New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-20
THE BLANKET BALLOT DEAD.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S VOTE AGAINST 1T.

SENATOR sAXTON PLEADS FOR THE IMPROVE
MENT TO 40 PURPOSE.
Albany April 10 (specIaD.-Mr. rarquhar's Blanket
Baot bill was aglln defeated In the to-day ana
this sealed It's fate. No further be taken
upon IT, The senate Judiciary Committee reported the
bill favorably. but had amended II by inserting the
provision that there should be "paster ballot and
eliminating IA provision for party emblem" Tho
abandonment OF the party emblem excited n good
many indignant comments from the Republican Sen
ators II was obviously provision which would
have guided voters in the selection Of their pariy's
candidates that they became suspicious that Richard
Croker's support Of the might have
hostile intent.
>cnstor saxton however. supported the bill. be-
Icying that n blanket ballot would be an improve
mcnt upon The present system Of having a ballot
for each lnriy's candidates for Office. Many ballots
hc argued confused the voter. and he eNpe.sci the
suspicion That the large number of Socialist ballots
east In rural Republican counties last fall cast
mistakenly bl farmers who wished to vote the Re-
publican ticket Why" he >ald socialist ballots
cast In iocaite- where there T. not socialist
within 100 miles. only $500 socialist ballots were
.ust IN New York and brooklyn. the head quarters Of
the Socialist party whereas e.996 -,ciallst votes
wcr,. cas-, the interior Of the state ard largely In
rural counties whorr taCIc s0cialiss. II l.
pr, pOstcrous FOL In aIcc to think that ther" ale
22l Socialists IN The county Of :teuber. The Peoples
party also Oh aimed .44D votes which 1, far more
vote, In nv opinion than cast Intentionally
ior Mr.. Weaver. hundreds Of mistakes were thus
made IN nv Judgment because Of he multiplicity Of
ballots
While thus nvoring III" biz. Sir saNton expressed
NJ, regret that Tie party emblem had been abandoned
=" am very DESTROYS" he sald "of having III" cn
brm and alolishlng the pastor. hut am In iaN"r
Of the blanket ballot. with or without the pnSi"r
FOR think II viii b. n great advance upon oar
present elective system There have been more than
thirty states which have adopted the blnnkct ballot
II 4, only New ORR. Connecticut ana NJ" Jersey
witch have adopted imperfect baol reform Sys-
tenn and we See rs results In our elections. The
pastor ballot was Injected into law and has been
a serious defect 10 II since We TAX" step
toward its abolition by securing the blanket ballot
senator Mctlellsnd Democrat announced his IN
tenton Of voting for the hill, but threw cold water
upon IT, " have doubt" he said. " that there
/, a strong public sentiment behind this measure
bu, cannor but think my party friends nr" making
a great mistake In passing IT,"
scr aGor Connos. Republican. said: 3" never was
much I'm love with ballot reform and ] think the
rcmocrts want this bill passed more than We DO
20 far ballot reform In this state has been II great
fraud upon every one. | never believe IN voting
Tor bis which my p-csl aiver>nr.r, earnestly
:ivor for | can but suspect that they have some
I,ltcal motive | therefore vote In ia" negili on
This bll.'
There were ten Republicans and Two Democrats
ana Two Republican. Edwards and -aNton. ana thir-
teen Democrat, who N.to-i for u. sine" II requires
II votes TO pa, "A iii and only - votes were cast
Tor II. Lieutenant Hov'incr heciah declared IL io'''