The sun., 1890-09-29
A SCHOOL FOR VOTERS.
DEMOCRATS STUDYING OUR WONDER-
FUL NEW BALLOT LAT.

of Mistakes at y Make.heilevs Election.
A lot OF hard-headed Intelligent mon, who
nre familiar with practical politics. went to
l2 Abingdon square on Friday evening to
practise voting under tho conditions that will
prevail next November. 1t was heaps Of run
to watch them, though no moro earnest mon
ever went At q task more studlously The
meeting was hold under the auspices OF
the County Democracy OF the Ninth
Assembly district but the printed call Rener.
ously invited men Of all parties TO attend and
learn wisdom. Thomas II. Smith presided
and Ernest Harvier, the district leader, sat
beside him. In front Of them and at one eide
Of the room was IN imitation soap-box booth
The financial secretary OF tho organization
John J. Brennan, had built 1t expressly for the
purposes of study. and the meeting rolm bursed
him by vote OF thanks for his patriotlsm.
Charles A. jackson Of tho County Committee
made an address in which he stoutly defended
the new system and prophesied great good to
the Democracy as a result Of It. Handsome
Michael J. Mulaueen followed with q careful
explanation Of the law. He declared that It
was not only excellent but easy and simple in
application. Mr.. Muloueen is patriot and an
enthusiast. He held q sample ballot in his
hand and showed how to fold 1t so that the
Sry TO be required In voting was 50, clear that
ShSy Of getting his ballot IN @ Correctly. % ''lAO
When You 90 Into tho polling place, he
There viii probaby b S four fI Tut there may may
pc six. You gtvS, your name and address; and
&c % S ySp OF tbe prsSgednRs 9S S
to SEQ that your number corresponds with the
Se SpbG SSG &a % %aa"n ThsR onedd SGH g. ne
soap box, and you pick out the ballot you
s that e. vote vote % Sf Hd ssrs Ss i af S s6S @ 5
oil the other ballots. one nt time, first length
wise and then crosswise. and put them
Your chosen ballot and fold it in the same way az
end keep It in your right hand Ike this and
Weil-eonnedi object lesson @ throu z shout; M and
then" he continued. you take. your discarded
IN the booth three minutes you go out. II YOU
haven't been there three mieutes You stay In
d s@GOy ei AND hs S fop it UP
st HfGd SHf TsS T. n1 AND Ssre s
Mr. Mu!qnssIn, added ssEPlanatlons bow the
ballot how somebody Would ia put Ris nitas TS'ea en
It. how the discarded ballots would go into ono
So5 nd the rs9l Sat In @ 2n96sr s f. how you
box, how you mustn't stick your pastors on SO
that the paster .oyerruns the perforated line,
at the bottom and not at the top and then It
will be all right and the inspector won't tear
the, inLtials WI be, there just the same,
t9s any buof will noIsR ss1e for 95
express your sovereign will because they are
all oftieisl. ana they're ali numbered, and 4
one to take the place OF the one you spoiled.
but a complete new set addition. with a
brand new number on EN- and II now set Of
when Mr. W. rsR sRRG9fa SOto and
IN a be- pek eS Sn ho%
ever. in answer to question, was interesting
The sore finger act, won't go. You've got to
swear that you are physically disabled from
preparing your ballot n II order to get a friend
eg sT teIS ySq SHu
,IB" But" persisted the m9n who had asked the
ment Il looks ali ali risht but nG coaldn ie fod H
one ballot lengthwise, to say nothing OF cross:
Tise;s without danger Of injury What should
Well."'. said Mr. Mnl1ueen reluctantly, II
ftll cost the Democrats OF this city $4,000
yotes," solemply remarked man who had
s n9aty e1smsa G tes M Mnaeen
earnestly M what Democrat can be disfran-
Tho iiliterate voters" responded the man,
- MOI at all" cried Mr., Mulqz een;" just see.
IN tie nortnern, part OF tie State where em-
poyffes have been eoSrSe by RePgb.,en
the I'D system. That 8 where the, pastor comes
rrepai ed four days before election. These
Will Will bs hs AZ gr n nomnesF il They
It to ms trends o. his family and nsk them If
Just keep IT in his pocket till election day, and
when he gets ino booth he can paste that
one disea the rest icld al Properiy and aS get
in his voto. Isn't that clearr
Ss tR ma2s asHg Rrw it srs akss
60 ng' TO rea:G eyoryGcdyS They won't on all all
n sTtsh%ng then you meet
them 1on "Edsrstan1 f. Go3
know l;n, hoy to vote; there's nothing the matter
At this there was good deal of laughter.
strain HAT tie mons minds had END Endured re In in
trying 70 commit to memory all the caialogqs
The stub busine S VIII stick t ,sm all"
You've jr-t got to ioId your ballot SO that the
part 95oye r IN n" pSrf9r9ted line comes to the
On. }os, everybody saw, and then they played
az At oiing;; The s9ap boT wa moved around,
eseon o Amoag tha@ Was sV5rs Grsor 81
Edwin i. Albeit He was the Inspector. The
Mr. AbSo UoE pon S ga nGGIssg
9nL The ba'lot Jerks sncceeded ig getting that
STUd II him 1es t sEe" ss Tnd a9n
l into the .p AZ R1N ard proceedrd to fold his
s 1ls mork mo 4ooT saowed his iegs-a young man
"suppose man gets his ballots axod up in
NO said Mr. niullueen, he must stay his
three minutes. That gives him time to think,
mn without thinking 10 might go wrong
Btl think that part OF the Jaw will be changed
next w!nlrr"
Meantilno, Mr., Dillon WIS knocking on the
door OF The soap box and asking II he couldn't
come out
"Wc wilt suppose" said Mr. Albeit. that
tho voter hns been In there three minutes.
Como ont Mr.. Dillon
Mr b, lion came ont AMI proceeded 10 the
table whore the ballot clerks sat.
Is this your 70 q, MIR. Dillon Z" asked Ora |
tor Albeit
THIS r. my vote" rosrondcd Mr. Dillon. re-
calilg the Instructions of Mr. MuqueeD
Hold on theIe." exclaimed Mr.. Mulpueen, |
you haven't folded them right &c back and |
do II over again"
Mr.. Dillon had 30 folded his ballot that every |
name WAS exposed Ito humby went back |
into the soap box and while he was smooth |
Ing ont The creases on his ballots young man |
rose and asked who was to Judge u the time |
q mAn spent In tho booth.
We'll" said Mr. Mnqueen with q show OF |
The suGges'l'n that ali lie complex pro.
visions OF the reform aw had left single |