Actually, at least by the 1840's or so (which happens to be my era of expertise), most people went into "town" to shop on Saturdays. Year in, year out. So Saturday would have been a logical day for elections to occur. (There weren't a lot of Jews around, and by then Reform was taking hold, so even they could have voted then had they wanted to.)
Actually, at least by the 1840's or so (which happens to be my era of expertise), most people went into "town" to shop on Saturdays. Year in, year out. So Saturday would have been a logical day for elections to occur. (There weren't a lot of Jews around, and by then Reform was taking hold, so even they could have voted then had they wanted to.)