Word: balloting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Union for many years was held last evening. After receiving the reports of the retiring officers, the Union proceeded to vote for officers. The candidates for president were J. M. Perkins, G. P. Costigan and J. F. Morton, all from '92. Mr. Perkins had a majority on the informal ballot and was elected on the first formal ballot over Mr. Costigan, Mr. Morton having withdrawn. F. W. Dallinger '93 was elected vicepresident and A. B. Keeler '94, secretary and trensurer. After a vote of thanks to President O'Brien and the retiring board of officers the meeting adjourned...
...amendments to the constitution were unanimously adopted. Article first, which treats of the name of the organization was amended so as to read Reform Club in place of Free Wool Club. Article second, wherein a declrration of principles is made, was amended so as to include Civil Service and Ballot Reforms, together with Tariff Reform. The statement of the opinions of the club in regard to free raw materials was left untouched, the change providing merely for an extension of the club's interests and not in any sense a repudiation of the principles upon which the club was founded...
...greater national significance will speak under the auspices of the club since not only the range of subjects which can be pertinently touched upon, will be wider but there will be nothing in such a name as the Harvard Reform Club which might make the most timid, suppose of ballot reformers, dread being compromised to free trade, as he might with some reason fear, by speaking publicly under the auspices of a Free Wool Club...
...regular debate of the Harvard Union was held last evening. The question for the evening's debate was: Resolved, "That the poll tax as a qualification for the ballot should be abolished...
Subject: "Resolved, That the Poll tax as a qualification for the ballot should be abolished...