The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-28
CHAIRMAN DUELL OF NEW YORK
ROOSEVELT COMMITTEE ASKS
FOR SECOND VOTE.
QUEER WORK SOMEWHERE
IN MANY places Ballots Did Not Ar
rive at All and in Others They Ar
rived Three or Four Minutes Before
Polls Closed--only Paid Politicians
OF Taft Stayed to Vote.

New York. March 27.--Charactcriz-
ing yesterdays primaries in New York.
ns farce" Charles II Dncll.
chairman of the Rnosevelt committee
of the city of New York, after "A con-
ference with Roosevelt leaders, ap-
peHlcd 10 Governor DIX today 70 de-
clare the primary invalid ana provide
for a second primary.
Samuel koenlg, chairman of tho
republican county committee. and
William Barnes. Jr.. chairman Of tho
republican state committee, both ex-
pressed the opinion that u second
primary would be Illegal.
Leaders of the two factions of tho
party do not agree as 10 who was re-
sponslblc for the failure to deliver Of
fetal ballots at many polling places
yesterday. Chairman Ducll insists
that the republican county organiza-
tion was responsible. while Mr.. koenig
says that the board of elections ana
the official printers had complete
charge OF the printing and distribu-
tion of the ballots.
Farcioal Breakdown.
iSbtIi ltttbthIH w INV
ernor Dix said In part:
"'rhc newspapers of this morning,
without regard TO party or political
affiliations. declare that yesterdays
alleged primary election In this city
and throughout the state was a farcical
breakdown Of tho election law Great
numbers of voters were deprived of
The opportunity OF casting their bal
l., tnl la,
election districts were not delivered
al all and even IN more numerous
instances, were delivered shortly prior
To tho close of the polls. The un-
exampled length of IA feet and the
eompleylty of the ballot In New York
county makes the provision Of tho
election law for n substitution of In
formal ballots i'm the absence Of tho
official ballots look like conscious
irony.
"Tho fact that where official ballots
were not supplied no copy of the Of
fetal ballots containing the names to
be voted for were at the polling places
made 1t physically impossible to sub
stitute informal ballots.
vindication Of tho Law.
IN the interest OF honest poilticSs
we ask you as governor OF the whole
pnop'e of the state of New York, to
give this matter your official consid-
GRAFTON no that by proper recommends
ton to the legislature now In session
and with it's corporation. proper steps
may be taken for the yindicaton of
the law now on the statute books and
what we deem even more important.
the vlndication or the civil rights OF
the citizens of the state underlying
the statute.
without presuming to formulate
your course of action, 1t IL manifest,
we think. that another primary should
be held at once to solve an intolerablo
iaiiuation."
When Chairman Koenig's attention
was directed to Judge Duelrs telegram
To Governor Dix he said:
i "Thc republican county committee
. will not object to giving the voters
I In the districts where there were no
ballots an opportunity to cast their
| ballots. but why should we join In u
request 10 the governor to throw OUT
j the returns of yesterdays primary and
take steps to have the legislature con-
vened In extraordinary session TO pro-
vide for u second primary contestP
Such action in my opinion, would be II
legal
(Cnntinupl nm papa Threp1