The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-18
Special Correspondence

AANNAl Albll Illl8S 10 ArtNtItl IAee0ef some
query calling for explanation in reply The
chairman is kept busy answering commu-
nications Of this character, in addition to
looking after the usual duties of his posi-
tion. Thousands of copies of the book Of
instructions TO voters and explanation of
the new system of balloting, prepared un.
der Chairman Reeders direction, are be
ing sent out from the state committee
headquarters to the chairmen of the Re
publican county committees for dist1ibu-
tiOn among the voters.
Ballots and Text Books.
Sample ballots are also being distrib-
uted throughout the state by the Repub-
hcan committee, independent of the de-
partment of the secretary of the common
wealth. These ballots are to be used in
educating Republicans how to vote for
their party's nominees They are very
carefully labeled with simple and explicit
directions how to mark the ticket to insure
the counting Of the vote for every Repub-
hcan candidate on the ballot
Chairman Reeder has determined to
make an effort to have schools of instruc-
ton in the new system of voting opened in
every county. He would have one i'm every
voting precinct in the state if possible
To Establish Voting Schools.
''No one, " said Chairman Reeder today,
''who has not had am opportunity to see
the mistakes that are made by many who
claim to be familiar with the law, can APP
preciate the Importance of general and
thorough instruction on this subject !
want to see a voting school established in
every precinct in the state. There cannot
be too much attention given to this matter
The law is itself poorly put together, and
there have been many different construc-
tiOns Of its provisions"
THAT there can be no excuse for mistake
on the part of Republicans, we have issued
from the state committee headquarters a
pamphlet which should be taken as the
text book for the schools of instruction. 1t
contains all necessary directions how to
vote prepared in a compact and simple
form. These books are being distributed
by thousands to the Republican county
chairmen, who will see that they get into
the hands of voters In addition to this,
we are sending out thousands of sample
ballots, which are to be used in explaining
the system Of marking the ticket,
Must Not Confuse Voters.
eve propose to follow this up by thor
oupb digest of the new law, which will
give the duties of election officers 1t Will
not be necessary for the voter to study
this, as the book for voters covers every
thing that he needs to know
"Of course, no one can know too much
about the act, but care should be taken
not to needlessly confuse voters. lhere
has already been too much done in that
direction. Many citizens who took pains
To study the form of ballot first sent out
by The state department will have to go
over the whole subject again, as the form
of ticket has been entirely changed"
A Mistake on the Ballot.
Attention has been called to the fact that
even the latest form of ballot sent out by
the state department is not correctly ano
uroperly printed This ticket has this no
tioe printed at the top of the ballot'
A cross ,XJ marked in the square at the righ
of A GROUP OF CANDIDATES indicates You
for all the candidates in such group
Now, what should have been printed
there is this:
A cross Cll mark placed in the square at tn
right of the PARTY NAME at the head or tol
OF each group indicates vote for all the can
didates in such groups.
An infallible rule for Republicans Il
follow, in voting the straight ticket, is q
place a cross * mark in the square L
theright of the word Republican, where
ever that word appears on the otticia
ballot.
A Great Problem 20 Meet.
The printing of the tickets is going t
give the party leaders and the county con
missioners great annoyance. Few countie
in the state have printing houses sun
GENTLY equipped to print paste ana pc
forate the ballots The time in which th
work is to be done is very short II
feared that great confusion will follow
unless the size of the ballot is not at ono
determined upon so that the paper may /
ordered for the printers.
The grouping of the candidates mu
also be carefully looked after IL Is SO eas
TO make a mistake This tact can be al
preeiated when it is known that prom
nent candidate for the legislature, who
Rneyyspaper owner and publisher, print'
General heeder's instructions on one pas
Of his paper and on another page gave
avn Views of the law, which, if followe
would have resulted in the printing of q
unlawful ballot.
No Tickets in German.
"While l am just as anxious as n
Democratic cousin, Chairman Wright
facilitate the polling Of the fun Germi
vote,n said Chairman Reeder today, ''y'
as a lawyer, / cannot see that il is possih
10 have any Of the official ballots printed
any other than the English language"
This remark was in reply toa request (
an opinion on State Chairman Wright
pove 20 have tickets printed in Germi
for distribution in Lchigh, BerIs, Mort
cumberland, Lebanon, Lancaster and 9th
counties in which there is large Germ
population.
"The law says" continued Genel
Reeder, "that there shall be only seven
five Official ballots printed for every III
voters on the assessors list The tick
must be bound together and torn of FRI