Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-08

the inspectors' examination.
Returns in Three Minutes
The illiterate vote by color and by
counting knobs, the blind by sense OF
touch, or IL q voter under oath, with
penalty, declares that by reason of
physical disability, he IS unable 10 oper-
ate the machine, then be may choose
his friend as under the present system
to enter the booth with hlm and asslsl
HIM. When the polls close the full
board, IN the presence OF watchers,
unseal, unlock and open the iron doors
of the counter compartment, and With
ou. touching any mechanism simply
transcribe the totals TO the tally sheets
from the plain figures on the dlals a.
they stand over each candidates
printed name. and allow the woichers
and public to do the same. Thus the
result Is know IN three minutes after
the polls close. and there can be no
error IN the count, as the board IN the
morning is required To operate every
counter and then set each at zero be-
fore the polls open.
Benefits Oyer the Present system.
Here are few of the clai ms Mr..
Myers makes for his machine:
It's cost Will be savea in two years
use.
1t is made entirely of iron and steel,
and will endure for fifty years.
An inspectors table and this machine
set in an ordinary room is complete
without further preparation or expense.
1t makes less labor for the board of
inspectors, and the election progresses
ut least one-third faster than under the
present system.
1t is absolutely secret-compelling
every voter to cast a secret ballot.
Every man counts his own ballot.
He can vote IN less than ten seconds.
lie can vote a straight ticket" or a
"mlxed ticket" or part of = ticket or
a full ticket, exactly as under the pres
ent system.
He can not by intention or accident
vote more than full ticket, nor for
fee.
No Tickets Are Necessary.
He eau not be msled by spurious
ticket nor by mis-spelled name.
The illterate man can vote as rapidly
and correctly as an Intelligent man.
There ale no marked or numbered
ballots. Nothing whereby the charac-
ter of the electors vote can at any
time be discovered or divulgEd.
1t dispenses with ticket and slip dis
tributIng at the polls, except as may
be done for electioneering purposes.
Being solid iron encloture, it can
be "locked up'' in one second and Is,
therefore, 'raid proof" as it may be
upset and rolled over without dis
arranging the count or preventing an
immediate resumption of the election.
Itregisters on an outside register, ex-
posed to the public view, the total
number Of votes cast up 10 any in
slant.
Price of the Machine
No voter can take advantage of any
OF coafusion of any cleo
tion officer and Thereby vote twice-ex-
cept that h should be examined and
Admitted by the board of inspect
ors twice, which is not likely TO occur.
1t does not require any candidate or
party to print tickets as the small
amount of printing required is done at
public expense, therefore, the neritori-
Gus man of small means has equai adj
vantage with his wealthy competitor.
When asked for specific statem6n: as
to the cost of the machines, MIR. Myers
SAID the price would be $3.50. He fur
ther said that if the state of New York
would vote him an amount OF money
equal to the sum legltimately spent in
the last state election he would put one
of his machines in each voting district
OF the state. after have carried out
my contract III tins regard" said he,
al will then present the state of New
York with S25. 5.000."