Evening star., 1933-10-12
NEW PARTIES JAM
MAY0RA[TY FIELD
Such Groups as "stork and
Baby" and Goat" Enter
New York Race.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October IA fight
to avert the use Of peper ballots in
the November mayoralty election was
waged today by independent Democratic
forces as flood Of new parties. such
as ''the Stork and Baby" and Goat.
threatened to swamp the capacity Of
the voting machines.
Twenty-eight parties have filed tick
ets-a situation that drew cries of
bad faith" from managers Of Joseph
v. Mckee, independent Democratic
candidate.
In addition to the conventional
parties tickets have gone in under the
emblems of the BLACK Diamond"
Steel Helmet" "Bullseye." Statue Of
Liberty" "Airplane," "Clasped Hands" "
Wheel" open Book" and Buffalo" A"
Era" Emancipation" mo Tammany,"
mo Boss Representative" Honest
Politics" Assurance" Taxpayers" and
"Americo-Spanish."
Can Handle 10 Tickets.
The voting machines, adopted by
the New York City Board Of Elections
several years ago to prevent election
frauds and ballot stufhng." are con-
structed to handle 10 complete party
tickets.
Voting machine experts, however,
said the machines could handle up to
l6 parties by doubling up and even
more if complete tickets naming minor
Another problem, one harrassing Nc
KEGS managers, is the number Of ori-
ginal parties naming him as their
candidate. The filing Of the New Deal
party, with the emblem of "Stork and
Baby" brought to four the parties in
dorsing him.
More Embarrassment.
One particular cause for embarrass-
ment to party candidates, particular
ly Mckee in this instance. Is the decis-
ion made yesterday by Supreme Court
Justice Salvatore A. Cotillo that each
to q separate line on the machine
something McKee's representatives as
sert Is physical impossibility.
Mckee has not yet decided whether
he would accept these plural designa-
tions. and his managers asserted that
in at least one instance 1t did not seem
the designations had been made in good
faith.
In bitter session Of the Board OF
Elections, called to pass upon the situ-
alton. former State Senator Thomas L
Sheridan, representing Mckee recovery
party" declared in opposing paper
ballots:
I'VE don't want situation to arise
In which We will be told the day after
election that Mckee got $4,000 votes
and then have 100000 more dug out OF
the hat weeks later"
Paper Ballots Likely.
Chairman S. Howard Cohen Of the
board said II there were no Withdrawals
before October Is. the final day before
certifying the tickets, paper ballots
would in all probability be used
An appeal from the Cotillo ruling was
advised against by City Corporation
Counsel Arthur j. w. Hilly.
While his board Of strategy sought
some means to preserve the use of vot-
ing machines, Mckee started his speak
Ing campaign with . pledge to restore
the city's financial solvency" and to
rid it Of the invisible government" OF
political bosses.
Fiorello La Guardia, Independent Re-
publican running as Fusion candidate
swung his fire against Mayor John p.
O'Brien'S plan to feed two million pounds
Of pork to the city's needy on grounds
of religious dietary laws La Guardia
suggested beef as an alternative.
John McCooey, veteran Brooklyn
leader whose custer is sought by rebel
lious subordinates, remained confined
to his home with a severe cold.