New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-30
PAST ERS ORDERED PRINTED.
NECESSARY. ALTHOUGH THERE rs NO
CHANGE IN THE NAME.
LAW ON THE sUBJECT-PorAcE COMMISSIONERS
n,yrcr THE PREPARATION OF $4,000
CLAUSE PREVENTING THE sCBsrlTC-
TON OF Mr. LOWS NAME FOR
THAT OF THE DEAD
CANDIDATE T..


Tho polce Commissioners yesterday afternoon
received notice that young Henry George hau
b.en selected TO run in place OF his father
The committee that made the selection II was
understood by the Police Commissioners. had
s,,nnosed ,hat no change in the official ballot
would be needed. but at an informal hee'"s
IN. Commissioners decided that the law COM
re,l.d the use OF pastors. even though there
was TO be no change in the name OF the canal
date Accordingly. an order was given lot the
printing OF $4,000 pastors with the name III
Henry George for Mayor
prssiden, Moss Of the Police Board said that
while the courts might order to be couh'eo any
Henry George ballo, without a paster. yet 'he
duty Of the Board was plain under the law.
.ven II there had been no change IN the name vi
the candidate for Mayor The oaiot was
prlr,ed for one man. and II could not be USED
LEGALLY for another nan without the use Oh '"e
paster prescribed by law. . ...ouo,
The law relating to the h'lins OF 'acahsS
caused ny the death Of CANDIDATE 'hi'noa.
srely before the election Is contained IN sec
lion No GO. Subdivision No. = and reads as
follows:
IN case ., tho death Of a cani.iate after the ON
ia. oaots nave O-en printed ana De ore L,er'."n
.e't,rcate Of nomination Of candidate 70 M suSn
acanc, vita the officer or bsa.d VIVA ~n .San he
-. aItv Of me officer board furnishing me on-
la ballots 20 prepare ana iuthsn 20 ,cr6d o4besve
,as,ers containing me name Of the cindlda.e hohi-
A r 10 M h. ' was nomini,cd The pastors snail be
of plain waite paper printed N pan nncH n ,Sis
II The Offices and the names Of the canddAtes upon
II Official balots. and shan be- OF SIZE as IA re,
md no arrcr. than the space occupied upon the
aielaI hai.,t by the tide OF me Office and the name
u the candidate IN whose pice the IN rno
e sas contain the name Of ne candidate bat
nntf q,
promised TIE onic.r or poHsr o IN th. elen
Ion aistri;ts affected ny tho Naesney ne name OF
OsHa a. ma c the for Ta M6S T1 , ie s%
= made end the name OF the political party or IN,
nan body % 5sdr ns nSsd shS a nn
,er shall. De equal 20 the number q the oiieal oaI.
cs i5nsssd i0f s' n.p Se OF eecon shall sian
/, recent Tor the same which receipt shal De re-
5aea 'y IND ts sha be Oar, Of he record Of III.
their One Tho nspcs oFs shall deliver the gasters
Of ueh pastors in the proper place and m proper
manner upon each official ballot before such Ia loi
the ocia ballot the pas,er shall ss eSnsiders! a:
sni STOW 'nr TIE number OF paser. received by
them the number or Pastors ahxed 20 Official pa.
Iot and the number OF unused masters returned ~
II EN- the unused pastors be- nclosed IN the pack
s5g psT %pon no the oai ballot otherwise ,han a,
herein provided Is herenv deciircd to be con ~
not less than one nor more than nc years.
The provision OF lsw which prevents the
use q pastors bearing the mare OF Seth Low. on
account OF the death az Mr.. George. Is found in
Subdivision ! Of the same section. and reads as
follows:
When no nomination shall have been originally
made by a political party. or by an independent
body for n political Office. or where vacancy shall
exist IL shall not he lawful for any committee OF
such party or nlenendcnt hodg authorized 10 make
nominations CT 10 fll Vararci 10 nominate or sub
stituic the name Of candidate OF another party or
independent uoiy for such office il being the inen-
tl0n OF this act thar when a candidate OF one party
is nominated and placed on the ticket OF another
party or indeperden, body such nomination must
he made at the time and in the manne: provided
for mailing or.gna! nomina lions by such party or
independent body.
The WynkoopH enbeck era Hford Company
Of No. AL Pearl-st.. printers of the of'cia'
ballot, prepared TO meet the emergency
caused by the death Of Henry George and are
ready to turn out the requisite number OF past
ers. Mr. Crawford. Of the firm. said: I'VE
no difficulty that will arise out Ct Mr.. Georges
death In regard to The ballots The official
ballots were already printed and ready for
distribution. Ii will he necessary for us 10
print almost a million pastors and that will be
easy matter. Even II we did not receive
official notice from the Bureau OF Elections
until Sunday morning would still he able
to get them out In time for distribution on