The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-12-14
MARSH'S PLATITUDES.
Elizabeth's Bright Young Democrat
Praises Ballot Reform.

SpeCfUt 10 Tue sSuN1UU morning AetUs.
ELIZABETH. Dec. 10. 1s90.-At the mu-
nicipal election which was held in this
city few weeks ago. Senator Frederick
G. Marsh acted as one of the challengers
of the precinct in (which he resides and
stood at the polls from the time they were
opened until they closed. The Senator IS
purpose in doing this was to carefully
observe the working of the new eiectio q
law with view to discovering It's de-
fects and wherein those defects might be
remedied. The Senator gave me the bene-
1T OF his observations today.
Ny observation of the working of the
law the other day." Mr.. Marsh began,
has convinced me that it is unnecessary
TO have the election district printed upon
the back OF the ballot, and that the AS
sembly or Aldermanic district will be
sufficient. ! also think that the nominal
tions are made too long before election
day. We cannot change the time for
Congressional nominations. but | think
the time before election in which it is re-
CURED to nominate Senators and Assem-
blymen can be reduced one-half. Eff
teen days in my estimation is also too
long before election day for the NUM-
cipal nominations to be made.
WANTS THE ENVELOPE DISTINCT.
Il also think the envelope should be Of
a distinctive color You see when the
envelope and tickets are OF the same
color there is apt TO be confusion. When
an Ignorant voter is given an envelope
and u bunch Of ballots and goes into the
booth were there are many more OF the
ballots, lying around loose, ne is apt to
lose his envelopes. Why three or four
voters in my precinct lost their votes
for this reason. The envelopes should be
OF dark color or have red bars across
them or some distinctive mark like that.
by which they can be easily designated.
Another important respect in which
the law should be changed is the method
OF revising the registry used at annual
elections for use at the municipal cleo
lions. so that men voting on transfers, or
who have been ordered upon the registry
by the court will not be deprived of their
vote, as they are liable TO be now
TIE NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
If there Is a new Congressional dis
trict, "said Mr.. Marsh, when ] mentioned
the subject to him, 1T viii have to be To-
Gated in the northern part OF the State, in
Union, Essex or Hudson counties. As TO
the division Of Hudson County, shall be
guided in my action in that matter en-
tirely by the wishes of the people OF that
county,
Robert Adrain OF course will be pres
ident of she Senate, and John Matthews.
who was clerk of the last House, think
has q good chance OF being clerk. / don't
know anything about the organization of
the House. Messrs. Carol and Lane, The
Democratic members from this county,
are, think, unpledged.
There is no doubt in my mind that
Mr.. Mcdonald will be given the seat he
was so unjustly deprived Of by the Re
publicans last winter. For my part ]
would like to see him invited To parfici-
pate in the caucus.
mo. ! don't know of any measure to
come before the Legislature unless it be
tax bill prepared by the Tax Commits
sion which was appointed BY the last
Legislature"
Mr.. Marsh would make no prediction
as TO the length Of the session and laugh
ingly asked me if I remembered his pre-
diction OF last year that the session would
be very short one.