Evening journal., 1890-04-19
A COMP R0MISE MEASURE
Senator Saxton's New Ballot
Reform Bill Submitted,
GOVERNOR HILL WILL SIGN IT.

His Former Objections Have Been safis-
factoriIy Overcome. 1t Is said-The
Changes That Have Been Made-New
Jersey Gentlemen Help Frame the Bill.
ALBANY, n. r., April ia compromise
on ballot REFORM it seems, has been agreed
to and Senator Saxton has introduced the
new bill in the senate. The claim is that
this measure has been agreed to by the Re-
publicans and the Democrats and that Gov
ernor Hill will sign it. Mr. Saxton says
that while it is not all that is desired twill
work great Improvement in present cleo
tion methods, and will throw stronger safe
guards around the ballot box
The Makers of the Measure.
The new bill was substituted for theother
"eompromise bilr presented by saxton since
the veto Of the Simon pure Australian bill.
1t is special order for Monday. The new
bin is the joint work Of Horace E. Deming,
of the New York Ballot Reform league;
Professor Collins, Governor Hill'slegal ex-
pert; Senator Saxton and Leaders Marsh
and voorhis, Of the New Jersey assembly.
Professor Collins connection with the draft
ing Of the new bill adds color to the belief
that the governor will sign it. In fact it Is
admitted that the new measure will become
a law.
The Substantial Changes.
The following brief with regard to the
bill has been issued from the executive
chamber, The amended Saxton ballot re-
form bill introduced by Senator Saxton Is
| framed with view to meet all OF the OBJ
| iections raised by Governor Hill TO the
ballot reform bills heretofore passed by the
legislature. The substantial changes are as
| followss
| First-The constitutional point raised by
the governor as to the validity Of the method
of choosing ballot clerks is clearly ebviaua@
| BY provisions under which every elector
shall be entitled to a vote for all the elective
inspectors and ballot clerks
Second-The constitutional objections
raised by the governor 80 the exclusively
official ballot are obviated by the follow
ing: Any voter may take with him into
tho voting booth or compartment printed
ballot Of his own selection or preparation,
to be known as "paster ballot, ? contain
ing the names Of all the offices TO be tilled,
and of the candidates therefor for whom he
desires to vote, which paster ballot may be
gummed on the back thereof, and the voter
may paste the whole OF such paster ballot
on any Of the official ballots below the stslb.
Any names so written or pasted upon the
ballot shall be deemed. the choice of the yot-
er notwithstanding Che name OF another
candidate for the same officer may be upom
the original ballot without being erased, !,
covered or concealed by the writing or
paster
The blanket BALLOT Abandoncd.
Third-The governors constitutional point
that every voter Is entitled If he desires, to
vote a ballot which contains only tho names
Of the candidates for whom he desires 10
! vote Is obviated by the abandonment OF the
blanket ballot OF the former bills. In place
thereof the different columns Of tickets
which were to be upon such blanket ballot
. have been separated into different ballots
SO that each voter will receive as many sepa
rate tickets as there would have been col
umns upon the blanket ballot. including tn,
blank column which was 10 appear last upor
the blanket ballot, containing only the name
Of the offices and no names Of candidates
: The paster ballot may be pasted upon th
blank ballot or upon any other ballot
l That constitutional Objection Overcome
Fourth-The governors constitutional OF
lection thatthe previous bills would operat
to disfranchise the illiterate voter is obyi
above referred TO. BY this provision th
iiliterate or any other voter may be pre-
vided with a complete paster ballot befor
he enters the polling place within the rail
ing, and can make no mistake in pastinl
the same upon any one OF the ballots fur
nished him. This method also renders /
possible for the illiterate voter 10 prepar
4 his ballot alone in the booth without the as
d sistance Of any other person in the boot
II with him, and thus insures the secrecy q
% his ballot
d Fifth-The fraud known as the "Ta.
= maninn DODGE which was possible unde
y all bills heretofore vetoed by the governor
and is possible under the strict Australia
system everywhere, has been effectuall
y barred out by an ingenious system Of printe
numbers upon the stub Of each ballot am
le the entry Of the number by the poll clerk
= at the time OF the delivery Of the ballots t
a. the voter.
le Remaining Features of the Bin.
Y, The remaining features of the bill ar
e. substantially such as have been alway
In agreed upon between the governor and tn
legislature. They include the private boot
or compartment system, a space about th
polling place inclosed by railing, the pre-
hibition of electioneering within 100 feet @
the polhB place. iue prihllhS o. compiler
set of ballots at public expense, nomination
by both party organizations and indapene
ent combinations Of voters-not IS tina
hi 81, 900 for state officers, $3.50 for officers ia
tie district less than the state and greater tina
ur a county, 500 for county officers aud St
( for town and village officers--and the con
K. pulsory allowance by employer Of two houl
< 70 all employs upon election day withol
= any deduction Of wages by reason thereof