New-York tribune., 1912-01-19
FOR NEW ELECTION LAW.
Republican County Committee
Advocates Radical Changes.
URGES VOTING MACHINES
Another Report Suggests I'M
portant Amendments to the
Primary Law.

Radical amendments 20 the election 10"
and to the direct primary law were recon-
mended to the Republican County Comri'l'-
tee at its monthly meeting last night oy
special committees appointed to study the
subjects some time ago.
Abraham s. Gilbert, chairman Of the
committee on the election law, read re-
port recommending the adoption OF Young
machines and the Massachusetts form Oh
ballot The report was accepted and ap-
proved. with the exception that the county
Committee reserved for further considera
tion the form OF ballot II would approve.
The report also recommended having
week OF registration. instead OF four days
the hours for the days from Monday 10
Friday inclusive being from to 10 a. m
ard on Saturday from to II p. m. 1t rec
commended that fewer signatures for inde-
pendent nominations be required, that the
qualifications for watchers be changed so
that instead OF It being necessary that they
be qualified voters Of the county IN when
they serve It would he necessary only for
them to be citizens.
1t was further recommended that, II
paper ballots were to he retained. metal
boxes be provided in place of the present
wooden receptacles, and that the form Of
returns made by the inspectors he made
more explicit
Consideration II the report on the direct
primary law which was submitted by
Judge William II. Wadhams. was post
poned TO a meeting TO he called for two
weeks from last night. In the mean time
the report. which is long and technical, will
he printed and distributed to the members
OF the committee.
The report suggests that the state com
mlttees shall he constituted by the election
from each Assembly district OF one mem
Der. who shall be an enrolled member OF
the party within said district. and that
each member Of the committees shall be
entitled to one vote FOR his unit OF repre-
sentation, and TO one additional vote for
each one thousand votes or major fraction
thereof cas-, in the said unit for the candi-
date OF his party for Governor at the next
preceding general election.
II is also suggested that candidates for
membership I'm party committees 20 be elect
ed AT the primary be proposed only by petit
ton OF enrolled party members Another
recommendation is that the names Of can
didates be grouped on the ballot, according
To the Office for which they are running;
another. that all delegates to national CON
vcntions be elected AT the spring primary
the delegates-at-large being elected by the
voters Of the entire state, and the other
delegates being elected two from each Con-
gross district
II is further suggested that the spring
primaries I'm PRESIDENTIAL yeats be held on
the first Tuesday In May, instead Of the
last Tuesday in March SO as TO give a
longer time for the Capitalization Of senti-
mcnt. Also that In such years the fall
primary bc held on the ninth, instead OF
the seventh. TUESDAY before election. in
order 10 CIV" q longer time for campaign.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
unfavorably iu regard to the resolution Of
I fercd AZ the last meeting, which would
nave placed tho County Committee on
record as fayoring the bill for a separate
county ~ The Bronx. II stated that sem
timent FOR the proposition had not yet as
sumed a definite enough trend but that II
/ IL did the committee might favor present.
/ Ing the matter 70 referendum Of the
Bronx voters.
julius Tobias member OF the commit
/ tee presented minority report favorng
the bin. and some Of the BronXites tried
to discuss the subject but they were de-
cIarcd out ~ order.
Samuel Strashourg"r reported that the
/ facts in regard 10 the failure to secure
fusion on the candidate for municipal
court Justice in The Bronx last fall did not
warrant the investigation that some Bronx
member asked for a month ago.