St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-25
A FLAG OF TRUCE.
Representatives of the State Com
mittees Decide on a Ticket.

Chairman Lawrence and Secretary
| HeatWole, of the Democratic and Re-
| publican state central committees, re-
spectively. met at the Merchants Tues
| day afternoon ana conferred upon the
| form of ticket to be used Nov. 6. No
| satisfactory result was arrived at, and
| Yesterday morning Secretary HeatwOle
| went to Minneapolis and met Chairmen
| Lawrence and Wells of the Democratic
| and Prohibition state central commit
| tees. These gentlemen carefully con-
/ Sidered an abstract of the election
laws of Minnesota, which reads as fol-
! lows:
First-The ballots shall be printed, or
! written. or partly printed and partly written,
| upon plain white paper and shall contain
| the names of the person or persons for whom
| the eIector intends TO vote, designating the
office for which SAID person is intended to be
| chosen.
| Second-Ballot shall have caption which
| shall be printed III one straight line, in black
| ink and with plain type, known as great
| primer Roman condensed capitals, and
| names of all candidates shall be printed in
| plain type with letters OF a uniform size
Third-In cities of over 1000 inhabitants,
separate ballot boxes shall be provided and
separate ballots, as follows:
I) State-Upon which ballots shall be
printed the names of all persons to be voted
for, for state officers. except electors for
president and vice president of the United
States and chief and associate justices OF the
supreme court.
(2) Judiciary-And shall contain the names
of all persons voted for, for chief justice,
associate Justice of the supreme court
Judges of the district court, and judges of
probate.
(3) County-And shall contain the names
of all persons voted for, Tor county officers,
except judge Of probate.
al Legislature-And shall contain the
names of all persons voted for. for senators
and representatives.
(5) Congress-And shall contain the names
of all persons voted for, for members of con-
gress.
(6) City-And shall contain the names of
all persons voted for, for city officers.
(D Electors--And shall contain the names
of all persons voted for, for electors of presi-
dent and vice president of the United States.
FOurth-A1l ballots Except in cities of over
5000 inhabitants) should have printed on
them constitutional amendments as follows:
Amendment OF article four az of the con-
stitution, by adding thereto new section i'll
relation to freedom of markets, yes or no.
Amendment to section twelve (I2), article
one ID or the constitution of this state, for
protection of rights of working men or
women, yes or no.
For the amendment Of section one ~,
article four a., of the constitution of this
state providing for biennial sessions of the
legislature, yes or no.
Asa result of the deliberations of the
representatives of the state central COM
mittees the following was decided upon
in regard to the form of tickets to be
used:
First-In cities of 5000 population and
over, only names OF presidential electors
should be printed on the electoral tickets,
with caption (name of party organization or
indicating party characterl printed in one
straight line in black ink and with plain type,
known as great primer Roman condensed
capitals Names of all candidates shall be
printed in plain type with letters of uni
form size.
Second-The following is q specimen of