Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 4, 1910, Page 6

NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1910 MOW TO VOTE THE NEW BALLOT Electors Should Read Instructions Carefully Beforef Voting—Some Don’ts Which Should be Regarded. in regard to the Australian baliot whioh 18 10 be used here for the first time in November there is much for | thie voters to learn. Accompanving is | 4 sampie of the ballot which will be voted here naxt month. The laws passed concerming the ballot will be of interest @nd in part are as follows: The Ballots. Seetion 1632. Ballota; how furnished; form. (As amended by Sec. 3, Chap.| 250, Public Acts of 1909.) All ballots used at clections held on thé Tuesday after the first Monday In November and at all special elections held for the parpose of alecting officers voted for em said day shall be preparsd by the -um‘:f the state and printed at the expehee of the state. All bal-, lots used at sll regular town, city and boreugh elections, and at all speciall electors’ meetings held for the purpose of elécting offivers voted for at such olectlons, shall ba printed by the sec- ratary of the state st the expense of *he tewn, city or boreugh for which such ballots are prapared. All such vallots ehall be printed on plain white vaper of umiferm color, qualicy end thiclness for each allol of the same crass, (o be determined by smid secre- ary. In addftion to the wfficiai en- dersament, which shell appaar on the back thereof, all bailoes snall contain a list of the candifintes of the sev DV'}II' pofitical parties whioh shall be printed in paraliel columns. Bach column ehall be headed by the name of such party, | and shail be arrangzd in such order s 1he secretars shall direct, precedence, however, being given to the party which polled the Righest number of votes for governor the last preceding general aiaction for such effice, and so on. The nomber of sugh columns shall exceed By ene the number of separate tickeis o° candidates to be voted for at the place for which the bailot 2d. The titte of the office, to. the names of ihe candi- dates therefor, shail be printed in a space oue-half inch in depth and at least two inches in width, defined by ight horigontal lines, with a blank space on the jeft therenf one-fourth of an ineh wide enciosed on both sides by heavier daric lines, which space shall be known 2s the voting space, the same Gepth as ihe space coutaining titia of the office and the naine of the candidate. Whe: tw® or more peraons are to be voted for for the same office, and for the same and sball be of term. on the same pariv t et, the title of the office shall he printed in the first space only. On the right of each ballot shall be a column in whic be printed only the tities of th Mices for whivh candidates may bs shall voted for by electars st the polling ace for which the ballot is printed wsh colomn shall be designated as Rimak Column,” and in such column the voting spaces shall be omitted. but ‘n all other respects sucn blank column shail be a duplicavs of the political = ootwmn upon each ballot. Any e r mAy write in such column the of llx person for whom he de- 2:1. vofe for the office designated in {be space where such nam> may be weltten, and ewch ballot shall be count- s the caadidate whose name ig =o writien; ead where the names of two more candidates of the same polit- ical party, end fer tha eame office, ap- pear printed on such bailot, and the T ber of mames on sueh ballot for “uch office does not aqual the number for m any elector s entitled to ote, he may make a cross-mark “X’ n the voting apass at the i2ft of the name of sny candidate in any other party column for whom he desires to vote, or Be may write in the proper space in the blank column the name \f any pevsen not printed on such bal- %, for whom h= destres to vote. Whera “lecsors of president and vice presi- dent are to ©8 voted for, the title prigted ower the names of the candi- daten theesfor shall rzad “electors of president and vies president:” and where a representative at large in con gvess is to be voted fo the titl printzd over the name o cand dawe therefor shall read ‘“representa- 1fve at large” and shall be placed on 1he ballpt next bef “representative and where siate officers , the title of those “governor,” offfcers shall Tead Tenant govermor’ ‘‘secretary,’ “ires urer,” wmha and “attorney T otively; and where other be voted for, the titles of the offices shall be descibed s they are raspectively des «tftutfon of this etat= bed tn the con or If not therein entioned, then their titles shall be describtd as they are described in the sthtutes wiich create them. respeciiva- The fttes of the officers voted for and the names of the candidates shall 18 pritted on the fece of th black Mk and in tvpe of uniferm size <nd style. The name of the pa be In Imarger dvpe than that rinting the titles of the offi he names of the candidates, the { d style of which tvpe shall be the | same tiroughout the ballot, and shal preserined by the sec