New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-05
PLEASED WITH MACHINES.
VOTES QUICKLY CAST AND COUNTED
WHERE THEY WERE Used.
INSTRUMENT NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DIS
PUrE IN ONE DIsTRIcr-MAYoR AND
CONTROLLER VOTE on THEM


CONTROLLER VOTE on THEM
Everything worked smoothly in making up
the returns Of the voting machine. used in the
Twelfth Election District of the XXIXth As
sembly District, until the vote for Senator was
reached There were six straight ballots Of the
Greater New-York Democracy cast and in the
first statement which made TO the police
that many votes were credited TO Frederick L.
C. Heating in addition TO the Il which he re-
oeived in the Tammany column. Senator Ma
shaniel A. Elsberg. Republican. received 157
votes
When the election officers came TO make up
their papers in detail il was discovered that in
the space for Senator in the Greater New-York
column there appeared the words No Nornina-
ton In the poll clerks sheets there is a space
following the names Of candidates. marked No
Nominations" but there is no such item in the
papers which the inspectors MI in. There was
q Wrangle over the subject. which delayed bust
ness for nearly half hour. A Democratic
watcher insisted that the Greater New-York
Democracy had Endorsed Heating, and declared
that for every straight ballot cast under the
rooster emblem one vote must he counted for
Heating. The copies Of the official ballot used
by the inspectors. however. had No Nomina-
ton" in the space for Senator. just the same as
the machine had it. 1t was finally decided that
the poll clerks should put the figure IS oppo-
site the space for NO Nominations and the
inspector wrote in similar entry, adding the
words Greater New-York Democracy" The
Democrats on the board protested against this
course, but concluded 10 leave the settlement of
the question 10 higher authority.
SAYS MACHINE WORKED PERFECTLY.
The representative of the voting machine com
psny was present. He resented criticisms Of the
machine. and said that the six votes were cast
FOR just what the Greater New-York Democracy
put Up namely. No Nomination"
The machine has the ballots in horizontal
lines, while the old ballots have them in vertical
lines. The Tammany captain suggested that the
party emblem ought 10 be put on the handle
that is 70 be lifted, instead of in a disk at the
side Voters have so long been accustomed TO
vote under the party emblem" that they might
keep up the custom in the machine ii was said.
II q Republican lifted the handle under the Re-
publican emblem yesterday he voted the Tam
many ticket. If Tammany lifted the
handle under the Tammany emblem he voted
the Prohibition ticket.
There was a set Of the regular ballots on hand
in case the machine failed TO work, but they
were tied up and sealed just before the polls
closed.
Two hundred and thirty-seven votes were
cast. out Of total registered vote Of 253.
DO you understand how 10 U.S. the voting
machine?" asked of each voter, as he
tered the polling booth. which was in Park-ave..
Just below Sixty-ifth-st. If one did not he was
told 10 step outside and be instructed On a
wall near the booth two small models OF the
voting machine had been placed for the use Of
demonstrators There was one for each Of the
two big parties. and there was a representative
Of the manufacturer Of the machines on hand to
demonstrate their manipulation. The average
iVOp IA zeD nv
was less than minute.
INsTRUCTING THE VOTERS
As voter went up TO the machine he was in
structed 10 swing lever at the top of it across
from left to right which unlocked the machine
and also drew a pair Of curtains together in
front Of il. hiding him from observation.
His next duty turn q handle at
tached 10 Of the party emblems. which
we're in A vertical line down the left hand
side Of the machine This brought down the
whole line Of small levers TO the right of the
emblem. one lever for each candidate for Office.
II the voter wished TO scratch any OF these can
didates he was at liberty 70 push up the lever
which had been brought down over that candi-
dates name, and he could, if he wished, push
down lever in any of the other lines. thereby
voting for the candidate for that Office nomi-
mated by another party. When the levers for all
Offices stood as he wished to vote the lever first
used was swung back TO its original position,
thereby recording his vote. locking the machine
again. ana opening the curtains in front or IL
The first two voters 10 the machine evil
IDENTIFY voted straight tickets, as they each spent
about two seconds in casting their vote The
next three did not take over three seconds a
piece. Mayor Low, who was one of the early
voters. took only few seconds. though ii was
remarked that even that was time enough TO
split or scratch, IL one was familiar with the
machine. Some men took a good deal longer.
and two three called out the inspectors for
further instructions when only partly through
the process of casting their votes Several took
the trouble Of going around 10 the side Of the
lister OF the total number of votes cast which
was in plain sight had moved up one since they
had voted.
PRAISE FOR THE MACHINE.
The general opinion of those who used the
machine that it good thing. few
raised the objection that the machine was TOO
complicated for an uneducated man TO feel alb
solute confidence in.
Barney" Gill; who said he good Demo
orst. came to the polling place about noon and
instructed of the miniature
chimes. He said that he understood how to use
It, and ushered into the booth. When the
time came for him TO swing the handle from
right TO left he tried 10 pull il down. AS il. OF
course. refused 10 bulge. he put his whole
weight on IL until the machine was threatened
with destruction. Mr.. Gill was again instructed
at the miniature machine and finally succeeded
In solving the combination OF handles that had
puzzled him.
At No ia wils-ave the polling place OF the
Twenty-first Election District of the XXXIVth
Assembly District, voting machine was in
operation Among those who voted on the ma
chine was William II. Ten Eyck, Chairman
OF the Republican Executive COMMITTEES Nine
ty-siX votes were registered the first hour after
the polls were opened. Most OF the voters cast
straight ballots"
one of the early voters at the polling place
demanded a ballot and refused 20 use the ma
chine His request was denied and he went
away without voting.
SATISFACTION IN BROOKLYN