New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-10
FOR BALLOT REFORM.
SENATOR SAXTON INTRODUCES HIS AMEND
ED BILL
GOVERNOR HILLS FRIVOLOUS OBJECTIONS MEL
DEMOCRATIC INSTRUCTIONS TO ITS
PROGRESS BEGUN.

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the power Of the Republican Legislature to gain the
credit for wise and bcnciccnt piece Of leSlsiatioh'
| Rut Mr. saxton and his associates, unlndcIch 10y
persistent Democratic Misrepresentation arc mahihs
| still another effort to bring about the reform Al INC
Ecpublican caucus last night it was agreed that
while they had done all that could be expected Oh
| Them the public interest demanded that the "oV-
crnor's objections, frivolous they are, should be
met as far possible.
In the senate this morning the Committee on Gen
cr1l Laws reported the measure introduced during INC
co,d week in March for the consolidation of the
vetoed Ballot Reform bill and the Registration p''i'
This was originally framed to meet necessary WHO"
woud have arisen those bills had been appfoN'"'
! isy remodcing it in committee, Mr.. SaN'"h mas ~
moved most OF the Governors grounds 81 'o"pla"''
and its substitution for an entirely new measure
gives some hope Of prompt action To meet inc
Governors lat objection, however, Mr.. SaX'oh ai'o
presented "A concurrent resolution for cohSu.i'o"'
| amendment providing for the use of an exclusively
official ballot. II the Governor should ooSun'''''s
insist on this feature and should refuse I" SIX" 'o
new bill the matter will therefore be III trll LOT SUD
mission 10 the people, and voters Will have an OPP
portunity of deciding whether they are 10 10 uc
prived of a measure Of great practical uthS Oh ''o
| ground Of a pitful tcchncahty.
Mr. saxton in moving the bill to third read
ing. said
Mr. PRESIDENT: This Is the third year have tried to
Get ballot biz upon the ,tatute-books have never
thought during all time. OF Grating or CONTINUING
,olitra ISSUE Nv sole object has b.c to bcnchc Noer'
Tho Governors veto OF the bill wh'h ra''eu A' Hs
laurc this year | thought was unnecessary Ol' u ~"
affection, wa, that the provided for the e''u"
OF two ballot clerks and permitted ee tors 70 VOC 10Y
only on. Of them That secured thought tn" principle
OF minority rrpresen taton. which has Teen '~''p"'
the for great many years h'u' Oh NV
ton that In 1867 when the bill was passed '"r N"'
.t,u,lonal Convention 10 contemplated the tI"'""h VI
lrty.tnO gic--atiarge not morr tA'h s'NV" "a ~
should Doe voted for by any one person. i''e ''"'"'
framed Article VI Of the Constitution the Juneau
under which have been acting ever since NM 80
tina, I'm 1857 Then the Governor vetoed another 'oN''n
,,onil Conv.u.ln Bin although 10 contained p"'7'N W
sam. provision minority representations NJ "o""''
stated that h. based hi, Vet" constitutional gFon''
but on the contrary insisted that the Legislature Wa"
wrong IN not providing for further minority representation
In order to I-moye possible donbt A. 1" the cor"
,ttut!onal.ty " IA" provision have lI'h'1 '''' "
t. new t a,ndatory 81 the sttut" of ISL pio''d.".
io ,i,cuon %. inspectors OF election" 'no'' u"''
statute Two inspectors to Doe elected and ono APP
,.ln,d from those having h" neat highest nnmbr OF
Votes Ms amendment increase. me number elected from
two thre. and requires that Two shall ~ 'pp'h"u -
| now provided for hy existing laws
A. 20 the Acknowledgement u n'ora'e voters when
The ,.nscrnor planned would b" 'nt>'d bF ny ''3N
BILL ,c Governor made mistake. think Of oon''md
ng tn. ult.iat. nan Win the imi ellie Yet " seemed
a. n. th.t "a. ought 80 Io.,p. 70 meet ur ''"''
rnof'. Ni.n- and put SOME KIND Of ia" O" l'' s''','
lool-. 30 | have framed provision the saline ol'f'
hv Mr. Chase and rejected not long afo on THIS N'"F iof
what vc fh,n thought good ra-on-- t"g ine
i,. voter to aae with him into 90" booth any person
or ,e.tIon oHc,r anybody else 20 al him go u'f"ns
rho ballot The nlrr,e person ru-, hr'' swear u'' Do"
4. .t able rad Hrlf' tl' Enc IA ''-N'f' n"I' ~
., o.. a., Tint and ~ ta.. t.stin"- falsely he l.
