New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27

Der of the county committee for each
election district and one additional for
each twenty-five votes cast by the dis
trict for the party's candidate for Gov
ernor in 1912. The basis in the Re
publican organization is one to 100.
In many of the Republican districts
there is no more than one member,
while the highest number in Demo-
cratic district is thirteen.
For some weeks the organization
leaders Faeked their brains to deter
mine how they were to instruct their
voters for the candidates favored by
them. John H. McCooey, Democratic
leader in Kings, sent to each enrolled
voter q sample ballot with a cross
marked against each name favored by
the organization. Tsmmsny Hall is
sending out folder giving the names
of the organization candidates. 1t
has q different one for each election
district. The Republican leaders in
most cases are giving out slips with
the names and numbers OF the candi-
dates they favor.
Under the law q voter is entitled to
receive a sample ballot ut his polling
place and to 60 outside and get what
ever instruction he may wish as to
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pare his regular ballot accordingly.
The sample ballots are white. The
eolors of the regular ballots are
Democratic, light greeni Republican
cherry; Progressive, light blue; So
cialist, buff; Prohibition, mandarin;
independence League, canary.
Trouble for Democrats.
There are three candidates for every
state Office in the Republican prima-
ries, except Treasurer, Attorney Gen.
eral and State Engineer. There are
two candidates for each of the latter
Offices, but only one for Treasurer. For
the fifteen places as delegates at large
to the constitutional convention there
are no contests.
The Democrats, however, will have
considerable trouble in picking. out
the fifteen candidates for these places
favored by the organization. Those
candidates and the fifteen put up .bS
! the Hennessy- Roosevelt combination
have been well scrambled. The Demo
! Gratis have two candidates for every
| state Office, including the states IA
| yored by Charles F. Murphy and the
organization and by the Hennessy
| Roosevelt organization. In the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor and STATE
Engineer group the Hennessy candi
dates have first place,
Under the law two election districts
are grouped into one primary district
these groupings, however, not goini
outside the boundaries of an Assembl!
district.
The Democrats in each case of tn
two election districts vote in the poll
ing place of one Of the districts, ant
the Republicans and members of tn
other parties vote in the other distTic
polling place. The law requires that
list be published mot less than thirt.
days prior to primary day" Such lis
was printed in the papers on Angus
20, when few we're interested IN thu
primary, and it attracted little atten
ton. go
In some cases the leaders will motif,
the enrolled voters by mail where the!
are to vote. Those who do not re
ceive such notification will have to TAX
q chance on finding the place wher
he voted in November; in many case
the places are still the same.
It is generally conceded that the vot
on primary day will be but q small
percentage Of the total enrolment. ]
Is estimated that in this city re
movsls will cut out from 20 to % pc
cent of the vote. Some think that tn
vote will not be more than 30 or 40 pc
cent. Others figure it Ss high as y
In the country districts the vote will
not average more than 80 per cent
probably less in spots.
The total registration Of the three
leading parties in this city by coun
ties is: