Show A SLAP IN THE FACEN Clev elands supporters show themselves up GOV HILL SAT DOWA DOWN OX 01 ue was not giren given his ovin a way in the he democratic caucus HIS RIS TO THE STATE LEGIS legislature LITURE lI Spahl the lew new tori tork election laws condemns the australian Anstr lost alian ralian upon illiterate voters special A F P chronicle service 1 ALBANY N Y jan 7 governor if hill ill received a slap in the face in the 1 democratic emoch tie senatorial caucus he lie wanted jacobs elected president pro tarn of the cenate A canvas was wag made by the friends of cantor and be was elected without opposition the cleveland democrat democrats all supporting him with the opening of the new year governor hill has resumed his ills attack upon the friends of 0 ex president cleveland the last year closed with taking away several a thousand dollars in printing patronage p from the albary albar y argus and riving giving it to the tims which baa has been noted in the past for bolting the party nominations this act has attracted the tile atter attention tion aad and the criticism of many leading democrate democrats outside of the state of new york it seems to be the policy of governor hill to force the tile fighting fieh ting with the cleveland men evidently he believes that there ie is room in his this state for only one democratic pary party and find he be is a bound to make tint that a hill party it if he possibly po seibly can he ile intends to bo be comple completely 1 ily dominant in this and to leave eave no ground for the tile cleveland men to stand upon it if bo ito can help it the true aspects of this fight are hardly realized aa as yet As time goes on their imp import orlo will bd ba mure thoroughly known with the opening of the new year governor hill has announced through one of the new york papers which is supposed to represent him that ha lie will not approve an election reform bill in announcing that intention a blundering effort ia is made to show that the governor will be driven to that course of action because the republicans republic public ans are revolved on ci lising poorly educated holers in this connection it is declared that the governor will sign no bill that will tend to prevent poorly educated men from voting if the governors threat shall be executed tho the most glaring in stance of the tile mirtise raie iise of tile veto power that has yet been wito witnessed essed rill will be brought int into view there is little difference of opinion among tho the touching the lie necessity of 0 this reform outside there is a practical agreement on the question and mr air hill wil will not be able to eke beate at e a division in public sentiment by d declaring e that he apost s the bill simply to protect the rights of the ignorant BILLS HILLI bt as attim the he election lam of the state 11 press 1 ALBANY N Y jau jan 7 gove governor mor hill in his annual message to the egie lature is desi desirous rolis of some chaug e a of th the e I 1 laws a a relating to elections he ile reviews the tile present election laws and says yet in of these excellent provisions our laws do not reach the tile two great e ils its which attend our elections n imely intimidation and corruption these flourish unchecked bringing shame upon 0 our r state rendering our elections a mockery ey an and d threatening even the integrity and existence of our political CAl institutions it is a end sad el legation which is made and not d nied that in some pa ts 1 of our stale state at the recent presidential election corruption was wa F po fo o unrestrained that tile lie scenes at the poll polls resembled embed res an auction more than an election and arid that in other places intimidation was so prevalent and undisguised pr pit at some of our manufacturing center cente that tile employed emp loyes were virtually driven to the polls and actually instruct d by their employers As to what ticket they should vote the governor reviews the australian system and finds some excellent tiling in it but as lie a whole be he condemns it lie ile recommends the of a law which will provide for secret compartments for the tile voter an I 1 claims that this provision alone would do much to prevent corruption and secure the chief benefits of true election reform the gover governor nr objects to an exclusively 81 vely Otti official cial ballot and says that the provision which requires the voter to vote by placing his mark op opposite the tile name mamo of bis his 4 candidate andi date Is truc unconstitutional tins itu because it makes the educational qualification that the voter ishall be able to read otherwise he can I 1 not inot know where to place his mark |