The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-13
IN THE INTEREST OF REFORM.

Republican Ward at ohoes, n. u.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ALBANY, n. Y, April IA dispatch
from Cohoes this evening says: Thou
sands OF bowling and drunken men are in
the streets. All saloons have been forced
to close up. Two men armed with clubs
and revolvers have just forced Inspector
Lea (Republican). of the Fourth ward, to
sign blank returns which they have taken
to the police station. They made the in
spector sign. pointing fevolvers at
his head. Three of the five wards
show that the Republicans have
carried the election. The Fourth
ward Tor stolen boxes) are nearly all Re-
publican, and if an honest count is given o
Republican Mayor will be elected. Men
are marching through the city with clubs
and pistols. and the street in front of the
police-statIon is lined with people. There
Is great excitement, and the mob is al an
cry one. Returns from the First ward are
held back. man named McDonough. of
West Troy, attempted to vote in the First
ward and had his head split open by
policeman's club. William Henry, candi-
date for supervisor in the Fourth ward,
who was being watched, was driven from
the vicinity of the polls by special officer
with brace of revolvers
A later dispatch says there will be no
election in Cohoes, for mob Is in posses
sion of the ballot-boxes of the Fourth
ward-a heavy Republican ward. One
hundred special police seized the boxes
when the polls closed and rushed them into
the police-station under the protection of
the police and in the interest of John 7.
German, candidate on tho Cleveland. Her
rick ticket. The city isewild with excite
smetst. --seaedseds lof c....sns have, been
dubbed by strangers under the guise of
special officers. The police promise to al
low the ballots to be counted in the police
station after the excitement subsidies.
Successful Voting Machine.
LoCKPORT. n. Y, April 12.-The town of
Lockport used the Myers voting machine
at its annual election to-day. There were
three tickets in the field. besides ballots for
and against several appropriations. The
novelty of voting by machine brought out
a very large number of voters. but. not
withstanding the severity of the test. the
result was most remarkable. The voting
progressed rapidly from the start. and
nothing but praise has been heard
from any voter. The polls opened at $50
A. NJ. The preparation of the machine
and opening of the polls. including the
adjustment of the mechanical counter seal.
which is the equivalent of the empty bal
lot-box. occupied but few moments The
early voting was done rapidly. the time &C.
cupied by each voter ranging from eight to
twelve seconds, while the general averag Q
throughout the day was probably twenty
seconds The total number of votes polled
was 40. The polls closed at precisely 6:3S
p. NJ. and the actual votes pOlled and the
were instantly exposed by opening the
locked and scaled sliding doors. Five min
utes later the result was transcribed to the
return tally-sheets. Among the demon
strated advantages of the new sy stem are its
economy: it requires only two inspectors.
one acting as dOor-keeper of the machine
and the other keeping the record or poll
list. All are satisfied that IL affords absO-
lutte secrecy and that &c Is practically I'M
possible to falsify tho returns. The ma
chine used to-day Is the one that Mr.. Myers
has exhibited at various places during the
past two years and has recorded over 1872
600 votes and has not yet been broken or
made an error.