Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-22

| closes the door, and is under penalty to kee,
| 1t closed until the voter comes out Of IN,
outer crit-door unless he tarries within he
yond the lawful limit of one minute. II
which event the board is informed and the4
| eject him. On entering the Booth. or voferi,
compartment, the voter is alone in an abso
lutely obscure, concealed room, having white
walls and ceiling and brilliantly lighted by
a lamp. He finds, against the ! inch stee
perforated partition, six vertical rows OF
columns-six inches apart-of Ballot
Pushes" having nickle-plated knobs nro.
| jecting out 8 inches from the partition. II
| the left of each column of knobs are secure
| " and immovably fastened, the cardboard
| signs, or permanent Ballots, of each partic.
| ular party-no loose ballots beins
used or deposited-but these permanent
Ballots contain in large print, the name Of
the candidate and the name of the office fol-
which he is intended to be chosen, and moth.
ing else except a large index hand pointing
to the proper knob The ballots for the
same party nearly adjoin each other and
commencing at the top with Presidential
Electors" first, governor next, and so on.
are arranged downward in the same order
of succession as usual heretofore. The
words State, =" County, . ETC., are omit.
ted, not necessarily but preferably. The
same order is followed for each party col.
umn, therefore the candidates for the same
Office are on the same horizontal, OF
cross line, making choice easy. "a
facilitate selection OF o party ticket or col.
umn, each particular column has at its head
the party name, j. e. Democratic Ticket. y
Republican Ticket,n or stLabor Ticket y
ana SO on in large type; and besides the
heading and ballot card signsfor each party
or column is of q. different color-assirned
by lou by state committee for each party
TO 50 remain for years, during the exis-
tenee Of the party. The voter pushes the
knob inward two inches, through the
steel parttion-when instantly an IN
seen retaining latch locks it in and
prevents repeating and at the same
time locks OFT al "Push Knobs on the
same cross line, which bars every other
candidate for that particular Office The
same result follows after choosing and yot-
ing for one man on either cross line, no
matter which column, except the right or
last column which is independent of the
party " columns and reserved for constitu-
tional amendments and non-partisan cues
tionsi on which tho ballot signs are
arranged ia PAIRS vertically. In this column.
voting "Tor " bars q Against and voting
Againg. bars Tor. =
A4Il9 y FoteI Sth 8oLe quickly and safely
on amendments " and rapid.y vote al tic
knobs in any one party column for o
straight ticket--or choose one or more
knobs in other columns and the balance on
his party column for q +" mixed or split .
ticket-or only push in one or more knobs
as part ticket. Either is done in ten
10 fifteen seconds, because selection is made
easy by tho party colored posters, or fac
simiie ballot diagrams which the board has
posted OUTSIDE aud inside of the polling
place.
On the reverse s.dc OF tho nteel perforated
partition, opposite each candidates. bailot
or name, Is mechanical counter, labeled
with the same name, to identify it after
the polls close. Each counter is something
like those used on printing presses. Tho
pitman arm Of tie counter IS in the path
Of the knob push, which passes through