The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-01
HOW TO VOTE
CORRECTLY
II You Wish To Split Your
Ballot.
SEVERAL COMBINATIONS
Study Attached Marked Ballots
and Make No Mistake
tuesday.
SEVERAL COMBINATIONS

On this page and on the two pages
following, the Banner shows today sey.
eral marked ballots for the benefit OF
those voters Who wish to split their
ballot next Tuesday and vote for one
or more candidates on more than one
ticket.
These ballots are exact copies OF The
Official ballot which will be used Tues.
day, except these ar reduced 10 size
from the official ballot from which
they were copied by means OF photog-
raphy. The actual ballot Is little
more than twice the size OF these cop.
les.
The voter who votes the straight
ticket OF either party has no trouble.
All he has to do is TO make plain
cross in the square at the top OF the
ticket he favors and thereby be votes
for all the candidates on that ticket
II is the voter who wants 10 vote for
certain candidates on more than one
ticket that needs 10 study the ballot
carefully so as not to run the risk o.
spelling his ballot and having his
vote thrown out altogether. BY get
ting familiar with the method OF mark.
ing any voter able to read can vote
any sort Of combination without trou.
bic.
There are five columns OF names on
the ballot-the Republican, Demo.
cratic, Prohibition, Socialist and In.
dependent The candidates in the last,
or Independent column, are exactly
the same in every respect as those in
the second or.DemocratIc column and,
unless you wish to vote either Pro
hibition or Socialist, the Banner
would advise you TO pay no attention
10 any but the first two columns as
these two contain all the names, and 10
split a ticket between candidates intwo
columns is easier and less pulling
thar to try TO scatter over into the far
side of the ballot.
II any of these combinations suit
you, and you have any doubt as TO
your ability 10 vote the official ballot
Tuesday in the same way, cut out the
ballot as printed 10 the Banner and
take il with you into the voting booth
Tuesday, and copy the markings onto
the official ballot
II none of these combinations suit
you and:you wish to make one Of your
own, take the first ballot Of the series
on this page and mark it as you de
sire, and take it to the polls with you
as guide.
The several ballots illustrated are as
follows
BALLOT NO. l.
This ballot is blank ballot, just as
it will be given to the voter, except
that this is reduced in size. To vote
straight ticket mark a single plain
cross with lead pencil in the square
at the head of the ticket you wish to
vote To vote a split ticket do not
mark the square at the top but put
cross against the names of the candi-
dates you wish to vote for, and in no
instance vote for more than one name
for any one Office except for senator's
and assistant judges. Two senator's
and two assistant judges are to be
elected, and each voter can mark two
names of candidates for senator and
assistant Judge, but be careful and do
not mark more than two.
BALLOT NO. ,.
A ballot marked like this votes for
Clement for Governor and all the fu
sion state ticket, but for the Republi
can county ticket and for D. j. Foster
for Congress.
BALLOT NO. 3.
This ballot as marked votes for
Clement for governor but for all the
other candidates on the Republican
ticket.
BALLOT NO. A.
This ballot votes for Clement for
governor, Edward j. Hall for auditor,
and William J. Meagher for States
attorney. For all the other places the
vote is for the candidates on the Re
publican ticket.
BALLOT NO. 5.
This ballot is a straight Republican
ticket, except that it votes for William
j. Meagher, the Fusion candidate for
States attorney, and not for William
r: Daley, the Republican candidate.
BALLOT NO. 6.
This ballot as marked votes for the
candidates on the Republican ticket,
except for Myron F. Roberts for sena-
u =