New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-21
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THE BOSSES NEW SCHEME.
4 REMARKABLE MODIFICATION OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION PILL
4 PLAN CONCOCTED DY WHICH TIE DEMoCNAiS
HOPE TO ELrCT ALL THE DELE

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GATrs At LARGE.
| IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE tribune.
Albany. Jan. eO.-Govcrnor Flower, under pres
sure from David b. Hill, Edward Murphy, jr.,
William F. Shcehan and Richard Croker, has
consented to their proposal that the delegates-at-
! large TO the Constitutional Convention. to be
| held in 1894. shall consist solely OF the men,
hcrs of one political party and Of course, Messrs
Hill. Murphy, Sheehan and Croker think that, il
elected on n general State ticket with the candl-
dates for State officers. they will be Democrats,
| for in their opinion. this is n Democratic State.
| The bill passed ly the Legislature early in the
present month provided for the election Of thirty
ciqh: dclcgatcs-a;-large. Six Of them were 10 be
divided between the Prohibition tho Socialist and
the Peoples parties Tho Other thirty-two were
TO lc divided equally between the Republican
| and Democratic parties There would thus be
sixteen Republicans sixteen Democrats, two Pro-
| hiliton. two Socialist and two Popuist delegates
| at-largp Added 10 thcsr four delegates
~ he elected from each OF the thirty-two Senate
districts
| But this arrangement was too fair for Mrssrs
| Hill. Murphy Shechan and Croker. In their
| judgment il would give too largc a representation
in the Constitutional Convention TO the Eopubli.
cans. Accordingly. the bill recalled fr,m
| Governor Flower " for amendment Then Sen
| ator Cantor, who had the bill IN charge began To
talk = th" newspaper correspondents about III"
difficulty hc experiencing IN providing for
minority representation in the convention in n cor
stitutiona manner. People began 20 suspect that
there was some new design behind this scrupulous
regard for the consttutionaity Of the bill. To-
day IN" secret revealed. The bill il 10 be
presented o the Legislature Tuesday. but in
different shape II will provide for the election
Of fhiry-two d-legaies-atarsc. IL is true; but
there will Dc no minority rcpr"sentntcn-no pro
vision that the R"publican and Democratic par
ties shall each have sixteen delegates. On the
contrary. all the thirty-twO dclegatcs-at-largr are
10 be- OF IN" political faith. Each OF thr great
political parties il TO have chance 70 secure the
entire number Then there are - be four dele
gate, from each one Of the thirty-tw0 Senate dis
,rict- making % delegate, OF ths class, and lCo
delegates in all
This remarkable modification OF thu bill. II IL
said. was due 10 tho fears Of Mes.rf Ill., Murphy.
Shorhan aud Croker that they might not elect
a majority Of the delegates in III" Scnat" districts
next fall II the Rep. hlicans should carry
"A majority Of the S"nat" districts IN
addition TO their sixteen deegates-at-iargr.
hey would hav" majority IN III" 'on-
sii,u;ional Convention. This was rlsk
that Mc~-rs Hill. Murphy. Sheehan AMI Croker
did not ear. 20 take. They are confident that IN"
democratic party will carry the State next fall'
and there fore Will elect its triv-two candidates
for DELEGATES A. lafge With these they Will bc
ehlc 20 coatrol ia" Constitutional Convention,
although the Iepnblican party may gain rontroi
OF u majority Of tie Scna'e district delegates
The Republican Senator's and Assemblyncn are not
afraid Of the cage -. battle thus thrown down
Meanwhile the Constitutional Convention act
Of $50. il still IN force and the election OF
DELEGATES on February Il 10 the convention IL
vet directed ny the laws Of the State. Ih'rr
should already have Hcrn two days of regis
iration in Ncw-\ YORK. namely. on January 10 ana
Is But ihr Board Of Police Of Ncw-lork has
paid no attention 10 the law Of 1880? II has
bot appointed The $500 inspectors Of election
II has rot opened plurcs for the registration of
Of registry Moreover. there has hcrn the s'in"
disregard Of the law in the smaller cities Of
,h. state ThIp should have been a DIV OF
registration for the voters in these cities J1nu
arv Il: and according 10 the Vet unrcp'alcd on
siituiioral Convection law ~ 1899 there should
lr another dav of rcTi-tatlon in Those titles to-
morrow In rural Districts under the law III"
lir-f day ~ registration "a 10 he on January %.
This Inndfllr in the law Is caused by the n"gr"t
81 III" Democratic '.eaisa'nre 10 pass an act
rcpr,ling the Constitutional Convention ac' of
1889 ~ soon ~ il met. The county clerks have
all the registration hooks. bur they also arc
ueelc,iing :, obey The law posScl in 1892. Now
,l,st thor" ar" n Democratic Governor ana I"gs-
latnrr thcrr srm, TO u" gcnrtal belief that IN"
law. OF the State need not b. observed