New-York tribune., 1905-11-07
HOW TO SPLIT BALLOTS.
!
FOR IVINS AND JEROME.
AdUice to VOters-Go to Polls EarIy
-Wotch for Frauds.

The Weather Forecast for To- day-Fair and
cooler
Early voting should be the rule to day for all
Republican and independent voters. Tamnany
"rePeaters" have been hired to go to the polls
in many districts and vote in the names of re-
spectacle citizens who have habit of going to
the polls late Early rising and prom ptness in
voting will prevent such frauds on the ballot
Wholesale splitting of tickets in the election
to-day in this city is expected, and Tammany
managers believe that many thousands of bal
lots cast for William M. Wins for Mayor and
for William Travers Jerome for District Attor-
ney will be thrown out account of technical
errors by the voters. The Tammany leaders
count the faithful voting only straight
tickets.
Voters for Mr. Jerome and for Mr. Wins
should be careful to make only two cross marks
on the ballots, in the circle under the Re
other in the voting space to the left of Mr.
Jeromes name in the seventh column This
manner of marking the ballot insures a vote for
Mr.. Jerome and also for all the other candidates
Of the Republicans. including William NJ WINS
for Mayor. If a voter should make the mistake
of placing his cross mark in the circle over
The Jerome Nominators' as we'll as in the circle
at the top of the Republican column his ballot
might be thrown out void because of the rule
against marking in more than one circle.
Every Republican and independent voter
should get to the polls early day. II 10 an
old Tammany trick to keep late voters waiting
at the polls until they tired, and it is trick
that will be tried at many polling places by des
perate Tammany leaders day.
Among the rules to be observed carefully by
voters, to prevent mistakes and fraud in voting.
are the following:
Do not unfold your ballot until you are in the
voting booth, and be sure to refold it, after
marking it, before you leave the booth.
Do not scratch out the name of Mr.. Flamrer
or of any other candidate.
In marking the ballot use only pencil with
black lead.
Make the cross mark only within the circle or
within the voting space.
Make the cross mark with two straight lines,
crossing the other, each line being made
with single stroke.
Do not try to make too heavy mark with the
pencil, you may tear your ballot make the
mark show the wrong side of the paper to
attract the attention of dishonest inspector of
elections.
Make no erasure of any sort on the ballot. IF
your ballot is imperfect or if you spoil il in
trying to mark it, return it and get another
ballot.
See that the inspector who receives the ballot
tears off the stub properly and places the stub
Some Tammany inspectors in past elections
have been known to commit fraud by mutilating
the ballot of citizen they suspected of voting
for Republican or Independent candidate. The
may be accomplished by tearing off
the stub fr a raggei manner, that the ballot
may be identified later
Any voter detecting inspector in such a
trick should make an instant protest calling the
attention of watchers or the other inspectors to
the act in order that the mutilated ballot may
be destroyed and another ballot voted.