The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-03-09
CITY ELECTION COMING SOON
ANDCETIZENS BEGIN BOOSTING
FRIENDSF0R COMMISSION JOBS
Three Are To- Be Elected on
April S With Police
Magistrate
PLANS BEING MADE
Petitions Must Be on File BY
March 18th, With City
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@ Auditor

date Tor, president Of the city
commission, ii was announced this
, afternoon. Petitions were ,DreDar. =
= cd for circulation, Mr.. Lenhart
copsenting to enter the race. May"
or Lucas has definitely refused to
/ become a candfdnte for re.elcc.
tion, after having served twelve
years on the city commissions,
eight OF them as commission :
president. Mayor Lucas praised
Mr.. LenIiart highly. Mr.. Lenlart
x IS the first candidate In the field
for the office.
From fall election and a legisla-
tive session Bismarck will pass into
another political arena-the city elec-
ton on Tuesday. April s.
Because Of the excitement Of state
politics there has been little talk Ct
the city election, but with the legis-
lative session ended little groups are
gathering to discuss plans and candi-
dates ~ t~.s Es/@f
Three commissioners are to- be
elected at this election. including the
president Of the city commission. In
addition a police magistrate and, a
city jnstice of the peace are to he
elected. -{ y e.1fEa +
mission; Christ Bertsch. jJr.. commits
sioner Of fire and police; and, Harry
Thompson. commissioner of sewers
ana water, are the three members OF
the commission whose terms expire
on the third Tuesday of April, follow
ing the election. John French and
John Larson. commissioners. hold for
two years more.
Express UnwillingDess.
Mayor Lucas has expressed an un-
willingness to be candidate again
as has Commissioner Bertsch, and
Commissioner. Thompson, asked If he
would stand for reelection, said that
he was undecided.
B. F. Flanagan, police magistrate,
is a candidate for the position. Other
persons regarded as candidates for
this place are Anton Beer, w. s. Cas-
selman and George Dolan. No one
qualified for justice Of the peace after
the last election and it is doubtful
If anyone will seek the position at
this election. -
Commissioners are elected for four
year terms while the police magis-
trate holds for two years. The city
commissioners are expected to name
election officials and designate vot-
ing places in a. short time.
no be a candidate in the election it
is necessary to file petition with the
city auditor The law provides a pc
tition shall contain names of 10 per-
cent of the voters at the last general
election. AS there were more than
5000 votes cast last fall it lis held
that 300 names are required on any
petition. Petitions Fnlalst be filed by
O'Clock on March 16. }
Two Registration Days.
Registration days will be on March
90 and 20, and the usual requirements
OF voters obtain as to the city cleo
tion-residence requirement Of one
year in the state, 80 days in the coun-
ty and 30 in the precinct. Absent
voters ballots are not permissible i'll
the city election. . r.' =
One feature Of the law governing
city commission elections is that each
candidate is permitted to file with his
petition a statement OF the principles
for which he stands, not to exceed
twenty words, and these may he
placed on the ballot opposite his
name, by request, ~ 49,