New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-04
NEW BALLOT REFORM BILL.
Mr.. SAXTON TO INTRODUCE IT IN TIE
SENATE TO-DAY.

PARTY DEFICES-THE "PASTER, ABOL.
ISHED-oTHER FEATURES OF THE
NEW MEASURE.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE IKBUNE.I
Albany, Feb. 3.-Lewis l.. Delafed arrived here
tonight from Ncw-York, bringing with him tho
Ballot Reform bill which has been drawn I'D by
Wheeler III. Peckham, Gustav II. Schwab, Horace
r. Deming and other men prominent in the Peoples
Municipal League, in company with representa-
tives Of the labor organizations. The measure pro-
vides for blanket ballot, with party devices,
and abolishes the "paster' ballot absolutely Mr.
Deafield submitted the bill to Senator Saxton, tho
author of the present Ballot Reform law: and
the latter. after an investigation OF i'll
offered to introduce it in the Senat, tomorrow.
This offer was accepted by Mr.. Deafield and tho
Dill Will at once appear before the legislature
The bill provides that the OF the candidates
OF the several parties shall be put in parallel
columns upon =" blanket ballot. and that
figure or a device shall be used to designate the
candidate of each party. The bill says upon this
point:
The State Convention. or, falling action by such con.
vention the State Committee Of any party entitled
nominations under the provisions this select
any simple figure device, and request any cerh.
cate OF nomination, that such figure or shall 10
used to deignatc the candidates party upon the
ballots at all elections throughout the state II nomlnar
Tons be made under ts section by any convention.
mtee or primary meeting OF any party entitled TO mako
nominations as herein provided, party shall
no state Committee state convention
tion, committee OF primary meeting making such
ons may also set any simple figure device and may
request In any certificate Of nomination. that figure
or device be used designate the candidates
OF such party upon the ballots ut all
elections throughout the State such portion thereof az
shall be embraced within the political subdivision
which any candidate nominated by that party is b. 10
elected whereupon such figure device shall USED
until changed at the of subsequent convention
committee or primary meeting Of the
would under the terms OF this oct, be authorized moko
the original selection Of device such party. And any
committed appointed by any convention or primary
to make nominations public Office, may upol
ming certificate OF nomination Is herenbciora
PROVIDED, select device, in like and with like
enect If such device selected by such convention
preliminary meeting.
The figure or device may be the figure os a star an
animal an anchor any such appropriate symbol bus
neither the coat OF seal OF the OF the
United States the National nag religious emblem.
any emblem common TO the people at large, the
portrait q any person. shall be USED as such
device. II two more conventions, primary
ings committees shall select the same device the
officer with whom certificate Of nomination is required
be filed by ton Of this act shall decide which Of
such parties shall entitled device or
party name being governed in his decision by the priority
Of application but, II it be impossible decide that
way he shall assign such device by parties
asking for 1t and If the other party shall present
device other party name. he shall himself seect .
different device different party for each Of
the others that two parties shall be designated by
same device party name.
The bill dminishes the number Of signatures
required to make an independent nomination from
5000 voters to 1000 voters There is also q
provision permitting Independent voters to fill out
their ballots with The names of candidates of other
parties. Here is the provision:
Section 8. When person shall have been
duly nominated for any Olce IN the prescribed
by Section Section OF this and shall have
declined such nomination. he shall again be nominated
for thlt Office and any subsequent certificate OF nominal
ton shall be void but nothing herein contained shall
prevent special committee appointed by certificate
OF nomination fled pursuant Section ), Of this
act from having the name Of any duly nominated candi'
printed upon the ballot. in the party column OF tho
political party nominating body by whose Ger.
special committee appointed, permitted
BY Section Il OF this
There is the following provision for making
the party devices well known:
section The county clerk OF each county shall A.
days before erection day send 10 the town clerk
Of each town, and the aldermen Of ward in any
city, printed lists, least i've and than 'en.
copies election district in Ich ward
tainng the and party political designation, and
device any. of each candidate nominated, herein
before provided voted for by the n the
spectlye and wards substantially in the form Of the
ballot, to be used at tic election. such st
shall least three days before the day Of
election be conspcuousy posted by such clerk
Alderman in one public places dis
trct OF each wand Of which shall bo at the
place where such election is TO be held.
Provision is also made to aid the iliteate voter
in indicating his choice of candidates. Section 10
says:
1t shall be the duty Of ech officer charged by law
the duty Of providing the Official printed ballots to pro-
each polling place official stamps. of appropriate
size mixing mark in the shape Of Greek cross. with
which shall designate his choice OF candidates
upon ballot The number OF stamps provided for each
polling place shall exceed BY two the number OF voting
compartments provided for that polling place
.ha also be the duty Of such dcer TO provide with
Official stamp nkpad TO ink the same, contain
Ing red ink All official stamps furnished by the same
shall be elke in all respects and the same color
quality OF ink shall be used for all inkpads furnished
by him.
The act says that the ballot shall be as follows:
At the upper lefthand Cf each ballot shall BE-
three inches in horizontal width and inch In
which shall project above the Of the ballot
proper. and shall be separated therfrom by prfora:ed
line that may be readily detached from the ballot
Nothing shall lie printed upon such stub, except the
printed number hereinafter mentioned. Tine ballot TO be
used at each polling. place shall be divided into 40
many separate COLI. there different political
nItgs or other no Saang lodcs, who have nominated
provided by this be voted for at such
polling place. Tie said columns hereinafter referred
Ia AZ 'plry columns" Such columns shall be two aud
one half inches in wdlh top each OF said co
umns shall be space nclosed by black printed nes,
tending width Of the ballot and two inches
In height in which shall be provided o. The party or
political name designation, II any ah0 % me
lgurc or device, II any OF the political parry
Or other nominating body the names OF whose
anddates appear such column Such space containing
such party or political or designation and such
igurc device Is hereinafter referred to as Tho party
device at the head OF the ballot"
In each OF said party columns, below the party device
It the head OF the ballot shall be printed in BREWER
over case type, the OF every Office Tor
which the voters voting from the polungp'cs
or which the blllot Is prepared may Noe
!, tho election Under the name OF each Office shall bs
printed in capital type. the name OF eaeh ead'
late for that once shall have been ncminaed -