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

closes the door, and is under penalty to keep
it closed until the voter comes out OF the
outer c.cit-s.oor unless lie tarries within be-
You'd tho l.wcul limit Ct ono m.nu Q, in
which event the board is informed AMI they
eject him. On entering the Eoo,h, CT voters
compartment, the voter is alone in an ALSO
lu.e.y obscure, concealed room, having white
walls and ceiling and brilliantly lighted by
a lamp. Ee finds, against the inch steel
perforated partition, six vertical rows or
columns-six inches apart-of BALLOT
Pushes" having nickle plated knobs pro-
jecting out inches from the partition. 70
the left OF each column OF knobs are secure
ly and immovably fastened, the cardboard
signs, or permanent Ballots, OF each partic-
ular party-no loose ba..ots being
used or deposited-but these permanent
Ballots contain in large print, the name Of
the candidate and the name Of t.le o..icc for
winch he is intended to be chosen, and moth
ing else except O. large index hand pointing
| to the proper knob. The ballots fer the
, same party nearly adjoin each other and
commencing & the top with "lrcs.dential
Electors first, governor next, and SO on,
are arranged downward in the same order
Of succession as usual heretofore. The
worGs estate, County" ETC., arc omit
ted, not necessarily but prefe ab.y. The
same order is followed for each party col
umn therefore the candidates Tor the same
Office are On the same horizontal, OF
cross Inc, making choice easy. Io
facilitate selection of q party ticket or col
umn, each particular column has ut its heae
The parry name, /. @. "Democratic i cket,
"Eepub.can Ticket" or Labor Ticket,
and SO Oh in large type; and besides The
headin, and ballot card signs for each party
or column is Of different color--assisnet
by lot ly o. state committee for each party
to SO rcina.I for years, during the cS!s
teuce Of Tie party. The voter bushes thu
knob inward two inches through thu
steel partition-when instantly in I'm
seen rstaininy latch locks il in ant
lpreycn:s repeating and at tho sam'
II i,no locks oct al "rush Knobs on ,th'
same cross line, which bars every othe
candidate for that particular Office. Ih
same result follows after choosing and voe
ing for one man On either cross line, N
matter which column, except the riGht o
last column VIII CHI is Independent OF tn
60 par.yn columns and reserved for constitu
t.onal amendments anl non-partisan CUES
ltions, On which the ballot Signs ar
arranged ia pars vertically In this column
Iyo;ip. 90 I or - I2:s g ,a.-nst" and "otln
"Against +" lars Fer"
thus O. voter can vote quickly and safcl
on amendments - aid rap.ti.y vote IL III
knobs in any ono party column Tor
"straight" tickct--or choose one CT lnoi
n knobs in OF her columns and the balance 9
Il his party Column for & " Ii ed CT "ep.it
a tick, tor only push il one or more l-nol
d as u ''part - ticket. Either is done IN tc
. to fifteen seconds, because selection $ lAae
t easy by tie party colored posters, or la
s. simile ballot diagrams which the hoard Ii
@ pos,eu outside AMI inside of the poiil
- place.
C On the reverse s.do CT tho steel pcrforatt
), partition, opposite each candidaUe's bail
or name, IS a mechanical counter, lahe,'
If with tho salao maine, ID identity 1t alt
t. the polls c!ose.h lach counter Is somethii
Al like these used On printing presses. =
Is pilman arm OF tie counter Is in the pa
is Of the knob push, which passes throu.