The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-24
Totattsy Representations Practical
Worniu- eff The New system I'm
t'cunsyfvan,a-Ee tter from Ex-Sen-
fnr fsursS..!GW.

tor tsur&a!"w.
To the Edjtor Of The Harrisburg Patriot:
Sir.--Thc Bloomsbury town election
madc the subject nl some remarks in Your
na,.cr .o-d,yl WAS rs nearly right ne legal
regulation could make Il, aud strongly IL
ll~tratcS The advantages Of reformed voting.
H. now Connect a chosen composed OF
six mcnlh crS and Il prc>Gcnt) stands polltl-
cailv four Democrats. Two kcpubllcanS. ana
one Republican WorkinCman. Under the
ola plan cf nairri,v voting. there would
moi probably have been Il single Democrat
| chosen OF tic whole number. although or
! iinariiv there i u small Democratic mn ority
| in the town. For Il was tic case Of third
| uarty-.a balance NJ power partv-lntcr-
! Oo>inr to disturb results. The Workingmrn
! had w organization III The town comprising
nuc-SlXth or more of the voters. and
| had ample power - elect the ticket
ot either Of the regular political parties, or
| coalition ticket. nader the majority vote.
| For particular reasons existing in this ease
! and because Of The natural tendency Of mi
uor!ticS IL combine. They would doubtless
have elected \ Republican ticket entire, or :,
union ticket arranged with that party.
The result would have been 4 Council
wholly Republican. or mostly Republican.
with one Or two Wnrl>inglnen members
This combination might have been either
honest or CORRUPT IN rouroct1Gn, bnt IN
either case 1t would have. led TO an I'M lust
rc>ult---to wit. the virtual dlStranrhisrment
Of all the Democrats: voters al the town
Under HE free vote. however, any such re-
su!i WAS impossible. ANA because ii was i'm
possible no such combination Is that Just
supposed "a> attempted. TIE working
men voted for thcjr OWE candidate. anG
elected han hrcgu>r they had Votes enough
to cntitlc them 10 oIlH councilman, arc
The re.alur parties elected all tho
rest with convenience and certainty rs /
no third party existed. Bloomsbury con
taiuS GuO SrcrS Che exact number Of vote
. poilcd iOr CVrr"or III 1860, and elects he
Council annually on ti:r second Tuesday o
April. Organized b. ;!r! Ct 18Th OF March
1870, the first Council was chosen on TIT
, 12th ot April tilloWirg. ard The second II
Tuesday last. In DcIn!,rr last two assess
orS OF taNrS, two assistant assessors. ant
two con.tat,l"S were chosen inr one.yea
terms, and two school directors and three
town auditors for hrre-year terms. Al
these officers, except the president of TN
Council, ~" Clrclahl" upun Tie plan Of TIT
l free vote, which has secured for the tow
5 government throughout most conDctPn
and excellent men. During lie admin
iSlratiye Year i;l>I clnSed the eXptnd
ituyeS of the town have been less than one
9 half W nat they 'rcTc iur the previous yea
; before the lew organization. although i'm
movements have. bp,u made and liberal ey
, i,ausrs inrurrc6 tor l,rn,y.g objects OF out
iay. Including 4 hrk.!iD and m cxcellcn
tnr,u man ryiilitinor r,,n,iS. streets. lanes
ALLEYS. his. &c., h.,v,i on actual. survey
The ],t;r1. aIon, cosl about SSGG. In short
the ,aonlr have had much mole Of p,opc
~ results fen, teal administration tl,an In
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mr,.s ~ the town W., the rc;:!rctjo1I of al
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