Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-01-02

unable to operate the machine then ne ms
choose his fr.en:l (as under tho present So
teu,l TO enter the booth with him and ass's
him.
! he latitude for nom nations is very WI
and permitted c.oso upon election day, ye'
if q voter wishes 10 "scratC1l' presiuen
tia! elcctor or vote for himself or Pr.
an empty compliment to C. friend
then he prepares La ballot in private
booth, within ,i.c r.. NJ, and may vote hs
entire ticket in the ordinary lox on the IN
spectors' table, /. e., if his ballot contain
one or more names not On the booth Or Ina
chine ky board.
When tic polls close tho full board Cn the
presence Of watchers) unscal, unlock, anu
open the iron doors OF the counter co'npaart
meat, and without touching any lnechanis.
Simply transcribe tie results to :Ae IA
sheets from the IAN figures On til
dia.s as they stand over each cant
dates printed nainc-and allow T..
watchers end pubic to Go the same
Thus the result is known in three m!nutes
after tho polls close, and there can he nj
error in the count, as tho board in the
morning ore required to operate ever,
counter and then set each at zero before tht
poiis open. AS every part OF the machine
iron or steel ana every part works Tree
without oil, the claim Of tho inventor a.
other experts, that the machine will last j.
| fi.ty years and viii not gum " If NJ no
use would seem to be well-iounded. W
would Like to add columns of commend
tion.but our object is 10 explain the ma
chine, SO that others may comprehend IL
and judge for themselves.
I.cre are some of tho claims Mr. Myers
makes for his machine, and he stands reauJ
to prove them al b. tho actual operation o.
his great device:
I. s,,< or1sy
1t Is ma. c en.ircl: OF iron and stee., and VIII
endur, for fifty years.
No eIng rs fGqa.ye Of L @ n'
wa, $ rca Y for Use
An inspector lib.c AMI this machine set in IN
i: makes less labor for tho board Of inspector
, ia ter than under the present system.
lis absolutelj secre--conoei-ing cVcry voter
y e9ersi cannot see the vai,
+ deliver tho goods" AID as there il 81 no hon .
D among this legion OF thieves, bribery n-s
The unnrincirlcd employer, in the ha3lt 9
: blacEmaiiia ;h.s employee " threatening Lad.
thus ROBIN: TIC weak but honest voter OF hi
> deacct right. cannot vote a. he2,. nor con,
3 pei his Iorclncn t. do it for him. lnt.midat %
stops. Every men docs his o'yn vo:ins pIlvAtel
y Very ln:sn counts his own vote. He can vot
a ne can vote q ''stra ht ticket" "lnixe
n ticket" Or apart CT tc.et, or q fulI tlcAe
y exactly 10 unt.er the present system.
II lie cannot by intention oraccident vote NOR
- than fI.i t.caet. nor for more tan one cana
20 date Tor each office.
- lie c. n count one vote for each candidate fo
n whom DO be!lo.s, and no III re.
e l-ccaanlt ,, mi ed by q spurious ticket nc
>, by o la.sS-e. Gle. name.
4 bird nan, or a man who cannot read, ca
Us vote alone ard il secret al Can op. rate u
y machine co:rec. !y; voting and countins his vo
ju t rs he desires raignt, spttS or mixed.
y, The iiiteralo man caa vote as rapidly and
u correct y as an intelligent man.
1T There are no market q: numbered ballet
N Nothing " hereby the character Ct the elector
~ vot . can itany inns b. q scoNeiel Or dlvdise
IL A man CANNED tCrange %Ay part Of the inecnn
~ I'm, accidentally Gr Intentionally, even II
va wee 10 convey tools covcrtly into the vCtcr
-. conpa rtment of TIE machine, without sue
III violent DEMONSTRATION as IL 10 detected IA II
ia ACT.