fore any election hal o Split Vote—How Taken. | Sec. 2. Chap. 250 (130%). Al ballat =hall be printed with a blank cir three-fourths of an inch in diameter abeve the 1 of the party at the 1838 of the tickes or list of candidates. amd when any elector shail desire to! ote » straignt ticket he shall place a oss mark (X) within the circle at| tha head af the ticket which he zo de to vote. In case two or more | - are to be elecied to fill the! 22ma office any elector may split such | neflot by placing a crose merk (X) in| the voting =pace on the left and be- fors the names of such candidates for | whom he desires to cast such ballot, | sueh mark to be inaddition to the| savic reguirad to be placed within said circle. In the avent that an r lesires to vote For any can nan as hereinbetore provid e shall, | n #adition to the croms mark (X) nads in the circie ay hereinbefore raguired, indicute such choice by phicing a cross mark (X) in the woling spece on the laft and beforatie namesof such can didates /for whem e desires to cas aweh Ballot, nol appearing in the col- | imn which he has desigpated by an X | n tae clicie at is hemd. Al ballots | “hail he printed on the same leal with | w stuB. amd shsll be sevarsted theve- | from by a perforated line. The part | abeve the réovated line, designated as the swsbh, shail extend the entire width of the kallot, and shail he of | suffieient deptnh to aBow insiructions | 5 voters 1o be prisisd thereon, which et be not lews than two inches frem the perforated line to the top theweof. Upon the facs of sach stub aiail be primted, in the tvpe known as Lrevier cepitals, the following: “This taliot shall he rsarked with a pencil having black lead. To vote a s e Cicket, @ oross mark (X) At cirle above one of the party col- To vote a ticiet, that is, of parties, the the ecircle for a nok gentain the for @il offices for demires to vote, Tie cross mark hereinhefore for such didates for such umn on this tic name, if not printed upon the ballot, | in the blank column, under the title of | the office. Any cross mark (X) used for the purpose of | voting will render this ballot void. vou tear, deface ballot, return it Attorney General Light's Opinion. The opinion gi eral Light follows: i “The voter must first make a cross mark (X) with! name of the party at the head of his| B n If he desires to vote a straight | 0f a candidate whose name appears in ticket. within the circle at the head of his | would invalidate your ballot and is un- party ticket. necessary. You have already scratclhi- “But an elector must keep in mind | ed his name by placing the X in front that he is not to place a cross before of John M Brady, his opponent. e cagse may arise In voting a split ticket where you wish to elinate some candidate from a vote: that is, you do not wish to vote for him. If the is no opponent for whom you wish to vote, write in the blank col- a greater. number of names for any | | office than the number appearing up- | on his own ticket for that particulay office. “He must also keep in mind th.'fl.t in’ case he desires to vote a split ticket, | | | 1 he must place the cross at the left of zach name voted for on both tickets (where two or more are named for the same office on one ticket). “Any other mark than the cross mark (X) will render his ballot void.” Other Instructions. The following instructions may throw light upon some of the ques- tions that have arisen: Tt . How to_ Voie a Straight Ticket— imark this| Place an X in the circle above the | column which you wish to vote. Black lead pencil, only, may be used. IFold up the ballot in the same way that you received it. How to Vote a Split Ticket—Place an X in the circle above the column which you wish to vote in the main. Then place an X in front of the name offices in another col- | ket, or by writing the | other mark than the! or wrongl and obtain another.” | iven by Attorney Gen- | n the cirele above the ticket. he will not make any other | another column for whom you wish mark upon it sires to split hi: one or in the ther ticket for whom he desires to tire republican ticket, with thei sentative. In that case vou place an st his ballot. But in case two or| ion of the candidate for comp- | X before the names of Henry W. Tib- miore persons are to be elected to fill | for which office vou prefer the | bits and Albert J. Bailey, and placing thie same office, and any elector desires | candidate on the democratic ticket.