New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
FORTY MILLION B1LLOTS NECESSARf'

,,.,, .-- ,rr,- ,.,y Fiction LAW IMPOSES UPON
THE PRIyTERs-D. CADY HERRlCKS Vif"9'
Albany lime 10 CspeciaD-The Democratic leaders
in Ney-YorIx state are reading the he" elo' ''o"
win ,.rc,, care and preparing with good deal Oh
energy 10 drill their followers 10 ehec'Nc P ,,'. ,
ac+ion under them some of them see much poh'ca'
nor q, their uarty al the next election, OWING 10 INC
liberty Of independent acton winch i "Ho"'u ~
voters by those laws. Not Only 90 Iies A''''0 P'"
boIts but also a good many independent NOMINATION.,
.nH r,at these two influences will reduce the usual
Democratc vote d. Cady lIerrick one oil the ableo'
LAWYERS in Albany, is the head OF the Dehoeia,ic
or,,oization in Albany County. speaking about the
BALLOT Reform law lew days ago, he san
Ia NV oDnion the first or two the cect OF the
law viii be 20 diminish the number OF NobS cast ioi
marty nominees There Is always class oil voters III
,,,,,r that vote with a political machine more from
,ar than love Then there Is another class "hlch mas
some grudgc laid mp against the heads W d MAJ '"o
Rotb these classes will think that the Balloe REFORM
law give, them chance get evsn' with the machine
These voter, may our paster bdilols' Duu "'0o
on,.aiod i'm an election booth they VIII throw away
that ballot select some one which they MINK "'''
hur. us Then again you will have independent honin"
lions Men VINO have been disappointed "heh they nav
oh, ro,,ino,ions will bolt and Will be easy enough
,o Get few friends sign ccrihcat ana nave oho"'
ballots printed for YOU The great on''ioie 10 oo,,
and TO independent parties has been that You couu
cot anv one ~ pcddc your ballot, for YOU Now that
win be- dom, by the State and 20 the States expense
mink the ,av taat will especially benefit by IL is the
Prohibition party. -, 10.
How about your ballot reform kindergaTteh' Nf hut
rick oa
deal hut think it necessary people are to understand
the machinery Of the new LAW My IDEA Is 10 ianiaf1
the members Of Democratic General Committee VIII"
the law by practical illustration. That can only DC
done bv having model polling place with euarufaiI9'
hallobox ballots. registries and polling poChs' Ihc
Is a good deal Of machinery IN this new law" anu " you
can set up the General Committee rooms "heo PVr''
ran see il in operation they will be able " uhuefsdu "
When tn. Democratic inspectors OF election are aPpou
shall have them initiated at the General committee rooms
a. to their duties under the new law Unless something
Of this kind is done shall have great amount oil con-
fusion upOn election day
The sixty county clerks in the state are begihhih@
10 exhibit considerable nervousness aS to the rrnhS
of the ballots of their several counties lhe| must
in the main be printed several months before election
day since there are mechanical dlhcuitleS ~ uSG
way of printing them rapidly Iher hihiDcrs , az
Endorsement with fac sinile OF me county ,ie
signature and statement OF the number oi the ,9' %
district. wa.i. II IN city ana place III m,'" The
election is held viii take considerable ,lhlc; ~ !,
ballots also must be perforated 80 Is 10 iorln "a
stub" and the stubs must be numbered. IL i pan
that the side of the ballots containing Their nuiDs
and Endorsement must he printed ia advance oi lao
month of october. because there VIII ol DS id I
rcnt time lct after the nominations OF Candidates
for Office are made to print their names upon one PIE
side Of the ballot and the Endorsements uPoa' w. w..
cher The nominations for office this year can DC
made as l.te as october -; but the nnH'iIstloir
must have been printed and in the hands oil eacil
county clerk ready for Inspection Al fdst nv IT,
hefrr. election day November 1 or upon octoDer
so There l. thus only seven DAYS tho ior "'o
county clerk 70 eao oc , bot that VIII be needed
is appalling According tO the terms Oh inc 'ti'n !,
Reform act, if five parties have tckei III uno
q 600 ballot. will be needed AZ cach p"Ilhs Pit',,
There will be 5000 election districts, conannE ~
voters each. The grand total of 3o,oVo.OOV ball".'
-. lao furnished for these voter. But TN, J. "A
cnnscrvotiyc estimate. In the cite, where there are
many indepcndent Assembly and Contrc>siohal nVi,'
n.,i6ns undoubtedly more than I'VE sets OF uchc's
viii be needed each polling place hei "its
clerks will Ice compelled ~ order extra N"t> 81 p''
hecause local printer, are apt 10 make MISTAKES lI'
printing them. 1t j. not Mid estimate 70 LAY, iicu
fore that in all Likelihood Ao"oo'oVV u" vi rba.
nrn.ed for The next state election ~ New ORR It,
Z a nretty large number Of ballots for the '-",fu
,oters who voted for the President ~ loo-. NOT upcS
his include all the ballots that VIII be II ht..
political party Will print u, nfiiN b'i"'s H.
:, Master ballot These ballots VIII be pcnieu "o
feet d tant from the polls and Will bc gwen !" No','
Who wish 10 make no mistake about Young inc re-"
/ lar ticket