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THE TRIBUNE.
New. York Constitutional Convention.
srveNra WEEK-xx1ynlru pAY.


xentees and Immigrants-Nt ivism-Worden
on Competent Electors-A Litigous Constitu-
t;on--Who are Who, and What is Whati
ALsAsY. Friday, July II. 1916.
TO ne Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: The Chancellor has this day sent to the
Convention account Of moneys under the control
of his Court The system under which he acts, and
It's results deserve the serious consideration OF NOR
slis,s. especially tina, prominent division of them
known es Statesmen. The cash under the Chancei
lors control. amounts az he Informs the Convention
10 Two Millions. MISE HUNDRED ASD TwESrY-
osE THOUSAND, NINE HUsDRED DoLLARs-only y
The Report OF Mr.. Flagg, the Comptroller, rela-
tive to toe Debt and Revenues of this State has
mystery about it's out-has not been upreasona-
bly, delayed-is well, economically, and correctly
prtnled-an6, as connected with taxation, public
improvements and the general welfare requires to
be carefully read and it's statements critically ex-
amined.
This has been day Of divisions, records yeas and
nays-all of them about that endless Report of May
or Morris on the Executive. which has occupied
nearly tho whole Of the sitting. Tomorrow they
begin with the 4th section.
The Chancellor's Report gave rise 10 oiseuneion
on Printing, in the course OF which ny Al tEh.oH
remarked that, when be was IN The Leglsatufe' tue
Journal of 10 day was printed and OF the taoies OF
members on the morrow, or the day ioilowing-oot
here the Journal is only printed up TO June 23tb
and this 10 the 17th Of Joly.
Report on the observation-disclosures &c
The Convention, at 10 O'Clock, took up for con-
liberation the amended Report Of Committee No. 5.
DR. A. HuxrIsGTos (of suffolk moved to amend
the Cd by adding provision that the People should
not be empowered 10 vote for, or elect any person
under 80 Years OF age. az Governor, which was con
cured in, 81 against 40.
DR. HARRISON moved to amend the same by ad-
ding another provision that man should De voted
for or eligible to the Office OF Governor unless he was
BORN in the United States This was EE6ATlyED-
lO7 10 g. The minority, thus DESTROYS to disquality
every citizen by choice. consisted Of Messrs. Du-
bois of Duchess, Hiram Gardner OF Niagara,
(McLeod's Couusel) Gebhard Of Scoharie Harri.
son of Staten Island, PenDiman OF Orleans and
Wood of Rockland. Three Locos and three
whigs-four natives of this and TWO Of other
States.
Traders who advertise should keep good mer
chandise. SO long as the sign OF the Union is
.Equa Rights to ALL policy like that pursued by
Van Buren, and the Native majority in 1921, which
insuted and Knocked the invited citizen, was bad
policy. Better take down the sign The majority
of 1886 who pu; down Nativism and restored the
good old rule of l777, consisted OF
Messrs. Angel Archer, Ayrauit r. Bsokus' u nacH
U.s. Bascom bergen, Bouck. Bowdinh Brsytsn. Brown
Bruce Brupdage Bull, Burr. CHmbreeng. ID d. Camp
bell. r. Campbell Jr. Csndce, Chahed, Clark, Clyde
Copely Cook, Cornell Crooker, Cuddeoack: Dana
Danfor,h Dodd Dorlon. Flanders Forsyth Graham,
Greene Harris, Hart. Hawley. Hoffman, Hotchsiss,
Hunt Hunter, A. Huntington, F. Huntington hutchin'
sou Eyde Jones, Jordan. K-mble Herman Kingsley,
Kirkland Looms, Mann. McEitt. Maxwell Miller. Nor
ris Murphy Esllis, Nicholas Nicol O'Conor. Parish
Patterson Porter Powers, Rhoades. Richmond, Rser.
Russell st John Salisbury Sears. Shaw, Sheldon, Shep
ard Simmons E. Spencer, Stanton; Stephens stctor,
Stow, Strong, Swackhsmer Taft, Taggart Talmadge'
j. ]. Taylor, w. Taylor Tilden, sIownsend, Tuhiil'
Vache Van Scboonboven Warren, Waterbury, White,
Willard Witbeck. Wordeu. A Wright. Yawger, A. w.
