The New York herald., 1922-11-07

been filled and the polls will open at 6
o'clock this morning with adequate
staffs. The poll officials were instructed
70 be in their seats at 5 80 this morn
ing. The borough offices of the Board
of Elections will be kept open until
completion of tho count and filing of
the returns. If the result is close that
may mean keeping open all tonight and
tomorrow night Mr. Voorhis and
Charles L. Heydt will be in charge of
the Manhattan headquarters in the Mu-
nicipal Building.
Distribution of ballots was made by
the police this morning before the open
ing of the polls. A total of 2,061, $50
ballots was distributed to the 2,747 poll
ing places. There are in the city 2,749
election districts, but two, the Thirty
seventh and Thirty eighth of the Seven
teenth Assembly district In Manhat-
tan, are without registered voters and
consequently there will be no polling
places in these districts. These districts
are located somewhere in Central
Park" and are the result of some fine
district splitting.
The ballots printed by the Martin B.
Brown Printing Company were delivered
by the printing company directly to the
police. Each election district received
$50 official general ballots and the same
number of Questions submitted" bal
lots which contain the two constitu-
tional amendments to be voted on with
the exception of four election districts
in Brooklyn which received 800 ballots.
These districts are the Seventh and tn I,
Forty-first of the Sixteenth Assembly
district. the Thirty fifth of the Eigh-
teenth Assembly district. and the Forty
seventh of the Eighteenth Assembly
district. Sample ballots to be dis
tributed will number 10 per cent. of the
official ballots. or 206,1 175.
Regulations.
All voters in line for voting, whether
inside or outside of the polling place
at p. NJ, are entitled to vote and in
spectors of election are ordered to direct
the policeman assigned to the polling
place to station himself at the end oe
the line of prospective voters.
A woman married since she registered
will have to sign her former name and
her present name, the board has ruled,
and a person entitled to vote may have
assistance If at the time of registration
an oath Of illiteracy or physical dis
ebilty had been made, or il he or she
net with an accident since registration
day.
Election officers were warned ito be
courteous and considerate in their deal
ings with voters and they are expected
to ask and receive all proper assistance
and protection from the policeman de-
tailed to the polling place" Also the
instructions point out that election
officers must be civil in manner and
conduct to the landlord of the polling
place. to the janitor of the public school
or to any other person in charge, and
they are strictly forbidden to damage,
Use. handle or in any way interfere with
any property, furniture or merchandise
within the polling place or make or per-
nit unauthorized use of the telephone"
THE Honest Ballot Association" said
William NJ. Chadbourne, chairman of It's
executive committee, believes that the
election tomorrow ought to be the
cleanest election in the history OF New
York city. The association is especially
pleased with general order No. 45 issued
by the Police Department. which de-
fines in specific terms which every po-
lice officer can understand the rights
of watchers and the duties of election
officers. These orders were drafted by
Mr.. Albert S. Bard. vice-presldent OF
the Honest Ballot Association. and were
adopted by the Police Department with
only minor notifications.
"In addition the Police Department Is
stationing an additional policeman in
some GOO polling places, which the Hon.
est Ballot Association Indicated as
places where trouble Is likely to occur
THE Honest Ballot Association has
organized a strong force of watchers
numbering about 400. which will be
placed In districts where experience in
dcates that special frauds are likely
to be committed"