The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-13
VOTING In SECRET.
How Mondays Election Will Be
Managed in Seattle.
IN THE AUSTRALIAN STYLE.
Fist City Election Under the New sys-
tem-Useful Insormation TO Voters
-Pollfpg Places

The first city election in Washington
under the Australian voting system will be
held in Seattle on Monday. The voters
will elect q mayor. city attorney. chief OF
from q. m. to p. m.
For the guidance of voters description
of the system is given. The judges and IN
spectors were appointed in the same way as
under the old system. The city clerk mas
the ballots printed and none but these,
which are called official ballots, can be
voted. These ballots bear the names OF
all the candidates with space against
each in which the voter is to put mark
designating for whom he votes. He is d.
rected to make q cross, but any mark
showing the intent of the voter will be
recognized. No writing must be put on
the ballot, unless to insert the name OF the
candidate the man wishes to vote for.
The ballot will be handed to the voter by
one of the judges, who will first stamp on
it the words official ballot" the number
OF the ward, number of the precinct and
the name of the city clerk and add bis own
initials. The number will be put on the
ballot and no mark on the register to show
which ballot each voter voted. The
inspector will call out the word
'svotedn and the name of each voter as he
casts his ballot, and the clerk will check
the name off on the register, no other mark
being made on the register. On receiving
his ballot, the voter takes it into the booth
and marks it to suit himself and returns it
folded to the inspector. who in his presence
deposits in the ballot-hox.
In case of physical disability or inability
to read or write, the voter may call on the
Judge or inspector to mark his ballot.
Each voter has five minutes to mark his
ballot and only one may occupy booth
at one time.
No person will be allowed to vote unless
be produces a certificate of regist ration.
This is the only passport to the voting
booth. No votes can be sworn in, as I'M
der the old system. All intending voters
must take their registration certificates
with them.
The judges and inspectors of election are
under very binding obligations not TO di-
vulge any information which they may
obtain by reason of their office.
IN each polling place in the city six
booths, which are simply boxes three feet
square with a rough desk in them, will be
constructed. the officials having calculated
on one booth for each fifty voters in the
precinct. A boundary viii be laid out
fifty feet from each polling place. on which
barriers will probably be erected and
which will be guarded by policemen.
No eiectioneering will be allowed within
these boundaries and only one challenger
from each party will be allowed. and he
will be inside the polling place. Only six
voters will be allowed inside the boundary
at one time and, as one passes out, another
will be admitted in his place, the object be-
ing to have only as many voters as will fill
the booths inside the polling place.
the most noticeable change from the old
system will be the absence of ticket-ped-
swsaring-in votes. beelers, buli-dozing and
bribery at the polls, often resulting in
fights and bloodshed.
Following are the locations of the polling
places and the names of election officers.
Where an election officer has since become
candidate for office. as in the case of Ter
ence O'Brien, substitute will be chosen.
FIRST WARD.
First precinet-Lot 8. block 8, Maynard IVA
canp. Thomas Hughes. Patrick Walsh. C.
Weary. judges; T. Maloney. Frank Nelson.
second Precinct--City lot, South Third, NJ. w.
Willis, d. K Baxter, J. F. Mcdonald, Judges;
d. B. Mckinley. W. Delfel, clerks.
Third Precinct-Main street school-house, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh. w. Barker, F. Bird,
Terence o'Brien. judges; W. A. Ferguson, Eu-
gene Nils, clerks.
Fourth precinct-Lcts IL and II, block a. W.
]. Knnear, T. p. Davis, A. stetson. judges:
Newell and Kinyon, clerks.
Fifth precinct-South school, j. M. Frink, p.
Pauls, d. R. Brawley, judges; Watson Allen, J.
r. Melee, clerks.
Sixth precincs-Market street school W. E.
Burgess. E. Bowden, l. wintermate. judges: N.
H. Moore, E. NJ. Mulsoon. clerks
SECOND WARD.
First precinct--City hall. Griffith Davies. W.
A. Mcpherson. r. II. Calligan, judges; 7. c.
Young. l. s. Booth, clerks
Second observation-disclosures F. A. Wing.
W. I. Prosch, j. NJ. Lyon. iud ses; W. T. Dear
born, G. I. Gilmore, clerks
Third precinct-Copper's water-works. W. w.
Raster. C. W. Lowteu. W. 1. Gazzon, judges; J
Collins, jr, C. II. Kittinger, clerks.
Fourth precinct-Corner Yesler ave me and
East C. swel son, Roger winchell, p W. Fuller.
judges; J. C. Tallman, l. W. p. Shelton, clerks
Fifth precinct-Cabie Car house on Madison
street. Rev. W. H. Drake, Rev. w. H. Maffie. 7.
w. West. judges. J. I. Blackstone. s NJ. Ship
ley, clerks
THIRD WARD.
First Observation-Disclosures corner Union and
Front. A. A. Denny, A. Brown, C. Case Judges:
l. Otter. W. P. Wilder, clerks
Second Observation-Disclosures, corner Pine
ami Third. r. Glennon, t. n. Bigelow. T.
Campbell, judges; n. S. Peterson Roswell Scott.
clerks
Third precinct-Freed's store, on Ninth. be-
tween Pine ana Olive. r. G. Graves. z. Holo-
yoke,G. w. Ward, judges; F. Pontius, d. Howard.
clerks.
Fourth precinct-North of Madison, opposi,e
power-house. M. V. Stewart T. Rock, j. c. Par.
sons, judges; W. Hall, f. t. Huff, clerks.
FOURTH WARD
First Observation-Disclosures No 4. on Bat.
terry. G. L. Manning, A Thurlow, s p. Short.
Judges; =. Johnson, p. Baxter, clerks
Second prseinct-Rolf Bros. c rner Battery
aud third. A. King. n. McClallum. C. Baker
judges W. Hughes, w. Gormley. Clerks.
Third NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Lake Union
D. 7. Denny, W. Graham, J. McCombs, iu,ees.
s L. Clough. J. FARMLAND, clerks.
Fourth precincf-Seattle Electric Power eor,.
pany's stables David Gcahsu, d. b Ward q
Kinnear, judges; G. Graham, T. B. SHARKS
clerks