The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-14
REFORM WE'LL Oiled
The New Election Law
Seems to Work Smooth
1y in Newark.
VERY PEACEFUL CONTEST.
Experts Expect the True Strain
When the Count Of the Votes
Begins Tonight.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,ss.

4 NEWARK, Oct. IA, 1890 = Because it puts
the new ballot reform law to its first
practical test the charter election here to-
out Of all proportion with its political in
terest. The general sentiment expressed
by those net at the polls is that its
machinery works like charm.
-'The new machinery could not have
run smoother if it had been oiled, ? said
reporter who had made round of many
the polls "There is no friction. no de-
lay, no crowding The people show 9
surprising familiarity with the part they
are to do, in order to have their ballots
deposited in the boxes, land they are doing
ii"
MAKING READY.
Carpenters employed by the City Clerk
made descent last evening upon the
places designated as polling places and
put the booths intended for the seciusion
of the voters in their places. In some in
stances they have enclosed the precincE
offices with rails. in some instances the
crowd is kept outside the room, and the
door marks the line beyond
which the vulgar crowd can
iess than five booths, with the swinging
doo.s, n each polling place. The boot &c
are not tnIags of beauty, because tney
are not intended to be joy forever, but.
then they answer the purpose of hiding
that part of the votei's body which he
employs in preparing his bailoG from the
scrutiny of busy eyes
The members of the police force were
supplied last evening with the stationery
needed at the election places. and this
morning they had them all delivered for
use. The clerks broke the seals
OF the ballots and were prepared for
business. As the voter entered the
polling place, a clerk handed him the
official envelope in which his ballot was
to be folded, and he withdrew to the
closet. There he prepared his vote ana
then walking to the election board saw
that it was deposited.
VOTE LIGHT AND PLENTY OF TIME.
The interest in the charter election Is
very limited, except in one or two hotly
contested wards, and SO the vote in all
friends Of the candidates stand
outside, kept at a respectful ais
tance by the police, and give
voluble instructions as to how they shall
vote when they get inside. They stop.
Of course, to urge that the voter put in a
interested in, and supply him
with tickets of which liberal
quantity can be found outside
the polling places. but they do not escort
the voter to the polls, as has been the case
heretofore. and see that he has voted
Alright. These poll workers peddled many
split tickets, Init they were not of the de-
lusive kind, in regular form, that have
been used in times past TO hoodwink con-
fiding voters. They are made splits by
the use of pastors
THIS EVENINGS WORK.
1t is feared that it will not be such
plain sailing when the hour arrives for
the closing of the polls and the counting
of the ballots. There is always crush
as the hour for closing approaches. and it
may then be found that the formalities Of
the new system may prevent the
deposit of many balloJs. The only ground
before morning is that the vote will be
lighter one. Each envelope will have to
be opened, the ballot taken ont and
scanned, the names on it announced, and
the ballot folded into the envelope again,