The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-04-06
HOW EASY IT Is TO VOTE
Woman Voter Gives Some Pointers to Her
sisters Today.

she firds many Of her sex who are regis
tered but who are timid about voting,
fearing they may not know how. She
says it is the easiest thing in the world
and explains why in detail
She writes as follows:
az always walk TO the polls in the morn
ing. You should vote in the morning be-
cause the polls are less crowded then and
there is less hurry. However. if you wish
10 ride, you may with propriety stop any
IF the election carriages and tell them
where you wish 20 go. But it is much
pleasanter 70 walk. Ask some man
around the house what ward and precinct
you live in. A precirct is subdivision of
the ward.
"The room where you cast your ballot
is very clean, and You need not be afraid
of hearing anything vulgar or profane.
The judges and clerks are usually the
only men present ard they are busy and
speak in quiet tones. They are seated to-
getner around the tin ballot box where all
the votes are finally deposited. You do
not have TO say anything. Only those
who wish TO vote come there and the
judges understand Immediately why You
are there. You do not have to pass word
20 them just now.
'As you pass into the polling place. one
OF the judges who is seated passes you
the tickets. These are folded up. Pass
right on through. You Will then see a
number OF funny little compartments.
These are made by hanging canvas
around iron frames. They each have a
canvas flap for door. This flap does not
conceal the whole OF the person inside of
the little compartment The bottom OF
the flap is high enough 10 show what
booths are occupied and what booths are
not This is al dore in a second. You
pass into one Of the little booths. II is
open above and the light is good. You
are shut off from everybody, nobody be-
ing allowed in the booth with you. Now
take your time. Inside the little booth
you will find a small shelf and upor il
bottle Of ink, blotter or two and pen.
Now unfold your ticket and be sure and
take your time in voting. Study the
tickets while before you dip your pen.
Many people in trying to be hasty do not
mark correctly. Make UP your mind what
of the party at the top. Let your eye go
down to the first names on the ticket.
The names of the men running ir oppo-
sition to each other are opposite each
other on the ticket. Now dip your pen in
the ink. II you are gong TO vote for
Finlay Ross, pick out the square TO the
left Of his name-the square rearest the
F Of Finlay. Now make an X with the
pen right in that square. You can only
vote for one man for mayor. II you should
after marking the X before the F in Fir
lay, go over and mark an Y at Mr.
Young's name. your vote would be
thrown out. Only vote for one man for
one Office. Having voted for Mr. Finlay
Ross, pass or 70 the next name. Follow
the same rule here, being careful to vote
for only one man. Keep this up right on
down the list, never voting for two men
for the same place.
Only those men you vote for will receive
your vote for If you mark for Finlay Ross
and put the ballot ir with only one mark
on II, only one vote, for Finlay Ross, will
be counted.
BE careful not 10 put any marks on the
ballot except the KS. Don't write your
name on the ballot or anything like that.
Take care and do not get an Y in
front of one Of those spaces which has no
name in it.
Now see that the ink is dry where you
have marked. Do rot fold 1t while II is
still wet II there is blotter at hand, use
it. If there is no blotter there, wait until
your tickets are dry. Then fold your
tickets up in the creases made by the
Judge when he handed them 10 you fold
ed Having folded your ticket. walk out
Of the booth and up to the judges.
"One judge viii say: Your name.
please?'
Give him your name and your tickets
folded IN. He vii. take them ard drop
them into a little round tin box. Then
you pass out.
IF you look at your watch, you will
find that it has not taken you two min
utes 10 vote. Ii is easily and quickly
done. The experience is novel and you
have had the fur. if nothing else. Of Won
dering all day long whether your candi-
date won or not and asking your husband
your brother or your sweetheart if you
did the right thing. or have the addiiiona,
pleasure OF voting contrary to him and
beating him in all probability.
II have voted several times, and I al
ways enjoy il. II has given me an in
sight into the conduct Of the country
through suffrage. AT first 1 was fearful
and timid about It. But remember that
the judges are citizens in this city, that
5000 people will vote ard that they are
not paying any particular attention ID
you. Walk In. get your tickets, 60 into
the booth. mark your tickets, and come
out again. tell them your name and pass
out. If you have never done il, il will be
a rev experience and you VII enjoy Il.
Everything WI be orderly and quiet.
on may take home with you TIE artici-
patton that one vote viii carry the whole
election and that your vote named the
the whole city governmer;-
EMMA c."
Miss c. a. George viii give a public arr
reception a; her studio. Al and Is Fletcher
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