Ballot
a means of expressing an individual choice for a public or other officer or a measure of public imporofficer or a measure of public imporindicates his preference at an election. indicates his preference at an election. election, is applied to a ball used for ball for or against an individual, the arrangement sometimes is that if the vote be designed in his favor, then a white ball is used, but if it be intended to be against him, then one of a black color is used whence the phrase "to blackball one."
In ancient Athens and the other votes had to be taken on political quesa BALLOU tions. In England it constituted one parties being at first opposed to it, as of the five points in the Chartist proparties deeming it Gradually, however, the mass of the cies being at first opposed to it, as and opposition to it on the part of the revolutionary project. till, at last, while Mr. Gladstone was and opposition to it on the part of the in the plenitude of his power, a bill, Conservatives became less pronounced, legalizing it as an experiment for eight years, was passed during the session of In the United States the ballot was in use in the early colonial times.
Ballot reform is a term applied to such ts in methods of voting as improvements tions. In 1895 every State in the United tend to eliminate unfairness at elec- North Carolina and South Carolina, had States, excepting Georgia, Louisiana, adopted some reformed plan of balloting, modified to suit local conditions. The based on the Australian system, and first States that adopted a reformed plan were Massachusetts, for the whole State, and Kentucky, Louisville, both in 1888. Subsequently, experience and legislation have led to a ky, for the city of experience and legislation have led to a than 40 States now employing the single the titles of the officers are arranged single ballot are in use: (a) One, folthe titles of the officers are arranged lowing the Australian plan, in which one which groups all names and offices didates and of the party following; (b) by parties. by parties. one which groups all names and offices the substitution for the ballot paper, of a voting machine. which is folded and deposited by hand, can Universalist clergyman, journalist, and historian, born at Halifax, Vt., Oct. 18, 1796; was the first President of successful as editor of the "Universalist Tufts College (1854-1861), and was very Magazine." He wrote "Ancient History book (1837). He died at Somerville, successful as editor of the "Universalist Mass., May 27, 1861.
American journalist, born in Boston, Mass., May 27, 1861. book (1837). He died at Somerville, April 14, 1820. Besides editing "Bal- American journalist, born in Boston, he wrote "History of Cuba" (1854); lou's Pictorial," "Ballou's Monthly," etc., he wrote "History of Cuba" (1854) Southern Cross," "Footprints of Travel," founders and the editor-in-chief of the etc. In 1872 he became one of the Boston "Globe."
Egypt, March 27, 1895.
He died in Cairo, BALL'S BLUFF