New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-22
DEFECT IN THE BALLOT LAW
TIE ONE PER CENT CLAUSE OMITTED BY
THE BOARD OF REVISION.
.pp,rryrI.y NO LEGAL LIMIT TO THE NUMBER
OF TICKETS WHICH THE STATE MA BE
REQUIRED TO PRINT FOR "PoLlr'
1CAL PARTIES.


ot, TICKETS WHICH THE sTAIE MAh DE-
REQUIRED TO PRINT FOR "Pohlr'
1cAL PARTIES
Albany. Sept 2l.-The Democratic S'ate ON. N'' -
tbo hr white granite Capitol have p'eh "E''''
several DAYS in consequence oi an "Pp" ,nau
.oo,, inouiry. which was made by Lawrence D. wv"
,,,nort u.o secretary treasurer OF the People
,y This inquiry which directed 10 ri','"
p,co the secretary OF State. was whr''Nr VI '0'
Ponies party could make nominations lo' IN ,,,
have official ballots printed for II mercN "' an
conventions or whether Its lenders "o"'" ,,o,
,,, ,o nominate their Presidential ELECTORS '""0'
ms we'll as their Congressional ana ASS',oi' - y,
" ,,donendert, certificates, signed by the HUMMER "
iP,.oo ,,ban Independent nominations are
made. N no q peonlc's
Wr NcporlIn's Inquiry, ns well rs rtop
marty nomination for Congress In the ANi,u Saaro
ud,ich has lust been received NJ '''e oii' Va .,o
fairy Of state calls attention for the hrN' ",,''
.,o ., tho po,rd OF statutory Revision, Charles ~
Collin Daniel Magone and Johh - L"'o'' - ,,,,uo
from tho new Election Code passed by the L"sSH,''''
.,, com ono ~ ,be most important provisions o' inv
,,.,,o, potorp law, that. namely which authorized
.,,or,,or or urinary meeting 10 make hoO'i'a'''"'
10, ,u,l,c ONCE whenever the voters or de''Sa,c' 49,
o,t Of the convention or primary repl's'" ,,,r,
,.o, n,rty which at the last election pioN ' ,.,
90 such convention primary meeuhs p" CO.,,
nor ccntllm OF the entire Not' caSV !" A..
county or division or district io potorr
nomination IS made Nheh NV D''' en-
, u.s nassrd I'm 1880 us a"'no''
,u Chor,os r. saxt)n, forcsaw that u"
state would be PIT 10 enormous 'Np ,.,
:, ans, ,odv Of men choosing TO cal thc'r a''o'
a1,,,co, rartv- should he authorized 10 'o'nP'' -
,,c officials to have official ballots printer w ia
tanning the names Of their canddh'S ~ n,o,,,,
u,oroforc I'm Section OF his bill reSuic.'u ,"c -,
-f-gs,, v,,Dlfi
II nominations practically to eNisNhs I'D ~
.o,,,ino SUBSTANTIALLY that Official bailo'S 'H0''a :"
pfo,''s =. ,,. command OF persons representing
P,",~, ua,Uos which the preceding year poI''u Z"
f, ,,a. cont Of The vote Of tho state IL : go"
49,. ,hor ,yss one exception 10 this rule-tn' pr'N'''
-, A., roro, Reform aci authorizing ihoeP u" ~ ~
,, q, mink. nominations for Once pN ''''''"
put ever this provision was rcsr'c"'e' "' OF,
.,,roa ~ -. certain number Of persons "''S' "
., tlss kind OF certificate OF ncinhhuoh J.. 49,,
socure thc attention OF the states ol'n''
49,. =, rrin,,nc official ballots. And the L'S,ia'
=, $50, among other nmendmeHiS To inc ''''o ~ =,
VI 'o' .,,cr restrictions upon The power OF GU
-. a.. ,,olo inJcpendcni nominations by ""''''- "
800 rurhor of signatures TO the no'hlNa'''
80, Thu, the number OF signatures Tor an i'"''
pendent nomination for STAT" o'""' wa a.,
-, ~ 600 names ard there an Increase oil bt
rrrber o. SIGNATURES required for the h'n.''''D"
mo, f,r Jesse. Offices by independents i' wv,
~ the law, INfTtIol's Wa "
,nn -, Combinations and thus to diminish IN" h"'"',
,,,o,s IN bo uecd by each voter nj an "le't'oh'
- - odacd tina. anothc- thought OF S'na'r N'N'"
- h,s fc.,ou.lov,nakers was. that by dlnhh'"'"~ ~"
,no,.- If habits they woad J.. en- the c'an''S :"
,.o.crs mistakenly voting the vfong ni''''
m, tho Election Code has swept away 'n''"'
eovton,s wholesale restriction. ana - MI -
doubtless suspect any association ol "''" .,n
~ i ,,.r,ecly,. a "political party can aplHi'h'"
I'd them Inc ~ ! P'
-, ,,,t-.,reni no longer exists II was H'''''"
-, n rsllo, Reform act Of 1000 ana 7"'noh -
49, ot,be Amended Ballot Reform act 81 l7"l' MI"
given below: .. ,.-.,,,r.r
ANY convention or primary m'''nF' ~ -.
