The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-07
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
Vote Early and Make Cross in Circle
Under the Eagle.

This is election day and the day of all
days that men and women should take
especial interest in. as it is one which
concerns them more than any other day
OF like nature in a year Civic pride
should compel every man and woman
who registered and every man and wo-
man in Wichita old. enough to vote ought
To be registered, to go to the polls today
and cast q ballot
The polls will open at 6 o'clock, plenty
of time to vote before breakfast for a
good many people, and every one should
make an effort to have his or her ballot in
the box as soon after they finish their
morning meal as possible Do not wait
for a wagon to come after you, but go
to the polls and vote. If you think of
voting when you read this, lay the paper
down and vote. Vote early and have the
job over. Half of those who fail to vote
today will say that they thought about 1t
dozen times during the day but were
busy and forgot all about it. This should
not be. Every person old enough to vote
should be sure that their ballot is in the
box before the polls close at o'clock,
and the earlier the better
Every business man and manufa cturer
will give his employees time to vote. Do
not make this necessary. but vote as-you
go to work. The polls are open an hour
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and the large percentage of the working
mems vote should be in by oc clock, and
80 per cent of the votes cast should be in
by noon.
Men and women vote for the full city
ticket, from mayor to the member of the
board of education, while men only vote
for the township offices, judge of city
court, marshal, justices and constables.
The city and township tickets are sepa-
rate Each man. as he enters the booth,
will be handed three tickets-a city ticket
a township ticket and a bonds for high
school ticket The women will receive
but two tickets. No other marks but those
OF a black lead pencil are lawful. and only
a cross mark at that.
To vote a straight ticket make a cross
in the ,circle under the emblem and hand
your ballot to the judge. Or you may
make a cross at the right of each name
on the ticket. There are three tickets in
the feld-Republican. Citizens and Social
ist. Besides these. there is a blank
column.
Many people do not seem to understand
the ballots. yet they are the simplest
ballots known. A cross mark under the
emblem votes a straight ticket, and
mark any place else makes a defective
ballot unless a cross appears at the right
of each name. If you make cross in
the circle. let II alone, do not make any
others. Do not try to erase a mark.
that makes the ballot void. Do not soil
the ballot. do not tear II. do not mark it
except in the circle or squares
Vote the Republican ticket straight to-
day. Make a cross under the eagle in the
first column on the ballot. and do not
make a mark anywhere else on the ballot. |
This is the only safe way. 1t is absolutely
sure TO make your ballot legal. and IL viii |
also be a guarantee OF good government. |
civic Improvement and better city. Vote |
for the men who have builded the city. |
for the men who give their time and 1
money to help il: vote for the men who |
have the interests of the city at heart. 1
Vote for the men who stand for every
adva ncement OF the city's welfare. and 4
you can only do this by voting the Re /
publican ticket from top 10 bottom. and /
the best way 10 do this is 10 make the /
cross in the circle under the eagle.