New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29

THROUGHOUT THE sTATE-A BILL
FOR NON-PARTIsAN' ELECTION
BOARDS NAY FOLLOW IT
IBY TELEGRAPH 20 TIE TBIBUNEl
Albany, Jan. 28.-what leading Democrat declared
10 be the biggest political measure of the session.
introduced today by Mr.. Farquhar Of New York. 1t
provides for the personal registration of rural voter
At present IS well known, rural voters can be regis
tered BY proxy the first of the two days of regis
traton In the country. on the second day, however.
they are required 10 appear personally and register
their names The bill, the leading Democrats
,eevk will reduce the Republican in the state
by at least 900 votes. senator David T.. Hin is
she actual author of the measure. Upon his arrival
here Yesterday he urged lis immediate passage The
measure not 20 Into effect until the fall election,
when David b. Hill viii probably be the Democratic
candidate for President; therefore he has stong per
,onal reasons FOR pushing bill which may reduce The
Republican vote in the rural counties The bill was
drawn up ostensby By Professor Charles F. Collin the
law adviser OF Governor Hover. and by Mr. Farluhar'
but. as stated, II actually came from the hands OF
senator Hill. Governor Flower favored the measure
In his annual message, that II Will be made Demo
cratic party measure and will be passed at once
Probably 1t will be law before the end of the coming
week.
The bill is in effect. the pre- sent Registration law
for New York ard Brooklyn. 1t requires that every
voter shall register In person, and that he ail not
vote unless he shall have registered II viii require twice
as much effort on part Of the ind vdual voter a. Is
now required in that Nv get in bis vote The
inspectors OF election In district are to be the
board OF registry. There ~ be four registration
DAYS during which the board shall sit from O'Clock
In the morning until o'clock at night. Every voter
must appear in person fore this board on one OF the
four registration DAYS and the board shall make mp Us
list from the Of the persons who have duS
qualified before IT, The board must display ceTuhe"
eopies of this list in pubic place Every pefSo"
who wants to be registered must answer the Saiie
questions which he has to answer In New YORK now
as to his age. residence and citzenship-and II ne
makes false statement he is guilty Of Il felony
The bill does not apply 10 either New YORK OF Broom
lyn but 1t applies to all the other election dsuelS Vi
the State without distinction between towns ana cues
II with the present law in regard 10
the election of inspectors except In pr0vns that tle
Inspectors election shall control the boardS o. cEs
try The bill be followed by another DILL 10 haNe
the election boards throughout I'll state non parsal
I'm character and 10 have Tire election ohclals eletn
by the county committees of the respective phrucs'
This IL is argued. would be equally fair TO bOu!
parties and II would pat a stop To- the b1OfrN, OF
election officials particularly II the political committees
have the power alter their lists OK names. ana 10
substitute some man whom they can rely for some
other man who has got on their list and who they
think may have made arrangements TO sell himself 10
the other party.