The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-01
EXPECT LARGEST
VOTE EVER CAST !
IN BENNINGTON
Nearly $500 Names Have Been
Placed on Check List
VOTERS ARE CAUTIONED
Care Should Me Exercised In Mark.
ing Ballots 50 As to Avoid
Mistakes. ~
VOTERS ARE CAUTIONED

Election day tomorrow will see the
largest vote ever cast in practically
every town in the United States and
that Of Bennington will be no excep.
tion though the registration of wo-
men here has been smaller in proper.
tion than in many towns.
For the benefit of the large number
OF new voters it may be wen to go d
little more into details than for sever.
|al years past. Even men who have
voted for years make blunders and II
would do them no harm to look at the
sample ballots before they go into the
voting booth.
The polls open tomorrow morning
at six O'Clock in Library hall In this
village and in the engine house. at
North Bennington Some OF the elec.
ton officials are sure TO be late and 1t
VIII probably be $3.50 before the Vot-
ing is actually under way.
There are nearly $500 names on the
check list and the vote is sure to be
large. This means that during the
busy hours there will be long line of
voters waiting. Those who wish to
avoid a jam will probably find the
hours from 8 to II in the forenoon
and from to 3 in the afternoon the
best time TO vote.
The polls close at 3 o'clock for town
representative and at o'clock for the
rest OF the ticket. The earlier closing
OF the town representative ballot Is
because 1t is sometimes necessary to
ballot second time for representative
in case no candidate has a majority
on the first ballot. In some towns
there are several candidates but In
Bennington there are only two and
there is sure to be an election on the
| first ballot.
Each voter on entering the enclosed
space at the polling place will be CIV
en- seven separate ballots. The seven
printd ballots are as follows: ballot
for president presidential electoral
for governor and other state officers:
for United States senator, for repre-
sentative in congress, for county Of
| hcers; for town representative; for
the justices of the peace.
Those who wish to vote straight
party ticket will find a square at the
head Of each ballot under the name OF
the party. BY putting q cross in this
Square q voter can vote the whole
ticket. In voting a split ticket, keep
away from the square at the head OF
the ticket and put cross at the right
OF the name voted for, but be sure to
cross no more names than there are
persons to be elected to the office
voted for For instance, do not vote
for more than one candidate for gov.
ernor or y. s. senator but vote for two
candidates, for member of the state
senate and for Is candidates for JUS
tice of the peace.
Republicans who wish TO vote for
Fred c. Martin for governor Will find
his name on the ballot for state Off.
GERS at the head OF the list OF names
OF the Democratic candidates. Put q
cross at the right of his name and
then move back into the Republican
column and cross the names of other
candidates but not the candidate for
governor and do not mark In the
square at the head OF either list.
New voters should remember that
we do not vote for president and vice
president direct but for presidential
electors. The presidential ballot will
bear the names Of Harding and Cool.
idge and Cox and Roosevelt and also
he names of minor candidates. Under
the names of each party candidates
will be found the names of four per,
sons who are candidates for nresiden,
tial electors and these are the ones
actually to be voted for I'm voting for
president II is best to keep away from
the individual names and markin the
square at the head of the ticket.
The weather forecast for tomarrow
is rain or snow and colder. This Is
what is generally called Democratic
weather
The Banner will furnish election re-
turns tomorrow night as usual. Every
body is welcome to come in person OF
to telephone DO not expect to find
out too early. More ballots will be cast
! than ever before and counting will be
slow on that account.