Evening journal., 1912-05-30
THURSDAY, MAY 80. 1912
PROPOSED CHARTER AND ELIMINATION

a
~ THE persons nominated candidates for an
oce shall the several persons to number equal to
twice the number to be elected 70 such ofce az such
ensuing df many be voted for at such nomi-
nation electon receiving the highest number OF votes
cast for such Office such nomination elections and II
fewer candidates than twice the number TO be elected
10 an Office be voted for AZ such nomination election
then all candidates for such office voted for at such
nomination election shall ~ candidates for election 10
such Office
brief study Of the foregoing section shows that the
practical operation of the so-called nomination election
for Mayor would result as follows:
only TWO PERSONS can be nominated for Mayor
Those two persons must be the ones who receive the
highest number OF votes.
Both the Republican organization and the Democratic
organization this nomination election, or as some
cali IT, this ELIMINATION election. viii to IL that
their candidates Mayor placed the ballot The
Republicans win, Of course. vote for their man, and
the Democrats win naturally vote for their man, and
as they the dominant parties today, one OF each
political party win be nominated ALL THE OTHERS
necessarily will be eliminated Il matters not who
the Prohibitionists Socialists and Independents vote
for as they are bound be in hopeless minority, 30
that Republican and Democrat will necessarily be
nominated and their placed on the ballot at
the election for Mayor, and NOBODY ELSE CAN BE
VOTED FOR AT THE ELECTION FOR MAYOR BUT
THOSE TWO All others are ELIMINATED, entirely
and absolutely by the operation Of the foregoing
tion and it's ELIMINATION PROCESS Therefore, at
the election voter must for either the Democrat
or Republican, however worthy unworthy, NJ or un-
ht either or both Of them may be.
Therefore It is strongly urged that parsanship in
the operation of the law is bound 10 appear
But II frequently happens that about sixty per cent.
of the voters take trouble to vote az nomination
election The nomination made by majority Of this
sixty per cent. certainly by less number than nifty
per cent Of the total vote. Therefore, the more than
ten per cent disappointed in their choice and the forty
per cent non-voters which constitute more than ma
jority Of the vote have representation the
ticket to be voted for on the day of election
Section 100 OF the proposed charter reads;
mo ballot used AZ n municipal election of any kind
shall contain any party organization pame, mark
emblem or designation, but ballots to be used at all
elections for the nomination Of candidates election
to office shall contain only the name Of the election
and the date thereof the title OF the offices to be filled
uhe Office Of member OF Council elected at large and
the ONCE of member Of Council from particular dis
trct under separate ttes) and the names OF the
candidates arranged alphabetically in accordance with
under the title Of the ONCE for which they are cam
ddates for nomination election respectively and, I'm
italics under the title Of each office An indication Of the
number Of candidates to he nominated or elected
Section ils Of the proposed charter reads:
Ballots at all nomination elections and elections Of
officers shall he voted and the voter shall indicate his
choice By making a cross with black lead pencil or
crayon directly opposite 10 and on the left hand side
Of the person desired 10 be voted
for and in case ballot shall be found to contain the
Of persons voted for than are 10 be nom-
nsted for elected 20 office, the ballot shall be
rejected such office and the residue counted Any
distinguishing mark other than the cross crosses
used in voting shall vate the entire ballot"
From the above two sections It will be readily seen;
Firss-Thai all party names are abolished.
second-That All party embems or designations are
abolished
Third-That the names Of the candidates are 10 be
arranged ALPHABETICALLY on the ballot.
Fourth-That the ballot must be MARKED ny THE
VOTER the left side Of the name Of the person he
desires 10 vote for.
FIFTH-That there is provision made Tor blind
vote.
sixth-That there s provision made for person
physically unable TO mark his ballot
Seventh-THAT A PERSON WHO CANNOT READ
CANNOT VOTE.
Whether the readers Of THE EVENING JOURNAL
desire the above methods, cannot, Of say
but We print the above information for their careful
consideration when making up their minds how TO vote
at the special charter election Saturday