New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
ROOSEVELT MEN CALL
FOR NEW PRIMARY
Judge DueII Appeals to Governor
to See That Law Is
INDICATED.
URGES LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Barnes Declares Present Dele
gates Must Stand and Koenig
Says Taft Would Gain in
Another Election.

Judge Charles H. Duell, chairman OF
the Roosevelt city committee, sent a Ions
telegram Yesterday to Governor Dix ask
ing him to make proper recommendation
TO the Legislature to the end that proper
steps may be taken for the vindication of
the civil rights OF the citizens of the
state"
We think" said Judge Duell. that an
other primary should be held at once to
abate the public sense of outrage and to
solve an intolerable situation"
Few lawyers or politicians here yester-
day thought that It would be practicable,
or even possible, TO hold another official
primary in this city just because OF the
failure of the printers to get the ballots
10 the polling places in time. The view as
taken by some was that 1t might be UNI
constitutional, in the absence OF any fraud,
for the Legislature 10 pass a law, such as
Senator Stilwell has introduced, which
would give the courts the right 10 render
null and void the election Of candidates
voted for on Tuesday.
Barnes Says Delegates Stand.
William Barnes, ir. chairman OF the Re-
publican State Committee, said:
There is no power on earth, or in Less-
lature or court. which can take away the
title Of 2 man elected At yesterday
primaries The proposition that the pri-
maries he upset because enough ballots
were not provided is ridiculous. The remedy
Vas in the law, which gives the voter the
power TO make his own ballot in case the
officials do not furnish the official ballots.
ha nnen
opposed 10 direct primaries, declared that
tho breaking down Of the machinery on
TUESDAY Was only another argument for
tho repeal OF the law
Samuel s Koenig. president of the Coun-
~ Committee, said he could not see no"
another official primary could be called. J
cannot see for the life of me-" he declared.
what would be the use Of doing II all over
aosip. even II we could AS for the Roose-
Welt managers, they should not ask for an
other primary. because n would only moan
that their candidates would be showed IN
der even worse than they were on Tues
day"
John r Voorhis. the veteran authority
Oh election matters, for many years presi-
dent If the Board Of Elections and now
might be possible for some citizen, alleg-
ing that he went 10 q polling place and
was unable 10 exercise his right TO vote
because no ballot was furnished to him.
10 Amply 10 the court for 2 writ Of man
damus compelling the Board Of Elections
70 show cause why il should not be
euioined from canvassing the vote and
giving any certificates OF election, on the
ground that the returns were untrue and
insufficient
Mr. VooThis did not want 10 express any
opinion as TO Just how successful such an
action might be. He acknowledged that
there had been no fraud In the primaries
50 far al his men had been able to learn,
and he had eighty deputies out in the met
roroltan district They did not make a
reports, however. that many Of the poll
ing places lacked ballots, tally sheets, poll
books and. In some cases. election officials.
The reports Of the inspectors had not
been compiled yesterday, but Mr.. Noorhis
thought possibly there had been some
thing lacking in about one-quarter of the
election districts
J. Gabriel Britt, president OF the Board
Of Elections. said he had little 10 add to
what he said on Tuesday night in regard
n the failure to have ballots in all the
polling places at the opening Of the prt-
mary. Hc said. however. that he was go
ing to advocate strongly an amendment to
the law which would provide that no court
orders could he served for changes In the
ballot after date. say. ten days before tho
primary This would give ample time for
the printing and proper distribution of the
ballot. THE spectacle Of printer being
obliged to wait around courtroom for an
eleventh hour decision on election matters
Is as absurd as it is nonsens'cal," said he.
Mr. Britt said the Board of Elections,