New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-16
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PREPARING FOR THE ELECTIONS.
CHANCES IN THE LAW THIS YEAH-pRoM1xEyr
CANDIDATES IN THE FIELD

greater amount of work Is done and raat deal more
money Is spent than was the case when the laws
governing elections much less complicated than
at present The four Election Commissioners had
their salaries increased last winter. They had 10
employ number OF additional clerks last year and
the services OF all these are needed agau this year.
The quarters heretofore occupied in tie civ Hall.
with all the additional room that could bo ecpred an,
too small for the work and arrangement, arc being
made for the renting OF rooms I'm smith-st until the
new building needed for city Offices is erscted upon
the ground owned by the city adjoining the present
Municipal Building Active work IS now being done
by the Board Of Elections In Preparation for the
coming election. Since the Election Commissioners
made the blunder few years ago by which
an extra day for the REGISTRATION OF voters became
necessary especial pains have been taken to prevent
any error in the action Of the Board.
There will be four days Of registration this year. as
there last year. but instead OF the hours being
from to 10 m and from 20 10 p. m. the regis
trars will sit continuously from m TO 10 D. m. no
ipterrnisslon being allowed. This win give voters
chance to register in the middle of The day time often
most convenient for business and working men. The
DAYS for registration will fall upon Tuesday October
q. Wednesday october II, and Friday and Saturday,
October % and o. The number Of election districts
this wear will lie 647. less than last year. The
provision Of the law extending the limit Of voters in
single district from 800 TO 400 has made 1t unnecessary
that last year the big Riverside Apartment Hoase
model tenement in the First Ward. made cleo
ton district by itself but few voters registered from
II that il was deemed advisable u consolidate ii with
the adjoining district.
The control Of the Board Of Elections IS made as
nonpartisan as possible by having two Commissioners
Of eocb partv and the clerks divided in like manner.
The practical selection Of the men who are appointed
as REGISTRARS inspectors ballot clerks ald canvasers
is made in the same way, the men being recommended
nv the respective party organizations. The selection
Of onchalf Of the polling places IS also given 10 the
authorities OF each party. This year the Republicans
have the naming Of The voting places in the evennun-
bered districts and the Democrats in TIC others.
Several changes in the Ballot Lave viii facilitate
voting this year. Doubt longer remains as to the
prcper mode Of folding the ballots as the law says
distinctly that they must be folded from the bottom
m 10 the perforated line. and then across The voter
will also retain his unused ballots until the one nc
wishes 10 vote is in the ballobox. The limit OF time
for remaining in the booth TO prepare ballots IS TO
longer from three minutes to ten minutes but IS leu
10 ten minutes only when there a.e no unoccuped
booths and voters are waiting. AS man has
his ballots ready he vote The number Of sigma
tures required for certificates OF independent nomIa-
tons has been practically doubled this year, so tat
II IS not likely that there will be so many Candidates
in the field for the Offices to be filed as last year.
new provision requires that paster ballots must DC
Aft
Of paser ballot shall appear when the ballot is folded
for voting.
Active work will be done in the two weeks remaining
in this month by the regularly enrolled Republicans OF
the various wards in preparation for the primaries
called for September 70 elect the delegates 10 uie
twelve Assembly district conventions. which IN turn
name the delegates to the Rochester Convention VINO
are 10 represent Kings County. with its $4,000 RepuD
Icans.
