New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-30
ANpEcrS or TIE LOCI CANVASS.

The registration Of voters tins year is small
It reaches only 1899, as against iG. l5l in
1874, 144,83S in 1875, and 183,06l III
1876. This falling Off in registration indicates
only lack of interest in the election il is
not caused III the least by decrease of pOpull
tion. Last years was national election. In
1875 the local canvass was very exciting, and
In 1874 the issue of Grantsm" gave TO the
election in this State almost national import
ance The fact il one on which we should
congratulate ourselves, that, in spite Of the alb
sence of any great national issue or local cx-
element the REGISTRATION is as large as it il.
The vote will be not more than 10000.
The average loss for three years past has been
11.5 per cent of the registration. In 1875,
when the contest was very like the present,
the falling off was only per cent, but ii will
probably be greater this year, and we expect
TO see the vote fail from 10000 to $1,000
short of the registration. There is no margin
for big majority either way Al indications
are construed by the best Informed politicians
AZ pointing to the closest local contest seen in
this county of late years.
Tammany depends on organization to over
come the existing dissatisfaction with it; there
i, no enthusiasm over its ticket, no personal
popuarity of any one of its candidates. ana no
excitement over any issue of the campaign to
help it 10 victory. u IL downright hard up
hill work 20 which the Tammany Committee
has been ordered. Its organization is full, in
perfect running order amply supplied with
money, and managed by a force of active
workers who will go down into the lowest pur
liens and drag out the reluctant or buy up the
doubtful voter. 1t is q united Tammany this
time IL has no inducemcnt to trade. Its des
perate situation requires Vt to carry, not only
it's state ticket and Senators and Assembly
men, but It's judiciary and Aldermen, too. Fail
IRE to lose the State would not he more dsas-
trous TO il than failure to control the next
Board of Aldermen. There will. therefore, be
no swapping by Tammany, and its solid
front will go far to overcome the existing dis
affection toward its rule.
On the other hand, the organization of tho
opposition is defective, and there does not ex-
list that popular rage which helped to the vic
tory of 1875. The several factions are not
united. There is apathy among the Republi
cans there il dissatisfaction y ith the partition
of Offices among tie New UIl or Bixby DrmO-
Gratis; there ia disgust among tho Gc.ans.
and there LAY be tIeachcry among tie smaller
factions o s1nizad TO elect only an Alderman
or two. Anti-Tammany generally is III the
mood for swapping" and If Tammauy Hall
could afford to trade we might see II secure Il
majority in this county which would carry its
tate ticket through. But he present state of
Affairs is likely to lead to the cutting of each
others Threats 10y the candidates for The lesser
Offices Anti-Tammany is not enthus-
astic IS it was last year. Whenever the
people get mad in downright earnest Tam
many is overthrow. 1t was so in 1871 az
well rs in 1875. We fear they arc not quite
so mad as they ought 10 be to insure like
overthrow this year. The Germans are the
only ones who seem 10 have got into rage,
and this is chiefly over such minor issues ~
the excise question, or rather annoyance, for
it does not yet reach higher dignity. The
workingmen have been Modified TO a great
degree since 1875 the fractions in organized
opposition have this year fallen into the hands
OF demagogueS, which is about "a bad as going
directly into the Tammany ranks. Iamnany
has adr0itly made thousands of labOring men
believe that the property qualification clause
, In the Amendments means Acknowledgement,
and that in voting the Tammany ticket they
are voting directly against the obnoxious
measure Of course, this is an advantage to
Tammany which cannot be estimated, but it
is positive strength.
This election will witness the curious spec