Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-11

wise. One of the most prominent MEM
bers of the party speaking here
said:
What nonsense to talk about pass
ing the bill and putting the blame upon
the Governor. 1t cannot become a law
without the aid of Republican votes.
If 1t Is a bad law. the blame will be
put where It belongs-upon the legis-
Iators who voted for 1t, irrespective of
party,
1T Is a time when men ought to
show their courage. The bill, in my
Judgment, will not purify, but will cor.
rupt the ballot. The welfare of the
people. and that alone, should guide the
vote upon this measure.
aThe Republican ma in the
senate cannot escape blame IL this
complex method of exercising the right
of suffrage becomes law"
The conference Of Republican sena-
tors on the bill lasted till l o'clock TINS
morning. It developed the tact &C
cording TO one OF the senator's, that not
one of the participants in the conference
wat in favor of the bill.
After the bill is reported today 1t
win be reprinted. As loon as the re-
print Is returned, it will be taken IN
in the Senate and debate upon it Wal
follow. General opinion is that the
debate will not be prolonged. The m
tention of the senate is TO pass III.
bin today or tomorrow If IL has 10 be
done on a suspension Of the rules.
The notable changes in the bill are
as follows:
The time N which the election dis
fricts can be readjnsted to four huI'-
AIRED voters Is made June ] instead CT
May 1.
Election officers can be nominated
to the civil service commission by any
1--WE voters in each precinct. FIVE
signers are required for each member
The county chairman can nominate as
many members as he may choose.
The civil service commission has
from June l TO August Is TO examine
candidates Tor election officers instead
OF from May /.
The appropriation paragraph is
changed from section : to section ..
Section "a, providing compensation OF
election officers, is made a part of Sec
tion 8.
The Civil Service Commission is re-
CURED to examine applicants for sooo
moral character.
Section % provides for the posting OF
sample ballots in five places, Instead Of
at the discI elton of the election board.
Section 20 provides that the time to
file nominations of presidential candi-
dates be April /, instead of April 20, in
order to give sufficient time for candi-
dates to decline and prevent the print
Ing of the James on the ballot.
In section 20 a minor change is made
in the words TO be printed on envelopes
containing the sample ballot. Voters
who spoil ballots may get more than
two, at the discretion of the election
board.
A general clause had been added 10
section 80, making it plain that the old
division of municipalities into 1000 anu
over is now 5000 and over, and making
the election law apply accordingly
Section 80 requires boards to refer 10
the poll book and primary boot 10
verify the primary registry, which is
made up from those books. 1t also
makes clear that each person voting at
a primary shall at the same time regis
ter for the general election. In section
36 there are minor verbal changes In
senatorial pledges by legislative cah-
didates.
In section 40 the primary ballot form
is changed so as to provide for the
stub at the top of perforated line, and
all the remainder of the ballot printed
below that line.
Section ~, originally enlarging ballot
boxes, Is stricken out and provided for
elsewhere in the bill.
Section AZ provides that the number
OF the stub of ballot be written in the
poll book opposite the nane OF the
voter.
Section so provides that a challenged
voter. whom the election board is salts
fed has no right to vote, may swear in
his vote, but the board must forthwith
issue a warrant for his arrest.
In section IS the form Of ballot is
changed so that only stub, with num-
Der on. Is above the perforated line.
possible TO fold the ballot. No sample
primary or election ballots can be pur-
chased.
In section So the description of adj
ditional ballot boxes is changed so as
TO provide for use of primary ballot
boxes on election day.
Section S. is stricken out.
Section 81 provides that voters max.
ing affidavit that they cannot read
English can have the assistance OF
two members of the election board, to
be designated by the full board, in
preparing his ballot.
a provision is added TO section 50
providing for a uniform method OF
submitting questions to popular vote
on the new ballot provided for in the
Dill.
The most bitter opponent Of the
Geran bill IN the Republican senatorial
conference was Senator Edge. He
strenuously endeavored TO have it
amended in several particulars but
was overruled by the majority. He
was still in no pleasant frame OF mind
upon the bin this morning and may
sndeevur to amend it in open Senate.
At any rate It is pretty certain that he
will express his views there in vigorous
English.
Senators Hand ana Gaunt declared
today that they would not vote for the
hill.