Telegram-herald., 1888-04-10
MN ilENl,IoN.


The nsxt Legislature o. this State
should amend the laws proyidias for
E0as,is of lnspsctlcn a. elections IA such
. cay AZ 10 secure ths representation of
both Eclltlcal parties upon sach bosrds IN
every Instance Thea thsrs woaid Dc
lees sxcuss FOR licking about unfair
cOgnia sfisr TIA relarns srs al ia and
co..: n~i o.. Ia Nsv York the Inspectors
sfs elected - popular vote. aud no oaS
tckst can contain ths asn-s CT more
than t~o candidates. The reauit % that
tie dominant passy zsts .so representa-
Ives on each board s1d IT'S strongest
T.Fsl ssts one. In Tho msl lonty o. IL
sisrcss Ia Michigan tie entire board -
cumyossd - lnsn - the same pohticzi
faith. Whassssr may ss thoaght of The
EayisAbiiisy oi baviug Iospsciors elected
ly popular ballot and for tsia pufposs
hlon~. nothing can os Hlors msgilssE than
that tns band inz and coua'ins Of ali the
balisls q any polling place should not be
shoi,y Ia lie nands Of one patty.
Arcfh-r siss rrrvislou IN ths laws %
Sew J oE.. srd Gos "a which no one W.
Ing 20 see ,air plsy At shs polls can obisci'
- contained Ia ths iollovIug sections u
an act passed - tie Legislature OF Nav
YORK la 1880.
Every political organization vAicA
zhsll present a esai.dsss 0r cardids.es
for toe sudrsSes q tie voters ot any
election distric. shal bavs tie right 10
appoint not to sIcsed two electors as
es'casrs at tas roll os such election dis-
trict for avery slsctson. Sneh appoint
msri may % evidenced by q written or
printed appoi1insu.. siRnsd by ;hs Pres.
iisnt or Chsirman ard Tho Secretary o,
such political orsAa zAt.on. bat 70 ward
81 town oFzsaza'ioa shsil De sntitlsd -
watchers a. Az poll outside tee limi. OF
such ward or taxn.
-Ssid watchers aud each OF them shall
bs sntiilai 10 be present at saeh election
10 ths room occupied ~ the Inspectors
OF flsctiCa. commencing at least fifteen
minutes betors any ballet box stall be
opened, uasd ihs close of the canvass
sud ths ssninx OF the proper returns Of
such sisciion.
AT svsry election. Immediately before
an ballots are received BY he Inspect
vrs o. Elsctiop, or sny ot thsn. SAID In
ssectors shall ualock every ballot box
u.sd. or 20 % used, at sucb election, and
permit ssch watcher present 10 examine
sad ballot bcx and every part snd per
too thereof, aotil - = sshsdsd a. 70
tns struciurs thsrsof. and that there il,
st the commencement OF receiving bai-
lots. DO ballots therein.
fvsry watcher shall have the rixh..
from the tme of So inspecting SAID ballot
borss. Al any and al iiinss until the can
vAss OF Of tia ballots and signing Of tbs
protsr returns snd copies thereof. TO %
prsssns IN tie room occupied by said
IoseeoiOrs n piacs vhsrs hs may
fully. conveniently and comfortably
and eoovsnisE entity watch tns reception
ard 6srcsis of svsrY ballot csst st such
eiectsou. ard ths TALL and ti0sl canvass OF
ibe osiloss and signing Of sh@ proper rs-
turns and copies thereof. and DO bslios
box nr ballot EAST. sxcept Il De in ne
bslios ccT, shsi be removed fron The
constant sight snd Inspection OF sach
watchers until ths canvass is closed and
he proper returns and -cop;es thsreof
laads sad completed.
II reqeest~d oy any watcher OF slsotor
rre=eas as suy canvass. is shall % the
duty n ihe Inspectors of Election. and
ssca of ihsn. - exhibit sny and al PAL
icts esss at sGca election 30 sncS watcher
or e'~ctor fully opensd. ADD in such 3
c1nsition sod nsnasr thst b nay taiiy
srd carefully ESD sad sxsmins ths same.
though ssii INSPECTOR shsll aos sllow
any such bs.iots 70 bs taken fran his
hsnd