New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-04
ius. quoted. YOUR OWN WELFARE SHOULD
nICraTE YOUR CHOICE.
HOV TO VOTE TO-DAY.

No roter who studies the instructions which
,r,,y TRIBUNE has given heretofore and repeats
today can have the least difficulty in prepar-
IN, his ballot in accordance with the provisions
81 tho new law which goes into operation for
rho first time to-day. 1t is probable that an
immense number of paster ballots will be used.
these will be furnished by representatives of
the potica parties to all who ask for them
and in order to save time and trouble many
won who have no desire except to vote their
marty ticket will simply attach the paster in
which they have confidence to one of the OIL
cia ballots, fold the ballots properly, hand them
m the inspectors and give no further thought
IN the matter. On another page OF this issue
TIE TRIBUNE reprints sample OF the Official
ballot of the Republican party Voters through
out the city will receive ballots containing
the names that appear on this sample, with the
oxception that the candidates for Congress,
Assembly, Alderman and District Judge vary
in the several districts. The ballot which ap-
pears on another page cannot, of course, be
voted. as the ballots that we have printed in
Dreyious years could be. Only the official bal
lots received by the voter in the polling place
can 20 into the ballot-box. These official bal
lots are all numbered in regular order, the
number beng printed on the back of the stub,
which is torn of before the ballot is put into
the box. Nothing on any of the ballots hand
ed out to the voter will indicate TO what party
tho candidates belong lie must either be
puided. therefore, by what he knows of the
candidates, by the paster ballot which he may
have obtained, or by information acquired in
some other way.
TO help him on this point THE TRIBUNE also
prints this morning complete list OF the
candidates of all parties in this city and Brook
lyn BY taking this list with him into the
polling place man can easily determine
whether the ballot which he intends to vote
contains the right names. There is another
point to be borne in mind in this city. That
is. that the ballot of the Peoples Municipal
League does not contain the names OF can
ddates for Congressman, Assembyman AL
derman and District Judge. Any one pur-
posing to vote this ballot must insert the names
of candidates for these offices, either by using
small pastors, which can be easily procured or
by writing in tho names either method Will
be legal The folding of the ballot is simple
operation. In view of the differences of Opin-
ion which exist, it apparently makes no differ
ence whether the first fold is from the bottom
up to the perforated or dotted line or in the
opposite direction; the principal thing is to fold
the ballot so that the names are concealed and
so that the stub (the part above the perforated
ine) can be detached without mparing the
integrity of the ballot proper. The voter must
also remember that not only the ballot which
he purposes to vote, but all the others also
must be folded I'm the same way, and of course
it is important that he should not mix up the
one he has selected for voting with those
which he has rejected.