The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-25

was not voted for in the city because
the city schools are outside of his juris-
diction. He could have been voted for
by women because an amendment to
section 8, of article Z, of the constitu-
ton of the state of Minnesota declares
Any woman of the age Of twenty
one years and upward, and possessing
the qualifications requisite to a male
voter, may vote at any election held for
the purpose Of choosing any officers OF
schools or any members of library
boards, or upon any measure relating
to schools or libraries, and shall be
eligible to hold any office pertaining to
the management of schools and Ii
braries.''
The women's ballot was a Repub-
lican ballot, inasmuch as no Demo-
cratic candidate had challenged Mr..
M0ntgomery.f 1t was a strictly county
ballot, inasmuch as no school or. library
officers were to be nominated last
Tuesday within the city limits.
AS may be seen by the accompanying
sample, the "women's ballot, was brief,
simple, explicit-an ideal lesson for fair
beginners in politics.
How Ballots Were Prepared
The ballots were finally to be pasted
. In blocks of fifty each. To prepare the
Democratic ballots for any district, the
ballots for the district were laid out, as
described, I'm eleven piles, and the pack
age of fifty was composed by taking. In
collective order, one ballot from each Of
the eleven piles. Thus no two consecu-
tive tickets read the same when ready
for distribution to the voters. No can
didate could keep his name at the head
of any list upon the ticket.
= Before they were considered finished
al these ballots were proof read" not
less than six times, and all were count
ed and recounted at various stages of
their Typographical progress. At last
they appeared in packages containing
as many ballots as would probably be
needed for all the voters in each of the
116 city precincts and In each of the
seven country. precincts.
The number of ballots provided was,
approximately. 10000 for each party.
The city clerk had stated the number
of voters at the last election, and had
revised that list in harmony with his
best knowledge and information Then,
as the laws Demands Mr.. Confarr had
added 33 per cent to the number res
ported by the clerk. Even such addi-
ton, however; was not sufficient fdr
some precincts and more ballots were
provided after the voting began One
precinct made demands, that Indicated
an increase OF more; than 100 per cent
In the voting strength of one party at
that PRECINCT since the previous cleo
chaperoned the Ballots
Last Monday morning every detail of
the printing had : received attention.
The ballots were really ready. They
were taken to the city hall, according
ly, in a hack, under the anxious eye Of
MI. Confarr, who chaperoned them to
the immediate presence of County
Auditor Krahmer. The auditor nor1li-
.nally received them, and then accom-,
panied them and Mr.. Confarr to the
Office Of City Clerk Remington Here
the REPRESENTATIVE Of the printers OBJ
tanned final receipt from clerk and
auditor for all the product of his toll
and worry.
And that receipt was by no means a
mere formality. Had single one Of
the 10000 ballots been permitted to
pass from the printing Office into the
control of any person except Messrs
/ Krahmer rsRedington;;-- or If any hall
lot had been printed, for use, "in any