Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-12

here explain that the tickets are about
foot aud half cach way ia size, Of a
light gfeeu color and are fufni-hed by
tue state, aud 0uly 10 be obtained In
the lolling room from the ballot clerk
after ths>oter IL admitted through the
bar. TO give one Of those tickets out
side or 70 initiate them In color IL q
penitcntiary offence. Now this paper
contains all the tlckels In the field, aud
also n blank SPACE for writing any
names not printed on either ticket,
where the voter may insert his choice
for any office on the list. opposite
which hv must put hls mark In order
10 have II counted. He then folds up
the paper M Il was before, with
the initial on the outside. aud
without displaying II 10 any one, which
is against the law. hands it 10
the judge ut the ballot boz. This Judge
takes u, and "a soon ~ the booking
Judge iinje the name again, drops II
into tho box, when tho Republican
Judge places a mark on tho book at the
end OF the line, signifying that the
person named has voted. The Demo
cratic Judge having charge Of this
book watches where the mark il placed
aud calls out, "not there" VI any
mistake u about 10 be made IN mark
Ing, which happened twice or three
times while was there. Of necessity
the marking Of the ballots take some
time, u having h. be done In the poll
lng room, ana every voter must DO IL
himself, but In case Of his being blind
rumble 70 Do this himself, the two
ballot clerks may assist him. These
being OF different parties, neither can
take any advantage, 40 the result
u satisiicl0fy. The voter then
passes out another way, aud can.
not again legally enter the building
during the voting. The process In
hnstencd by the law only allowing two
minutes 10 each voter 10 mark his
ticket, but tho rule is not enforced very
rigidly. Scarcely my Of tho voters
takc more time than to mark the whole
ticket at IT. head, while n few evidently
ala all the scratching Sixty.nve
persons voted la an hour at this poll.
Ing place, Of which there were nine In
each precinct.
This system requires the voters 10 DO
Intelligent and somewhat acquainted
with the method beforehand, or they
would make u sorry meas Of Il, one
man came in who showed this very
plainly. Afler laundering through the
gate and getting his ticket, he called
out. "What am 10 do with thistbing9"
Aud would apparently have voted the
whole business, aud thus anuulled
his ballot. But n Judge saidi 'Go into
the booth Aud mark IT," "How am
| 10 mark lt7" he asked. "The ballot
clerks will chow YOU" said the
Judge. Al which they stepped up aud
helped him "n10 his ticket. Then he
looked a lDng-Oared look, and waited
I'LL a Judge said, Snow give II 10 that
gentleman" meaning the Judge al the
hallOt-box. Then II was found 10 be-
folded with the names outside, and he
was finally convinced that he should
80 and refold 1t 10 that his vote might
DO secret, aud the clerks
hioroglyphlc bo the only visible ear
mark upon the ballot. The ofllcers
were glad when they got lid OF that
fellow. He was more Ikea clown at
n cifcue than anything, for folly; ex.
cept perhaps the early sRvagcs whom
Mark Twain described rs coming TO
church Ia Christian clothing the flrst
Sunday aftor a dlstrlbulion OF wearing
apparel. | asked the officer II this
man was Democrat or n Republican
10 which he replied, 81 guess he DOM
know hlmsoli.n
CHAs. w. SrAYNER.
WAsnISGroS, ID. g., Nov. Sid, 1891.