Word: balloting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...voting today is being done by secret ballot. It began at 9 o'clock and continued until 1 p. m., when the polls were closed for one hour. The balloting will stop at 5 o'clock. In the morning a very heavy vote was polled which was overwhelmingly in favor of the adoption of the new rules...
...citizen loses his individuality and tends to transfer the power from the people to the politicians. Such action is narrowminded and bigoted, and tends to overthrow the fundamental principles of American government. From party allegiance has arisen political corruption, and this is the deadliest enemy of political life. Bribery, ballot-box stealing, and election riots are evidence of what comes in consequence of such allegiance. It is simply because of party organization that the balance of power is often given to the ignorant foreign class who are quite ready to follow the party which pays most for their votes. Under...
...first one was held in Sanders Theatre January 14, 1892. The debaters were, for Yale, R. R. Upton, W. E. Thoms and W. P. Aiken; for Harvard, G. P. Costigan, Jr., R. C. Surbridge and A. P Stone. The subject was: "Resolved, That a young man, casting his first ballot in 1892, should vote for the nominees of the Democratic party." No decision was rendered...
...final ballot for vice-president of Memorial was taken last night. The vote in detail...
...Another ballot for vice-president of the Harvard Dining Association was taken last evening. None of the three candidates received a majority...