Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-09

enacted into a law, even at the expense
Of having q viciously bad or incapable
person represent us in the Senate Of the
United States for few years. the per-
manent good accomplished by such a
law would counterbalance the evil re-
sulting from the consummation Of the
corrupt bargain among the Republicans
and the temporary misrepresentation Of
the state in the Senate by the beneficiary
Of such bargain. Political conditions in
this State are so bad that il is hard 70 use
temperate words in referring to them;
certainly good citizenship requires us TO
strive to better these conditions
Willard Salisbury.
An Act improving methods Of holding
elections.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the State of Della
ware in the General Assembly met:
Section l. All the ballots voted az any
general election or special election, here
after to be held in this State, shall be
printed with black ink on white paper,
20 be procured as hereinafter provided of
the same kind and quality aud each ballot
shall not be less than fifteen inches or
more than fifteen and one-quarter inches
long, and not less than three nor more
than three and one-Quarter inches wide.
Upon the face of the ballot shall be printed
the names of the persons for whom the
elector intends TO vote, with a designation
OF the office TO which each person so named
is intended by him TO be chosen and
az the head of the ballot shall be printed
the name of the political party TO which
% majority of the persons voted for belong,
and above the party name the design or
device selected by such political party
as its device, shall be printed, and no
name, mark, design or imprint whatso-
ever shall be upon the back of any ballot
and none other than those mentioned
above, shall be made, written or printed
upon the face Of any ballot, and no ballot
shall be cut, indented niched or folded
IN any manner intended TO designate or
impart knowledge of the person who voted
such ballot. In reading out the ballots
at any election hereinbeiore mentioned,
a ballot upon the back Of which any name
mark, design or imprint whatsoever shall
have been made, written or printed, con-
trary TO the above provisions, or n ballot
upon the face of which any name, mark
design, device or imprint whatsoever
other than those named above, shall have
been made, written or printed, contrary
TO the above provisions; or a ballot which
shall have been cut, indented, niched or
folded in a manner intended 70 designate
OF impart knowledge OF the person who
voted such ballot contrary 10 the above
provisions, or a ballot of a different length
or a different width prescribed above. or
a ballot printed upon paper Of a color,
kind or quality different from that de-
scribed above and 20 be provided as here
matter provided, shah not nor shall any
OF either of the said ballots be counted
or Tailed, but shall be rejected provided
however, that such rejected ballot shall
be thereupon marked so as afterward to
be identified and shall be preserved apart
from the ballots that are counted; and
provided further, that no spot, mark
defect or blemish in or on said paper
made or caused in and by the manu-
featuring thereof OF in the printing or
handling of said ballot, With no intent
to violate the provisions Of this Act. shall
IN any wise affect or destroy the validity
of said ballot or cause Il to be rejected;
and, provided further, that the provisions
OF this section shall not be construed so
as TO hinder OF prevent anyone erasing
or scratching a name OF names Of any of
the candidates from the ballot intended
70 be voted by him and substituting OF
not substituting another or other names
of persons regularly nominated for the
same Office or Offices, in lieu thereof. either
IN writing OF ON printed slips, commonly
known as stickers.
Sec. 2 The Secretary Of State shall
! provide the paper upon which all the