New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-04
THE NEW PRIMARY BILL.
voRr OF ITS PROVISIONS DISCLOSED
YESTERDAY.
DAYS OF MISUNDERSTANDING PRI-
v,prrs FOR REPUBLICANS AND DEMO
cpsTs-A CONCESSION TO THE
SMALLER PAETIES-BARNEs
nv rrLEIRA.n TO THE TRrpUHE.l

ny TELE TO TIE TRrDUNE)
,lhanv March 3-Another conference was
- .o.nlSht ir the Executive Chamber Of the
ranital over the Primary Reform bill II was
,.,.nsed hv Governor Black. Senator Ellsworth,
s,asker OGrady. Senators Lexow. Pavey and
po,nes and Assemblymen Lambeer. HiN ana
Armstrong
so,,e additional features OF the bill were dis
.,ossS today Senator Pavey said: The o'li VIII
1--WE every voter Eve different opportunities 10
.,rov his name as a member OF poliicai parry
,areiy. on any one Of the four days OF regls'ra-
,,or in December by notifying the County Clerk
hy later or IN person. or in May on speciai
enrolment day. II Will also provios secret
ballot" .,,
- the Senate tomorrow for puohcauon ana !"
o-ss- that il may be printed. The provision
q, IN. Union League Clubs measure tha' 'ne
a.-,ss ~ all parties he held AZ the same time
ard place has been modified upon suggestions
:, covsr,or Black TO meet the demand from
,o-se % the cities % the second class tha' the
,.,,a-,es Of the dferen, parties be held on
s,rs-ent DAYS The objection s overcome Dy
t,v,ns the primaries Of different parties held
=, d~ersnt booths The bill Will provide for
.rso,al enrolment In May or June.
-,s n-ovi..on contained in the original Union
,.eoua hul that a party mus; have cast j per
-, ~ the total vote Of the state al the ias'
.,.,,'or % be entitled to hold primaries. when
n.s Injected 70 by TIE New-York INDEPENDENTS
hss h.an changed SO tina; any party which cast
-, ,borsanh votes at tho last election may hold
primaries
vots- may enroll himself with a part|
.i,ss- hy making open declaration on tHe day
=, ,,sr.stratfon or by going before the County
c,srk or the Board Of Police Commissioners IN
x.r.-York City. or by fling his declaration by
card.
The bill ss II stands is mandatory for all cities
- 10 Ars. and second classes. and permissive
COR third class cities and villages.
TIA provisions for organizing conventions and
,,- fling the enrolment, lists are reported 70
have been leet substantially as In the Union
League bill
william Barnes jr.. the only newspaper pro
rrletor in the State who is supporting the ELS
worth Press Gag bill. prints an editorial in his
newspaper The Albany Evening Journal, To-
rieAt. warning machine Republicans against
making TOO many concessions 20 the independent
Repub,lcans The temper OF this editorial may
ne Judged by the final para graph. which reads
as follows:
These references TO the proposed measure are
made as warning 20 the Legislature 10 MAKE
no false steps IN dealing with this important
measure l. may be necessary to C0ncede some
,tlng 20 the impra cticable inexperienced men
in politics who have active interested thehl-
selves IN this subject in order 10 Keep them
oujst but the Legislature should not maze
ridiculous provisions because they are made IN
The name of reform. Politics is a game OF
hnesse. skill ard energy. and cannot be con,
,rolled by fancifu theorizers. Everything should
be done by the Legislature'which VIII insure an
honest primary but let it be a practical law