The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-30

tuition OF the Emitted states provides
that the executive power shall be
vested In president of the United
States, who shall hold his. office dur
ing the term Of four years, and who,
together with a vice president chosen
at the same time. shall be elected In
the following manner:
Each state shall appoint. in such
manner Mt the legislature thereof may
direct, number Of electors equal to
the whole number OF senators and
to which the state
may, be entitled in congress. After
being selected by the legislature, as
the law of the state. may prescribe,
these electors shall meet In their re-
spectlve states and vote by ballot FOR
president and Hvicespresident. They
shall then. make distinct lists OF all
persons voted for for president and
votes OF EACH, which lists they shall
sign, certify and transmit under seal
to the president of the senate at
Washington ana he shall. in the pres
ence. of the senate and house OF. rep
resentatives, open all such certificates
and the votes therein shall be counted.
The laws. OF the. state of Tennessee
prescribe that each Congressional dis
trict shall be entitled to one elector
and that there shall be two electors
for the state at large, The state OF
Tennessee has ten congressional dis
tricts, 30 that having one elector for
each congressional district and two
from the state at large, the state OF
Tennessee has twelve electors.
Three Candidates for President. (.
In marking your ballot yot should
put q, cross mark (x) opposite ana "
the right OF the names of 'eacir OF the
twelve electors of the candidates Tor
president and 'vice-president' for whom
you wish to vote; The ballots VIII sinct eon
those for James NJ. Cox and, Franklin
ID. Roosevelt, the nominees of the dem
ocratic party; those of warren o.
Harding and Calvin Coolidge, the nom.
inees OF the. republican party, a IN,
Steadman, the nominees OF the social
list party.
The next three sections Of the ballot
will contain the names OF the canul-
dates for representative in congress
for governor and for railway ana pup
lie utilities commissioner. There are
three candidates for each Of these po-
sitions, and you should, Indicate your
choice by making a cross mark "a op.
posite the name OF the Scandiuate -.
whom you wish to vote. Vote only loi
one for each office. Do not make any
other mark on the ballot.
The remainder of the ballot will con-
tain. the names Of candidates forsena'
tors, representatives in the genera as
sernbly| and tfiOterial Representative
Under the heading Of state sseDatot,'
from the Seventeenth district there W.
be two names: vote ior one. 4, ~.
general assembly there will be tweiv'
names arranged alphabetically Seiec
ak candidates. from this aipnapetlca
list OF twelve and put a. cross MuI
(x) opposite each Of their n e, vo,,. d,
your ballot will not be counted. unnel
the heading Of floteriai Representative
there win be two names: vote tpr one
Before going TO the, polls TO cast you
vote, make up your a m,hos w ~ Ike pcll
60 at once to the officer in charge Q
the ballots, hand him your registrati y,
Certificate. and he will hand you an OF
ficiai ballot Take this ballot 10 ON ON
OF the voting booths. where you WI
a anu Instructed. Remember that yo'
musr allow no one to assist or 10 Sc
Won in marking your ballot. except Una
blind persons or persons otnerw,s
physically unable to- do 80 may pc az
sisted By the officer q eIe' 81 tbe baiio
that IL was marked with his assist
ance.
Before leaving the voting shelf, folt
your ballot so that the marks tnereoi
will not be visible, but so that I'M
printing on the back and the numoers'
then present same TO the receiving Oh
ficer OF election with certificate OF reg
istration and see your ballot is place.
in the ballotbox Immediately. Snoui'
YOU spoil q ballot you viii be permit
ted to return same and get announcer
II Other. persons are waiting 70 'ot !,
mark your ballot, but II no others ar
waiting you may be allowed ten min
Do not discuss with any one inside
Of the polls how you intend to vote O
how you have voted, and DO not Az Az
questions OF anya one inside the poll
except the officer OF election. who will
be in charge OF the voting place.
Remember that there Ii only one wal
TO mark a ballot and that is by a eros
mark (x) opposite and to the rlsnt y
the names Of the candidates for whon
you wish to vote. ana paliots WnI MI, no No
" on account Of the fact that this 4
the first presidential election In whicf
women have been allowed 10 vote, u y
probable that the voting places VIII D.
unusually crowded. especially durint
It As Of great Importance that you vot'
TSe polis win be open In all OF tn
wards OF the city OF Chattanooga ant
the districts of the county OF Hamii
ton promptly at z o'clock an anu :,