New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-20
4 SURE MEANS OF REFORM.
MANY PEOPLE WANT THE MYERS VOTING
MACHINE INTRODUCED.
IT'S ADVANTAGES OVER Any BALLOT SYSTEM
80 CHANCE or FRAUD AND 4 SPEEDY RE
TURN or THE RESULTS CHARLES
STEWART SMITH oN THE
MERITS or THE MECH

Pu6lic sentiment favorable to the adoption Of
Tho Myers voting machine Is on the increase in
this state. Il has been tried in many local eloc-
lions with entire success, and the voters i'm all
the towns ana cities where it has been used are
unanimous in it, favor II has been demon
stratcd that for efficiency. certainty. economy
and inviolablc secrecy its workings are far supe-
rior To- the present ballot system Or any system
OF voting 80 far devised The present cecti IN
districts are supposed t. contain An average Of
900 voters The Myers machine VIII permit 500
voters 10 register their preferences between .
a. m. and =. m. with entire ease. and when the
voting s over and the polls closed the election
inspectors find the exact number ~ votes given
each candidate already tailed and registered. So
that they have only % transc..0e the result ana
send II o. headquarters. Watchers anu can
yassers may be continued for precautionary roa-
sons bur they Will be- useless under the Ny 'rs
plan tit is put into operation flr the next elec-
ton the total vote Of every candidate In the city
ought To- b. known an hour after the polls close.
The entire result u ID" election would be- known
In every part = the city before NewY 1rkr RS st
down 10 dinner on election evening.
charles Stewart Smith. chairman - IN" EX'cu-
It's" Committee q the Committee o.; seventy, ana
~ president u tn. NrW-Iurk chamber 81 Com
mrrrc. who has made a practical study ot me
NN.r. voting machine. believes that % * the IN
llll4bic remedy and preventive = Illegal VOTING.
n Is. counting. fraudulent returns ana al XII Is
II cheating connected with the on al canvass
Il spen, nm hour examining the machine
said Mr. smith "and am satisfied that u - hS
perfect a piece u human me chanisin as can Dc
constituted 30 not think there Is any hh'l-
hood - - getting out 81 order ana :" bringing
about the Acknowledgement ~ an election ciS-
trict
Il think clmmisslon ought T. be- app hntel
hy the Legislature 10 examine IN" mach.n" ana
report On II a. once There Is plenty ~ tin" ID
haNr II ~ use in Now-York and al! over TINS
state by tho next election. They would ma IL
complete IN every part There would be- 30 Jug
g.iny With the canvass and returning "A man as
elected who had been defeated by the voters n
th, Myers machine should b. adopted. Be.ides. II
would Save IN. taxpayers - we'll as the party
examinations and the candidates Immense
amounts 81 money ln ',cctlpn expenses. LOOK
al the vast sums paid fIr the printing N oil c'al
ballots 'past-rs' and the Ike every year. TINS
would All Doe done away with. BALLOT clerks ana
ceuyasscrs would Dee - ~ NOR" us'. Iac ~
pon-D - putting the pan ~ operation VIII not
h.. ~ great As supposed Tn price ! believe, Is
about 500 a machine. bur the manufacturers
would doubtless make a lh.ta' discount IN
furnishing n large number. There should not De-
any delay In taking steps At Albany i'r the
adoption ~ the Myers machine
II has been calculated that 200 machlh's
wnuld H.. aupl. FOR New York Guys voting. ana
that they could be purchased flr less than $l'o.-
600 The cost ~ The official ballots alone Is over
$40 600 a year This does not include IN" piint-
ing ~ the pastors and other ballots ~ the
various party organizations. when wou.d De
done away with under the circumstances.