|[an X in the circle of the prohibition to split his ticket, he will place a cross | Place an X in the circle over the re- [ party. In case you want to vote for mark (X) in the voting space on the! publican colunm 2 ‘e an X before | Robert McNeely and Henry W. Tib- left and before the names of such can- | the name of John M. Brady, the dem- | bits, vou place an X before both names. didates for whom he desires to cast| ocratic candidate for combptroller. Do You are entitled to vote for two reo: such baliot, such marke to be in addi- | not tlon to the mark required to be placed | name of Tho: mere nemes upon the other | ticket, he will make a cross mark (X) | vating space on the left and be- | fore the name of the candidate on the | atever; but if he de- | to vote. This resisters s ticket by voting for ! the candidate checked and is equiva- lent to scratching the corresponding name in your own party column. teh or D. Br try to sc mark out the dstreet, as that Take the above ballot as an example. You are a republican and wish to vote | | representatives on umn some name in the space opposite the name you wish to eliminate. This will accomplish your purpose. Any name probably would be permitted in the blank column, but is might be well to use the actual name of a vot- er in tie towa, rather than a fictitious name. Although the instructions on the ballot say something about not using a name in the blank column which is printed on the ticket, a liberal con- struction, it would seeg, would allow | the use of a name of a man even if it is on the bailot, if it is written in the blank column at a place not corres- ponding to the place where it appears printed. How to Vote for Representatives.— It may be that you wish to vote for two tickets. Be | careful to indicate in such case each vour vote for man that vou vote for. The reason is that you mmust not vote for more than: two representatives on the ticket. For example: You may be a prohi- bition voter and want to vote for ihe two republican candidates for repre- resentatives, and if vou split your ticket an X must go b ore both names | you wish to vote for. If you check but }une, only that one will be counted. How to Vote for Justices of the Peace. —TFach party names 17 candidates for justices or has that privilege, so that it is necessary to vote for 17 in order to have any of them count. The oniy trouble, as before. will come by an attempt to split the ticket. a republican and desire to vote for Franklin H. Brown for justice, place 1f you are X before Franklin H. Brown's name. You must ptace an X before 16 jifstices on the republican ticket. You can split vour vote for justices so as to take in @l four tickets, but in doing so 17 names must be checled. The reason for this is that if 2 republican should place an X before a democrat's name the counters have no way of telling what other 16 justices he wishes to vote for, as there is no indication that it is nec- essarily the name opposite which he wishes to scratch. ] i i 1 Judge of Probat | tion_ticket no nomination was made | by the prohibition party, but those vot- | Ing_that ticket can write in the name i of Nelson J. Ayling or piace an X be- | fore his name in the | epuilican col umn, or of courss for any judge of pro- | hate candigate for whom he may wish to vote. 2 Voting for a Few Names Only. Many have asked how a voter should mark is ballot if he desired to vote one or two names on the en- tire ticiet. in remard to thiz, Attorney General | Ligit says that the mames of those | whom the voter wishes to cast his bal- lot for can be written in the blank | columm. but no mark should be placed |in the circle at the head of any other | ticket. ¥or instance, if an elector does with an X in the circle at the top, no matter whether you vote a straight or split ticket. An Insulting “Question. “Is Connecticut for sale? This tion ought to be answered before day. Nov. 8."—Hartford Times. That question has been answared— several times—twice in the days of not want to vote any of the ticket on the ballot, but wishes to vote for Charles A. Goodwin, he should write his name in the blank space where it says governor. and do nothing more. | | Any other candidate he wishes to vote | | for should be written in the same way. Don’ts. TFollowing are a few don’ts which the ues- 'ues- the X in the republican circle and they —On the prohibi- | voters will do well to regara: peace), ticket and vote for one or more | some other column. will be counted. other names as above directed. | tion of the X. cross the lines of the circle. {any lines through any name. | delible lead pencil. to correct it or fix it | take, try | surrender it to the moderator in charge | | and get 2 new ballot. | Don’t in c: | leader or candidate for advice Don’t place an X at the left of any name in a column when you have al- ready placed an X in the circle at the | top of the same column, except when | more than one candidate is to be chos- en for the same office (as in the case of representatives and justices of the and vou wish “to split your | candidates and not for others. | must then place an X in the square af | the left of each name or names of such | candidates for whom you wish to vote, | | whether in your own party column or In such case only | the names thus marked with the X Don’t make any mark on a ballot ex- i(‘e‘pt an X in the circle or an X before | Don’t retrace or line over any por- | Domt allow any portion of the X to | Dom’t under any circumstances draw Don't use a pen or any colored or. in- Dor’'t in case vou accidentally matk | your ballct improperly, or