The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-07
Members Of Council Adopt
Resolutions Asking for
Repeal Of Law.
ALDERMEN CONDEMN THEM
Say They Interfere With vsters'
Privilege.-Do Not Want Them
Usedi in City, Quote Evening
Star in Case.

Common Council adopted last night
by a unanimous vote. and without de-
bate, a preamble and resolution con-
demning the use of voting machines
in Newark, demanding that they be re-
moved because of the demand of the
voters. requestingg the Senator and
Assemblymen from Essex County to
work for the repeal of all laws requir-
ing the use of the machines primary
and election days in Newark, and
quoting from an article in the EVEN
ING STAR of Thursday the fact that
each machine cost S24 every election
day, besides other expenses during the
year.
The resolutions were introduced by
Alderman Patrick III. Ryan, leader IF
the Democratic majority. Here are
the preamble and resolutions in full:
whereas, The voters of the election
districts of this city where voting ma
chimes have been In use are almost
unanimous in opposition to and COM
demnation of the voting machines as a
means of voting, believing ms they do
that the use of such a device Inter-
feres with n free and ramme ex-
ercise of that grentest of all privileges
accorded the American citizen--hls
right of s~uGrage; and,
whereas, The use of such voting
machines entails upon the a
/, cost of $24 per polling place more than
THAT incurred by the use Of the old and
time-honorcd ballot box, which has
always seemed to be an emblem of the
freedom he treasures, be 1t
u-L - --.-- OA-.-.tn
of the city of Newark condemn the
use of the voting machine Mt any cleo
ton held in the city. and demand that
the proper authority cause said ma
chimes to be removed, and that h
Senator's and OF Assembly of
Essex County be requested to use lalI
honorable means to cause the repea
OF all laws providing for and requiring
the use of the voting machines In the
city of Newark; and, be 1t further
Resolved, That the city clerk be and
IL hereby directed to cause a certified
copy of this notion by the Common
Council of Newark to he placed In the
hnnds of the Governor, the Secretary
of state, the Senator and members Of
Assembly of Essex County and of the
Voting Machine Commission
There has been a strong sentiment
in the Council against voting machines
ever. since rne nrSI OneS 10 De uSe0
here were set up. Alderman William
p. Martin, John F.. Sinnott, and other
of the veteran members of the Council
have had much to say against the
use of the voting machines in this city.
In the local article in the EV ENING
STAR on Thursday it was stated that
fifty voting machines are In use in
Newark now and that IL a machine vas
in each of the 140 polling places in the
city the cost to the city for the ma
chimes would be upward of $40, DOC, with
out including the $24 expense on every
election day for each machine, besides
the expense of Waterman guarding the
machines in storage during the year,
and the wages of men to unpack the
machines, insert the election ticket, seal
the machines, cart them to the polling
places and set them up for election day,
and for repairs. There are voting ma
hines in use at $50 polling places in
New Jersey at a cost of $3.50, 900 of the
money of the taxpayers and notes for
the machines also, not counting the
other expenses In a year for each ma
chine, as above stated. Governor Stokes
has received protests from many sec
tons OF the State against the further
use of the machine on election day.