The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28
APPEAL is MADE
TO GOVERNOR DIX
lie Is Asked to Bring About
Second Primary in New
York.
FIRST ONE is DENOUNCED
Roosevelt Leaders Raise Cry
That People Have Been
Defrauded.
FIRST ONE is DENOUNCED

New York, March a7---Characte-iz-
ing yesterdays primary in New York
county as "a farce" Charles H. Duall,
chairman of the Roosevelt committee
of the city of New York, after a con-
ference with Roosevelt leaders. to-
day appealed to Governor Dix to de-
clare the primary invalid and provide
:or a second primary. Samuel s. Koe-
Mig. chairman OF the Republican
County Committee, and William
Barnes. Jr.. chairman of the Republt-
can State Committee. both express the
opinion that SECOND primary would
he Illegal
Leaders of the two factions OF tho
party cannot agrec as to who Is re-
sponsibic for tae failure to deliver Off
ciai ballots at many of the polling
places Yesterday. Chairman Dueli in
sists that the Republican county or
sanization was responsible, while Mr..
Koenig declares that the board of
elections and the official printers had
complete charge OF the printing and
distribution of the ballots
Letter 10 Governor Dix.
Chairman Ducils letter to Governor
Dix read:
The newspapers OF this morning.
without reference 10 party or political
afhliation. declare that Yesterdays al
legged primary election in this city and
throughout this State was a farcicaI
breakdown OF the election law. Great
numbers OF voters were deprived of
the opportunity of casting their hal
lots. rhe oflicial ballots in many cleo
tion districts We're not delivered at
all. and in even more numerous in
stances were delivered shortly prior
TO the close OF the polls. The unex-
ampled length of fourteen feet and
the completely of the ballot in New
York county makes tn, provision OF
the election for a substitution" OF
Informal ballots In the absence OF the
official ballots look like conscious
irony.
The fact that whore Official ballots
were not supplied, no copy of tho OH
cial ballots containing tho names to
DC voted for were mt the polling, places
made It physically Impossible to sub
stitu,c Informal ballots. An aptar
method of knocking at the supposed
right of the voter TO signify his will
az q party primary could ne< have
been devised.
terday's collapse OF the primary cleo
tion 1t would require the institution
OF thousands OF special proceedings and
a resultant clog Sing of the courts, and
the indefinite delay and ultimate do
feat OF the voter seeking TO protect
his rights under the primary law.
When il is borne in mind thar n
large section of the citizenship of this
State regards the primary law in i;s
present form as a d'singcnuous at
temp aof bipartisan machine to es-
cape @nest compliance with an ire
sistibic st;blic demand for some means
Of primaaJ' expression on the part OF
the voter, 1t Will be seen that 10 ooun
tenanco or tolerate the utter collapse
of the law. whose purpose and linton
ton Is under widespread public sus-
picion is TO add insult to injury. and
must precipitate very grave eioc-
toral crisis.
For Honest Politics.
In the interest OF honest politics,
we ask you as Governor OF the whole
people OF the State Of New York. 10
give this matter your immediate OFF
cial consideration, so that by proper
recommendation to the Legislatures.
now in session and with 'ts CO. opora-
ton. proper steps may be taken for
the vindication OF the law now on the
statute books. and what We doom even
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