The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-10-24
D0PSTERS ARE
UP IN THE AIR ON
RECALL FIGHT
Find it Difficult to Guess Atti.
tude of Many Voters in the
Election
BETTING REPORTED LIGHT
Speaking Tours of I. V. A. and
N. P. L. Call for Scores of
Talks in Last Days
BETTING REPORTED LIGHT

A~1sAS AAS A@SS<os A\G&y
Political dOpesters are up in thu
air on the recall election for Friday
October %.
Men who travel in various parts oi
the state and politicians who have
been out in the state declare that
many voters are unusually close.
mouthed about their intention on Fri.
day. Partlsans are, of course, conf
dent. An indication of the general
feeling, however, is that thereis little
betting. This is in part due to the
fact that there are so many uncer-
tainties entering into this election
that men, unless spurred on by parti-
san enthusiasm, are loathe to risk
their money or something they are un-
able to judge.
Lack of red-fire enthusiasm makes
1t difficult to judge the temper of the
people generally. 1t is generally ex-
pected by both Independents and
Nonpartisans that the vote will be
much lighter than in the last general
election, when the total number of
men and women voters reached
100000 In all cities there have been
new names added to the registration
figures, but this is not taken to indi-
cate a big increase in the vote For
while new names are added in
precincts none are scratched off
from the registration previously made,
and many who registered on Friday
have merely moved from one precinct
to another.
One View OF 1t
A travelling man, who covers all
parts OF the state, and who was in
politics until he took his present job,
and therefore viewed the situation
from more or less "professional"
standpoint said last night that he had
dropped into both I. v A. and Nom
partisan meetings in several parts of
the state and had been struck by the
old absence of hatred
"FraterniZing,' he said is common
He said that in most meetings he
found the audiences composed of about
half Nonpartisans and half Inde-
pendents. They listened intently, he
said, and seemed to be studying the
situation. They did not evidence
much wild enthusiasm
This man said that he believed there
has been some flunctuation in the
vote. He said the league has lost some
strength in the country and had gain
ed some strength in all the cities.
Rules Of Election
The polls will be open from 9 a. M,
to 8 p. m., next Friday The follow
ing rules of the election are pro-
mulgated by the attorney generals Of
flee.
1T is the duty Of the voters to be
present at the polls, to stay there
until the ballots are counted and the
vote certified and to see to it that an
honest and fair election is had. They
should Immediately report violations
of the law to the states attorney of
their county and request him to prose-
cute the offenders.
"The attention of the county audi
tors and county commissioners and
all election officers is called to the
requirements of the statutes with re-
ference to the providing OF voting
booths and ratings so that each voter
may, without interference, cast
ballot.
There must be no electioneering
on election day. Campaign literature,
cards, posters and marked sample
ballots must not be distributed on
election day nor be permitted to re-
main in the booths or in the polling
places Election officers must not at
tempt to Influence any voter to vote
otherwise than as he intends.
ANY voter who declares to the
judges Of election that he cannot read
or that by reason of blindness or 9TH
er physical disability he is unable to
mark his ballot and requests assist
ance in the marking of his ballot
should receive the assistance of two
of the election officers in the mark,
ing of such ballot Such election Of
ficers must be from different political
parties, and must give no informa-
ton how the voter marked his ballot
Election officers SO assisting voters
in making ballots are warned not to
suggest to the voters how they should
mark the ballots, but merely to see to
it that the will of the voters is ex-
pressed in the marking Of the ballots.
"Voters are permitted to be present
; at the polls for the purpose of
challenging any person whom they
have reason to believe are not quail
fled voters.
''Voters are further notified that
under the law, it is the duty of the
election officers to keep the doors
of the bolling places open not only
during the time the polls are open for
voting, namely: continuously from
800 a. m. to 900 p. M, but also dur
ing the time that the ballots are be-
ing counted. Ballots must be counted
publicly in the presence Of all per-
sons desiring to be present during
such count. Voters are permitted to
watch over the shoulder of the in
spector or judge reading the ballot
and read along with him to see that
ballots are correctly read"
l. v. A. SPEAKERS GO INTO EAST
ERN PART
Independent speakers in the last
week will cover the state pretty well
but apparently will spend more time
in the western and central parts than
in the eastern.
Governor Preus, who was dua t(