New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-16
rvROLMENTS BEGIN TO-DAY.
DONATIONS MADE FOR THE WORK
INTER THE NEW PRIMARY LAW.
-pv7s1NG MADE AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR
-gE vOTERs-vlTTRE. WHEN AND HOW
MINES Nay 81. INSCRIREp

NAMES MAY BE INSCRIBED
r-o,ments under the new Primary Election law
-, hao,n today IN this city. and in view Of the
.,.,sratons made large enrolment Of Republ-
80 .s NAV he expected. Republicans and Demo-
-. understand that the law wipes out all
0r.ous party enrolments. 2p% tina; they cannot
~. mar, n their party primary elections this
.n. unless hey enroll according 10 the provisions
:, ,he new law. From now until the last day Of
ia month they have the privilege OF enrolling by
,,,,lv signing and acknowledging before a notary
I'D causn ne 10 be fled with the Bureau Of Elec-
.o,s a statement Of their party afAiation pro-
,ssd .hev were registered In their election dis
.-c,s At the last election. The method OF pro-
srre and Che form OF the declaration have been
,rhlshed ir The Tribune a part of the digest
=, the rev law prepared by Paul ID. Cravath for
the Committee on Primary Election Legislation OF
the Union League club.
The Republican organizations have taken the
,ains - xud circulars 10 voters who were enrolled
erher un$r the constitution Of the County Com
r,ittee o~ under the constitution adopted by the
rorrittee Of Fifty-threo, giving information as
70 tines and places FOR easy enrolment Blank
,,-ms Ok the declaration have been supplied IN
aAundance. and notaries have been hired to take
seknoweGgrncnts without expense 20 the voters
who enroll The General COMMITTEES of the Re-
pubilcans o: the County Of NewYork has estab-
ushed district headquarters IN every Assembly dis
trict in Manhattan and The Bronx for the pur-
pose of aiding in the enrolment \otaries will be
AZ the headquarters every day and evening 10 take
the acknowl Judgments OF voters. and the declara-
lions vi be fled AZ the Bureau % Elections by
officers - tne district associations that
may enroll in their districts without expense and
without much trouble loss OF time. Similar
work WI be performed by the machine Republican
organization. and in addition 10 that. canvassers
vii b. sent with notaries 10 the houses OF many
Republicans who were enrolled formerly.
Tammany Hall has prepared for the enrolment
ey distributing blanks TO the district organizations
nnng no,aries and arranging for the fling OF the
declarations the Bureau of Elections Circulars
have bean 10 Tammany workers also. Civ
Ing st-uctions how enroll, and among the
Instructions the following is noticeable
Eve-y eector must write his own signature by
space az the end Of the printed declaration. above
where the notary OF commissioner signs the
acknowledgement II signed ~ mark II should be
Substantially as follows JOHN n e DOE
Ana-Tammany Democrats IN Manhattan and The
Bronx have taken no active part IN the preQara-
tons for the enrolment thus far. but they are ex-
pected 20 enroll and in some districts they will
run tickets a, the Democratic primaries in OPP
position 10 the Tammany tickets.
The Offices OF the Bureau OF Elections IN the five
boroughs OF the city. at which the declarations OF
enrolment are be filed. are the following
Borouga Of Manhattan>~No;;o 80 Muioerry-st
Borough OF The BrOrX-Solingen Building. one
tundred- and I hirty ighth-st. and Mott-ave
Borough OF Richmond-Ntage Hall. Stap.eton-
Borough Of QUeens-Police station Astoria
The primary election record and party rolls for
each borough Will be kept at the Office OF the
Bureau OF Elections IN that borough. where printed
blanks and all necessary Information can be OBJ
tanned by voters The dates OF interest under the
rew law after the enrolments by declaration ends
with the last day OF the present month are the
following:
May l0-Any voter. whether he was registered
lsst fall or not. may enroll by going 20 the place
@. enrolment IN his district and making his Gee
laration TO the election officers. Not later than
Nav 20 a transcript % the enrolment IN each dis
trict will be published in The city Record
Juna 9~-The primaries will be held 20 elect mem
Der " Ae county committees and delegates 70 the
conventions which 10 elect delegates 20 the
State conventions. go
June 1.-THE County Committee VIII meet 20 or
sanize and conventions whose delegates are elect
ed under the law also meet.
SEPTEMBER 20-Primaries Cor the election or dele,
gates to all conv entons except State and National
conventions.
II was said az the Bureau OF Elections yesterday
that the TWO primary elections provided under the
rew.AV would cost the city In the nelgnDornood
os sJ&A4 A large amount OF acditonal work i
also eftatled IN carrying out the provisions OF the
law. The clerical force u The bureau WI! nave 70
b increa by the appointment OF several clerks 70
keep the necessary recOrls