Tbore anncars TO be some misunderstanding IN TO
GARD "a the term Of Office OF DistrctAtorney RldgWV
and the impression prevails that he VIII END MS Term
Of service in his present Office this year. Inc terHi
n Attorney is for rTee years and the salary
Of the office is IS 900 year. Mr.. Rdg"ay was hrS'
elected {, 1893 TO succeed General Isaac g. Catnn,
ybo had held the Office for six years, following WIN
chester BrlttOn Mr.. Ridgway defeated Robert Fayhe
that year IL 1856 he was reelected de1caHhG uel-
eral benjamin F. Tracy. In 1917 ne was asdul
elected. defeating John B. Green. so Mr.. Nds"ay
has another year TO serve and II he should accept
nomination for Mayor, as he coy1y Inmates ne "OuIu
gladly do he would have TO resign his present once
70 elected TO the new one although probably hc "Ould
hold ON 10 it until the result OF his electOh was 40
sured Mr. Ridgway might well be warned ava!
from pursuing this "igis fatuns' by the example VI
his predecessor After he had retired from the once
of District-Attorney, General Cauin was MADE can
didata for Mayor in 1885 and he was so badly oe
feated that he went over TO tho opposing party Al
any case whether Mr. Ridgway shall DC edhu-lA'o
for MAYOR or not lis present Office VIII not be hIeu
al the coming election. Should ne resign inc 0i"o
of DistricAttorney, Governor Hill VIII nave inc up
nointuent OF his successor for his unexplred term
Another DistrlctAttOrney whose name IS mehuoheu
in connection with the Mayora1ty nomination Is Jesse
Iobnson. United states DistrctAtOrney for the hasI-
own district OF Ney-York The friends Of Mr. Johnson
believe that no man is better lifted 10 carry the banner
of The Republican party TO success at the poI' Ii ''
coming municipal campaign than Mr. johnson.
The name Of Charles NJ. stafford, United states Mar
shall under President Cleveland has been mentioned ID
connection with the nomination for Democratic clnui
date Cor Mayor. He would gain inc suPPOItt "a I@
members Of the Brooklyn Tabernacle VI "hioA No =
o Se names of Brooynites presented TO the public a.
yaiIabe candidates for the GoyernOrsnp now include
5000 stewart L. Woodford, ex Mayor F. A. schIOeS
der Naval Officer Theodore b. Willis eA 10
NJ r Wallace and AsSemblyman Joseph Asplnali Any
W.. " the men wouh est DOWN 10 low limits me
one er ol democratic plurality in Kings County which
t limited uT0c to support Mayor Chaplin ne Is put
49, The state ticket In either. rst or second place.
be O need Of strong candidates in the Republican
cat and Assembly, districts was made so apparent
t eli that the mistakes then made will not De 70
nratsd Ex-senator Jacob Worth has been SO Succcss
Phi in eaIrying tie Vth Senate District IN the past
, he has been urged to accept the nomination there
ibis fall although lie Goes mol no" HNS IN M ~ -
Iyas thought that he would sock 70 return to the
senate from it. But since ne was made an eisSns6
Commissioner and the salary Of the Office was neraeea
10 81 900 year. he has given up pohucal amDtLOn
70 icaSt until the close Of his term Win strong
NE Democrats in the Iyth District ought TO
be easy Ia defeat senator McCarfch Tor TeeIon Ql6
downright laundering could lose the liza DlstncV 10
~ IXth Assembly District the name Of Frank
sDdrrv private secretary of exColect0r Ernardt VINO
.RanreSented the district cap2bly Few years ago,
ss he Xith District las fall in the tidalwaye Of
Dcmocratc success in other quarters ana VINO Is UtE
"a Iabv he rfnorninated In the Xlth District Were
= By5 Watson was defeated by an over% refining MA
TharIes J. Kurth the year before, the kepuDncans VIM
have 10 betir Themselves II isa NUMBER OF years si
~ tbrviug town Of FIatbush. which forms a part "
thfs district has had q candidate, and the name %
Charles b. Jennings mas been brought IofWaru ~
1r the nomination in Charles A. CoDrady, AssocAV9
Judge OF the Court Of Sessions. 80, < 49,
Svracuse convention OF Republican clubs ful OF en-
f,nsIasm for the work OF the fall campaign ara aler
he returns from his vacation he VIII proceed 10 90 SUM-
effective work for the party In whose success he M 20
deem an interest senator GnswOid has been an usher
in Plymouth Church for forty years and knows nearly