New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
PHILLIPS BILL PASSED.
Prohibits Name of Candidate Ap-
pearing More than Once.
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Albany. March 26-The Assembly passed this
morning Mr. Phillips's bill, which prohibits the
name of candidate appearing more than once
on an official ballot. The vote was lis to Is
This measure has been criticised by many civic
organizations and some legislators. the
ground that It does not really carry out the
Governors views about ballot reform. Mr..
Phillips, critics of the measure say. has picked
out one sentence of the Governors recommended
tions about ballot reform. and by framing this
bill on that alone has contrived TO go opposite
to the Governors ideas. as the Governor had In
mind the Massachusetts form of ballot. A bill
for this form OF ballot is practically dead in the
Judiciary Committee. The Citizens Union, the
City Club, the Election Laws Improvement As
ISOLATION and other civic bodies opposed to
the Phillips measure.
Despite the overwhelming vote for It. the
measure was bitterly opposed on the floor Of
the Assembly New York County Republicans
voted against it. while Brooklyn Republicans
voted for it. The bill had strong support from
Tammany Hall. and 1t also secured the votes
of the upstate Democrats. The Independence
League men and a few Democrats who had re-
ceived the nomination of the league in the last
election. as well as that Of their party. vot-
ed against II. The debate preceding it's passage
led 10 a bitter attack on W r. Hearst by Mr.
Oliver, the minority leader, and other Tammany
politicians.
Mr.. Wainwright supported II, he said, only
because he believed il a step I'm the direction OF
the Massachusetts ballot. MIR. Phillips made no
long defence Of his bill HeQsaid that other par
ties could indorse a candidate just well with
out printing his name under its column on the
official ballet; that II did not deprive candi-
date OF the support OF two or more parties
Assemblyman Prentice opposed the measure
Il believe this bill would unduly and unfairly
limit the rights Of independent political bodies
he said, and have here resolution from the
Republican Committee Of New York County op-
posing this bill
Mr.. Oliver arose to defend the bill. Let
man be one thing or the other" he said. NO
man here is big enough 90 carry two buckets
on his shoulders. He must be either Demo-
cFat or an Independence League man. He can
not be both at the same time" Paradise
Jimmy" then began attack on Hearst. Be
fore he had had time TO say much C. +. Foley
OF Niagara WAS on his feet and eXcitedly de-
Tending Mr.. Hearst. He asked Mr.. Oliver a
question which the latter Interpreted as mean
ing: will the Democrats support Hearst should
he get the Presidential nomination.
We'll" said Mr.. Oliver III Mr.. Hearst gets
that nomination without a key or Jimmy or
crowhar a sandbag they will. We have had
some pretty bitter pills 20 swallow. but we
have also taken our medicine like men"
Assemblyman Cuvillier offered an amendment
permitting the names Of candidates for justice
OF the Supreme Court and the Court OF APP
peals 10 be printed under the emblem OF as
many parties chose to nominate them. This
amendment opposed by Mr.. Phillips. and
was Withdrawn.
Mr. Foley characterized the measure a
scheme TO turn New York City over TO the
Democrats and the upstate over to the Repub-
licans."