The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-05

Very truly yours,
JOHN M LANSDEN. I
To these letters I received the fol I
lowing replies
Board Of Election Commits toner's /
city Hall
East ST. Louis. lIl Nov. 9 1905
Hon. John NJ Lansdea Cairo It'll !
nois
Dear sir: Yours Of The cth ms
received and in reply Will say that
The Election Law you inquire abou'
was adopted by vote of the people
Of this city at an election held i
November 1886, and has been found
more than satisfactory and our peop'e
generally regard it as decided inn
moyement over the old method OF reg
jstration. The only way in which
line law differs from the law und"r
which Won and other places work, Isl
Fin inc registration OF voters Tho
! Australian ballot law applies to us as
vell as other parts OF the state. For
! a general election as the last election
inst held. each voter must appear a.
ne polling place IN the precinct "
(which ne lives. and register. and those
who 40 not 40 50 can not vote, ami az
line spring or city elections the voters
who nave moved are given one day IN
which to change their registration.
| A new and general registration is haI
every two years or before the Con
pregsional election. at which time
!eyerv person must register, aud pei.
SON VINO fails 70 register eau not
vote The names of all persons who
lare registered are printed bf precincts
lbefora election. so that the people can
lsee who are entitled to vote. The
writer was appointed the first chlei
! clerk of lhis Board, IN December
.. 1856 and served until December 1896
! and was again appointed in May 1897
and has been serving since that time
/ I have no doubt it your people adopt
ithis law they win never agree 10 go
back 10 the old way The Board is
amounted by the County Judge and
the Board appoints the chief clerk
There are only three cities in tho
stale that have awaited themselves o.
this law. to-wit Chicago. Springfield
and East St Louis. Springfield adopt
. Led the law only a short time age
about two years ago and ! assisted o.
, getting them started and they are
. lmora than pleased with its workings
send you under separate cover o
COPY IF the law in pamphlet form
laI4o few sheets of ihe Registered
. VOTERS inst fo show you the form.
Judge b. "A. Candy. who you viii r'
. member ss The Judge ci oui CTS
lCourt. is the Chairman of our Board
(which m itself gives the people cor
Gdauce Or Won should boz iu our CITY
would bo pleased to have you call and
II will taEr pleasure iu showing you
f lthe workings ct the Iaw much hs'te-
lthau SOU can ger from reading the
llaw Ans further Information son d"
l-frr calf ou me Very Truly.
MARTIN D. BAKER,
Chief CLERK
A., Board OF Election Commissioners OF
me city OF Springfield Illinois cts
Z Nah
II Springfield. Nov %, 1905.
e. lAlr John 81 Iausden. Gli Commercial
i Avenue. Cairo. Illinois.
q Dear Sir. Doc replying io your 'H
b. iguirs OF November 9th viii state thai
- from our limited experience under th'
r operation Of the Law providing for
Board of Election Commissiouerz. tha
r fr our cts. Sd far a. we have gone
5 ire chang. so The present system 3
REGARDED .a- decided improyemen
ID uuaa tho oh mefhoi of cauyinE Cd
F. elections. The uew system has elm
1 I1sfei the faatsr and The repeate
and ODE ballot box suffer 50 Tar p
our cts. Bsf g. IS noi al together ID
D ffe system that this IS due. b1t q
b.. the character OF men making ar III
force Of election oTl-ers. from f-
q commissioners TO the clerk in thc q
q fee. Otherwise. no improvement ot
ire old method could DE- bal. if bones
v rnen could not BE- found 20 carr o.
- the Office Eork aul he vork Of 70