Evening journal., 1899-01-10
CnInRED blanket
Grand total 5000

lMle SHOWS a SdNluS ulUGle~Nt OF !
three thousand and thirty-hve eo,.aus. |
Ti.s allows twenty polling places fer
New Casrle. ten for Kent anil ten for
Strsex. whlCh WA be ample with the /
cc,ored ballot system.
Registers fees. sheTiff's fees and
some ether matters viii be the same
uuleC any system.
There is. to my mind. no system OIL
voting that offers greater protection
against bribery and greater facilities
for voting and counting that has been
indicated. as the COED ba.lot law,
except the voting machine That COW
els al points, and stcr to --achires
are paid for wcu.d be at --s- ten do
lars lees than the cc.ored ballot sys-
tenn. There Wculd be no expense fer
booths or tickets with the voting ma
chine, consequently the cost of each
polling place would be reduced to
about $3.50. This would make a diff
ference in the cost Of an election with
the blanket ballot Of about three thou
sand, four hundred and eighty-three
dollars.
Forty voting machines, at the price
atcut $4,000. The government can
borrow money at 4 per cent. (as every
one else shoCtd be able to do. but we
will not argue that question now, this
would amount to $500 per annum for
interen. The difference in the cost
CT the lcCt election and one with the
vOting machine would pay the interest
and S2,633 on the principal, wiping out
the debt in eight elections. One Of the
grelt advantages Of the voting machine
is that when the votes are az in they
are counted and only need 10 be cop
| led. which can be done in fifteen min
utes ana result announced. | have
net seen the present ballot machines
and do net know their operation. as
did the Myers machine. but from the
tegiimOn ais from those that have used
them anil committees that have exam
ined them. I would not hesitate 70 rec
ommerh their purch7-e and use. II
would however. he desirable 10 have
one here to he examined by every
member Of both House a1d Senate.
VIII forward with this the report Of the
New York state commissioner on vet
! ing m1chines toSether With testim1n
tails and numerous notices from Officers
and the prem Of Rochester. Utica anI
other places All speak Of It in th'
highest terms As ! have no; seen thl
machine in its present form. can oni'
say that II Il can be proved that j
never fails 10 record the vote to ihcs
! for which it is intended. | wou.1 nc
hesitate to advise it's use at once.
II your committee on ballot reform
wlllwuite the Standard Voting Machin
Company. 344 North Paul street. Roch
J ester. they Will send a machine to DC
? yer for exhibition The members ca
5 them examine II for themselves.
/ The voting machine would be {
! house and care for from one election {
5 arodher this would cut down th
. amount towards payment for machin
D All towns having municipal govern
J menEs would care for one machine fC
}. the privilege Of using il for municip,
!, election.
The editor Of Every Evening max,
b the cost OF the last eiect,on much mol
than my figures. He includes all e,
. rerser registration and all others.
" only aim tc zet the expenses Of the dl
g Of elec-tcn and compare thsee. regi
d trat.cn ard cu.stdc sxrensce VIII ha-
2 tc te ate. un1sr any systern. The .at
e hf exterses Of Kent ccuncy Z .aK.
y from the books of the Clcck If q
? peace, a. ccpy 81 which send vi.
e this lektet.
Q The Every Evenings statement