Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-15
UNDER THE NEW REGIME
New jerseys Election Law Op-
Grated at Newark.
HOW BALLOTING WAS WORKED.

Ward "HeeIers" Wore Conspicuous by
Their Absence, and the New Law Is
Said to Have Given General Satisfaction.
A Very Quiet and Orderly Election.
NEWARK, N. j., Oct. 15.-The new cleo
tion law of New Jersey was put in opera
tion in Newark yesterday. The ballots
now are put in envelopes in a closed stall
and deposited so that none but the voter
can know the contents Of the envelope
The Jersey law is much more simple than
that Of New York state Yet it proved
terror to many Of the elec tion officers yes
terday, as well as to many Of the voters.
The returns came in slowly on account Of
the envelopes md the fact that election
officers are now paid by the hour.
What the Voter Did.
The duty of the voter was simple. On
entering the room he found behind rail
ing the election officers, one OF whom
handed him an official envelope and one
Of each Of the official ballots. He was
then directed to enter one Of the booths at
the side Of the room and prepare his ballot.
On little shelf in front Of him was lead
pencil. He was allowed five minutes in
which to fix his tieket-ample time in
which to erase one name and substitute
another. He then handed the envelope
containing his ballot to the officer in
charge of the ballot box, at the same time
announcing his name and place of resi-
dence The envelope was then dropped
into the box and the voter left the build
ing
Election "Heelers" Were Absent.
A noticeable feature at the various poll
ing places was the absence of the "heelersn
and loungers who formerly annoyed voters
and candidates. None but those indicated
by the law were allowed to remain in the
polling room and the policemen were re-
quired to keep all others, when not in the
act Of voting, 100 feet away from the polls.
The Law Well Received.
AS whole the new law was favorably
received, only a few politicians taking
serious exception to its workings In the
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Thirteenth
wards, which are largely populated by
workingmen, it was feared that misunder-
standing or ignorance Of the new law
would be conspicuous, but it was found
that only few explanations were necessary.
Some Of the voters wanted to deposit open
ballots in the box or tickets without en-
velopes The provision of the law that the
envelopes were to be "ungummedn saved
many from losing their votes, for the pre-
vailing habit Of licking the flap was too
strong to be avoided.
In one district two blind men were
voted. Friends of these men, whom the
election officers placed under oath to make
up their tickets according to their instruc-
tions, accompanied them into the booths
An Orderly Election.
1t was the most orderly election ever
conducted in Newark Nearly every trace
of the old election day was missing. The
saloons were closed and there were no dis
orderly persons to blockade the sidewalks
in the vicinity Of the polling places.
"Of course money is spent today" said
one of the candidates, "but it is not for
buying votes as ia old times We treat in
saloons and restaurants and give out bal
lots ! notice the money men known as
ward strikers are hanging back from vot-
ing, but no candidate is such a fool as to
give money to man if he cannot satisfy
himself that he goes into the booth and
votes for him"
Aldermen Elected.
Inc aldermen elected were as folloWs
First ward, Lyman r. Kane, Republicans
Second ward, Daniel Lynch, Democrat;
Third, Frank NJ. Parker. Republican.
Fourth, Joseph p. Henderson, Democrat:
Fifth, Frederick Burgesser, Democrat.
Sixth, John Huegal, Republican; Seventh,
John I. Mahon, Democrat; Ninth, Alex
ander H. johnson. Republican; Tenth,
George II. Larne, Democrat; Eleventh,
John Furman, Democrat gain; Twelfth
William Harrigan. Democrat CORNER mem
ber); Thirteenth, Peter Ulrich, Republican;
Fourteenth, William Stainsby, (former
member); Fifteenth, D. p. Olvaney, Demo
crat.
There is still some doubt about Huegers
election in the Sixth ward. If be pulls
through the common council will be a tie
and if he is defeated the Democrats will