New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-15
THEY MAY REPEAL THE LAW.
MORE CONFUSION FROM SCHEMES.
DEMOCRATS NOT ANXIOUS TO HAVE TIE con

DEMOCRATS NOT ANXIOUS TO HAVE TIE con-
sTITUTIoNAL CONVENTION
The Democratic State officials who are now in This
city have not yet made up their minds what 20 do in
crord TO compelling the election OF delegates to the
constitutional Convention next spring or waidng until
.he regular fall election. The question on postponing
,his election has been discussed by tho Democratic
Leaders From all the state come reports that
the Boards OF Supervisors are unanimously passing
rolntions asking their representatives In The Senate
and the Assembly TO do what they can toward securing
Tho repeal of the law This is on acc OF the TACT
that II will be impossible to get out full vote at
THE time OF the year, owing to the condition oil inc
,ads I'm the country and on account OF the adduohai
exrense which the election would entail. When the
pepublican Legislature passed the bill calling lor
a special election to determine "he'"Vi
~ not the people Of the State "eie
IN favor Of prohibition,! the Democrats
an the Legislature opposed the Dill OH 'ho
opnd Of the expense and Governor Hi vetoed 1t on
the same grounds The Secretary OF STATE aoou'
this tme called upon for estimate OF the cost
~ this election and MS figures put the sum at over
$500 600 Owing TO the amount Of printing WHICH
would have to be done by the STATE under the present
votinr system II is estimated now that the SpecHu
ssct,on of delegates TO this convention would cost
much more than that amount Besides the question oil
expense there has been 'mnca opposition 70 'he Ia"
providng for the election, account oil the peo"i'i
nrcyisions OF the measure allowing Governor flower
N appoint eight OF the delegates to the cohNeh-
,,on when the Constitution calls for their election.
Lieutenant Governor Sh"chan refused Yesterday 10
discuss the possibility Of the Legislature postpomnS 'He
election OF the te.ecatcs, although Governor
Flower and Edward Murpl ', IT., are said u be III
tavor OF putting off he eli ;tlon. Their reason how
over Is not that Of Ieuse but because M Murphy
doos not think that would be good politics to hold
Dsmocratic State V'nion at this time of the year
Il would present an 'tportuni,y for Capitalization
=, +,a opposfto - election as United states
Senator.
,,A-,o u NJ Il . who aspires ID the place oil
cnI~.on ~ IN nder Mr.. Cleveland and who
Is one Of the Il eleNeisuid SeI""S' s"'u 10 .
tribune repor y,s ,rday: Il have not consulted
onv one In re a. to the postponeHcnt OF thl9 elec-
ZION hut IL / ny DniOn that 1t VIII ie zone. =. We
ought m haI q lSttuuOnal cOnVemlol' put ~ II
a Question nv nLnd II It would be Wise To nave
The election , SON. fought the Prohibition aIlcnu
ment on the ground that the question con1 he voltd
ipor al r, .uaT election Just "a Well As at a SPEC.
eiection an there would be no material UHeirh'o
IN The cost The case Is the same now ,,
A numba- OF Democratic senators ana hS>'mi nv
cid not Wis to express opinions until they id hcdlG
from their ORGANIZATIONS Ii the meantime the local
authorities ir this and other large cities OF the ee
are going OF with the arrangements t0r ,he sPpohi
election nd running up bills which Viii nave 10 &c
paid by the taxpayers whether there Is an eieeuo'
or not,