New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
THE ELECTIONS BILL.
HARD WORK TO GET THE MEASURE
INTO SHAPE.
AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT WHICH MAY AID
MACHINE GOVERNMENT QUESTION OF
A SOLDIER VOTE.
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Albany. July PA good deal Of hard work
has been put in to-day nthe New-1orK hiec-
ton Supervision bill. and the bill 10 give 10
New York's soldiers vote. but so many constr
tutional questions had to be considered IN snap
ing them that they are not yet perlecteo' oe"a
tor Stranahan and Assemblyman Marshd"' III
oo,,nanv with Charles H. Van Deusen. former
secretary OF the Board Of Elections or brookyn'
and Charles z. Lincoln. the Governors law al
wiser debated the various sections OF inc
New-York Election Supervision Dill d"
dav. and were still at work upon IL 'o-
night. Senator stranahan then announced 'i"'
the bill could not be given out lor Puoiio ~
until tomorrow The bill has been arhehueu ~
as 10 provide that the Chief supervisor OIL H'e1-
tons In New-York shall be named ov "o'e'"0'
Black but that succeeding supervisors OF cleo
lions shall need the confirmation OF the oen"'e
The reason given .or this arrangement Is that
the Senate will probably have adJourheo oei'ie
Governor Black signs the bill
DEAL DEMOCRATS SAY.
The Democratic Senators. when they heard OF
the arrangement, said the palpable design Oh
this part Of the bill was to keep the he-
publican Supervisor. who will be put IN
office for an indefinite length OF time.
his term Is 10 be lot SIN years p"'' WY
said, that even II Democratic Governor
should be in office he could not be removed With
out the consent Of the Senate, which, owing TO
the nature of the apportonment of the ieels-
lative districts. would probably be Republican
for many years TO come six years term OF
the Supervisor of Elections will give him charge
Of the election machinery of New-York while the
Presidential election campaign of 1900 is going
IN nd NJ no
test for Governor is in progress in 1898 1900
and 1902. with likelihood also OF his having
charge OF the election machinery IN 1904 when
poth President and a Governor VIII be elected
THE SUPERVISORS TASK
The bill has not been changed as outlined In
advance In The Tribune of to-day The Super
visor OF Elections will appoint large force OF
deputies TO discover the colonization Of repeaters
ana arrest these gentlemen when they appear
at polling-places. The Supervisor Of Elections
VIII substantially have charge OF all the polling
places in the counties Of NewYork Kings,
Westcheser Queens and Richmond. in which
nearly half OF the population Of the State live
IL ne sends supervisors of elections to a polling
pace the police must go away from that To-
ca'ity large appropriation Of money will
oe made for the support OF this new bureau OF
elections
AN AID FOR THE MACHINE.
independent voters will be quick TO see that
inns measure greatly strengthens existing ma
eh'hes' since 1t authorizes Tammany Hall and
'he Republican organizations OF New-York to
Illuminate the deputies Of the Supervisors OF
.ecuohs' II was estimated to-day that these
uepuues VIII receive 100000 yearly from the
",ae, Already this year there has been a large
uu'uoh 10 the resources of existing machines
the medium Of the Primary Reform
nat measure says that the inspectors
OF election. poll clerks and ballot clerks
AZ the regular elections who are named by the
Two political organizations in New-York shall
' al the primary elections. A large increase
VI sAiaries has thus gone into the pockets of