Word: australian
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...opens with an article on "Caucus Reform" by Mr. Richard H. Dana. Mr. Dana shows the strong necessity for improvement in the American caucus system, and then discusses the proposed reforms. The first step he advocates is "to regulate the system by statute law." He looks to the Australian ballot as the solution of several knotty problems, and instances its success in a recent election in Ward 11 of Boston. It gave publicity to the proceedings, equal power to all voters, more time for voting, and secrecy. The chief difficulty in reforming the caucus is to determine who is entitled...
Subject 19 under History, the "Australian Ballot System," has been excluded from the list of topics...