The morning call., 1892-11-09

and while / was behind the dividing curtain
TO DO so, there was little disturbance out
side.
Somebody challenged somebody ese's
vote, Claiming that the man did not live
wneIe he was registered FROM
Inc challenger produced the landlord of
tne mouse the voter said he resided in. and
lhat custodian OF keys said he did not know
the man who said he lived in his bouse. but
the iatter was allowed to vote just the same.
only ne had to swear in his vote, a matter
which gave him apparently but little con-
cern. w.
Coming out OF the booth friend Of mine
who had waited for me and timed me said
mad been inside twenty five minutes, and
guess he was right
1t took me. however, more time to wait
ior a chance to vote than to make out my
ballot"
The scribe must have been of the care
less ones who hadn't thought the thing out
so we'll as he does his newspaper articles.
Another evidence of the careless voter is
that OF MartiDo Paroli0, who is one of the
maddest men in town, as he lost his ballot
by not thoroughly cOmprehending all the
ms and outs OF the Australian voting syS-
tenn.
Parolio went in great glee to the booth in
tending to cast a straight ballot for the
democratic candidates from Presidential
electors down.
He marched into the BOOTH vouched for
MS Identity and was handed a ballot, after
which no repaired 10 one of the stalls 10
vote il.
He marked a few names to his satisfac-
tion. but when he looked at the lob before
MIN he became disheartened. He remem-
Dered that he had list all figured out in
MS money-drawer at the restaurant.
Ihe idea struck him that 1t would wou-
Inspector to look out for his place and he
hastily left the booth to get his list.
He dashed in few minutes later, and
was Just about to 20 into his stall, since oc-
cupied by another, when he was told that
he had lost his OPT ortunity TO vote.
ParolO argued and discussed the question
with the inspector to no avail. He left the
booth IN high d0dge0n. vowing that if
ever an Australian ballot system came
around his place he would knock the life
out of it.
Registrar Brown wore pleasant smile
yesterday afternoon as he sauntered down
Market street. even If he did look haggari
ana careworn after his two months work
night and day.
Friends on all sides congratulated him on
the smoothness with which the polling was
carried on.
Tangles. he said, occurred in some of the
booths early In the morning through the
ignorance OF the election officers but they
were soon straighteaed out and no great
trouble was afterward experienced. except
The city had been divided into about
sixty divisions by Mr.. Brown, and man
well acquainted with the system OF voting
sent out to each one to be ready for any
emergency.
In this way any difficulty was promptly
met. BY 10 o'clock nothing but encourag-
ing reports were received from every pre-
einct. and that is why the Registrar wore
the satisfied smile as be took his after
dinner walk.
Il am prepared for all kinds of results of
the election, and nothing would surprise
me except to see the Kelly and Crimmins
crowd win," said Mr.. Brown. "One thing
Is certain. Ellert will be the next Mayor
and Scott will have a big majority for
Sheriff. 1t looks as if the Democrats would
carry the majority of their ticket, but it Is
a little early yet to say. though things loo K
that way this morning.
i am pleased with the way the new
system is working. 1t is much better than
expected. even if arrangements had been
made beforehand to meet the emergency.
Not serious hitch has yet occurred and
none are now likely to during the day.
Taken altogether, then, it may safely be
set down that the Australian ballot syste m
came out triumphantly on top, and with
this election as its first local test IL has
proven itself to be far and away superior
TO the old-fashioned methods, both for
secrecy and fairness.