New-York tribune., 1867-08-05
REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES CAF
VERSlL REPRESENTATIONS
To ne Editor Of Ire TribSRS

To ne Editor of Ire TfibmG
SIR: Suppose four-eighths of the population
OF the State Of New-YOTk TO be Republican woelghtas
Democratic, one-eghth Stick-intheMud Conservative
and the other eighth HGh-Pressure Radical on the pr'
cple Of equal representation the theory OF whioh uuue
lies representative democraces, the political senteuts
of the members OF the State Legislature would DC as lo
lows Republican one-hal Democratic one fourth Con-
seryative one-eIghth; Radical oneeghth The resnIS
opber study to the political gathering its justice admit
ted aud a that is wanted Is PLAZA safe ana
plan TO secure its adoption After long anu careful ~
study of the subject have come to the CONCLUSION thas
the clements of a true solution are
The division of the whole number OF votes cast az
any election by the number OF members required 10 as
g. The doctrine oi Preferences and custodianship.
have tried TO embody these ideas the accompanying
PLAN FOR UNIVERSAL REPRESENTATION.
First The abolition o. @ aSc FOR
the purposes OF state representation.
Second: An Electoral Bureau should be organLedI
consisting Of say State Secretary the ChefJusce and
some person not connected with either law politics.
the President of the Oldest college ia the Sta tor ex
Tird: No person should be considered candidate un.
less requishon signed by at least 100 legal voters TO-
posted with the state Secretary ay az least IS days be-
fore the day OF eleeti0n The requstion should stc
whether the candidate shall be custodian OF the votes
over and above Representatives. unit, or whether The
surplus votes pass spontaneously 10 other persons nu
eaa + 9 Ss SesS q ~ s press
whap official list OF the Candidates names the nfeeses
and the names appended 10 tno
at least 10 days before the day OF election Ii.
Fun: The polling of votes and making returns ins"'
be continued much In the same way as now; -, .ar
Srth: Within specified time after the elecsion, ssd
titled list OF all the cast for each candidate suVN
DO Forwarded to the state Secretary. ,,and
Serenth: The Electoral Bureau should make gtane gn
total OF all the votes cast the State, and divide tMs
the constitutional number OF members allowed 70 law g
branch OF the Legislature and the quOtlens Wouu
the unit Of representation for that branch whose hs
was the diyisor Qet House be composed Oi 20
other OF 55 members and the total number OF vot Ss
10000 then divided first by rs gives ooV %
unit OF representation IN the one branch, theh " "
2730 for the otherD ,,oter of
Eighth: All candidates having received nuDy nunsstoa
votes equal to greater than the unit OF
would be declared duly elected should any na' ~ rspre
number equal TO greater than two UNITS hrst
sentaton the person indicated in the requisuoh ~
prefer6 would be duly elected and so 10 tne o,cted
their preference would the preferes De eaeu votes
until the list exhausted, or until rcslsuo ich votes
were leftess than unit OF representation o haeoms
the candidate named In the requisition WVui1 num
custodian. Those candidates who had reeel'cu bs-
Der OF votes less than unit OF representation ""
como custodians. =, -. 4, .ho legislative
Ninth: The custOdians should meet IN the mi yht
chamber and these OF them who held US
Mas, them IN the credit OF any OF the minority sry
with whom they held political sympatmss' %. would
minority candidate whose unit was tnus ina1 ~ might
he div elected The minority candidates stll o IN fhs
nrocecd in the Same manner with each other Ths
number OF members we're oec AZ
Electora Rureau should preside and act az 95Iess
ticction during this session. as on the purity & de-
final proceedings the success OF the seHsn1 nw1saSls
penGs. ,,,s