New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
DUMMY BALLOTS
MIX EMBLEMS
Guides Issued to Voters
Indicate Impossible
Combinations.

Party emblems were so placed on the
dummy ballots issued TO voters yes
terday as to indicate in some in
porting the same man for an office.
when such was not the case. In at
least two instances one party was
SHOWN 10 be supporting the candidate
of another. The law prescribes that
the dummy ballot shall be identical
with that used at the regular election.
On the dummy ballots the Socialist
party's flaming torch is placed to the
left Of the Progressive party's Bull
Moose. The inference is that the So
cialists are supporting the Progress
sive candidates for Governor. Lieuten-
ant Governor, Secretary of State and
Controller. 20 make the ballot cor
rect the Socialist party should have
had separate space, with it's emblem
distinct from any other.
In addition, the independence
leagues scales of justice are placed
lust TO the left OF the Democratic
party's star in the case Of the Office
Of Lieutenant Governor. As matter
of fact the independence League has
already irdorsed. not the Democratic
nominee for Lieutenant Governor, but
the Republican party's candidate. Ed
ward Schoeneck. Under the Office OF
Attorney General the Democratic and
Indepcndoncc League emblems were
agsia placed side by side. The In
dependence League. however. has not
indorseG H Democrat for the Office OF
Attorney General. Ii has indorsed Ed
ward r. O'Malley, a Republican, al
though not that party's nominee ior
the Office. In this instance the inde-
pendence Leagues candidate should
have had an entirely separate place on
tie ballot.
Section 933 of Article . Of the cleo
tion laws says the dummy ballots used
at the regular election shall be pre-
ciselv similar TO the official ballots 10
be voted" except that they snail pc on
different colored paper and shall haVe
no numbers on the stubs. Section 1874
provides that the sample ballots to be
handed out at the registration places
"shall conform in quality and kind TO
the sample ballots provided for in Sec
tion 1888, except that the name OF each
candidate shall be printed SIS Johh
Doe"
Moses NJ. Mckee, one Of the Board
OF Election Commissioners, said last
night:
"The dummy ballots were passed on
by the Board Of Elections. We passed
on a proof submitted BY the printer.
The ballot was prepared as it appeared,
in order to show the voter that com
binations could be made"
docs the Socialist party over m
dorse any one except its own capol-
dates ?" Nh Mckee was asked.
"Certainly not" he replied. That's
the reason we put them together Any
one would know tha. the combination
could not exist.
I'VE could not make ;he ballot
exact" he continued. some O. thc
laws are made without lc makers
thinking Of the practice siGo 81 .hip.
Those ballots had 10 he printed tea
davs AGO ;n order 10 be ST. thc regis
tration places today. 30 you hrow
The last day for Sling !"de2ende1ce
Ieapue nominations Ie rct 1utu next
Wednesday AZ rridnight' "" could not
know exactly what combinations are
in prospect.
in the election Jaw there IS small
sample ballot designed, think, by Gov
arror Glvnn himself. which combines
ep,blems. and this dummy ballot was
token from il. We had TO do some
Thing TO get the ballots out N time"