New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-05
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

THE BILL CH AN0ISG THE MODE OF ELECIING THEN
PROSPECTS FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
Among the bills passed III the closing hours
Of the Legislature aud in the hands OF the Gov
eruor awaiting his signature TO become law, 10 ono
changing the OF clectng the Aldermen % this city,
and increasing the number u be chosen Al present,
there are three Aldermen elected from each OF the hyc
Districts one from the Twenty ythrd and Twenty fourth
Wards, and six at large, making twenty-five IN an
But in each of the Aldermens districts, no voter
can vote FOR more than two of the distrcs
candidates nor for more than four OF
the six Adermeu.atLarge. Tbs law was
enacted in accordance with the expressed wish
Of many peraons that minority representations should DO
tested There many lawyers who believe that the
law is not constitutional the ground that the voters
are deprived Of the right to cast their ballots for or
against every candidate for Office in his district Several
NJ he present Board OF Aldermen have expressed them
solves IA being apprehensive II the matter fully
te.ted ia the Court of Appeals By bOdy OF men elected
IN accordance with the Old law, the sitting members
would be ous,cd
There Is good deal OF dssatis action among the voters
OF all parties with tc present law. In districts where
the vote is strongly Democratic the Republicans have as
n general thing only nominated one candidate In this
co.e the nomination Is equivalent TO an election,
and the candidate does exert himself to bring out
full vote The course WAS followed last iah Win
reference 10 candidates for Aldermen-at-iarge Not
standing the violent opposition on the part OF
of the delegates, t4ic hcpuDAiNAn No-hy
tiop decided TO nominate only two Candidates for this
office instead Of four The explanation giyen for II was
that II four candidates nominated, each one, be-
vng that only be elected, would look out for his
OWN interests end sell the rest OF tho ticket to so
cure votes for himself As OF fact, the RepublA
can candidates received greater number Of votes
AZ the succeeding election than either
their Tammany or County Democracy oppo.
nents and had the full number been nominated
they would have been elected There Is Just the
scramble on the part OF tie Democrats The man
ung Tor Office who is least vcrscd il the w:les OF poll
itcs is very apt TO le because of the barterins
of votes with the common enemy by his moro cI-
perenced and unscrupulOus fellow candidate.
The bill TO change the mode Of electing Aldermen
I'm no sense party The Republicans, with the
Democratic party this city any wise evenly divided
would stand u fair chance OF cecng majority OF tha
Board OF Aldermen under the provisions OF the new bull
IL proyides that the Aldermen shall be elected by As.
seInby districts. from each, twenty in ALL
Increase two the present Board There yas o
proposition that there should be one Aid rman-at-Lara ae
chosen should be the president OF the Board Ths
abandoned because OF the strong opposition Of tho
meulDers OF the present Board
Naturally the politicians are aguring TO what will
b. the probable political complexion o the Board Of At
dermen for 1888 should the Governor sgn the bill Tho
follow n Is the vote for secretary ot State ut the as