New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-12
WHO CAN VOTE AT THE PRIMARIES.

The Act tho regulation OF primary elections Chap
ter 15i Laws Of 1882 declares that any person act
ing Inspector teller or canyasser al such an election
shall knowingly receive tho Of any individual
who shall have been challenged, who Is known to him
not to be entitled by the regulations Of tho Association
holding the primary election vote at such primary
he shall be guilty OF a misdemoanor. This reform law
renders impossible TOR the Republican County Com
mtee OF ewYOrk TO conduct the approaching primary
elections on the liberal terms commended ny the state
Committee. The privilege OF castuRa iega ballot at
primary Is confined 10 those who by the regulations
Of the local hsaocIAtloh arc eLNtleu 10 vote
These regulations are found in the Constitution Of
the Republican organization Of this city adopted after
the RauzatiOn OF the party In 1888 THIS provides
for "A re-enrOlncnt of the members OF the party In
each year. the fundamental test being vote at the last
election for Republican electors OF President Vice.
President No votes can be cast a the primary elections
rolls ana the inspectors OF election have legal right
To receive the OF any whose Is not the
rolls Neither The County Committee the district
mttees have any authority TO add TO or In any
change the rolls In any distrct nor is there time before
the state Convention to amend the Constitution under
Article XVI The ballots Of those who voted against
the Blaine electors cannot under these regulations be
legally received and counted by the Inspectors and
nrbe frat article OF tho Constitution Of the Republican
party this city arms that the plan OF reorganization
adoptcd In 1883 is basis and foundation OF tho Re
publican organization ana that all the Constitutional
provisions are to be construed and administered with
reference the requirements OF that scheme Of reorgan
izatiOn The privilege OF voting at primaries
granted by that plan of reorganization on the following
"a II he voted at the last election for electors OF
President and Vce-President OF the Omitted
Republican, have acted with the Republican party
(6 II then out OF the country, not OF age not
attached the Republican party for any not
able vote II Will be sufficient that his present general
Intention is TO act with the Republican party at the next
ensuing election. lie must state that he viii not during
the year. attend or take part In the primaries caucses
of any other political organization. The registration
sts shall contain the full name place OF business, II any
well residence OF each person registered and snail
be subscribed by him. No person shall be required TO
take any pledge whatever as preliminary, or as pro
requisite 10 registration, except as above provided.
'No person shall vote at the Republican primaries
whose name n not on the roll as corrected"
This test secuted by what was known as tho ma
chine" element at the time the plan OF reorganization
proposed IL considered so elastic test as TO
have binding force In securing political cohesion
Embodied ia the Constitution the fundamental Iegu-
atiOn under which primary elections can be legally held
10 proves 10 DO strong enough 10 exclude those who
voted against the Blaine electors Those who did not
for electoral ticket however, vote at the
primaries II their names on the rolls.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES CHOSEN.
BUFFALO, Sept. IL (SpeciaD.-At the LIST AS