Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-01
HOW TO VOTE

HOW TO NoIb'
non,t be startled at this heaoins'
namorats. or Republicans, or any ON,
or KIND Of parlsans. We do not in'sna
,oodytse you what ticket TO support :.
,,,TrA candidates to vote for That Il
roustAing on which you must each DE-
"a Cor yourself It is charged 'na'
~. mormon" Church authorities have
their people tied up IN punches ana
that when they pull the string the
urest-ridden members jump 40 iney are
told We need not say to our peopie
that this Is utterly false But otner
folks may believe the untruth' and 'neg
can be easily undecelved 81 they WIN
only look at the division that prevails
among the "Mormons' on party lines
md the ylgor and sometimes undue We
bemence they display In their choice
ana their antipathies.
What we wish 70 explain to the vot'
ers OF Utah Is, the manner in Whioh 70
mark The ballots that are provided oy
law Cor them to cast on Tuesday next
With those who intend 70 vote their
party ticket straight there can De no
Misunderstanding. II they mean 70
vote the Republican ticket whole, they
viii merely put a cross up IN the circle
below the eagle, that is AL II they
wish 10 vote the Democratic ticket IN
its entirety. they viii simply put a cross
IN the circle beneath the rooster, and
'qet It 90 at that" So with any other
ticket on the ballot; a cross in the cir
Gle below the party emblem will be
sufficient
But there are many voters who tax
Of scratching ballots. They want 10
vote Tor the head OF one ticket and the
other candidates on another ticket,
Some desire to mix things considerably
and wish to select men from each great
party whom they feel they can con-
slstently support. and they do not all
understand how to mark their ballots
correctly. It is Tor their benefit that
We endeayor to explain how 70 vote"
Persons who are duly registered, on
receiving the blank ballot will retire TO
the voting booth. where they can pre-
pare IN secret the ticket they wish TO
support Suppose they wish TO scratch
but few names on their party ticket.
They can put the cross IN the circle
under the party emblem, draw a line
through the names they wish 20
throw out and mark cross
In the square by the name Of
each candidate on the other ticket
whom they desire 10 support. Only,
they must be careful not to mark a
cross opposite more names than they
have scratched. Where there are a
number Of candidates for the same Of
fee, this Is important to be remembered
The whole proceeding is very simple
when It Is once understood. But unless
It Is clearly explained. there are many
voters who win become confused when
they look at the array OF names and
tickets on the big Australian ballot II
they wish to vote for the majority Of
names on party ticket they should
put cross in the circle at the head
aud draw line through those they de-
sire to rejest they can vote for as
many persons on another ticket for N,
same Offices as those they hay,
scratched, or not Just as they choose
u they wish to scratch the majority o
names on a ticket, they need not nut
cross up at the head, but should mar
II against each name they want 10 yot
Tor. However, II they do both It win n,
inyalIdate the vote.
In making changes on the tlokot
voters must be very careful no, to mn
a cross In the circle at the head o. mo,
than one ticket: when more than IN
circle is marked, the vote win hs :,
'ecied' II they wish to substitute :,
name Of some person that does not a,
pear on the printed ballot ,or n,
they scratch they may DO 50 and II wi
be counted FOR the person whose man
Is thus substituted. But It win mo-,
likely to do him any good IN the oopr
because the maiorlties villcertalply
Tor the candidates whose name. q
printed on the ballots
When voting On the question o., =,
Proposed amendments TO the State a.
stitution, the word yes ar o,op ~,
be written In the square oppo,t, =
question This IS a very important ~,
Ter ana every citizen Is IBtsrss,oa
The changes suggested. Eyplsr,,,,
are very much needed concerning m.
alterations IN DE Fundamental h..
NE State which ought never 10 h. w,
"''noo' grave necessity and care
consideration.
Now. If The voters who bsy. .....
registration and thereby the ION,
cast Iheir ballots on Tuesday new,
s s,., mat right by going to tbe D.
and showing their free cbo,c. 20, I, y y.
VIII be performed ana a prIyr.s. ",
'oyed which every American s,.,.
should attend to and prize as !
, a5s q power attending true psns