New-York tribune., 1906-11-20
pIISHING BALLOT REFORM
), ucetng To-day Drafting of Bills
;, Tbi, End VII Be Begun.

.,.+aa of the Election Laws
ne ,sn+ Association VIII hoio 4 hNeeI,-s T ..'-s &
Inpf0 81 the office OF NlIiiaHi Al 80" -, -
afternoon q - the first drafts OF the Ballet
PFs brr which that organiza 'ioi VIZ 1,, ~,
Ree'I ,,..,,a At the coming session. Ia4Is "''i
re Les's''.0 - ,ba campaign at Albany, ana the
be discusse 3, that this year the bills VIII nave
genera -. chance Of passage Menners OI uio
81 eAoeH.. tl,ave that their bills VIII nave 'he sup
assoe' -,,,arnor Hughes He has eAp'eSSeu I'm
poI' J. sor,s OF his friends as oelns IN sS
seh % -. -aforn, and they believe that ne may
T.,,r,end some decisive step - '--'-'
szare 10 tie legislature
his IT, = ,,,,biniug all the essential features OF
lAs's~ A--as in the election laws IN one b4l' as
nes'7 80 last wear. the association TINS year VIII
va o,a hill for the MASSACHUSETTS, or AZ erallah
preseD n.r7o+ and others embodying needed
..-ss in the laws relating 70 ="
chaHs1 s,o,,rt. the appointment OF election in
'aaillaI - ,ossiblv one providing for the use OF
sgec-'i t.,es ore OF the chief objections
W - the bill last year was that II was TOO
- - ans embraced too many phases or the
Gun. In its different sections 1t provided for
s7 n, ballot and took Up the question OF cleo
the 9.,er+fon and canvass as well as judicial
roh l-7F Fz he ,,sa OF ballot machines and noni-
recount. ana llle 1- -
.+io,s for Offices
sl-o-s sl,,, NJ WINS. president OF the association.
.r-er5sv that the executive committee worked
- snd faithfully last year over its measures.
- 5ia5 largely because they were introduced
" We - +ba wear. and got shunted of in connection
NI.s ne Independence League Recount bill The
-. this year he went on, would be along the
w. w. gere-al lines, but with improvements and
s. s,-as rrohabiy would be introduced the first
- os the session lie added;
-. lessons Of the last election show the hopeless
.p5deqGacy and what one or our nswspapers has mas
z-irh peculiar emphasis what we learned
ard Tep1e - ca-6aign Of 1908 Immediately after
rrA-a
L-S L---na5 Uirh q view Of aVaiing OF the work that
I'D been done !a~-i year @ ana o. Et1i & tos
I-s@T5-e session fn the hope that we might secure
ole-s, 77s--,ssior OF the matter, before lot OF
g 5@--s --ysre measures came up preoccupy
- e-renrion Of the committees OF the TWO houses
II - rITrrose Of the association this year is, TO
6 L-e Fl-F a BIZ adopting the Massachusetts or
siSs--aIiar s-steu. according 10 Wnlch the names
?, Ss3ddates VIII % arranged alphabetically under
q o. 45-1es of The ottces for which they are running
nd So that 70 single name snaLI appear t"1ce Oh
IT r. .5op-lon OF the Massachusetts ballot Will
rsress.ras many changes in the details OF the law
~ regard 70 the canvass. and these VIII De Gov
ra5 IA The bill determining the form OF the ballot
n matter OF nominations. Of appointment OF in
sectors q judicial recount, OF ballot machines
ri eli Be- covered by separate measures, so that
f5s legislature VIII have presented to It a clean
- ard u. 5onSusion VIII be avoided, the desire
q The assgalon being 70 secure the passage OF as
nany Of these different measures as possible put
rol 10 ieCpaTl-ze the passage OF al OF them py
her Consolidation into q single btu.
subcommittee IS now ar work on a draft OF 8
bIl with regard 10 the form and method Of can
vassing. That VIII probably be ready in the course
Ct g fortnight: and when that Is done the other
matters WiI be taken up, and IL Is hoped and ex-
re-rad that by the opening OF the legislative ses-
son eli tLe measures will be ready for prompt
p7esentaUlu-
TIE association has not yet taken UP the cues
tou 70 who VIII be asked 10 introduce these
measures in The TWO houses, but they certainly
VII ~ Introduced by thoroughly representative
nea who viii support them unequtvocally and de-
V01eCly
There Is very considerable difference OF opinion
Is 70 whether the ballot n the new form shall
o. shall not provide for the use OF the emblem.
While majority Of the members OF the association
10 prefer the ballot without the emblem. the
matter will Re thoroughly thFsshed out before the
legislative committees and the final decision Will.
q necessity rest with the Legislature