Milford chronicle., 1912-10-04
Mr.. MILLER FAVORS
NEW BALLOT LAW
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate De-
fines Position On Above Question.


( fines Position On Above Question.
At the meeting Of the New Castle
County Republican Committee in Viii
mington last Saturday afternoon. Charles
K. Miller, nominee for Governor, in no
uncertain manner defined his position
regarding the voters assistant law. In
! the course of a speech, Mr.. Miller said
/ III am elected Governor shall recon-
mend and advocate to the Legislature at
its session in 1918 the passage of new,
short and simplifed ballot law and the
repeal of the present Voters Assistant
I Law and all other ballot laws which
make the voters assistant necessary"
While the County Committee met to
/ hear reports from the registration, il
really developed into big political rally
In addition to Mr.. Miller there twere
present many candidates for State and
county offices, including James NJ, Sat
terfield OF Dover, nominee for Attorney
General Harry X FOOks of Laurel, nOmi-
nee for Lieutenant. Governor David S
Clark of kenton, nominee for State Treas
urer, ana others. The candidates we're
called on by Chairman L. Heisler Ball
for speeches.
In the course of his address Charles r. |
Miller, the guernatorial nominee, said:
II desire to avail myself Of this, the |
first public opportunity have had since |
my nomination, to call the attention of
the voters in this State to Senate Bill No.
p, which was introduced into the Senate,
session of 1911, and was a bill to repeal
Chapter SO, Volume %, Laws of Della
ware, entitled an act "Creating the office
of Voters' Assistant and prescribing the
duties thereof"
Amy citizen sufficiently interested in
this subject to investigate the proceed
logs of the Senate. session of 1911, will
find on page 735 of the Senate journal,
1911, that |, being then the Senator rep
resenting the First Senatorial District Of
New Castle County and at the present
time the candidate for Governor on the
Republican ticket. voted against Senate
Bill No %, which, as already stated,
provided for the repeal of the Voters /
Assistant law. / did this on my own in
itiative, believing that under the present ,
form of ballot and complicated election
laws such officers are necessary to the end o
that many voters who cannot now vote
without assistance may cast their ballot
aud have it counted as they desire to vote.
Up to the present time / have seen no
Eh5ull W CAlhukG MY dAAlluut Ou Llll5
question, and should | be placed in a
similar position and the same condition
.xist, would again vote against the repeal
II Chapter g. Volume %, Of the Laws of
Delaware. So long as the voters OF this
slate are required to exercise their fran.
hise under the present form of ballot
nd complicated election laws. ! believe
very citizen having the right to vote,
hOuld be furnished with a plain simple
allot, which he can vote without assist
nee and the election laws should be go
lain that the ordinary layman can un
erstand them and the judges OF the
Durt can readily COnstrue them.
"An examination of the records has dis
osed the facts that even with a Voters
ssistant Law in force about five per
antum of the total vote cast was not
lunted because this percentage of ballots
ad been, through ignorance. Improperly
IaTked. II is self evident that with such
a o. and election laws as are now in
rec a voters assistant is essential to en-
)le those voters to cast and have counted
ieir votes as they believed and expected
icy would be.
''As candidate for Governor the voters
this State have a right to be informed
my position on these matters | there
re state that if / am elected Governor
all recommend and advocate to the
gislature at its session in 1913 the pas
ye of a new, short and simPlifed ballot
=, and the repeal of the present Voters
sistant Law and all other ballot laws
lich make the voters assistant necessary
4 trust that no voter in this State will
estion the sincerity of my position in
s NATTER