Young j. YouuRs, the p rcsdent-lO7
/ rather think that the delegates in general are
TO the foil, as liberal the constituencies will per
nit The lack of Knowledge 10 American insti
tutions, and OF general information on the part OF
many adopted citizens. unfavorably predisposes
some constituencies, and think there is a Jealousy
and feeling Of nationality which operate unievor
ably toward the immigrant. / remember story
told by the Phiadephans, of an lrishman's son
there born 10 Pennsylvania, who joined the ndtireS
and went often 10 their meetings, for which his pa
rent repeatedly logged him. At last the young
nATIvE roae in the meeting and stated his grievan.
ces-but when the brethren began TO condole with
him. he turned round quite seriously aud assured
them that he cared nothing for the oggings not he
what had really hurt his feengs was the degrading
fact that he had been thus whpt by d for
eignerr'
In Scotland any British subject is eligible 10 rep.
resent Edinburgh or Glasgow-there is no personal
or pecuniary qualification The lrishman who lands
in Quebec in the morning may buy land in that
county Of noon. worth $40 year. and vote in the
evening for member Of Parliament. No oath is
required, unless some candidate ask him 10 be sworn
at the hustings. Formerly land perhaps nowl II an
Englishman landed nj New York, and took up his
residence in The United States. Upper Canada re-
quired purgation of seven years residence there
thereafter before he could vote there Our Ameri-
cans are equally eccentric. Well might Mr. Stet-
son ask the members who were opposing Mr.. Wor-
denis test motion to day-"I IL you can and do trust
the people to choose to capacity and character.
why not as to age7 If you leave weighty matters
,ko- -hxtp dpnl,f in fa
which comparatively small T.
The third division. on which the ayes and noes
were taken, was another small cobweb 10 bind the
giant. on the pful grounds taken against Ckdncel-
Tor Kent and Judge Spencer in 1921 BY the Rutler
or Albany Regency faction, that their judicial wis
dom left them precisely at 60; and therefore they
must then quit the bench to make way for yoang
partisan judges. The bench of the Supreme Court
Of the Union might be filled by men of so, 65. 20. or
IS but nll such were unfit 10 be judges OF this State
although they might be Governors il the people
chose TO elect theml The Delegates who voted
that no man 10 the State was fit 10 be Governor after
he was 90 years cid, were Mcssrs Angel Archer,
r Campbell. Chai6cld, Cook, Cornell Ho,chkiss.
AT least took the names down 30. l hope l am in
error rs TO Chs,hed, for such would be in the
very teeth of his previously expressed opinions but
believe that such was his vote.
The 60 years RlT and the native hit not Citing
well, Mr., ANGEL rose and said he pleased 10
foreigners come here-,hey did our work-got their
he thought they would have lingering feelings in ia
vor of their orR cowntry, which would unfit them
al least until they had passed five or ten years here
from being fit candidates for the Executive Chair
he thought ii unsafe TO trust them ,here-whie ma
tives born got from 81 TO 30l years OF quarantine,
why not foreigners Who could say it was OPP
pressive to require foreigner no sought an asylu
hero. TO wait a few years, ArTER HE HAD ACQUIRED
THE RIGHTS OF A CITIZEN before he could be q can
didate for the Governors Office :
Mr. Angel is a strong NATIVE in feeling, (notwih-
Standing his second vote but good humored,
worthy man. fMr. Conservative and Mics Naive
should go wooins together this Fall, it will soon
be match, fas the member for Allegany is con-
cerned.
DR.. HARRISON rose and made strong native
speech
JHa County is tho Quarantine Station. and suppose
that ioks ak eight weeks rather crois Gus
TONERS down there in Staten Island Be this as 1t may,
tho worthy Doctor, although as a Chti.iisu he may
agree thst adopted citizens should be Kings and Priest.
IN tho world to come, aeems resolved that they shall
hold no ofhee OF honor here He may sit easy There
no country 10 the world less disposed than the United