Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-10-29
HOW TO VOTE
Complete Instructions as 10 the Way 10
Mark Your Ballot to Vote for ANY
Party Or Man You Choose.
PRACTICE ON THIS FORM
To Vote for Bryan Put Cross Opposite
Peoples Party Ticket.

A copy OF the official ballot as it will
appear on election day is published here
with. All names that will be printed on
the ticket appear on this ballot.
! The names OF the candidates for both
commissionershp> will appear on the
ballots in all precincts as both COM
missioners are chosen By the voters in
the entire county.
In precints where the names OF justices
and constables have been filed with the
county auditor prior 10 October l4th,
these names will be printed on the bal.
[ lots used in those precincts.
/ The constitutional amendment which
I is 20 be votel upon provides that in
! addition to the other qualifications OF q
voter he must be able 10 read and speak
/ the English language; and the legisla-
ture must enact laws defining the manner
OF ascertainng these qualifications. II
the amendment is adopted it will not
affect those who already are citizens and
voters in this state.
There are five presidential tickets in
! the field in this state. The first is that
OF the Gold Republic under the title
Republican"
The second is the Gold Democratic
ticket which has Palmer and Buckner for
president and vice president and which
has appropriated the name Democratic"
although it is not the regular Democratic
party.
/ Under the head OF Peoples Party"
are the Bryan electors and tine union
/ ticket in this state and county. This
ticket represents the regular Democratic
party the regular Populist part: and the
Silver Republican party.
The Prohibition party has for presi-
Dental candidates Joshua lowering and
! Hale Johnson. This is the fourth ticket
on the ballot.
The National ticket is the ticket OF the
Free Silver Proiiibitionis,s The presi.
DENTAL candidates are Charles T.. Bentley
| and J. II >outhyate
! The Republican AMI Peoples Party
tickets are complete from president down
10 constable. The Prohibition party has
a presidential. state and congressional
ticket in the fell hu, no county ticket.
The NA'ou..l tickc; has presiden tial
electors. lieutenant governor and one
congressman nominated only. The So
Gale! Democratic ticket o,y has presi-
dential electors nouninA;e, in the vain
hope ii bc:.'ins Bryan and elec,ing
Mckinley.
How = MARX THE BALLOT.
There are tli,ee ways 10 vote this
ballot:
Fir-;-ru. one cross after the words
Peoples Parry Ti~ke,'' at the top, or
after whichever ;icke: you desire 10 vote
for. Tina: votes 10. every man Oh tina,
ticket;
>eccnd-Pu. \ cross a: tbs top after
whlchever party You desire 10 vo.e and
then pn. ! Cross after any exec options o:
individual candidates you desire TO vote
for Oh the other ticket. This votes ior
the individuals after whose names the
crosses are pn,, and !. votes the res. OF
The ,icke. straight.
Thlri-Go down the ticse. ana 10. each
otHce choose the man Won want.
In the upper left hand corner OF the
ballot Is markell of i portion Of the ;icke.
two Inches by one-haii inch. upon the
back OF which the county auditor prints q
mum be-. e.cI. halo: III the precinct, 70
have different number. When the
vo:er gives his name 10 the judges he is
given = lot Ii he gets number ls
;ha: number : PLACED opposite his rame
on Tie tally sheet. He goes 10 the b.oo.h.
pre- pares his halo: end folds i, 50 the
numb,r IS Oh the back is outside. He
re urns and gives the judges his ballot.
They examine !. AMI ii the number is
the same IS the bai.o; given him i. is
accepted. This prevents the voter bring
ing back different. b..llo. iron the one
gwen him. Before The bAllo. is placed
in the box, the number is detached along
the dotted lines, which are perforated.
and the number i DESTROYED. This
makes !; absolutely impossible 10 lie.
'ermine which ballot any one votes.
\ voter ii he desires 70 vote for any
one whose name is no: on the halo, can
DO 80 oy writing the name on dotted lines
ma: vii. appear below each se. ci car.
fida;es io' an oifice Or by pas,in: name
over another But ia either case the