New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-05
THE RHODE ISLIND ELECTION Law.
MISTAKES IN BALLQTING FOR C0NGEEssMEN
SHOW NEED OF AMI SDMENT.

MISTAKES IN B,LIQTING FOR C0NGREssMEN
SHOW NEED OF AMI SDMENT.
Providence Il. l., Feb (specaI).-The General
Assembly convened on Tuesday, and listened 10 inc
Governors message The principal legislative H'i'
dents OF the week have been The election "i ln"'f"'
Loo Of Woonsockct and reading clerk Of the House.
rs indgc of the Twelfth District Cont" ana Inc count
Ing OF the votes cast NJ the Congressional ''r""''
rhc Governor invited the members OF the General
Assembly and other state officers 20 take dinner with
MIN NJ the 1rocadcro and everybody accepted Ih'r"
were no speeches. but instead those present listened
70 songs music and Rotations ii was a mover
srnir, but enjoyable
rnc countnc of the votes cast IN the Congressional
election calls up again the whole question OF 'he
Australian Ballot law, and lis alleged d'i'''' anu
uroposcd amendments. The Governor. by virtue "'
his once, was one OF the board who counted III"
canvas.cd the votes cast Presidential electors ana
lad an opportunity to observe the peculariiloS "i
marking the ballots and he has devoted con'iu'F'''
attention 10 the ballot law In his recent h@'AAs''
lie considers that the Arrangement OF the hiah"'
ballot IS nccdlcssly confusing Ia that the names are
arranged alphabetically without regard To party
uo saws. An examination OF the votes east In The
recent election shows that the voter, either DO not
understand tnc ballot or will not take the time ana
troublc TO make crOSs-mark for conddtc for 'ach
once and the result Is that the aggregate '"'e '"''
for officers whose are placed at the h'hd o Inc
ballot /, greater than that gwen for those "'c names
appoar lower on the list Of Offices and candidate
In the last state election there were over ooo more
votes cast for Governor than for General lrH'"r''
lie believes that this undesirable i"atL'" coulu b.
removed bv arranging the names Of the candidates ON
the ballot by party groups. one cross to lnc'"e 'hn'
the voter wished TO vote the whole ticket.
The news wa, made public on Ihuisday 'h"'
nm ont of town railway syndicate was hiFHh up "l
Union Railroad Company stock at 800 s""r,' WI"
the purpose Of gaining control. A. the stock was
s.Uj a month ago. the deal created great surpI'S'
ana has aroused a certain spirit of rcscntm'nt' IN"
sale OF IN. Eoston and Providence tn PROVIDENCE
and Worce,tc and the New ork. Boston ana PROV
,oencc Railroads by The New York. New-liaNcn ana
hartford Company was resented n SINE extent, ahc
aecply regretted since II feared hat the result
would he that Providence would Do treated rs
,r,v soton Eut the sale OF the street railways To
inc philadcphia syndicate, or whoever may be- th'
uurohnser has added 10 thc feeling ol injury. tn
Union Railroad Company has hitherto been run largely
in the interests OF the people and II was due To th
fact that they were recently granted practical
mnuonny of the streets fer twenty years Ihi' Is u
ronc, sion which vOuid not have been SdNtd 10 an
ON, sd. CORPORATION or IL q corpoTall"n which wa
attending to sell 10 outsiders, had such intention Dt'N
apparent.