New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-04
THE BALLOT OVERGROWN.
REPETITIoNs OF NAMES THAT SHOULD BE
STOPPED.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR sAXToN FAvoRs RE-
VISION OF THE IAw-DEMoCRArIc CAN
DIDATEs APPEAR FOUR TINES. RE-
PUBLICAN ONCE
IFRoM THE asoULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
Albany. Nov ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Saxton
was here recently for an hour while Journeyihs
to Rockland County to make a speech In favor OF
the reelection of Clarence W. Lexow as senator
from the Rockland-Orange district
There is one thing am positive the Legislat-
ure will do as soon as 1t meets in January II 1t
has a Republican majority-and have no douo'
of that" said Mr.. Saxton and that is. 1t Will
mass an act amending the Blanket Ballot law 80
as to prevent this repetition of the same names
unon the ballot OF course we shall have to
guard the rights OF independent voters and thelr
present right 10 make Independent nominat'ons'
but for all that we must stop the duplication OF
the names of regular candidates, or we shaii
have a blanket ballot five feet square ana VOTERS
will be greatly confused"
DEMOCRATIC NAMES on THREE TIMES
Mr. Saxton then called attention to the official
blanket ballot for New-York City as printed IN
The Tribune on Monday last. and TO the circum-
stance. that the State ticket Of the Democratic
oartv appears upon the ballot four times-once
under the Democratic star. once unoer 'he snip
of the Democratic Reform Organizauoh' once u''
der the rooster OF the State Democracy anu o''e
under the rising sun Of the Independent Ci'zehs
Organization ticket. Since this palio' was
printed Judge Miles Beach and the GeneraI Term
of the Supreme Court have ordered mat 'he
rooster of the state Democracy be removed from
It, but nevertheless. the names OF the state cal"
didates of the Democratic party still hold
place at the summit OF three columns on me
blanket ballot to be used in New-York. While the
Republican eagle only caps one column on the
ballot The Democratic candidates thus nave
spread big net for the careless voter lIisS
have three times as many chances as the Repuo-
lcan voters Of obtaining the accidental vote.
TAMMANY's DODGE IN NETWORK
ANY one who will examine the official ballot
will also perceive that the leaders Of Tammany
Hall have used the clauses in II relating 10 inoe
pendent voters 20 put the Tammany han ucNe'
for local officers in New-York City twice on the
official ballot in New-York. A certhcate was
filed with the Secretary of State or an moe
nendent Citizens Organization. signed by S,Voc
persons and nominating for State ofhcers the
men already nominated by the Democratic state
Convention II had all the appearance OF Dona
fide nominating certihcate ana oecre'ai! Vi "'a'o
Palmer had to accept IT, ,, :,
But now the Tammany Hall local ticket in
New-York City has been attached to IT, ana ac-
cordingIv Il is plain that Tammany Hail Is mas
oueradine behind the all, ged independent GU
zens' Organization' ticket. II regular poHticai
organizations ae thus TO be permitted 10 coiicsai
themselves behind the cloak Of an alleged mae
pendent organization. 1t is evident as Lieutenant
Governor SaXton points out. that the Diahket
ballot will be covered with the same names re-
peated again and again. Any one VINO VIII con-
pare the star" column and the rising sun col
umn on the New-York blanket ballot VIII perceive
that the names on each column are >dehucai'
THE PRACTICE SHOULD BE STOPPED.
" this practice Is not stopped. every political
party will be driven 10 resort to II. ana the
great political parties for the sake Of having
their State tickets at the top OF several Columns
will be masuuerading behind dozen alleged
..independent" political organizations. ANY one
who cares to take the pains to prepare noniha!
ing certificate and procure 8oVo signatures 70 II
mate state ticket" and have 1t placed on the
blanket ballot The Presidential contest next
year will be great temptation 10 attempt 'nis
trick.
Il suspect" said A. T. Clearwater. County Judge
of Ulster County. that IN order 10 chech
this multiplication of State tickets and nomi-
nations we shall have TO charge something
for the privilege OF putting names on tne piahket
ballot. Why not? Every name ADDED 10 tne
ballot puts an expense for printing upon the shou-
ders of the counties OF the State. man cannot
run for Parliament in England without paying
certain proportion Of the expenses Whch are I'M
posed upon the Government by virtue OF MS De
Ing a candidate. ,
"Here we should check this nomination Of tick
cts In a spirit OF msches or for the sake or mis-
leading voters. Certainly the Democratic state
Committee has had the Democratic State ticket
placed three times the blanket ballot TO be
used all over The State for the purpose or catcnlng
unwarv or iliterate voters. The Democratic
ticket thus has unfair advantage over the
Republican ticket. which occupies only one
column.
REACTING on THE PERPETRATORS.
81 am glad to say however, that the Demo-
cratic local tickets all the State are suffering
because of this multiplication at the head OF the
columns OF the Democratic State ticket, since the
names OF local candidates have not been appended
TO every one of the columns, but only IN most
cases to the column headed by the Democratic
star The result is that many local Democratic
candidates will suffer loss OF votes cast LOT 'he
Democratic State ticket"
What do you think. Judge. OF the Repupncah
emblem? -,
1T is 100 academic and aegorical; 1t should
be made much simpler and. indeed. be limited to
one object Ike the Democratic star we shOuIu
have a big eagle and that would be suiflcleit
The most confusing feature about the Repuoncan
emblem Is that the rays OF the rising sun Denlnu
the eagle form distinct circle above the circle IN
which the voter is required to make cross II ne
wishes to vote a straight ticket Repuphcai
farmers say they are puzzled by THIS feature o!
our emblem We have had repeated inquiries al
our County Committee rooms as to whether the
should be put ia tie circle above the eagle
or in the circle below.
Il think also. that the Legislature should rec
ogniZe that trait in human nature which innu-
ences a to scratch tn. name OF man ne
dislikes from ticket. and that this offence ought
marked I further think that In cities OF the
third class. like XII sgston. municipal elections
should be separated from State elections. for this
mixture of issues confuses voters"
WRECK or PASSENGER TRAIN.