The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-03-24

door after registering his vote. it lccks
Itself when he closes the door. SO that
fraud OF any kind is impossible. In
this respect the machine would act as
an election purifier. as well as expedite
the count when the polls have closed.
Extracts From tho Press.
From the Evening Journal, James
town n. y. November 9th, 1897:
There is progress in methods OF ex-
ercising the elective franchise. 1t WAS
a long step from the individual to tie
blanket pallot; il is a longer step from
:he blanket ballot to The United States
Sotlng Machine.
An American citizen desires to ex-
press his choice of candidates eNpr IL
tIoi.xlv. accurately. SECRETLY ami have
thc vote honestly counted without loss
OF time. The use OF the United States
:. .otinS Machines is a perfect guara1-
tee OF all these desiierata. For these
reasons the machine Will, at an early
date, come into use II al parts OF the
country.
THE United States Voting Machine
has passed from the experimental stage
to that of positive success. winning en-
tirc!y on its abundant merits.
ANY prejudice which ray have been
produced by inferior machines OF other
inventors cannot stand against the
proven advantages OF tae United States
Machine. TIE name is well chosen;
ere long from Maine to the Golden Gate.
and from Texas to the northern bound
ary Of the Union, the United Suites
Voting Machines will at every election
record the will oe Amc:ic freemen.
Local PRIDE is gratifcd in the sue
cess of these machines and the bright
outlook for the development of tire
company's already extensive nanufac-
turing plant into one of the most in
portant Industrial institutions In the
land.
In on editorial article the Detroit
Tribune says:
"The voting machine did Itself proud
yesterday, so far as Detroit Is con-
cerned If a machine can be construct
ed to perform the work CT the ballot
boxes, there is not only no reason why
1t should not be brought into universal
use. but every reason why 1t should.
The word machine ought not TO fright
e1 anybody. The aggregate OF the tools
now in use to get recorded the will of
the people is machinery of the most
elaborate Kind. Voting r'achinss are
ECt any lllCft USS Va
their greater simplicity. The conibina-
tion of pen. ink and paper is a ma
chine. A Typewriter is net more truly
go. Tire difference is that ore does the
work a little more satisfactorily than
the other. If devices can be employed TO
DO the work OF recording and counting
the vote OF a state. that device ought
to be employed for exactly the reason
that we employ any labor-ssv!rg ma
chine. 1t Is quite likely that the voting
ma c.ine has been tested in other pnc ces
In the country besides Detroit. and il IS
likely that the results will prove more
satisfactory than they did at the vari-
Gus trials made last faH. II hen the
right machine Is f1nallv invented. moth
ing can stop Its introduction as part
of the election machinery OF the coun-
try"
The Tribune Of Eornelisv!ile. ". Y.
has the following to say q! the machines
Used il Tat city s: tie recent cleo
ton:
The election was held by means OF
the United States Voting Machines. the
same as were used with such great sat
isfac:ion lest fall. Every vote was re-
corded with absolute fidelity. and as
rapidly as the voters appeared In every
ward. There was no hitch CT delay of
any Kind from the start to finish. ana
every machine could easily have han
died double the number OF voters tant
il did and still have had plenty OF time
to spare. an two minutes after TIE
pclis were closed everyone around kne"
the exact vote Of every candidate In the
ward. and as fast as the various rles-
sengers could set to the City Hall the
results OF every ward were known. ana
In less than twenty minutes from the
time the polls closed"
The Detroit Evening News. In ita de-
scrlption OF the machine. says:
at may be briefly described as a
mechanical Australian ballet. A bul-
Ietin beard on the outside OF the booth
beers an exact fac-simile OF tie board
within. from which the voting is cone.
Each candidates name appears IN its
place, as on TIE Australian ba 'ln.. eH-
ceut ;hat .arty ticket IL extended
horiz,ntally. the name OF all the can
dictates for a s:ngie o!"e appearing in
a vertical column. farty tche's ars
Indicated by colors "a well as tf the
regularly selected eTnblems. and
straight ticket may he voted by pulling
Of n single lever In voting selectively.
the voter must pull lever under each
name 10 be voted for. and any cor,b!na-
tion that IL is possible to vote OF an
Australian ballot can be voted T..i
equal facility ard greater accuracy on
the machine.
.'1se opening OF the door to admit TIE
voter automatically unlocks the mech
anism and sets x. to register his Will.
When he opens the door to go out TIC
mechanism Is automatically locked
ard 10 tagne og with the indicators
is possible The pulling OF a7y lever l..
a column or tier locks the device con-
trolling tie counters for all other names
in that column. so that beth mistake
end fraud are guarded against"
The Detroit Free Press says:
alderman Auberlin Is so pleased with
the workings of the voting machine in
the first precinct OF the second ward.
Tuesday, that he will try to have the
council provide them for the entire
city. The mach nes cost s. o apiece. and
It would take $4,000 to equip the cit,
with them"
From City Government OF October.
1897:
"The cumbersome Australian ballot,
although accom- 7piishirg some Of the
purposes OF aiding the independent vet.
err. has brought with 1t so many scom-
forts TO the voter and 10 the election
boards tha. widespread interest is man.
lfested in the subject of voting ma
chimes. At the first convention OF may
ors. held In Columbus. Ohio. September
cS TO October I. the United states Vot-
ing Machine Company exhibited their
really wonderful machines. II anyone
inspeCtinR these machines was pref
udiced against voting machines. his
prejudice was rapidly changed into en-
thueiastic approval. The machines are
simple, accurate. easily understood.
easily operated. and fulfill every re-
auirement OF every sort OF an election.
1t Is claimed thet by their use there Is
also a saving OF expense The machines
are already iega!ized in the States OF
Michigan, Minnesota and New York.
They have been examined and passed
upon by some of the most eminent me-
chenirai experts In the land. and have
been IN successful operation in several
elections in the State OF New York. We
advise all municipalities to look into
this subject thoroughly, as we think II
eminently worthy the consideration or
porpicipal hn6pa The limited States