New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-18

PROVISION FOR PARTY COLUMNS AND SYMBOLS
Pastors ABOLISHED. But SPACE LEFT FOR
NAMING PERSONAL PREFERENCEs-As
s1sTANCE IN THE BOOTHS.
tFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THETRIBUNE]
Albany March 17.-Sonator Ranes has framed
Ballot Reform bill which appears 10 have the sup
port Of the leading Republicans in the Legislature
and 20 have surety Of passing. That being the
case the pubic naturally will be interested IN the
measure in a high degree and the voters VIII IKE
10 know what kind OF ballots they are likely 10
use in November Of the present year and for SUI
ceedng years
The Senate judiciary Committee reported the Dill
favorablv during the week which has just passed
but on Friday the measure was recommitted Tor the
purpose Of giving hearing to some ballot reformers
who are opposed certain features Of Il; but most
Of the views OF these reformers are well known 70
the members Of the committee. and are not favor
ably considered by them so that there is little rea-
con 70 think the bill will be amended They espe-
caly desire adoption OF the Massachusetts sys-
tenn OF arranging the names of candidates on q
blanket ballot in alphabetical order. whereas both
the leading Republican and the Democratic mem
hers Of the LEGISLATURE believe that the party col
urn system farest one. enabling the illterate
voters to vote easily the ticket he desires.
The most notable feature Of Senator Ran"ss bill
Is that il aboliShes the multiple ballot system which
has brought such expense upon the State. and sub
s,itutes for it the banketballot system Voters vii
he guided in selecting their candidates by party
device and the candidates of each party are to be
arranged in parallel columns. Then there Is 10 he
? final column for the of independent voters.
with the titles Of the offices 10 be filled printed on
his portion Of the ballot. bu; with blank space
- he filed in with the names Of candidates by indie
pendent voters.
The bin says that nominations Of candidates may
fa made by a convention or primary, or by duIY
authorized committee OF such convention or primary
fbp~
which A. the previous general state election poled
1000 votes in the state, or per cent OF the entire
vote cast i'm the district in which the convention or
primary held This provision viii authorize the
officers % the state 10 print ballots for the RepuD
can the Democratic the Prohibition, the Populist
and the social-Iabor parties in this state and also
for the independent political organizations success
ful in city elections. No party name which may De
adopted IS TO have more than five words in it.
The blanket ballot to be printed for the voters OF
is thus described in Section 81 or the pro-
posed law:
Every ballot intended for the use Of electors
printed IN accordance with the provisions OF TINS
act snail contain party device for each party
represented on the ticket. in accordance with the
provisions OF Section 50 Of this There shall be
one form Of ballot for all the candidates for public
Office, and every ballot shall contain the names of
all The candidates whose nominations for any office
specified in the ballot have been duly made. and
tickets or lists under the respective party or politi-
cal or other designation certified In ELECTIONS for
President and Vice-Presdent shall be placed the
ticket Immediately following the name Of the party
and preceding the names Of me Presidential electors
The ARRANGEMENT OF the ballot shall in general
form as nearly practicable 70 the plan herein
after given. The ticket lists Of candidates Of the
Various parties shall be printed in parallel columns
headed by the chosen devices, and the party name
or other designation in such order a; the Secretary
OF State may direct precedence, however, being
given 10 the party which polled the highest mum
Der Of for the head Of the ticket IN the next
preceding general election and 50 on. The number
81 such columns shall exceed ny one the number
Of sets Of candidates be voted for at me polling
place for which the ballot IS provided nominated
by different certificates OF nomination In the party
column on the right hand side Of each ballot snail
be printed the titles Of all OF the OFFICES Tor Wnch
the electors al the polling place for when the Dd-
lot is provided may lawfully vote and underneath
the title Of each Office shall be left bank space
IN which the voter may write the name OF any can
didate candidates therefor whose names are lot
printed upon the ballot candidates FOR mat once
aap IN the space the titles OF nv oiicts shd!
10 printed In BREWER capital letters The voter may
Wglie IN the column below, under the uue OF the
Once. the name 81 any person whose name il nol
printed on the ballot .or whom ne desires 10 vote.
NO ucket or HIST OF candidates snail be printed
under the name or any party containing more can
ddates Tor any ONCE than be elected. The
ballo. shall De 50 printed 10 give each e.ectOr
? clear opportunity To designate by a cross (X)