Word: balloting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...voting shall be secret, check lists being used. The class shall vote in 12 sections, two tellers receiving and counting the votes from each section. Voting by proxy shall not be allowed. Whenever a candidate receives a majority of votes cast on a formal ballot, he shall be declared elected...
...round of applause, and called for a speech. Pres. Fairchild briefly replied. For vice-president, E. H. Fennessy, of St. Paul's, A. H. Gould of Boston Latin, and F. H. Ladd of Andover, were nominated. Mr. Fennessy had 197 out of 256 votes, but, as the ballot for secretary and treasurer was about to be taken, he was saved a speech...
Candidates were numerous for secretary and treasurer, H. S. Colton of Exeter, H. R. Storrs of the Roxbury Latin, A. G. Robinson of Andover, P. Warren of Cambridge, and B. Frothingham of Boston. Two ballots were taken without decisive result, but the contest was narrowed down on the third ballot to the two leading men. Storrs had 79 votes to 65 for Colton. With three times three for Storrs, the meeting broke up, and the men quietly dispersed without any show of disorder...
...names, to H. A. Bull, 36 Felton Hall, by Wednesday, when the committee will appoint one man to nominate each candidate (candidates may be of any party.) All other men wishing to speak for any candidate will be allowed to second his nomination in two-minute speeches. On the ballot, each delegate will vote for one man for the nomination of each party. After every party has nominated a candidate, an election will be held in order to obtain an expression of the political sentiments of the University. The committee having the convention in charge, is making very complete arrangements...
...largely attended meeting of the Yale freshman class was held in Dwight Hall Wednesday evening for the election of permanent deacons. F. D. Tucker '92, presided. The following men were nominated on the informal ballot - from '95, Sloane, Thomas, Thomson. Cooper, Delano, Richards; from '94 S., Cox, M. Hart. On the formal ballot, Sloane, Thomas, Thomson, Cox and M. Hart were elected...