make a mis- you are in doubt hes | tate to ask the moderator or any party | Abraham Lincoln, on a number of oc- casions since the days of Gramt, quite emphatically two years ago. ‘Connecticut cannot be bought, sold or traded off, If any man knows of an j instance where effort has been made to influence the acts of votera in con- ventions or anywhere else in this cam- paign, his duty is plain—that duty is to accuse openly, plainly, fearlessiy. Tha people of this state are getting ick of veiled charges, innuendo, dec- larations which do not hesitate to ac- cuse. but lack the courage to point ! plainly 1o those it is alleged deserve to be accused. There is no excuse for declaring the people of this state corrupt and con- tented. Such declarations are never made except for the purpose of preju- dicing the public mind, in the hope that somebody’s political ambitions will be benefited. Because one man or haif a dozen men are susbected of being thieves no sane man thinks of asking, from a public platform, in the press or any- where else the insulting question—Does Connccticut believe in theft? That scrt of thing may happen in the Middletown house for crazy people, but it doesn't happen anywhere else, and the people would not stand for it. Let no gullty man escape. If thera be a guilty man, peint him out. The people of this siate want no gulity man shielded. but they nev fail to resent heing stabbed in the back, It is tima to put up or shut up.—New of such | You up, but | Don't forget to mark your ballot| Haven Times-Leader. at large Sample of Australian Ballot to Be Used at State Election Here Showing how a demoocrat wiil mark his ballot if he wishes to vote for Theodore Bodenwein, whose name is not on the ticket, for secretary of state; also for Samuel E. Beardsiey of the Socialist ticket for representative as hefore, at the polling piace. REPUBLICAN STMEON E BALDWIN PRO GOVERNOR fats HIBITION GOVERNOR L Y. @ HOHENTEAL Judge Ayling on the republican ticket for the orobate court, and for Fred Dearing, of the democratic tickst, and 8. Howard Mead, of the prohibition ticket, for representatives. once made amd no other marks made on the ballot than those shown below. No one should make the mistake of using a baliot from the paper, as they are not official, and cannot be used in voting. SOCIALIST GOVERNOE. ROBERT HUNTER No X marks should be traced over after Ballots will be supplied _ BLANK COLUMN GOVEENOR L TEUTENANT GOVERNOR DEXNIS A BLAKESIFE LIZUTENANT GOVERNOR ANDREW J BROUGHET LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BERJAMIN ¥ BEARDSLEY T LIEUTENANT GOTERNOR WILLYAM APPLEGATE LIESTENANT GOVERNOR SECRETARY OF STATE MATTHE®R H ROGERS SECRETAR SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY OF BTATE TREASURER CosTE! LLO LIPPITT COMPTROLLER THOMAS D BRADSTREET JOHN M BRADY RAY K LINSLEY JAMES J MC INTYRE ZALMON CHARLES J PANCHER ELLA REEVE BLOOR THEQDORE BODENWEIN TREASURER TREASURER TREASURER EDWARD T BROWN EMIL GORIS COMPTROLLER COMPTROLLER COAMPTROLLER COMPTROILER ATTORNEY G JOHN H LIGHT ATTORNEY ¢ TALCOTT H R ATTORNEY GENERAL NO NOMINATION ATTORNEY GENERAL REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE IN CONGRESS WILLIAM P BARSTOTW REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS EDWIN W HIGGI REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS RAYMOND I JODOIN REPRESENTATIVE IN C i | NGRESE JAMES M YOUNG REP! REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE IN CONGRESS SAMUEL T BrARDELEY REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE IN CONGRESS VE IN CONGRESS EDWARD PERKINS CLARKE REPRESENTAYIVE IN CONGRERS SENATOR CHARLES S AVERY SENATOR WILLIAM CROWE SENATOR FRED HOLDSWORTR SENATOR JUDGE OF PROBATE NELSON J AYLING JUDGE OF PROBATE THOMAS M SHIELDS SHERIFE SIDNEY A BROWN JUDGE OF PROBATE NO NOMINATION et e JUDGE OF PROBATE ALBERT POARDMAN JUDGE OF PROBATE REPRESENTATIVES HENRY W TIBBITS FRED DEARING ROBERT MC NEELY ALBERT J BAILEY JORN F CRANEY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FRANKLIN EDWARD T BURKE X H BROWN RUDOLPE A KROHN SHERIFF SHERIFF SHERIFF SHERIFF LAWRENCE ASHCRAFT DAVID T DONAHUE CHARLES TRIMBACK REPR REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES 8 HOWARD MEAD WALTER H WOLVERTON JUSTICES OF THE PEACE CHARLES S STORMS JUSTICES OF THE PEACE DANIEL POLSKY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AMOS A BALDWIN ALBERT § BAILEY JORN ¥ COUGHLIN JORN H BARNES WILLIS A RRISCOR TEREMIAH 1 DESMOND RODERICK M DOUGLASS WILLIAM € NOYES AMOS A BROWNING Jo5EPHE T FANNING ECGENE CARROLL SAMUEL LAMBERT ARTHUR F FULTON JosEPR 1 FIEIDZ TNATION 8 ASHBEL CRANDALL WILLIAM ¥ ®rnL TEANE HAGLUND NO NOMINATION JOHN ECCLES CHARLES V JAMES FRED J HAGLUND NO NOMINATION THOMS J EELLY GILBERT S RATMOND THOMAS H SHIELDS WILLIAM H SHIELDS | | NOMINATION \‘ [ | | | KD NOMINATION 0 NOMINATION NO NOMINATION NO NOMINATION NO NOMINATION DONALD G PERKINS LEE ROY ROBEINS CHARLES F THAYER NOMINATION NO NOMINATION NO NOMINATION NO NOMINATION THOMAS A ROBINSON NO NOMINATION el