New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-24
YOU JUST PRESS THE BUTTON
THE MYERS BALLOT MACHINE DOES THE
REST.

MEMBERS or THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY
PLEASED WITH THE PRACTICAL. OPERATIONS
or THE Observation-Disclosures
SAFE. PERFECTLY SECRET AND Eco
NoMIcAl METHOD OF VOTING.
The Committee Of Seventy hal view OF me
Myers ballot machine which had been set up for
insuection IN a room at 40. 20 Pine-st, yesterday
afternoon Charles Stewart Smith, Joseph La
rocuuc General Horace Porter. Gustav H.
Schwab. w Travers Jerome Simon Sterne. John
CIanin and several other members OF the commit
tee were at the room and went through the mo
lions Of voting by machinery. They all agreed
that II would be n happy day In New-for when
the voters could enter tn" booths ana register
their votes by pushing a few buttons. instead OF
being compelled To sort and fold number ~ bal
lots. 1t was demonstrated that men could vote AZ
the rate of four minute with one machine.
Mr.. Myers was present to explain the mechan-
ism and give facts and figures for the bench, OF
the men present. IL said the machines mad been
in use a, a number 81 places. and 1t had been
shown that machine paid for Itself by decreas-
ing the cost OF elections in about two years Tie
first cost 81 machine Is $3.50
The voting machinery IS attached 10 one side
u an iron booth which has one door,
through which a voter must pass In ana ou''
When a voter opens the doo". the movement re-
leases the locks which are connected win a
number Of registering machines. These are 80
arranged tina; Their" IL one for each chh''id'e
10 be voted for The IS Stem or locking II 80 CoHi-
plc,e that when voter mas pushed button "p-
posite the name of ole candidate for 6oveihoi'
for example, all Of the registered other ''hdihdi'
for Governor are locked fast. Thus a \ot'r ''h
vote one. and fur only one candidate, Tor toy
crnor. Then he push button 10 east vote
FOR a candidate for Mayor and 80 on down the
entire list Of candidates The machin" VIII al
low him to cast one vote for n EepupIican '''N'!
nor one vote for Democratic Mayor, one Nul"
for a Labor sheriff. ON" vote FOR SOCIALIST Al
derman anG SO on. II he wants to vote that way
There Is no limit 20 The number OF sphts III
voting except the limit imposed by the nuinD"'
Of parties which have candidates In the hei'
Yet any voter can vote a straight party t'hel
lust az well and In the machln" the sIrAlgh'
tickets are made distincf by the colOrs OF the
paper on which the names If The candidates are
printed Ia the machine which was used Tor
experiment yesterday. the Democratic u'N"t was
OF "A yellow color. while the Repubhcan Hch''
WAS red md the Prohibition ticket was blue.
When a voter has pushed a. many buttons rs
he has a right to push all NJ the registering ma
chimes In the booth remain locked uh'll u" n''
pa ssed out and anDthcr man has taken his Pac"
when the time fpr closing The polls arrives mere
Is No need FOR the services ~ a number 81 pom
clerks and inspectors of election 10 count the bal-
lots All that Is needed Is 10 open l",h'l 'p"l
parifnent n the back - IN" boom. ana u't' y
seen on the different registering chln's 'n' ~
act number - votes cast for "a'h 'anll''''
There ca be no mistake In the ronn' and the ie-
suit Of the election IS known right away
The Committee - seventy j. Interested IN 'h'
ballot machine for The roas N thar IN" 'i 'i' ',"
amendments 90 the STATE constitution permits me
usc - some such machine I'm IN" elections NJ
machine appears t. answer IN" r"duli'i''h'S I''
rapid secret. easy and economical voting.