The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
Thousands Cast Their Votes
in The Times Bal
lot Boxes.
MAJORITY FAVORS
PRESENT SCHEDULE
Many Prefer Earlier Rather Than
Later Hours, IF Change
Is Made.
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with those who look with favor upon
the cause Of the suffragettes. Beside
the large sign which pointed the way
10 The Times ballot boxes for the
hundreds who were emerging from that
building. this wag, in HIS effective way.
posted another II read.
Women. it's your only chance 10
vote Come on and cast your ballots
And the women did, scores. OF. them.
suffragettes and uon-srsffraze+
young, old, married. single, and wild
owed. but Government employees all
Many Of the ballots were UNIQUE in
that they drove home a point which the
printed words on the slip OF paper did
not convey In scores OF instances the
especially enthusiastic Government en-
ploye, OF a decidedly strong opinion,
amended the wording Of the printed bal
lot so that there might be no mistake
concerning the attitude Of the voter
The amendment carried a hidden sug-
geStiOn that perhaps was meant for the
bureau chief himself. and which q was
hoped would fall under the critical eye
OF that gentleman OF temporary au-
Gentle Hint.
For instance, there can be 10 mistak-
ing the views OF this voter who noted
upon his vote, In indelibIe ink, ap-
pareutly, the following trite observa-
ton:
Raise salaries. And no longer hours.
either"
Some Emphatic Voters.
Another even more emphatic voter
told on the ballot 10 indicate his opinion
with an y. psnned a supplementary ex-
PLANTATION as follows
II The big black cross on the ballot
is not expressive enough, for the love OF
Nike give ne another chance
Needless 10 say, this expIoye placed
an y that Ioomed up almost like a rail-
road crossing sign board opposite that
portion OF the ballot which read, II Op-
pose the extension Of the Government
working hour without added compensa-
ton, as an injustice TO the emp1oye-"
Never, was the word with which
one employe efTaced that portion OF the
ballot which permitted the voter to say
that he did not object to an half hour
being added to the working day, pro-
vided the vear-round saturday half Fo7i-
DAY was ordered And up in the corner
this determined employe drew a big. red
cross mark opposite the words I op-
pose, etc
Carefully Prepared.
There was one point which 1eu under
the particular observation Of the score
OF Times men collecting the ballots yes
teFday afternoon That was the vast
majority OF the ballots cast had been
carefully prepared in advance, fndicat-
ing thought and deliberation and not
the mere entering into q plan as one
hurried along the street
Most Of the ballots were marked in
INK and were neatly prepared The
hastily sCribbled pencil ballot was
rarity II was apparent that between
the noon hour when the ballots were
distr 5uted and the time Of voting that
the Government emplOye had Conscien-
tiOusly thought over the matter and
q -eF f-7r -r~rr~
down the desk IN the afternoon Once
on the street, he had only TO place the
vote in one Of The Times ballot boxes
as he passed on his way to a car
Say, chiS IS one time that the stuff
ing Of the ballot boxes should be per
miIted, remarked an euIplOye AT the
Interior Department building as he put
IN his SOLITARY protest
Nothing doing replied The Times
election Judge "There'H be enough
votes 10 count as il is
Counting Of Vote.
And The Times nan was right. for the
entire editorial force Of The Times
worked until S o'clocS last night IN
compiling the votes. The monOtonus
voice Of the reading clerk and the sub
dCed check Of the man with the tally
sheet turned the editorial rooms into
an embryo election precinct
An unusually careful count had to Be
made because Of the fact that many OF
the voters expressed q first and second
choice Instances we're numerous where
the Government emplOye would vote
first against an extension Of the work
ing hours at all Then. in keeping with
the idea perhaps, that there might be a
change despite his protest, the voter
would run on down the ballot 10 an
other section and would there record
his choice as % adding the haIf-hour IN
the early morning or the late afternoon
As IS indicated bv the result Of the
total vote given above much. the greater
number prefer that. If the half-hOu--
must be added, the day should begin
at $50 O'Clock rather than that Il should
extend until . o'clock N the afternoon
Mkt to the popularity OF the early
morning openIug-prOVided that there Is
TO be q longer day-Was the proposal
that the day might be extended until
o'clock II a Saturday half-holiday for
dfty-tWO weeks was offered II return
All of these propositions. however ran
far behind the one that absolutely on
posed any change whatever IN the pres
eut SYSTEM