The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-04

practically straight Democratic tick
ct was elected, and a Republican county
overseer was elected over his Demo-
cratic opponent by a majority of Lila
votes, the city assessor of Buffalo re-
ceived a majority of 1850 votes at
that election, and this with the Lila
votes given the Republican county
overseer made total of 14.780 split
votes cast. Here, too, the voters had
been given an extended instruction in
the use of the voting machine.
At the Rochester, N. Y, city election
on November 5, 1901, the mayor of the
city was elected by q majority of 70
votes on the Republican ticket and the
Republican city treasurer was elected
by a majority Of 4,275 votes, making a
total of 4,023 split votes cast. A total
of 10000 votes were cast in this cleo
ton and not one voter in twenty-five
voted a straight ticket. Tie voters Of
Rochester had been given time to be-
come thoroughly familiar with the vot-
ing machines before election day.
Rochester and Salt Lake can well be
placed in the same class, having ap-
proximately $4,000 voters each. The
record of 4,203 split votes cast in the
former city may mean nothing when
applied to the local situation or 1t may
mean a good deal.
w men the SITUATION IlOlOuSAly iC-
viewed it will probably be taken to
mean but little as Salt L.akers have un-
questionably had far too brief a time
in which to familiariZe themselves with
the machines to an extent that will
permit a prediction Of anything like
4 900 split ticket votes being cast Tues
day.
Judges Will Help Voters.
Every preparation has been made to
| facilitate the casting of votes at the
coming election. Three election judges
will be on hand in every district to
| instruct voters how to cast their bal
| lots. In every district the voting ma
chine company has installed minla-
ture machine exactly like the standard
| devise These will be at the disposal
of the election judges in instructing
voters It is evident that the polling
| of a large or small vote at the election
| Tuesday lies to a large extent in the
hands OF the election judges. If they
| are careful in the performance Of their
| duty, showing voters the manner OF
nanipulatieg the balloting machines
| fully and carefully. there is no reason
| why the vote should not be one of the
heaviest. If not the heaviest ever polled
| in Salt Lake.
The polls will close at Z o'clock Tues
day evening. By o'clock the results
| of the election in each district of the
| city should be in the hands of the coun-
| ty clerk at the city and county build
| ing With the polls closed the election
| judges have only to copy off the vote
| cast on tally sheets that are an exact
| fac-simile OF the back of the voting
machine. These will be rushed to the
| city and county building with all pos
| sible speed and with two hours allowed
for footing the returns from each dis
trict the result of the election should
be known long before midnight.
Light Vote on State Questions.
Politicians expect a light vote on the
two state questions to be voted or
Tuesday. First, "Shall the state schoo
| funds be used to assist in supporting
| high schools?" Second, shall mort
cages on both real and personal prop
erty be exempt from taxation?" These
| questions are indicated upon the voting
| machines in a corner of the ticket anc
it is generally believed that their po
sition will result in a light vote, owing
| to the general newness of the entire
! balloting system this year.
The machines have been closed in al
| districts Of the city and are being Sc
| for the election. Party leaders may
| only speculate and hope now as TO th'
! fulfillment Of their political boasts anC
expectations. Tuesday tells the fina
| tale Of a hard campaign and OF Sal
Lakes initial experiment with an au
| Dramatically counted election.