New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-23
AN UNNECESSARY ELECTION
A HEAVY AND NEEDLESS EXPENSE SAD
DIED UPON THE TAXPAYERS.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION WILL COST
AT LEAST sGe9ooO AND THE DEMO.
GRATIS MUST .lIoULDER THE RE


GRATIS MUST -IIoULDER THE RE
sPoNsImLITY.
from THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
Albany. Nov. ?2.-Sccretary of State Rice
touched to-day the electrical button which SETS
in motion the election machinery of the State
That is. he sent ont sixty letters 10 the County
Clerks Of the Statc, formally informing them that
on Tuesday. February /, there will be general
State election at which delegates will be chosen
10 the Constitutional Convention. which will meet
in Albany in May next.
The expense of this special election will b" as
great as Of That which held on November S.
for every portion OF the present expensive elec-
ton machinery Of tho State will be in notion
There are 5000 election districts in the state
Each one of them must noY DO manned with in
sDectOgs ballot clerks and poll clerks. Five thou
sand places must be hired for registration and for
polling places There will be four days Of regis
tra'ion in the cities of the State and two in rural
nciehborhoods. Ballots must be printed for candi-
dates for members of the Constitutional Conven
tioa put forward BY the Republican. D'mocratlc,
Prohibition. Sociglist-Labor and People parties.
The taXpoycrs os the State will hold the Demo
cratic party responsible for the enormous expense
Of this unnecessary special election. Every voter
KNOWS liiul IL 'DHli ~ easily hhN' fN'' i''
members OF the Constitutional Convention at the
late state election on November as he can DO 80
on February 4, and not a penny oi expense would
have been imposed upon the taxpayers. But the
Democratic legislature, with the thought of pre-
venting the Republican farmers from voting. as
uirlt happon il the election should he hcd IN
mdwintcr. disrcgarGed the question oil cApcns"
ard selected February II rs IN" day for the elec-
ton Of Delegates TO tie Constitutional Convention.
40 less an authority than David b. Hill declares
hat this special election February ii viii cost
the taxpayers tho huge sum Of $6?0.0oO. In the
cour-c Of his annual message 10 the Legislature
in 1s9l hc spoke a. follows concerning PROPOSE
ton to hold slcciel STATE election to vote upon
n suorcetod amendment 10 tie Constitution, and
certainly the amount OF printing 20 be done then
would have been les than j. now necessary IN
order 70 put before the voters the names OF can
didatcs for delegates 20 TIE Constitutional Con-
vcnton:
II may lc safely asserted that the people
Of the State did not and DO not want his amend
rcnr submitted - any special election, but prefer
tha, il saouli take the usual course and he passed
upon at the ncIt annual election Ihis l. de-
srablc. in the first place. bccauec the scconI Tues
d. Of AIril il an fopportunc time, and conSe-
quently no' satisfactory: AID in the second place
I
IN ted hereby. II j, estimated by thc S'c-etiry
Of STATE thu: q special election would cot 'hr
Taxpayer, oi this ate. under or present eicc ION
law. tl. ,n:n of So.D,OOC, wlic. cn .rmoas cA-
pon.c ought certainly q bc avoided, If possible, TO
say nothing Of the Inconvenience AMI annoy ance to
the clcctor- themselves"
BIT a Tamm1ny Hall Legislature, OF course,
woull not hesitate 10 impose an expense OF So2o'-
600 upon the people, even If needless for inc
rammnuy Hall organization j. accustomed to deal,
, ipg irth the people money WIN a l'tlsn Il'iu
| ,t N,v-No,L lItr Those Republican farmers III
Nc,yYort State who voted for d" "a change on No
.crIbrr - casting their ballots for hroyer 'I"Vc-
land and for tie DcmucIan' candidates Tor A.
...uibl lyrcn. may ic assurcdN confident now that
iiin ucAt sine ilicr rcccir" their tax nil4- VrN
,u an increase oi STATE taNcJ. ~ Tor tl'
various. boards Of Supervisors TIE httlc rNr'!
legislatures, row just meeting 20 scfu'hl/, 'it-
/ ful,t fl. lIil- for the election on NoNrinncf -
ore nly be- -urc that they VIII hear with ilamN
That in Tchruary u"Nt they VIII meet 10 pay tine
Iiil, of vet another stat" election. y ti.' Nrtlo
o, ON. also. and the Iamrony Legs, j'r'N ~
Albany rol, MP the States expenses, perhaps ever
ot Rorrhiical hoy. c,d" LEGISLATURES with h'lr
oll-i., ioLcd ideas about economy IN m3Ein% pup
.'c 'N pm iiiu'c~. 49,.
The d,ys Of REGISTRATION in th" State i'r this
IN All cities "Hcept Ncw-York ard rrookHn-
taturd,y. January ii: thrd day. saturday, JAnn-
ary - fourth day. SATURDAY, f"4r"ry l.
Tom and rural rcglei4 1uon-flr't daA, 0a'ur-
9av. Janurry 2s; second day, Saturday. February
New Yorl, aad Brooklyn. registration days
First day Tuesday. January Il: second day,
Ncdnc. day January - third day, FRIDAY, f'hrn-
ary 3 fourth day, saturday, February J.