New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
INTRUCTIONs TO VOTERS.
HOW no ARRANGE THE BALLOTa
Al rxTRIllxLY AMPLE NHrNoD AND NO MAI
oueHr 10 GET ooxyusIp


tine st De com1nG election, that many Dsspe ~
douhtasss come to think It's practical woshnp % !" -
more intr.csss and AtfReuh than 80 Naau ~
In reality thsy azc dnpy and eastr ss@usseA
TIE most molssasely endowed intcnsss psoveA -
d brain has not become mnAdlsd hsA Ssenns ~
elaborate dissertations that have spveassa non one
70 time on such Subordinate Gestures q ~ n"
statute - the folding Of the ballots snd oen1 un'r
psrsank matters Of detail Perhaps - sooa Wv
any to flhustrate the system WIN b 70 - -
case of . voter IN this city, where this year snes
VIII be man double Ia usual nuno@ " c~~
didates to be voted for on November T.
Lea then select say, John Wsfson. 49,
living In Harlan. He has besn % eng1ossed fn ouss
ness that he nows practically nothing about NE
change In the method Of voting sayond The net shas
q change hes been made. Like wadeswaxe oosa-
man, he wants 10 vote - carly - pos0pN. NJ
starts for the poA Before he reaches them - noeces
the first evidences Of the new order Of Things. n
stead Of crowd WORKERS with bags Of ballots ssane-
Ing around the polling place. buttonhohns voseFs -
urging the claims Of the various csnddstes no 49,
place freed for distance Of 80 fset Of every ooe
but the proper election efRcsrs and tho voters AZ
this distance away from the polls, however b anAs
representatives Of al parties, ready to supply MN,
not with ballots but with pastcrs.'
These pasters' are ballots printed q their Own
expense by the different political organizations, Repuh
rcans Democrats. Prohibitonists. &c. Tney are %
white paper somewhat smaller than tho ocial ballots
The printing npon them 10 IN typo somswhas similar
70 the printing upon the face Of the ocial bsllos
They contain the OF al the persons non]nAsed
by any one party political orgAnissuon that b to
cav they contain the Of candidate for each
nj the Offices to be Hled. In addition 10 the upon
them there are words indicating the ofces for which
these persons have been nominated. Besides differing
nom the Official ballot in size, they do not have any
perforated line running across them nor DO they havs
any indorscueut or printing upon the side opposite
Tyarun
opposite the printed side Of the past0 ballot
there is surface covered with dry mucisee, similar
TO that plseed upon the Asps Of envelopes, the IN
tention being that this side Of the paster baos shAu
be molstened and whom moistened placed upon tho
Official ballot In the manner described further on.
The voter going to the polling'plsce without these
pastors must rely upon the ocia ballots given to him.
II Mr.. Watson Is able to read he win have no use
FOR these pAsters, but II he cannot read no Shouts
take with hfm to the polling place - many OF tnese
pastor ballots containing the names Of the candidates
whom he desires to support, - there are onaciA
ballots.
On arriving q. the polls Mr. Watson will observe
another Innovanon-the voting booths. These ara
small structures three feet wide and feet IN height
having four inclosed sides. The front side contains
door extending 10 within two feet Of the floor Each
of these booths has Q shelf arranged at Q convenient
height for the purpose OF enabling the person stand
ing in front of 1t to 1t Is a place upon which
wish to do upon tho ballots. In each Of these arc
pens and pencils and writing ink and mucilage end
also certain printed instructions for the guidance Of
voters taken from some Of the sections Of the BILL
Mr. Watson announces his name The polclern
| scan the lists They find 1t recorded all right
Thercupon no one challenges Mr. Watson's night Ia
vote which win 10 done ct thu point ct AL thu
ballot clerk hands him lot Of ballots. One Of tese
win have On II the Citizens nominations, another ta
ramnsny nominees, third The Prohiotaon candAAAo
| and . fourth tAs Labor men and - on. Among ths
ballots is q blank one, that IS to say bsilot con-
| tanning simply the designations OF tho ohces to b
fned at the election and not the names Of any can
didsbes for such onsces, and the voter may wrtts
| In the blank spaces reserved for the purpose the
names Of such persons he may desire to vote for
All these ballots Mr.. Watson will take with him into
one of the booths. II all the compartments arc 90
| cupled he must Of course walt for q vacancy. He
viii not have TO wait long, not over ten minutes a.
the outside since tho law forbids any ono 10 occupy
booth for longer period other voters are watt
| ing for It.
Once inside the booth Mr.. Watson scans the ballots
Each OF these he viii ind DO six inches In width and
q tribe over . foot In length. Across the top Of
them he will see perforated line, that Is line with
holes in t. running from side to side and distant a
all points one inch from the top of the ballot Tia
part above this perforated line known the stub"
Of the ballot. The purpose Of having performed
be detached by the election Officers, required By
| the act All the ballots win be Of the Same Gse.
| They win all be white paper They viii al be
prused In type Of the size. All the ballots used
In any election district will have IN Endorsement h
| the same words The names Of the candidates VIII b
printed In the same order all the ballots, and thA
nrst or top name upon the ballots viii DO the nams
Of the person nominated for the ONCE Of Judge Of the
| Court Of Appeals. The only difference between the
different Official ballots handed TO any one voter
| will be the difference In the names Of the persons
nominated for the various Ofices.
Now. Mr.. Watson read. he WIN at once seek out
the ballot which be wants to vote. say tho Citizens
ticket, for assume that he Is . good citizen and
| therefore opposed to TAnmany Hall He does not
desire to nse the pastsr ballot II be does not want
20 vote for all the candidates named on the ticke b
can either with pen or pencil those he ob1ee@
TO- and substitute other BY writing such upon
the ballot adjoining the names 20 erased. On
course, he docs not wish " substitute any ofher
names, he Is II liberty to leave them blank
Having arranged his ticket suit him. Mr.. Watson
proceeds to fold It and also the Others. Remember
this-au the ballots must be folded. Regarding TIN
matter Of folding great deal has been sAf, but It u
now settled that you may either fold the ballosD
snrSasn the MIDDLE up 70 the perforated nne N such
way the portion above the perforated line known
closing the contents Of the ballot and so tia, the Oh
cM Endorsement viii appear on the outside o. tns
or Just the reverse that u.s. crosswise and then length
wise. The principal thing in folding Is to see thas
the names Of the candidates concealed and THAI the
lower part Of the ballot does not come over the per
forsted line on u stub, where IL would be likely
To be torn when the inspector tears Oh the stub.
The next thing In order Is the separation o. me oSn
Confusion the should nrst fold the ballot which
he intends to and put one side, and then fold
the ballots which not intend 70 vote and put
them togcther and then holding the ballot which =
Intends 10 vote In his right hand and the ballots
which he docs not intend 20 vote In his left hand
emerge from the voting booth OF compartment, an1
Being again before the election ofhcers. tho votes
name WIN be again called, and he having handed the
ballot which he desires vote to one Of te inspectors
Of election thss 0nacer Will call on the number ~
ne>rtnR mon tho stub Of tho ballot 70 the poll cler,
and AZ snch number Is the number which appears op
poste the voters name upon the pon-usk u bong
thus made apparent 70 the election ooesr sass sns