Millard County Chronicle | 1913-06-26 | Page 1 | Ancient Election Customs.

Ancient Election Customs. No complaint with regard to undue limitation of polling time was possible possi-ble in the old British parliamentary days. The danger wss that polling might be prolonged for a fortnight or a month. Irasttc action to bring the poll tc a close once provoked a riot In the Westminster division of London. Lon-don. At the general election thst began be-gan on April 2i. 1711. the to West-ministerial West-ministerial candidates wers on tbe fifth day of polling well ahead; but aa opposition party of electors approaching approach-ing tbe hustings in Rreat force, the high bailiff (ho favored the minis-. lrlslits declared thst be feared a riot, and closed the poll. Tbe baffled voters rioted and tbe military were callfd out. The high bailiff bad afterward after-ward to apologlie on his knees to tbe speaker and pay a Navy fine.