New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-22
Three superintendent OF
Elections Out on
December 81.
JOBS SUPPOSED TO
LAST TO JULY, 1915
Marcus b. Campbell Picked for
Place Now Held by
VoOrhiS.

PERSONS who have been going through
the legislative Manual with magnify
ing glass TO see what Jobs there are 10
pass around the first OF the year did
not put on their lists three that have
patronage connected with them amount
ing to 100000 year. These are the
three State Superintendents OF Elec-
tons.
The manual simply states that the
terms or these Euporintendents are four
years, and then records that the pres
ent oificials were appointed on July 10,
1911. therefore. the Job complers put
these terms DOWN as expiring on July
10. 1918.
Hence. some Of the leaders have been
ngurng or cGnd dates. Kings County
rs nrst 30 line with Marcus n. Campbell
10 take tAe place OF John r. Noorhis.
the venerable rsmmSny sachem. who is
The head OF the Office IN this city.
Campbell name mas already been PIE
sented TO state Chairman Tanner by
Jacob l.. Livingston. the Kings County
leader. Campbell has been secretary
and chairman OF the county committee
and chairman Of the executive COM
mittee, and, his friends say, ~ an cx-
pert on the election law. lie is leader
% the 10th Assembly District, Brook
lyu
New York County believes the place
should go 20 1t. but so far has not de-
cided on candidate. John Boyle, jr.,
who some years ago WAS first deputy N
the Office OF the State Superintendent
OF Elections. hes been mentioned as the
candidate Of The Bronx organization.
/ His friends say he would rather become
/ transfer tax attorney for The Bronx.
In addition 70 Voorhis. the two State
| Superintendent are William j. Hill
/ lery. Of Buffalo. and John Palace. Of
/ Brockport, Monroe County.
The law provides that these officials
/ shall hold office "for full term OF four
/ years. ana goes on 10 FAY: "Such
/ term shall begin or the FIRST day OF
/ January iE every fourth year, be-
ginning with The year 1903 going back
/ TO the time when tine law was origi-
/ nally enacted, ana shall expire on the
/ 3lst day OF December. Vacancies snail
be SLED for the remainder Of the UNI
/ expired term
The COMMITTEE Of research" Of the
/ Republican State Committee went
direct 10 the law itself. and discovered
that the terms OF the Tammany tri-
umvirate will be legally over by De-
Cember 81 next The book OF the Sec
ittary Of State, which contains the
oaths Of Office and the official statement
rs 10 the time each officials term cN-
pres, states that Dir. WORMS and his
colleagues are 10 serve only until De
cember 81 of this year.
The salary Of the three supeTiutend-
euts is $4,000 apiece. but the patronage
they have 10 hand out IS rich. There
are these exempt places: Three chief
deputies at S4.j00 each, a secretary at
$4,000, five deputies at $1,000, eighty
deputies at $1,000, fifty at $1,000 and
forty at $500 IL addition 10 this the
law provides that four hundred special
deputies may be employed for forty
DAYS prior TO each election at 50 a day.
and Iammauy has never failed 70 have
the allotted number on the state pay
roll. The total payroll is just about
$500 900 a year. The total appropria-
ton for the department in 1913 and
1914 was 1863 $50
1t has been suggested that in the in
terest OF economy the law be put back
10 its original form so az 10 have only
one Superintendent 10 cover the metro
politan district. This has not been de-
cided, but 10 IL safe TO say that the
Tammany men now on the payrolls Of
the State Superintendent of Elections
will not be there long after the first OF
the year.
Within short time a commissioner
appointed to investigate charges made
against superintendent Noorhis will
make a report 20 the Governor. In
view of the fact that his term is about
TO expire u is probable that the Gov
elnor will take no action. The charges,
made by the Honest Ballot Association,
accuse Mr.. Voorhis Of not enforcing
tho law