The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
MORE ExPENSrpE ELECTIONS.
How Ballot Reform Will Make Running
for Once Costly.

How Ballot Reform VIII Make Running
for once Costly.
Aspirants for political honors who contem-
plate running for Office this fall and whose cap
ital Is small, should not place TOO much conf
dence in section | of the new ballot reform
law, which SAYS: All ballots cast in elections
for public Office within this State shall he
printed and distributed at public expense. The
printing OF ballots and cards of instruction for
the voters in each county. and the delivery of
the same to the clerka and election officers. as
hereinafter provided. shall be a county charge.
the payment of which shall be provided for in
the same manner as the payment OF other
county expenses; but the expenses of printing
and delivering the ballots and cards Of in
struction to be used in local elections shall be
n charge upon tho CITY, town. or village in
"rr'cii sucn iocoi oiectioh snaii be hela.
This section has roseate complexion. and
'' iii"y sooM anu kot
nomination. uuuer INC IMPRESSION that MS race
the old system the necessary exponse to the
sI:Ia, ia .no io' 'Atonse W 'no
c"nulua'o lor printing was IN Tact the least
part of his expense. A candidate for Assem-
bly,. for instance could hive nil bia nrinting
dana NJ t',at nv, ~ 80, o.! ms p,i ~,
uone at a total cost oil about $40. This in
district and 500 English and kuo C;orm.n
posters The other exponse which was ro coz.
nized as legitimate and necessary was hiring
of workers in each OF the election districts.
ms "ouiu amount 10 ABOUT Stu. vi course.
this expense stands. for while workers will
not have TO djstrinute ballo,s tba condidotes
viii ha Ino,, ,to,i .No u,
VIII 10 ANXIOUS 10 know whether all thelr con-
stituents exercised their right TO vote. Poll
,o,,I -, - '.''', oIl s.o
!o''i eApen7e VI canulu"Ie INC cost OIL print
hG mus rq''l%S Gown the eSrene to very
a. -, -. - -. ~ ~.
oyb Spvr tba M 'S year may 10
William =, Mitchell thu Comfy Dan,ocracv
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leauer OF the lehth ulstrlct' VINO mas made a
study OF the new law, says that the ideas of
candidates as to what may ha n.csssorvto in
sure Their success at the polls Will certainly
diner anu tnat tne most extensive method 81
GIoc.!9pee , wiii nEODaoiy De ti1pted o. al
be equal candidate l2r Assembly running
IN M tho nnic nf RI an me su may
ed n the daily raper3 II quite Sufficient to
n"uS ntLS =, WAT no - ~, .iio iietu GU ;t ~
runs ihd ai9ns anH Is p9rdei,iy sntsned WIN
nnd W pacsssarw .'rua vsrvhoJ' HHyy
Tan he nnsar nj nnc msen ,w Gao or
Intee .iuieS d WeuA anu - uu!tue nni,pS ~ ilie
way .nt ctiipniGa u nU| NV S3s'e LnoPtr
on tne hepupican Ticket IS not ohiy
tTnf he has oHn1toG I'M tI is Also
80 80 Ai'.I' ''Sb'''' 80 -
reaching every voter III inc district ny
SehuIIhE 0nI tno1SsHnuS % ieircuinrS anu
unoltrlhl idlIole ~ coui 80 IL n',coL!eS ntCes
Satv LOT ,nliu 70 40 me same. no expense OF
tnls unuertaklnE Is mol, apt TO lrignteh MN
unul ne seriously conSlueTS IL, anu II uhWns
upon MN that 70 make ms work cHectlye he
T tinp Dc % 10 pant az cG IE ma
thrlct lie has a friend VINO Is KenunIlGHn. or
he Knows that number OF County Demo
Gratis i've IN certain mousse ana II becomes
necessary Tor MN 10 print compete
phllots OF elcn ndtN. IN oIuSi, " nAN9
ms name on the DalGts thht would otherwlse
pear pear the name sil oi ms onrohGnL IN plhrs,
therefore; OF ms beinE conpelled 10 print only
one set OF tickets ne is tempted to print three
sets at three times me cost. Ot course ne can
sshd out paster5; hul me templhton Is 10 hlu
the voter in making W his ticket, and thereby
winning his friendship and kindly notice ana
Incidentally getting MS vote ne can also IN
rms viii. OF course greatly increase lHe COST
olhrlnIlnG $500 -,
MT. Mitchell explained also now inc new INV
Will iuCreHse the eISctloneerinE cApeAses OF IL
candidate IN another way; ,
formerly he SAID, when u was unanl-
an ONCE he matter was Kept auIet uhtll about
week before election; anu TINS WAS Il SAVING
scheme, because 10 the mass OF voters inc
name OF the man TO be nominated was not
known until shortly before election, Tho can
didate did not neei. therefore, 20 Keep up his
work OF going u, out shaking MINDS kissing
babies, and spending money n erory saloon III
didato mas 10 SpShI 10y oi money, anu the
eiamtion day tho les. hn spends Now the nav
law says: Whom nominations are made by u