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

unable to operate the machine, then he may
choose his friend las under the present sys-
tenn to enter the booth with him and assist
him.
The latitude for nominations is very wide
and permitted close upon election day. vet
II voter wishes to " scratch - q presiden-
tai elector or vote for himself or paw
an empty compliment to a friend
then ne prepares his ballot in private
pooth, within the railing, and may vote his
entire ticket in the ordinary box on the in
spectors' table, j. e., if his ballot contains
one or more names not on the booth or ma
chine key board.
When the polls close the full board lin the
presence OF watchersJ unseal. unlock, and
open the iron doors of the counter compart-
lnent, and without touching any mechanism
simply transcribe the results To tbe tally
sheets from the plain figures On the
dials as they stand over each candi-
dates printed name-and allow the
watchers and public to do the same
mus the result is known in three minutes
aIter the polls close, and there can be no
error IN the count, as the board in tba
morning are required to operate everg
counter and then set each at zero before the
polls open. As every part Of the machine il
IRON or steel and every part works freely
without OIL, the claim of the inventor and
other experts, that the machine will last for
nifty years and viii not "gum - from nom
use would seem to be well-founded. We
would like to add columns of commenda-
ton but our object is to explain the ma
chine, SO that Others may comprehend it
and Judge for themselves.
here are some OF the claims Mr.. Myers
makes for his machine, and he stands ready
70 prove them all by the actual operation Of
his great device:
Its cost viii be saved in two years 1isa.
IT - made entirely of iron and steel and will
endurc for fifty years. - -
!. No oiiing Is required, therefore it win not
/ m uuIing intervals OF non-use, hence al
An Inspectors table and this machine set in an
orath4aIy room = complete without further prep
It makes less labor for the board Of inspectors
ana the election progresses at least ore-third
raster than under the present. system.
tocast q secret ballot.
he " vote buying thief cannot see the villain
deliver the goodsn and as there Is no bona,
among this legion OF thieves bribery must
The unprincipled employer, in the habit Of
DiacAmallns his employee BY threatening ndi-
feetly 70 deprive tier CHILDREN OF bread, and
pei his 1oremen to do it for him. Intimidation
stops. hFery man docs his own voting privately
hyery man counts his own vote. Ee can vote
IN less than ten seconds.
re can vote q "straisht ticlxet,o or a mixed
tic,eI," or a part OF a ticket, or a full ticket
lsace5net ~ 49, -, I. sele ~ ~, ~.
t.lan Iall ticket. nor for more tam one eandi-
date for each ONCE.
lie can count one vote for each candidato for
whom be ballots, and no more
lie cannot be lnisled by o spurious ticket nor
by a miss-spellel name
4 blind man, Or a man who. canno. read, can
votealune and in secret, and can operate tie
machine correctly; voting and counting his vote
just as ne dcsires-straight, Hpli5 or mis-
The 1lltterate man can vote as rapidly and as
correctly as an intelligent man.
A. here arc no marked or numbered ballots
Nothing whereby the character III the electors
vote can atany time be discovered or divulgec.
man cannot dtrange any part Of the mechan-
I'm, 0ccluentallY Cr Intentionally, even ii no
were 10 convey tools coyertly into the voters'
compartments or the machine, without such
act.