New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-10
SAXTON ON BALLOT REFORM.
HE EXPECTS TO PRESENT HIS BILL NEXT
WEEK.
THE INTERESTS OF THE ILIITERATE NoIhf'
SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED 81 lhh USE
TIE INDIVIDUAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED BY THE USE OF
TIE INDIVIDUAL PAsTER-sENAIoH
ocoNNoR's ELECTION IN
sPEcToRs BILL
uroM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE 1"'D'Ns
A,banv Feb. 9-Senator Sax,on somewhat re-
rrets the fact that he is compelled 10 se'' ""
the Investigating Committee when mas peo"
sent to New-York 20 inquire into the au'i''i''S''"
tion Of the Police Department. since 'he ses'i''''
NJ that committee rob him OF une WHY" Nv
world like TO devote to the preparation ar"
amendment of several legislative acts oi iu'po'
lance. Among these are the bins reio'ii'''s wv
,auot s,,m If the State. one Of them comes
from the City Club. Of ew-AorK' anu ANON"
rron, r.nmapv Hall. The latter bill has been
;ntroduccd by cx-SI eaker Sulzer anu "e'''o'
Can,or while the City Clubs bill has been pre-
sor,ed hv Mr. SaXton himself. AL the pliS ha'e
boon ref erred in the Senate to subcommittee Oh
~. Ird;cio~v Committee Mr.. SaXton hlnseH
,rrauv heng the chairman OF TINS suo-co"-
mittee -. a,. .,o
.1 hone now" said Senator Saxton to-day 10
. .bo ballot bill III shape by the middle OF NEXT
week IL I did not have the engagement W NC
IN %ev-York tomorrow at the meeting Oh 'ie
Police Investigating Committee should De "o'e
N wbip it into shape by Monday night lam
many Halls BILL of course provides LOT 'ne ,e-
ten,ion Of the paster ballot. The Guy CIup
hill proposes tina, the terate voter shIi 80 go:
n, tho fine of registration his intention III vans
e. sn,,a cher candidate or candidates than the
official ones. and authorizes MN " nan M -,
friend in the polling place "rte UPON "ir as he
paster the name or names oi su'm a RAJ This
desires to vote for. II strikes me ma .h
would omen the door for the identification Oh ''le
ballot | have belief that the best wa; va va
set;Ing this interate-voter difficulty woulu pe
,ba Ot
not of the blanke; paster. In this way py usins
a sample ballot the illiteraie voter couu gum, r
himself in using his ndlVlduai p ,uo ,order
the individual paster l mean those slenuv'
sims of paper containing the name OF one ca'ui-
date which are distributed In so many lno u,
sands every year by the Candidates ioi o''i'e III
The bill giving the Republican and Democratic
narties an equal number of election inspectors
az every polling place in the state Is also en-
nectod IN he ready for submission 10 the sen
ate the coming week. Senator OConhor I'D"
this bill in charge. and would nave Pre'einru
II this week but for the discovery tnat u one,e
ri no q good many spring elections in the state
this year some of them in cities. and that SOM
of the inspectors Of election have alreau! pee',
snnointed IT, therefore. the inspection ac,
should now be passed without reference TO mes
elections legal complications would inevitapll
follow Senator O'Connor therefore mas on NAM
an amendment drafted. providing that lnspectoiSS
shall not be appointed under II until the Ian
election of the present year. The blii pf1NiueS
for the naming OF the inspectors Oh casi r.
N,icaI Marty in the cities Of the state by the
chairman and secretary of the Executive COM
mttee of each of the great political parlies -dcii
Marty is to have two inspectors In New orr
ne annointments are to be made formally by the
BOARD Of Police bat this will be merely lorhl'
since the chairman and secretary OF inc eNecu-
five committees of the Republican ana Demo
cratic parties will name them. In the couhti!
two INSPECTORS will be elected. and these Two
will name the two others from the mmoIn!
rartv who received the largest number Oh N9les,
Covernor Flower in his annual message peustu
his word that he would sign such Dill as this
Of Senator O'Connor and there is no reason TO
doubt that he will keep his word mus tie
Tenwhlican marty will obtain protection for It's
voters in New-Yoril City. and the DemocratlG
party will gain whatever protection Is needed
in the rural parts of the state "here nepuo"
cans abound. -, or.oor
The state Senate held a session of only hiteen
minutes to-day The only bill OF genera lhieies.
Introduced was one bv Senator Owens making IL
unlawful for citizen of this State 10 holu d
State office and a Federal office at the same
time.