defined held for the purpose Of making h''''''.I
n nuLuc ONCE and also voters 7" me h""''.' ,,,
,. ooc,eed may nominate candidates Tor In'"'D
'..'' - =, ouoa bv election within ne state
convention or primary meeting within inc m'n""s "
,t,s oc, l. an organized assembling" 81 N"''ta "
,,o,,,.s rcurcscnting political party W'''"' ~
80, 10, e.o zion before the holding Of such conV''''
ar urinary meeting. pon"d at least one pr ''''.,'
- ,be entire vote cast I'm NJ" state county, VI ''
1Ivi.lon or district FOR which the nomination j. "'
nn,o,n,tfo. oppoint,d hy any such convention ~
Urinary meeting may also make NOMINATIONS =" Pu',
Office when Authorized 20 DO so pN ''S"'",,',
-, ., ,hc convention or meeting ai when SIT"
committee was appointed
Professor Charles " Collin is the ONLY ""' VI '''
,,er,hers Of the statutory Revision '''nNl'N'n WIZ
- In fine cItv today. When asked why me s'''n'oN
pcvl.lon Commission had dropped IN" Il r'f '""'
Io,,.o - NJ. sn.wcr,d. pccausc We thought "
world prevent the creation II ne" p'"uo'l par"
How could a new political party siio" that II hau
.r cen, Of the vote Vf tLc STATE ulrs permitted -
n,v. a test made OF is strength hy having OH "l
lalots printed for u - ,.,u. ,,s, a..
,list lui,or party ia lrJO nominated !ls '"'duAu'
for > ate Offices b. an independent .'f'l'hf NM"
,e,,s signed by 900 m0mbrrs 81 tie new parry.
ila, YEAR m" socialist i.Lior party A"""'u ~
rould poll per cent - ne total vote oi ln' ,'a''
aad Therefore IN i-oi. wl"n IT athH ho'nin,u ,'"
.lccrr. onclal ballot were printed lor ,1,,'n
Tie statement Of The officers al H. si4" '"h'''oh
hat certain nominations h'd heen ma ae'
do net snow but That We ala go 700 lar VI ~
Guiding go lion - thea aid Professor Collin ana III
sccin. al, the decided opinion OF ~" p"np'.''i
orclals ~ Albany. What especially trouble th"h is
the pr0 peci of having a lnrS" nuiu.r ni nomination
made for The Assembly In the pt" AGAINST me i'5"I
Ue,nocnc cniddato. for The same Once, nov thai me
u.r cont restriction l. removed. How VIII ihc
Democratic voter fEd his way with hi' paste uA.o'
.brourl, the uuc twenty balls contain Ing the
o.. nU,s ~ r,ndlGars TO-: the ~ emily nnd "th"f
oGces May hc moi mike mistake orca>ioh"iy ana
nn, The paftcr upon the wrong ballot
The number Of ballots III IN" coming "hcunl' cN'n
q, IN. UAll0. Reform law had nJ been m"dlncl III 'h'h
y o,.r,,. -. nor woud have been unusually larc".
,rcuoy the s.:.., officers count MP eleven ballot
mat w Zee place, ia the baud VI votcr' at ever w,
Ing place in the state Their VIII n n"snT.s =,
IN. state Constitution. or six ballots of THIS hlnu am
ballot. containing the nnmr' OF NE u''.,,., Dor
be-. id.utlnl Tlccfor, and other nominees OF IN" re
uuilcnn Democratic. Prohibition socialist LABOR ana
10 le party OF five ballot, add tionni. making eleven
i,o,s I'm MI The proposed amendments refer To The
% Of he State al .prngs the comforting upon the
cuur, q, the RICH. to decide contested cl'll'iN" "'
non ciscs and nn increase OF the nnn''r u supreme
Court judge 80 IL $500.
~ t1 thc eleven ballot which Will assurclly he put
into The hands Of voter there are now 10 b" ADDED
nrre uunIi,cr a ballots containing the names u can
Idac. brought forward by minute or sham political
unrt,s" I'm -rdurncc OF the abolition Of The u
urr c.ntr requirement. the lot Of the voter Of New
Scrl stale already much confused 10y III" BALLOT Re-
form law viii De much worse than In previous years.