The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-16

ers' for Mr.. Cain would raise the aues-
ton a. 10 the school committeeman chos-
en- and the same Is true of the candidates
for council IN the Tenth ward J.. j. Ne
Carthy. ESQ, was beaten only by 20 votes
In the Fifth ward
Then look throughout the state Mayor
boyle of Newport was elected by only
y votes and two aldermen IN Pawtucket
defeated for reelection. one by less than
dozen votes and the other by only IS.
TO THE SUPREME COURT.
Like application can be made 10 other
cities and towns In the state In a very
close contest such arbitrary action as
that OF the Providence board OF
canvassers or the aldermen and town
councils throughout the commonwealth.
action as local boards. and eventually the
state returning bosrd-rnight change the
entire complexion OF the state govern
ment and Of the general ASSEMBLY Then
would the Supreme court be besegcd by
aggrteNed candidates with petitions for
writs inuumerabe
The many friends % Or Pudong and All
we'll meaning voters feel thar he has been
used un1ustiy and he and they are de-
fermined that The right to use "Stickers'
shall be determined once and for all by
the Supreme court.
Secretary OF State Bennett was inter-
Viewed by representative OF The News
regarding the casting out OF tho 100 votes
for Dr. Budlong because Of the fact that
as tho board of canvassers allege. the
sticScr was used instead OF writing the
name IN pencil
MIR. Fennctts attention was called TO
the pinted instructions over his auto
graph To voters and the clause which
reads. IF YOU wish to vote for a person
whose name Is not on the ballot. WRITE
OR INSERT BY A STICKER the name
of such person I'm the blank space di-
rcctly under the list OF candidates for
said office. and mark cross [Xl i'm the
square at the right or it,"
The secretary OF state was then asked
In what sense the voters (who used
the 'sticker' according 70 the instruc-
tion) had disobeyed instructions and why
In his opinion. such votes had been de-
clared invalid and were thrown out.
CALLS TT AN ERROR.
Mr.. Bennett replied that the instruc-
tons had nothing 70 do with the validity
or the vote and added that the word
"sticker." az used IN the instructions
should not have been used II was an
error. he said that the word had appear
ed IN the Instructions 10 the voters.
However" he continued. "the people
who had charge Of the distribution OF the
stickers were aware of the opinion which
7 had given In the matter and could have
as easily written Mr.. Budlongs name a.
to have put the sticker on"
Mr.. Bennett referred TO an opinion Of
the Supreme court claiming that the ball
lot law makes a cross efectual as vote
only when II Is inscribed on the right Of
a namc printed or written on the ballot
and opposite thereto.
WANTED NAME WRITTEN.
Mr.. Isaac Hinckley Southwick. chair
man of the board OF canvassers, when in
tervtewed on the subject Of the 100 votes
for Dr. BudlonR which were cast out by
the board OF CanvaSSsers. stated that they
were rejected because they were invalid
IN that sticker had been used instead OF
a particular pencil. as prescribed by law
He said:
"T'he ballots were marked with piece
OF paster, and according 90 the law tho
name should he written and marked with
a cross with a particular pencil. furnished
by the supervisors and kept in condition
I'VE threw out only the ballots marked
with The pastor and not those marked
with special pencil furnished by the
CITY
1--WE know exactly how many there are
OF each and 81 anybody wants Go take the
question 10 the supreme court they can
lie then referred 10 The clause in the
voting laws. which SAYS:
Each voting shelf or compartment
shall he kent provided hv the city town
ward and district clerks. with proper
pencils FOR marking the ballots. which
pencils shall he. by the suucrNieors kept
IN condition FOR use. but al pencils FUR
nishod Cor said purpose ip anr election
shall. IN each voting district. bc such az
will mark q uniform color and IN mark
ing his ballot no voter shall use ~ pencil
marking different color
CITY CLERKS CHANGE.
CITY Clerk Clarke. when interviewed
concerning the action Of the hoard of cam
vasyers in throwing puf The Hudlong
votes On direct contradiction OF his own
Instructions to VOTERS. which give explicit
directions 60 tho rtiCkcr ana how it shall
bc used. safd:
"The board OF canvaysers and registra-
ton has decided that u iF Illegal 60 use =
paStcr. therefore thov threw ont TIE ln0
votes for Dr Bidlong
THE board OF canvasserr has number
oi reasons which thcy give for It's being
ilif gal ="
The city clerk then referred 20 the le-
gali.y OF The whole affair and quoted from
the 18th Rhode Island report the following
clause:
III marks other than CROSSES were
counted they might be used both 10 an
sver the i,urpo-e ~ crossecs ana to ident-
1fr lt.fI I0f