The New York herald., 1874-10-26
THE INCREASED REGISTRATION
What the Party Wirepullers
Think About 1t.
OUR FUTURE RULERS
Sketches of the Various Candidates for
Cfice in This City.

in by either the leaders or the followers, the
ward managers The Tammany men were espe-
cialy, TO all appearances, inactive, doubtless be.
cause all the little difficulties which prevailed
some days ago in a few OF the Assembly districts
had been arranged as best they could be during
the week. From to-day TIL the Sd prox.. how
ever, there viii be but small occasion lot rest
among the workers OF either party, Tor, what with
the preliminary manGuvrings TO hunt up the sly
fellows who may have succeeded In getting regis
tered under false pretences the supervising OF the
printing and the toding OF the local and State
tickets and the selecting Of the "box men," they
win all have their hands luil The choosing OF the
box men, IL is understood, Will entail no small
amount OF labor upon the leaders this year. owing
10 the complicated condition OF affairs in some Of
the districts and the danger OF getting
THE WRONG MEN IN THE WRONG PLACE,
by OF there being three local county tickets
in the field. Tammany is not sure OF ali the box
men who nave already been fixed upon and 1t was
said yesterday that more than usual pains are to
be taken for the selection or the in the Fifth
Congressional district, where John Fox IN tends to
run democratic tickets with General Jones' name
on them, instead OF that OF James Hayes for Regis
ter "We do not think so much aoout Fox's gong
for Jones,n said one OF the leaders yesterday "as
we apprehend that he aud his friends Will try to
have republican State tickets peddled out OF the
regular democratic boxes. To accomplish this,
Fox's friends win doubtless 90 their best to cap
ture some OF the Tammany ticket holders, and we
are determined to have men down there who will
not be tampered with. 1t IS no idle fear OF ours
that democratic voters may be cheated into inno-
Gently voting for republican candidates In the
hurry Of voting in the Filth district, for, deny
1t as he may, l know that it was part
OF the bargain Fox made with Tom Murphy that
republican votes cast for Hogan for Congress
would be compen sated Tor by some OF the repub-
lican candidates getting democratic votes in re-
turn" In the Eighteenth Assembly district, too,
the Tammany leaders say they have need to
exercise the greatest caution and watchfulness
and the fact that the registration in twelve or
thirteen election districts OF the district has not
yet been reported by the inspectors, they add,
gives rise 20 the suspicion that some trickery is in
tended. 1t will be remembered that this district,
which by right ought to have democratic ma
jorlty OF 500 Biglin, republican to the As
semDy last year. THIS was due to the support he
got from Apollo Hall and the Tammany managers
seem TO think that ne is again. II an underhand
way, to obtain assistance on election day
from UBriens friends. One OF the democrats in
the district states that when Bigun was first nom
mated the republicans ielt tnat he was certain OF
defeat, as he would not have the same outside
support that he had before; "put,n he added,
''tDey 40 not tdik lnaV way now anu WHdL MoAe5
me think that some
NICE LITTLE PECCSIARY ARRANGEMENT
has been made between certain outsiders and Big
Inns friends is a remark dropped by Hugh Gardner
at the Republican STATE Central Committee rooms
short time ago, when he expressed the doubt
whether or not, II BglIn was nominated this year,
he could get reelected. His remark s:-'Bigln
would have the same chances he had last year
still, by proper management, | think the
district could be carried. But don't
think an Assemblyman IS worth the
amount asked. /" The democrat added that
''the amount askedn mad, he thought, been handed
over, Judging from the way some OF the outsiders
were acting Ii Is reasonable 10 expect, therefore,
ailvey time Oft on election day in this district,
and even for few days before It, especially as, IN
addition TO the alleged bargains referred TO as
draw wpack there Is considerable dlscontent among
the Tammany rank and file. The Creamer faction
and the Germans IN several OF the districts held
informal meetings yesterday afternoon, but, as has
already been said, no actual WORK was done.
they seemed 70 be confdent OF final success and
believed, they said tnat Hayes for Register would
be so oady beaten hat he would wonder the day
alter election whether ne mad been candidate at
all, The members OF the German Independent
Organization appeared to think the VIC
tory oil ottendorier fixed fact; but, as
considered sure lor MIN, nave decided to GO the
straight republican tieket but many OF his demo-
are already seemingly IN doubt as to whether
alter all. IL is worth their while to throw their
most OF the politicians Of both parties, Will come
out bad tnira III the race The large number or
votes registered was topic which seemed to
afford the barroom nangers-on and the wlrepull-
ers generally who frequent them on sundays ample
food for discussion. Ine rammany men were Iubi-
lant over 1t, and said tnat 1t sure presage
ola Tammany victory by very handsome ma
Jority. Oh the other hand the Creamer men and
the Germans argued that
THE INCREASE IN THE REGISTRATION
over that OF 1873 was due to the agitation Of munl-
cipal reform by the boiling democrats and the fol-
lowers oil Ottendorfer generally; that thousands
OF voters mad registered simply TO sustain inde-
pendent candidate, VINO would not nave registered
were there out the two regular parties in tue con-
test. sit 49, they said "a repetition OF the cam
palgn OF ISL. The men who came out then to
vote Tor the first time IN years. alter dong So and
the result was so satisfactory, thought they had
settled the question OF reform tor some time TO
lster the following year. But they nave again
awkened to the fact tnat the old Ring spirit is still
rampant and that 1T needs a strong pull alto
gether once more OF the silent voters TO crush it
out entlrely.p However this may be, the increase
a. whoie Is generaLy regarded as favorable to the
OF the districts would show, alter ALL that
many republicans who did not vote last year have
determined TO 90 In to win this year. For IN
stance, in the Filth district, which sent repuol-
can to the Legislature last year. as IN the seventh
and Eleventh, which also sent republicans, the In
crease Is regarded as strong proof OF this; and,
indeed, most OF the workers IN these districts be-
Heve tnat nine tenths or the 26Ol voters no nave
registered the past week In tue districts are re-
paoncans VINO did not register last year. The In
crease oi e27 IN the Sixteenth and OF 1757 in the
twentieth district where the democrats have
been hgnting among themselves with great bitter
ness, IS regarded as a sign OF an Increased vote
there oy the democrats. the factions being de-
slr0us or outdoinQ one another on election day TO
give pracucal proof OF the strength OF each, all
Whicn Wiil oenent the county ticket. The increase
OF l720 In the Seventeenth district IS claimed py
men 10 ooth parties as party property. Tnlgis the
district whlcn elected Andrew Blessing tne most
popular democrat In the district In 1872 by one
vote, Wnen ne ran Tor the Assembly, which Is
PROOF positive, IN the republicans way OF looking
~ lt, that the two parties in the district are
quite evenly balanced when all the voters out.
however, as Blessing was reelected in 1873 by
900 majority, the democrats contend that the dig
vote oi tue republicans In the year previous was
only 'nuke,n based on the anti.Tweed cry,
which injured worthy well unworthy
democrats, that cannot occur but once IN q life
time. On the whole, IL would seem that the in.
crease In the district this time, when the fact is
taken into consideration that Blessing IL running
IN tins district OF the four Aldermen TO be
elected nom the Eighth senatorial district Is due