The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-25
POLITICAL
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Winfield S. Quigley for
State Treasurer.
LEADERSCH00SE CANDIDATES
The Public Vote for Whom
They Please, instruc-
tons 70 Voters.
LEADERSCHOOSE CANDIDATES,

| ooVof soAeotiou lOT Ot1to treasurer
Wafe than that Of Winfield S. Ouigley
He Is In every way we'll fitted for tho posi-.
tion. and he deserves recognition at the
hands OF his fellow Republicans. Ho Ia
popular with tho masses of tho party and
no better man could be selected for the
Office. There is nothing that can DO urged
against him. He has been one Of tho hard
| est workers In the pnrty, and os political
petition for the position of past,naStop
shows in what favor he Is held by tie .an,,
Tho deparimept Il . ..ct,on. in ~, =, ~
duties peotos h Of eso 5o0s n %th o,t tbs
w.. other officers of elections, and they
can ca Keep themselves thoroughly posted.
The book starts of with the following;
"A careful perusal Of the hand book of
election laws. will make 1t easy for the
e!ection officers as we'll as tho voters to
comply with thor provisions. Few
changes hayo been made in the ballot law
since Its enactment.
lst-The ballots have no small SQUARE
opposite tG9 names Of tho candidates. but
one large square enclosing the name ana
tho device at the head of ench party ticket.
M-The Clerk Of tho Peace now folds
all ballots before delivering them to the
election officers, thus making 1t less d,tfl-
cult Tor the voter to comply with tho law
IN tYl1tpg big bullot.
3d-The initials q the clerks Of elections
are not placed In tho corner Of the ballot
as heretofore, but across the back Of the
ballot as folded. and as near the middle
thereof as possible.
4th-There Is no voters assistant and
the only voters who aro allowed to have as
sistarce, are those who are physically IN
able to prepare, stamp or fold their ballot
ny reason OF defective eyesight, or the loss
OF tho use of one or both hands, Or inabil.
lty to walk with safety without assistance.
HOW TO VOTE
When an elector Is ready to vote. he
snail announce his name to the election
board; II challenged, establish his right to
vote and procure from ono OF the clerksa
tickot that has tho initials of the clerks
written on tho back as folded and near the
middle thereof and stamp from tho other
clerk lilo should then go In alone into a
booth and prepare his bnl;ot.
NO Ill no wishes to vote ''straiyht
Ticket, he shall place the stamp anywhere
III tho square. enclosing the device at the
bend of the ticket.
No. 2-If ho desires to vote "cut ticket"
ne snail place tho stamp anywhere in tho
square enclosing tho device at the head of
any ticket and shall cross out with black
lead pencil only the name of the person
appearing on said ticket for whom he does
not wish to vote.
No, 3-1f the voter wishes to vote a
mixed ticket he shall stamp the square
enclosing the devices at tho head OF nny
tiGEet, ana shall cross out with lead PEN
Gil tho nnine of any person under Tho |
square so stamped and insert in lieu of tho |
name so crossed out the namo of any other
person nominated for the same Office aa
the person whose name Is crossed out us
ing only black lead pencil for such pur-
pose.
No. 4.-And tits hereby expressly prov,d.
en tnat II IN liell OF tho name Of any person
SO crossed ont tho name of any person NOT
nominated for tho office for which be ia
thus voted and whose name is not printed
On said ballot, the ballot containing such
name snail DO treated as and Is hereby do
dared to be marked ballot and void and
shall not BIO counted
THE REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICTS.
, me representative districts number five.
ne ilrst lying within the Second and
Fourth wards and the sixth and Eighth
YARDS Tho second district includes ali of
no Ninth and portions of tho Sixth and
LiHhth wards, Eighth street being the d.
he Seventh and Fifth wards, the dividing ;
Inc being north of Eighth street. rho
0urth district includes the First and
Ihlrd wards and part Of the Fifth ward.
ying south Of Eighth street The nth
istrlct includes tho Tenth, Eleven th and
weifth wards and part of tho Fifth
'ard west or Adams street, Eighth street
cling the dividing line
THE SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
Comprises but two Tho first district
ing PORN OF Eighth street extending
ON me Dcinware river to tho western
The second district comprIses all that
ortlon Of the said city lying south of and
oundod by tho straight line aforesaid, In
uding the central line of Eighth street.
voters hau better cut out.tbe above rules
I'd regulations Of he department of cleo
oils ana paste them up for future refer-
Tho regular Republican leaders arc in
oVor. having gone down on Wedne ,day,
hey were: Col Horny A. DUPONT, Fred
den Bach, ex Senator Higgins Postmas
r Hugh G. Browne ". II. Head, Horace ,
reelcy Knowles and others. The 1abs
nged ON tho proposition to nominate
1hathan > Willis for Congress. Fred
zen Bnch and ex-senator Higgins favor Y
WINS; while Hugh G. Browne and COL Ii
:: Hiram Burton. Tho Addicks' leaders
TN Mr. J. Edward Addicks held a con- I
renee yesterday afternoon in the home v
lice, Walter II. Hayes, and Mr.. VIII
circulated rather freely to and fro from 4
ayes to Higgins office. Frank Alice. Dr. {
Layton, Mitfin Wilson, Howard
ants, Key. }. S. Willis ard j. Edward
dicks hold their own pow.wow and a
Moulded that hey would have what they o
kGd Tor or would go it alone on the day
election. he leaders can select Tia =,
m the people can vote for whom they y
case.