% D. dsr,d guilty u rury and punished A. 'nF'r
TAo.. ar the chang, that have been made ia th' Dill
The prn, p." % the ''e!n..'' "h'A n'''' : =
- ani believe nat u We enact u' i ln tl- shop We
.i.r oil. r..l I.. "a fhn OBJECTION ~ which w. are
aiming Sow ali TIA. d. mt 'nur'y cover m" Cover
NOS. objections. H. sas, nv bh "A' '"n~'i'n'''''
h.,,u-. 10 permitted tine printing u the name, ~ no'
,h,n OIL OBJ; candidate, the ballot do not how
ever believe tr viii stand upon that. But Ia ca7e n"
should still Insist that ue exclusively Official ballot i "n'
constitutional 1 PROPOSE further. when The time comes 20
Ole. "a .r ndnent the constitution proNidhS max hoh
Ing ia .ie ,on- ut.on shau o. sard'd prohibiting
qe rs, of ,u.h Oao. and thereby Ia TINE" 40 any rate
d. ava, with any possible doubt on this ''N'd question
Mr. Cantor. # course. would discover objections
70 the Declaration of Independence. It hui
originated with the Republican majority in ihc L'-.,
l,tnr. and a. soon a, Mr.. SaNton had finished he
u,. uu hi, feet with declaration that BE didn't
believe the proposed amendments ohvlmed tn
ooycrnor's objections at all. Il don't believe the
measure should hc hurried he added, calmly Let
the IN be printed. hut don't send 1t to thru
reading
The senate understands the ID already" sad Mr.
,,Nton. 1T /, precisely the same a. The one Ne
have lately discussed. except IN the particulars
have named
.r is th. same old tory" said Mr. Lin~on. Of
the in.,,cncc upon what is known "a, the exclusively
official ballot Which shall bc given t. the votT "nN
AZ the poll. and mast contain the names Of al the
candidates. That II the precise ground of the COY
ornor'. objection. II Mr.. >aAton doe, not propos'
io remedy that II is absolutely impossible TO get the
Governor, -isiatuic II bi /, presented which
.nu,r-iv meet the Governors objections. 1t seems
f. IN, Their. VIII lie no difficulty ia ordering 1t to u
third reading and having 1t passed at once
.Wcllr cNel,imcd Nr. oaNion, ~ surprise. " tha'
is all ucw TO mc. understood all along thAt the
D,ycrnor'. Fundamental obl, cion VA, a 10 the d.
f,,n,hi-iug II the iutcraic voter. Now unde iAnl
,,t fine objection D., To- the official ballot itself That
objection b, pressed forward for the hr-t ume. NJ,
amendment, sct over the difficulty as to the alleged
Acknowledgement"
.i,u ar, entirely correct returned Mr.. Lin,on
b 81 do not ,av that the ballot is unconstitutional
lec,ii-e h. b., exclusively Official. The point 1, that
# -hnuld not contain ans thlus except the name Of
th. Office 10 h, voted for and OF thr candidate and
when an Official ballot shall hc asked for which con
tain, that only the Governors objections Will bc
met"
D. Mr.. sa.ton was somewhat nonplus>cd by this art
mi chang, If front Hasn't the Governors objection
been All along that the intcraic voter was d-iran-
thnn II h,,.' replied Mr. l.nson. dplomatically
= other ground the principal objection. .,.
. The Lulicnnnt oo,crnor Wa, al r'ady To delay
ID I'm, Liu b, .icrrng IT L" the next Committee of The
Wh,l. hu Mr. ~aNton anticipated him with a motion
richtrcn tcpmhtan, voted for this motion and eleven
inuorrlt. against It, \, II takes two thirds vote
ar ,,yentv one To make "A bill Spsial order the
y ,nntlnn Wl> lost. Mr.. ~aNton gave notice that he
,nnd mVc soon to have tho rules suspended and
the bill advanced. The text or the concurrent rso
miion H. q follows:
E.oNa. II the Assembly concur. that Section > o
. Article II y the be amended by adding thcrct,
| the following.
No,hin. In this Constitution contained shall be
-ticd to INIT power OF the LEGISLATURE enact that
n, ballots used at public election, shall be- onea
and shall be- prlntd and distributed public expense
that the lame all candidate, Tor the office shal
!, Lac urntt ballot that all ballots shall b,
dll.ercd voter within the polling place election
l. av hv public that only official hsllo dllN' REQ
IF hall c the voter shall be- permitted ab,out,
privacy preparing h. ballot. and that the scscy Of The
i | lallo, hal De- compulsory.
# I.-olVd II the Assembly concur. that the for coins
amendmlt Doe referred the legislature be- chosen