New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-13
CAN THEY DEFY WETTER9
A SCHEME TO NUMBER THE bALLolo'
THE OWNERS OF THE INVENTION SAY IT CAN
NJ, noyE-wA1rING FOR THE ALDER
MEN TO ACT

Tho nubcity given by The Tribune 70 INC c"'''
made to enrich Joseph wctter 4 co., manu- -
~ n patented numbering mach'nc al No -
- RroosIvn. through the clause In the new ha'i''
s'' .,,, ,,o ballots TO I've numbered consecu
.,,r ..cms likely 10 defeat the scheme py c"hec"
tratinc uublic attention on 1t. Joseph "c''cr ~"
thinking they had the only machine III cAsc".o VIM
woud number the 10000 600 baio'S ''a' WI" !"
,uircd in the brief time Of week OF u" ud'N "'.
,o ,etwccp the nominations and the election. trica
IN .eII the right the marhlnc I"r 'e P"'poo
NJ numbering official ballots to New'l"rR wy WIN"
r o. rrovdc tbc ballots. Their a.cnt Wa Thomas
radv the Comfy Democrat who represented INC
Ivth Assembly District in the last Leg sat're i''''
approached Police Commissioner WORMS WIN ,''
dircct supcryison OF the matter Of furnishing The
h,,,ot, showed him the little Wetter Invention ana
.rrye.ca that it would be good thing for the City
of New York t. purchase. inaSn'fh as there was iot
inc else capable Of numbering the tickets III inc t"c
allotted "Commi, ,ioner voorhS.- said Mr.. Bardy yes
tcrdav threw mp his arms when spoke IN MN ana
said BRADY you know the city has nothing 70 90 WIN
that That /, the printers business who contracts 10
furnish the ballots
,ir. riady went away. but other agents OF INC mo-
nopny afterwar approached the Commissioner ont VIII
no better success when, however, Commissioners Noo''
consulted Martin u. Brown. the city printer. IN regard
| n ,Ic contract he and Mr.. Brown found on inquiry
AS said in The Tribune on Thursday. IN" Joseph
Wct,cr a. CO. realized the advantage which they had
in the Of their machine ana the urgent nech
If # and that il was going to cost $lOO each for
any prntcr 10 get them and 900 were needed Tor this
city, said the Commissioner. speaking OF the aIar
Mr. Brown said that printer would feel )ushed
To 90 great an cNpcis" unless ne sho"" oc per
m,cd TO add the value OF the machine 10 inc cost
of printing the ballots. there was no assurance thae
the law might not be repealed next winter. when INC
machines would be useless IL wouid cause ''>' U.
from $4,000 to $4,000. requested him To see II
we could not find some other plan that would meet thu
| necessity at les, expense and sill comply
with the law. lie suggested two remoilcs-
a hand machine manufactured by William n. force OF
No. 90 Bcckman-st al cost OF go each N nc uScd
ly txO Of the poll clerks In each poiihg pare !"
STAMPING the consecutive numbers. that the clerks
couM write the numbers the stub with pen ana
INK found however. THAT writing would not DO
"a, printing was demanded
Mr. Brown favored the Idea. and hc conferred
with the hand machin" maker and learned mat 10
could furnish about 300 by election day. saw
way Of the difficulty and suggested thar III" BACK
Of the required ballots. including the NUMBERS b" pre-
Pared by October |. aud be ready for printing the "p
pp>!tc side as soon A. the nominations ar" made ana
Tie na,lc, Of the regular candidate, Known TIL
question remains at that point. ! am 'peIni tiA'
We can overcome what looks like very serious
matter We hove requested the Board oi Aldermen IT,
ai.ihorzc To secure such supplies. including Tho
printing "l ballots. may bc n""c>-nry for election
work without advertising lof DnIN III VII" WY W.
can give a setback 10 the men who control a m"
n"lrlv Of patents"
Mr.. Nsrl~ aid that the Commissioners could d.
nothing more the .ulcc until the ini'l OF N'!"r
men acted. He continued II the Ald"rmcn 80"
II, TIE power - get the work done whcir'rr W" can
get II dome most ch"apiy without mah'nr ""nt:a't'
based on >calcd prp'r al n,av lc a'i' e. di'iG"
Tn. v"Ik among a uuinbcr II printer, AL c>'ap"
,c.ou. cApr>" this year II J., pra;" that the cIr' ton
laws VII is amended nr>t "iii'r. and am not
favor IT purchasing ans Expensive m"H.h7y or
supplies which night not h. needed an"t"r var.
Ne NAV have t. luilh A. many a. 100 v"in, booths
for usc this year cl"ct.n Districts whcrc r"'rn- Of
sufficient >i,r canr"t b" hr'!. tinL II would lie
folly 70 buy cNp.n,vc p,:t .blc hon,"- which 'n!i
he taken down and stored away somewhere until All
ntheH year The coming election il go.ns to Ike ~
cA rci>.vr nrdcr Inv latest amendments tia" ~"
amendments nc>t winter NAV max" IA" printing "i
Numbered lallot> AMI the Of large p'llins li'
unnecessary. II Will BE- better for III e., l,v" IN"
voting booths bnili by carpenters. VINO w'i ,Ahc ,n
lulnbcr after We are through vita It ana d,il'' M
ii,. Aldermen give IL power viii u,c 1t I" the
be-. advantage IN l,-cuing tho expense OF the exc
i, !, nrcdlc,> 20 shy that ro'nn',''.,ncI V" rms
%,, ro, fear TIA, hey have kri tie g,o,r TIA,
i,y, the golden c-s \ 1'ihrnc .r"y"'trr >"H A.
sn i NAN I'"d, "a %r,,E p'n ,', n, nr,, m''"'"
Is ":K lir buf on Va" part II Nr. N""rh-: II" ,.ni
In the hl,' place ~" law rcPn'~' tn,t IN. !Hil''
p,li cli,s urd",'ind II. ind II" world l." ti'tt'
,f :, mi -d"rit.tirI -hr3M he trN Ia 'arry ont h'
scheme 90 u,l.in. tie clerks rutb'f them al t'"N
e them Ia the md place t'r" tfr lo" ego Won
,.,trict.. and H." en- "niS get 300 nr" NM" iI"m
Force. How Is he going To- ovrrr"in" thai dliruItN
SOW he's talking about PRINTING a:h hinh"fIS th'
hack, Of the ballot right away hnd Min: III me
,.,r.- ON the Ia !r after the n 'n'iiIitoh. WIKI
20 900 900 ballot don't brc'e thor" l. ~ pr ter J.
Tow who vii! not tell hn that he hasn't time to d"
II III the machines aIarblc'
BALLOTS NEEDED ~ Ulster COUNTY.
Einc.ton sept. - ,-pccia.,.-T ndcr III" ncw I!a"t
Law there will be ninct, c" ton districts In lister
o;uty County Clerk Wurts >ay. that 1.''n firk"''
,-c rcuuired for each District. IN ca" THREE separate
candidate, arr nominated. This viii require i'lGoo
ballot. for tho comfy. '"inc '" tl' h''"r'h'c y"
.rrcn ;hr assembly and school Commission di''
,r,c~ the difficulty In prIntinr the Tickets viii be III
creased.
To BEGIN TIE PEOPLES CANVASS.