The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-01-03
TELLS THEM HOW TO VOTE.
They Must Tell All That They
Hold as Il Political Faith in
Three ,v0r T s. of Old
Party Emblems is Forbidden
and They Cannot Have One Of
theis Own-A Splash of Cold
Water.
Cleveland Palm Dealer.

Cleveland Palm Dealer.
!, COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 0.-The wo
, men throughout the state are taking
great interest in the manner in
, which t,cv shall exercise the right
of franchise in the e,ection of school
officers, conferred upon them a, the
last session of the legislature. Sec
retary of State Ia, l,r. who is also
chief election Supervisor, has re-
Gently received a numoer of letters
from the laIics asking for specifi,.
instructions for the guidance OF wo-
men in making nominations for
candidates for members of school
boar Is. am. the m amer of conduct
ing such elections. In response to
these qnerics Mr.. Taylor has pre-
pared formal opinion, giving the
ladies' full instructions and pointing
out to them how they can cut loose
from the old parties, nominate and
vote for their own sex for such Of
fees. The opinion is as follows:
Your favor of recent date, ask
lns certain questions IN reference TO
the recent act Of the legislature tn
secure voice in school affairs to
the women of Ohio on equal terms
with men, has been duly received;
and, i'll reply to your inte;rogator-
les, will say:
81. Under the election laws the
embIems adopted by the several
political parties to designate their
candidates cannot be used by anv |
other persons than electors repre-
sen'ihg such party. Neither can
women adopt any other emblem to
detignatc their candidates, a. the
emblems in question are only author
lied to be adopted at a state conven
ton. See section ~ Of the ballot
law. II the persons nominated by
the women should happen to he the
candidates regularly nominatei by
certain Political party entitled to a
device, the names Of such candi iateS
OF course, could be printed on the
ballot under snch device, but not
otherwise
So If the women conclude to
nominate can tidates dis,in:iiveiy
their own. AMI do not desire to co
operate with any OF the other par
ties in the selection of candidates
for the Offices 70: wli:h they are
entitled to vote, am of opinion that
urdyr the law they have 4 perfect
right to do 50. They ma>t, how
ever, IN certifying the can litates
nominated to the boarl uf deputy
state supervisors, specify as to each
the Offices for which nominated, the
party or political principles which
she represents expressed in no, more
than three words, and the place and
residence with street an.l number
taereon, if any.
$50 far as the con luct of the election
s concerned it VIII be mach as here
tofore The precinct officers who pre- I
side over the elecsion Of township Off
GERS will also preside over the election
for members of the school board, bat ,
there mnst be separate ballot, sep
arate ballot box and separate tally
Sheet in which may be entered the f
names of all persons, whether women ,
or males, who vote for members Of Of,
school board IN making nomiua- 7
IONS unless the women participate q
with the other political parties, the T
nominations will be required to be
made by petition, signed in the aggre- is
gate, by not less than twenty five :.
electors, and must be filed with the u
BOARD of deputy state supervisors net Y
esS than fifteen days pr vious to the \
Election. Aside from the require ~
nents that there shall be a separate
'allot box, separate ballot and tally 4,
heet, the method OF conducting tie ~
lection, so far as making nominations e
the ballot, etc, are concerned r,
5 practically the same as heretofore. q,
IL would be glad to furnish such ie
by which they might be "
,uded in each step from the nomi- f,
ations to the polls if it were posi-
lie to do so in letter, but there ;s
re So many requirements under the C,
aw that it is absolutely out of the II
uestion ana | can only recommend =,
careful pursual of the law if they W
esire to acquaint themselves with ri
IS provisions that they may exercise W,
he privilege bestowed upon them ea
Y the Legislature in an intelligent al
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