The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-20

ready to vote. which is done 10 the most
simple way and Is less liable to mistakes
than any system yet invented.
On the transmitter and 10 the same POSI-.
tion that the crosses are made on the
Australian ballot are series Of wooden
buttons protruding from the board, one OBJ
posite each name.
The voter has his card In front OF him
with bis men picked out, and only has to
push the button while the machine does the
rest.
he then departs through the exit, which
act places the entire mechanism In readiness
for another voter.
The time taken to cast vote need not
be more than two minutes. and the system
can easily be explained TO the most ignor-
ant voter.
The question will naturally be asked.
what is TO prevent suffer or repeater
from getting in his work after entering the
booth and out of sight of the watchers?
This has been attended to in the most an.
proved way aud one which will commend it.
self to Judges Coffey and Campbell, and
save them from any future controversy over
suffer cases.
This will be brought about by an arrange
ment placed In the ceiling directly over the
weighing machine and will be entirely aid.
den from view.
1t consists of large steel club Joined to
steel hands, and Is called the Suffer Exter-
minator and Ejector.
vote some other mans name the delicate
mass of chemicals and films heretofore
mentioned In diylning mans nationality
get In them deadly work as they are also
arranged TO detect q suffer.
On the appearance of one the chemicals
Immediately begin TO boil and froth, thereby
transmitting signal to the exterminator.
which descends from Its position in the
ceiling. the club hitting the suffer terrible
swat in the back of the neck, while the
I'm fro In t.ff nc
exit door In q c0mGtose condition as warn
ing to others of his ilk.
The registering department of the booth
is a much simpler affair than the voting
part and is run entirely by electricity.
It's only device Is the register on
which are the candidates numbers, instead
OF their names.
As the buttons are pushed in the next
compartment by the voter an indentation Is
made In a film of celuloid in the first com.
partment Of the register.
Each OF these films will receive five votes
aud then drop into another compartment,
while new one drops into its place.
When this second compartment receives
ten films IL registers on another film called
the counter, which at the end OF the day will
show the number of votes each candidate
has received, in this way doing away with
the use Of clerks.
The upper register will keep an exact
tally on anything less than five votes or any
odd number over that and the full totals
will be ready when the booth closes.
Every booth will be connected by wire
with the Registrars Office in the City Hall,
where a large register will tally each vote as
| it is cast in the different polling places, the
smaller registers only being intended for
comparison In case of q break in one of the
lines or tampering with the wire.
By this device 1t will be impossible to
| alter the returns in the slightest degree and
| when the voting is finished the exact result
will be known.
| Attached to the City Hall register will be-
| another invention something after the
pattern OF the gold and stock telegraph
| system.
BY means of this. fifteen-minute reports
| will be licked off TO any part OF the city,
! and chairmen OF the different committees
! and any others who feel so minded can
know exactly how the vote stands at any
| time during the day.
The wires from the different booths will
| all be placed in underground conduits to
| avoid line cutting, and will have an arrange
| ment at the hall by which a bell will ring
when any tampering Is attempted.
Wien the system Is in operation Max
| Pepper can sit In bis office aud smile all
| day.
Bill English can elect his brother to Con-
| gress.
| Political bosses and reorganizers will have
| to 90 out of business.
Kelly and Crimmins will have 10 fish for
| living.
| The suffers and repeaters will have to go
| to work.
Elections will cost comparatively not hing.
Fraud will be absolutely done away with.
The counting OF votes will need only a
| few clerks. Each candidate will know how
he stands at any time during the day.
| Political managers can give yuu exact
| Information al any time You ask It.
Newspaper men can take holds y instead
| OF wandering around the various precincts
| picking up news given out by keelerS.
ODonneil can get square count a. last
Thousands OF dollars will De saved an
! nually.
| Nobody can be counted out
A recount Will be thing of the past.
Purchased votes cannot be delivered.
The beeler's vocation will be gone.
| No money need be spent by candidates.
Fighting and bulldozing Will be done
| away with.
Ballot-boxes will not have to be guarded.
Ballots cannot De destroyed or lost.
No more big printing bills.
You won't have to arrest the Registrar,
Ray Falk can save his reputation.
! No betting can be done on election day.
All prediction bets can be settled on the
| night OF election.
Voting booths can be made indestruct-
| ible
Every voter will be registered in dupli.
cate.
Repeating win be an imposslbllty.
Election officers cannot put I'D any Jobs.
Every voter will be protected, and can
| vote as he wishes.
No detectives VIII be needed to watch the
| booths. al
Every party will have an equal chance.
Perry Kewen needn'. 20 around on cleo.
ton day with a perplexed expression on his
| face.
Chairman Carter Of the national commit
tee can't send out any rain bow kilograms.
Finally, when the booths are closed at
shutdown, the result will be immediately
| known and the candidates won't have a
strain on their nervoussystem for week