Word: balloting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...voting was by ballot, each man giving his ballot to the tellers as he left the room. The result of the voting was as follows...
...Saltonstall and F. McDonald tellers for Rantoul. The secretary of the class was appointed to act as the fifth member of this committee. After some discussion the tellers were given full power to decide who was eligible to vote. The roll was called and each man deposited his ballot as his name was called. This process and the counting of ballots took much time and it was after nine when Mr. Follansbee announced the result. Rantoul received 127 votes and Landon 97. The class then proceeded to the election of a vice-president and a secretary. Mr. Newell...
...called for that purpose, as soon as possible after the vacancy occurs. Such election shall be for a term ending with the next annual meeting of the association. A majority vote of all the members present at a meeting, shall be required to elect. All elections shall be by ballot...
...candidates for the crew met Wednesday evening at 14 Wadsworth to accept Mr. Herrick's resignation and elect a successor. At the first formal ballot thirteen votes were cast every one for Mr. J. P. Hutchinson, '90. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Hutchinson decided to accept the position...
...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...