The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-20
Voting rIade Easier for All
Hands.
EVERY BOOTH A DETECTIVE.
An Invention That r1ay RevolutiOnize
the Entire Polling
System.

which is necessary to bring about an honest
and fair election.
This has been fully shown In the bung-
ling work and appearances OF fraud during
the late elections in this city. and has set
the brains of inventors on the qui vive
throughout the land 20 invent some newer
and better system by which the great Cost Of
elections can be done away with and every
chance OF fraud be entirely eliminated.
The Australians are given all due praise
for The system they have kindly loaned us,
and it may be fully ND TO any thing In the
way of stopping fraud in Australia, where
elections are run on a different plan. but to
the American political trckster the Austria
liam system is only new plaything, and he
has already devised means to turn 1t to his
own uses.
Instead OF buying votes as In the past he
has only had to change his system some
what aud purchase the election officers,
which as rule can be done for much less
money.
A local genius realizing this state of
affairs, and being imbued with desire to
place something before the people which
can be relied upon as sure aud com plete,
has invented system of voting which is
commended to the public as the most COM
plete and reliable system OF voting ever in
vented in the world.
The labor enjolned upon ttis work has
been OF the laborious kind, and has placed
In chaotic state the brain matter OF the
genius, besides using up the energies OF
four electricians, six chemists aud several
poor but deserving inventors.
Their combined efforts, however have
been attended with such satisfactory and
unexpected results that they feel fully com.
pensated for the terrible strain placed upon
their mental powers.
The experiments gone through with in
n ia mi
intricate and searching kind and have been
done at an enormous expense, as Will be
conceded when the details are explained.
Every point in the system where there
was the least chance of fraud being at
tempted has been studied out TO the slight
est detail and there is no question but that
all the defects have been overcome
The system, besides enabling fair vote
TO be cast. does IT'S own counting and will
he terror TO suffers.
These three important points have been
given the closest attention and there Is no
reason TO believe but that they have been
overcome and The system be an immense
success.
The isDt cost of adopting this system will
be expensive. but once placed in complete
order there will be no further expense with
the exception OF repairs, which will be very
little annually.
Every possible defect has been done away
with. and the genius feels no hesitaney in
tfferiDg to the public his combination vot-
Inc aBd counting system, with suffer ex-
Termination attachment, ali free gratis.
Under the new system the city will be d.
| yided into the same number Of districts and
| precincts as at present and will have the
same number of polling booths. except
| where two small precincts come together, In
| which case one booth will serve the pur-
poses OF both precincts.
Every precinct will have voting booth
the same as under the Australian system,
but instead of being made of wood they
| will be constructed of heavy bomb proof
steel Joined together with copper Tivets,
making them indestructible and eyerlast-
ing.
Every booth, instead of being square. will
be built in the shape of tower with tie
following dimensions: Height twenty feet,
diameter twelve feet.
1t viii have two entrances, or rather one
entrance and one exit. each being marked
| so the voter can make no mistake.
The doors will be built in the shape Of a
| letter S and kept in position On a central
| pivot.
To the entrance door is attached small
automatic arrangement which registers
every time voter comes in, and will show
on the main register, situated in another
part Of the booth. what the vote is at the
end of the day.
This can be seen at any time during the
day, so that if it is getting late and things
look nniavorable for full vote the voters
can be hurried.
The second door or exit will also have an
automatic attachment which, on The exit Of
the voter, throws the mechanism Of the
other door back into its original position
ready for the next man.
The interior when first seen would lead
to the belief that il was extremely simple,
but this Is .fNS e liy Of the machine, rs its
workings are -ifSly secret, the highest
| pinnacle III tie way of invention having
been reached in its construction.
Behind this seemingly Innocent exterior
| are arranged some OF the greatest inventions
| of the nineteenth century, which work in
their own secret way. taking down the ac-
| tlons OF the voter and registering his every
| move. as will be explained.
| The interior Is divided into two compart-
| ments-one for the voters, the other being
| used for the register. This latter Is sealed
| up and only opened when the vote is all in.
| pl!cated in the booth and Is one mass OF
mechanical devices, some of which are
| worked automatically while others are
manipulated by electric currents.
| The largest of these and the most i'm
| portant Is the transmitter an electrical ap-
| paratus which takes the place of the presen {
| ballot-box. and also has connected with il
several minor devices by which any fraud
| can be detected.
This transmitter is divided into two parts,
| one Of which serves for the municipal ballot
| while the other is for the Congressional and
| national tickets.
| Its face is simple wooden board, in size
| about 3x4 feet, and on Ii are printed the
names OF the different candidates for Office
/ in the exact order they were printed on the
| mltter will represent complete ballot.
When the voter enters the booth the first
piece Of mechanism will be set in motion
by the opening Of the door. which, as men,
| toned before, will tally one vote.
| TIE voter is supposed to have his ticket
made out before entering; also TO know bis
| voting number.
To the night Of the transmitter is board
! upon which are printed in numerical order
/ all the voting numbers OF the precinct.
| These are run I'm lines across the board.
leaving space two inches wide between
1 each line.
| In this space and under each number is a
| small wire ring. attached to a wire connect
| ing with various mechanisms back Of the
| board.
| Before he can vote he must pull the ring
under his number.
This will register his name. and allow
him to pick out his candidates on the trans
| mitter.
| In connection with the registry board are
several secret contrivances worked by cleo
| tricity which will do the entire work here
tofore done by the Registrar and detec-
| tlves.
The first of these Is placed in the center
| OF the board and hidden from view by a
| thin transparent film.
Behind this is concealed camera which
| takes the voters photograph as he pulls his
bell. and also registers his number on the
| negative.
This camera Is OF the latest design, and
| com bines with itself an entirely new and
heretofore unthought Of principle In pho
Biography.
1t known as the bromo-chromo system.
| and prints entirely in coIors, giving the
| correct shade OF hair. complexion, etc.,
down to the min utest details
IL also makes note Of any bumps, scars or
| other misfortunes connected with voters
| former history, besides giving his nation
| ality. This latter act Is not done directly
| by the camera, but by o minor attachment
| or connection, consisting of various chemi-
| calls and films. which are arranged in such