yes 221, No IT; Fifth ward, Yes 70,
No 81.
Another Ballot Carries.
The other ballot asked the voters
.'Shall the city council of the city
of Bemidji proceed to improve GER
tain streets and avenues designated
in ordinance III of said city, under
the provisions of Chapter IS, of the
Laws Of 1919 of the State Minnesota
issuing certificates of indebtedness:
of said city hereunder, not exceed
ing $155,O0O, and assessing the cos
of such pavement and gutter agains