New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-12
ELECTIONS BILL PROPOSED
DISTRICT TO BE FORMED
WITH A SUPERINTENDENT.
COUNTIES OF NEv-YORK. KINGS QUEENS e1ru.
MoND AND wEsTcHEsrER To Br UNDER
HIS CONTROL TO PREVENT FRAunr
LENT voTING-LEGIsLArrR
IN EXTRA SESSION.
IN EXTRA SESSION.
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Albany July 1.-THE extra session n, the
LEGISLATURE. which began he-e tonight at one
tilne promised 10 be OF con siderable duration.
OUT Governor Black succeeded this afternoon in
uniting many prominent Re publican Senators
anu Assemolymen upon an lection measure in
regard to New-York City. over which there had
pi0''''Seu 10 De struggle and now. to all APP
pearances the session VIII be short one
Inc Dill affecting the election machinery OF
NeW-York. which apparently will be passed
creates a metropolitan election district out o,
the counties Of New-York. H rs. Queens. Rich
mond and Westminster. and ,uts over this dis
tr'ct superintendent OF supe. visor of elections
20 ne named by Governor Biao e. This officer in
turn is TO appoint deputies. on the nomination
or the Republican and the Democratic organiza.
ions In NeW-York whose duty ii will ne to
trace down and arrest repeaters md discover
colonization schemes
The bill touches the counties named and no
others and. being a State measure. iced not be
sent 10 Mayor Van Wyck for his pproval or
disapproval. The Democrats in the legislature
have already announced that they ill oppose
the measure.
NO OPPOSITION TO SOLDIERS BILLS
The bills to give the soldiers now Prosecuting
the Spanish war a chance to rote and the
bill making n further appropriation for the
equipment Of the soldiers will be pass.d by
unanimous vote. the Democrats am ounced
tonight that they should support hem
Many members OF the Legislature arrlv ID here
this afternoon and most OF the leaeinr 2epub-
lican members were at the Executive n amber
seeking TO chat with Governor Blaok The
Governor sooa had them about him In IS -oom.
Among these present We're Senator e sv orth,
har y
and Mslby. and Speaker O'Grady, A-een bly,
men Nixon. Hill. Kelsey. Ives and Ar = ng
The various bills intended 10 seCl-e ho- est
elections were taken up one after the 0t -e- md
their merits were debated Governor Black X
pressed opposition to the passage G the ti Il,
which had been preferred by Lemuel E. Qu.eg
and Collector Bidwell OF New-York. sweeping
away the Board OF Police Of New-Y7rk an
substituting for II a Board appointed by Vim
self. This he considered would make a "a
precedent. The Democrats would raise r.
that hore-rule doctrines had been Violated
bill which Senator Raines had drawn Up pro
viding for a State bipartisan election hoard
and bipartisan election boards in every county
met with general opposition. the Senators ard
Assemblymen saying that they were Satisfied
with the existing machinery.
THE METROPOLITAN ELECTION DrsTRICT
MEASURE.
The council then took UP the biz providing
for a metropolitan election board, and after
Il had been considered II received the app-7val
OF most OF those present This BILL as ALREADY
stated sets apart the counties OF Newly 1rk.
Kings. Queens. Richmond and Westchester INTO
general election district. In charge OF this
district is 70 be placed State officer. appoin q
by Governor Black. for a period probably -
Chief Supervisor OF Elections is to appoilt
deputies on the nomination OF the Republicsn
and Democratic organizations OF the countes
mentioned. Half OF the deputies. therefore wi
be Republicans and half Democrats.
It is Governor Blacks idea that they should
have charge Of the polls wherever repeating or
fraudulent voting is anticipated. They will not
be placed al every polling place. In large
part OF Westchester. Queens and Richmond
counties their presence az the polls will not be
needed, and they will not be sent TO the polling
places in these counties where their presence
is not required.
But on the other hand wherever repeaters
have been colonlzed. the supervisors OF cleo
tons will be massed There will be two al some
polling places. four al others. SIX at others, and
eight at others. When they are thus assigned
TO certain polling place the police are to be
signed 10 some Otner Do44lnS pace IL Is N
tended that there shall be no conflict Of au-
thority between the police and the supervisors
Of elections and therefore they Will not be
placed at the same polling place. Where the
police are no supervisors will be found
EX-CHIEF MCULLAGH MENTIONED FOR
SUPERINTENDENT.
II is generally anticipated here among Re
publican politicians that II this Metropolitan
Election District bill passes exChief McCullagh
OF the Police Department will be made Chief
Supervisor. under the belief that he Is we'll &C
ouainted with the methods Of repeaters in New
York.
When the Legislator. met tonight the Demo
Gratis and Republicans were already acquainted
with the features Of the above bill regarding
elections in Ne~-York and the former had re
solved to attack It, There were AZ Senators
present out Of 20 and 100 Assembymen on: OF
40 The Democrats Of the Assembly had de-
cided not 10 attack the Election bill tonight,
and therefore. after a resolution had been passed
praising President Mckinley and the soldiers
and sailors OF the Union for their successful
conduct OF the Spanish war. they agreed to adj
tournament But In the Senate both Senator'S
Cantor and Grady had resolved 10 make politi-
cal demonstration.
When therefore, the Governors message had
been read recommending legislation regarding
the election machinery Of New-York the SOL
diers' voting and appropriations for equipping
N. soldiers they opened fire the Elections
hin Senator Cantor said the Democrats wou!a
vote TO give the soldiers right 10 vote, ana
for money 70 equip them. but not lor DIII a.
fectIne the election machinery OF New-York.
SENATOR GRADY DEFENDS DEvERY
s.nator Grady followed with long speech
IN denuncation OF the message. In so iar as II
uas an attack upon Chief Devery. OF the 20
a.. D.,ar,r,ent Of New-York. he said II was
g." oouardIv message" and that Mr.. Devery