The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-06
| french AND LARSON REEL ECTED:
BELk NAMED POLICE MAGISTRATE
Members Of City Commission
Whose Terms Expire Win
by Majorities of Over 800
Votes-Belk Easy Winner
in Field of Seven-Peter.
son Named Justice-Park
Board l1nOppOsed

John A. Larson and j. +. French,
present members Of the city COM
mission. were returned to their Of
fices for another four-year term by
the voters of Bismarck Tuesday in
the city's biennial election, with ma
jOrities of more than 300 votes over
their nearest opponent.
Larson led the ticket with LAG
votes. while French polled 1888.
Henry Burman was their nearest op-
ponent with 1859 votes. while Mrs.
Alfred Zugcr, the city's first woman
candidate for place on the city
commission. polled 1.0ll votes. ".
A. Hughes, the fifth candidate for Il
cOmmissionershir, polied only 1856
votes.
Larson and French carried every
precinct in the city with one exccp-
tion the second precinct Of the third
wnrd. in which Burman led by one
vote Mrs. Zuger failed to carry n
single precinct. although she ran a
close third in several.
Relk IL Elected
Capt. J. NJ. Beik, Is. veteran river
man who came into this region as Il
pilot on a Missouri river steamer in
1868. and who has been u resident of
Bismarck since 1881. was an easy
winner in the race for police magis-
trIte, having n wide margin over his
six opponents. including the incumh-
ent, W. s. Casselman. Relk entered
the political arena last fall as a can
didate for county coroner and was
defeated by only few votes He
had never before been active in
politics.
Belk polled a total Of 723 votes.
nearest opponent. 4. II. Crane. reg
ccived ri votes. ". :. Casselman
367. c. W. eastman 2l7, r. n. Dodds
2lO. and H. I. Bonny 2O3. Beer car
ried the fourth and fifth wards. and
Crane carried the second precinct OF
the sixth ward.
G. +. Peterson, who was unoppos sed
on the ticket for city justice Of the
peace, was elected by large major
ity over Chas. Glittscha. who entered
the race at the last minute. conduct
ing IA sticker campaign. Peterson
received l.32O votes to 5sa for Glitt-
scha.
Park Board Members CnOppOsed
Five candidates for the newly or
gahized city park board were elected
without opposition. They were s. W
corwfn for the five year term. +. G.
Gramhs for four years. Mrs. {. L..
Young for three years. FIR. John Stag
for two years, and +. j.. Moule for
one year. The vote was as follows:
COrwin, 1912; Grambs. 1898: Young.
l.75O: Stag. l.676. and Moulc. l.753.
A faily heavy vote was east in the
city Tuesday. considering the fact
that only city offices were involved.
The total vote east was 1884. while
the total vote east at the general
state and county election last No
vember 2 was 1904. The total regis
tration in the city was 1876.
Take Office April ~
In accordance with the provisions
Of the law. the newly elected Of
ficials will take office on the third
Tuesday in April-April 10. Since
the present city commiSs sioners
whose terms expired were reelected
there will no change in the city
board, and the only change in office
will be those Of police magistrate
and city justice. X. H. Crane is pres
ent city justice. hut he was not Il
candidate for reelection to that Of
flee inasmuch as he was seeking the
job Of police magistrate.
The newly elected park board will
take office at the same time and will
no doubt hold an organization meet
ing soon thereafter to commence it's
activities. as outlined by law.
That the Tribune's efforts to give
the peonle Of Bismarck information
concerning the election outcome by
keeping the editorial rooms open for
that purpose between . and II o'clock
Tuesday night was appreciated was
evidenced by the hundreds Of tcle-
phone calls answered during that
period. Interest in the election was
not confined wholly to the city linn
it's, as Il number of telephone calls
from Mandan and points throughout
Burleigh county were answered.
The city commission will officially
canvass the vote ut its regular meet
ing next Monday night. after which
certificates Of election will be issued
to the successful candidates.