New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-27
BAD FOR THE RURAL VOTERS
EFFECTS OF THE NEW PERSONAL REGIS
TRATION LAW.
4 SCHEME OF THE MACHINE BOSSES TO PUT THE
CONTROL OF THE STATE. INTO THE

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CONTROL OF THE STATE INTO THE
HANDS OF CITY DEMOCRATS.
l YRoM TIE REGULAE CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
Albany, March 2G.-SOme OF the Republican, news
papers Of the State through misunderstanding Mr..
Ransom's Personal Registration act. have been led
to say that they do not think II should be opposed
Their understanding OF II Is that 1t merely extends
the Personal Registration law to Incorporated VII
lagos. Were this the there would have been
resistance TO the bill by the Republican Assembly
| men except the ground that the measure I'M
necessarily increased election expenses in the State
But the bill goes much further than this requirement
OF personal registration hereafter in villages to secure
the right TO vote. 1t declares That the farmers OF
the state who do not vote In any one year must
IN the succeeding personally register their names
In order to obtain the right to vote. THIS last
provision was probably Inserted In the bill by COM
mand o Governor Flower, for 1t will have an eject on
the vote OF the State In the fall OF 1894, when Mt.
Flower will undoubtedly be candidate for reelection
II he reduce the rural vote, he thinks he can
he reelected 10y The vote OF the city Democrats
Undoubtedly large percentage OF the Republicans
Of the State voted for President Inst fall and there
fore entitled to vote on the State election 'hiS
year. But In portant the next state election VIII
be- IL is an off year. and thousands OF Republican
farmers will abstain from voting. Every one OF these
| men, II the Ransom bill becomes a law. Will be COM
PEELED personally to register his name In the fall OF
| 1894 I'm order TO have legal authority to vote. Inc
bill says:
Registry list, for general elections in election districts
wholly outside and villages and for special clec-
generally The inspectors OF election In an ceeuoh
district no part which Is within city or incorporated
village az their nrst meeting registry for general
election and q city except New-fork ana Br"Kyh
their meeting for registry for special eetion Oh
city officer aud elsewhere than In city at their irst
meeting for registry for special election OF pubhc
oNicn ofhor than
shall before placing any other on the registry St
first place upon such list u'c names Oh
persons which APPEAR upon the p)li-st OF inc hcAs
preceding general election In such district except u'e
nam,s Of known proven 10 the aus
faction OF such inspectors have ceased to be qulheu
voters ouch district for such election ara sna a' e
II their ncr1s for registry for such eleeuon pace upon
such registry list the Of all persons quaiid 10 vote
az such election district who shall rer'onay aP
pear before the either Of such meetings out no
new names euci poll.lst shall b. paeei on su'n
registry li.t EXCEPT Of pesJns who so reIsonaiy aP
The poll list only contains the list OF such persons
as voted the preceding year. AT present III r"i"l
districts many persons registered ny proxy.
Some ncghbOr who Is going to town promi'eS u
register the 'arn and does so; or the eai'
men OF political committees make out list OF Noters
and inscrbc their names upon the registration pooAs'
The present law says regarding rural voters
The inspectors shall a; first meeting for registry
- mn election district elsewhere than IN city place "pon
such it the names OF all persons "Tl''r"'S y" - -
LET Of the next preceding general election In such u''
except the names Of vOtTrs are proven 70 'ne
satisfaction Of such inspectors to have ceased 70 NC
since such general ceetion the names Of all otner pr
ro m proyen q satisfaction Of the inspectors 10
be 50 oualned and the names Of oil persons 80 qumnea
who p,onay APPEAR before the inspectors una request
TO lave their names placed thereon
l, will be- perceived that Ransom act drops out
the provision that the inspectors may register the names
OF ~a other persons known cr proven to the salts
/ h. ed
must be- a large number Of voters In rual neishooi
hood, who will come AZ fall and he entitled
10 vote The &C, will make II trouble ONE mht'er
for them 10 do so. FOR they VIII have to make TWO
,ourneys ito town" IN order to express their political
preference ut tho poils-oncc 10 register 'er ha'eS
rcrsonally mud one. 30 cast their ballots,
The Ransom originally also gave 10 rural voters
f.ur days I'm which 10 register. This amended blu
saws that they shall have only two days, as at pres
ent. when political committees attended 10 inns
business Of registration the fact that there were Only
two dave did not have much Political eHect' SINCE
the names Of about all the voters In rural election
district were inscribed the lists the first day OF
| registration.
rut now that large proportion OF them Will have
- register their names personally each year. II TINS
bill passes the small number OF days OF registration
undoubtedly will cut down the rural vote. II Is far
snsicr for cy voter than for farmer to register
his name and yet this bill would give to the former
double the opportunity 81 TIE nt mosyr rrawer
William +. shcehan Edward Murphy, ir, and other
Lending %s III and ne to have the state
Of New York ruled by the ely Democrat mo-. mas
s"rva,ive and welIiniormed part II It's population
Is In the farming communities. and yet Mr. Flower
least make it dicult for them vote and ssttu!c
for them the rulers OF the state the em"cran h
Lea, l,,ure is snfcent revelation OF their lack Of
thought scrupes while, IN the election booth:
in lncofpcratcd villages. II feature OF the cleo
ton laws, reads Us follows
Registry lists ciacs and villages for general elections
and I'm cities for city cectionsTbc inspectors OF
election for an election district within city or wholly
within an Incorporated village, ut their meetings for reg
lstry for general election, and within city AZ their
ting. for registry annual city election OF city
officers shall place upon the registry list for such election
tho names Of such prisons only personally appear be-
fore the inspectors such meetings and are qualified
voters for such election IN such district
1T WILL CLOSE UP THE POoLRooMs.
Albany March 90 CSpccian.-Thc bin that will
eventually close up every pooroom In the STATE anu
prevent betting races, except on the tracks where
the races are run and on the day OF tho race will
undoubtedly become law within the next week
or ten days. Tho Senate Judiciary Committee re-
norcd the bill favorably Friday, and In spite OF
An. oppositlon OF senator McCarren II was mndc a
snecia order on and third reading for Wednes
day. The Assembly Judiciary Committee ala not
meet to consider the bill after the Joint hearing on
Thursday afternoon, but In all probaDhity IL VIII
lac considered at It's meeting Tuesday and, unless
there IS a sudden change In sentiment toward II, IL
Will be reported TO the House not later An Wedncs-
S.v morning should Mr.. Croker continue TO favor
The passage OF the bill nothing can stop Its going 10
the Governor at early date
ONE THING THAT MIGHT BRING RAPID TRANSIT
Albany, March &c (spcclaD.-"I wish that we could
arrange 1t so that In q rapid transit road was
70 be built I'm New-York City good sized block OF