New-York tribune., 1878-10-28
LOCAL Politics.
VOTERS AND CANDIDATES.

FIFTEEN THOUSAND MORE NAMES REGISTERED lhAN
LAST YEAR-THE INCREASE IN REPUBLICAN AND
ANTI-TAMMANY DIsTRICTS-EDwARD COOPER
ACCEPTS THE UNION NOMINATION FOR MAYOR.
The politicians of the city have almost
completed their arrangements for providing the
people with rulers All the candidates for city
officers have been named, and most OF the
coming Congressman and Assembymen nave
also been disclosed to view. At the several poliil-
cal headquarters there ia sangne feeling In regard 10
the result election day; so that some one assureu
will be disappointed. The increased registration OF
voters is generally interpreted to mean thar classes oi
voters that usually neglect to take part IN an elee-
ton are Interested this one. And as tue PEI
centago OF increase is greatest in Republican ana
Anti-Tammany Assembly Districts, 1t IS naturally III
ferred that the allies supporting the union local ticket
viii derive the most advantage from H. Ihus III 'he
With Assembly District Republican, the increase III tue
registration is IL per cent, while IN the iNth ASsemp!
District Tammany Hall, it is only per cent
In the IXth Assembly District, Republican, the
increase is : per cent in the With Assembly Dis
trct. Tammany Hall, per cent In the Kiln Assembly
District Republican, the Increase Is 10 per cent; IN the
yth Assembly District Tammany Hall, only per cent
In the Xth Assembly District, Anii-lammany' the III
crease is per cent; while IN the st Assembly District
Tammany it is per In the XVIII Assembly DIS
trict Anti-Tammany the increase is - per cent:
while iii the VIIItn Assembly District, TAM
many Hall, 1t is per cent. In the ANllh
Assembly District. Republican, the increase Is
- per cent? while in the XIIth Assembly District
Iammany Hall, it is per cent. Most oil the lo'Z"o
persons who have registered this year. but did not
register last year. reside the upper part Of tine city
MIR COOPERs LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
Mr. Cooper sent TO the chairInen of the Republican
County Convention and OF the conventions OF the Anti
Tammauy organizations on >, ,turday letter accepting
his nomination Tor Mayor. The letter Is as follows:
NEW-YORK, Oct. 26, 1873.
GENTLEMEN: It proper that should supplement
my verbal replies the committees Of the several or
ganizalions which have rendered me their nomination
for the Office OF Mayor Of this city with written ac-
ceptance
deciding to accept the honor profrcred. have
disregaTded my mcinations and deferred TO what
seems TO De the general voice 0 those opposed 10 the
present control in civic affairs.
In my view. the City Government should he con,
Quoted up0n the principles which guide prndeDt aRd aH4
economical, yet hberal-mnded. men OF business. All
wasteiu expenditures should be discontinued; all use
less offices nOuld be abolished aud cXtrayaSant salaries
reduced At the same time am not IN favor OF nig-
gardly course which would stop the Development ana
Improvement Of the city, or prevent eNrcnotes cacu
lated diminish The cost %; carrying on business now
largely diverted to rival cites by ihe burdens OF TAXA
ton charges aud want Of proper local IA
ciltcS. with this policy steadily pursued see no re&
son why NcwYOrk should not resume It's old prosperity
The issue of the contest in which we engaged will
determine whether OF no the city shall under toe
control of a sclfcunsued, selfperpctuatiu- band 0f
uiccholdcrs regard the interests Of nelr Organza
tion as n,Taouu 10 The interests Of tie city at large
an organization, too, winch Is under despouc cOnlro
and IN which popular representation mas no voice, anu
individual opinions. save expressed DE one man nave
no consideration respect. II Is Tgnt that an cZrs
onpnsed to such organization should unite Tor IT'S
Cyarttroyy rrcsuectiYe Of their differences upon QutS-
Gous OF National and STATE politics
Its prOprr that the pOlcal interests OF neither
Marty suuuid suffer by such union. II elected, shall
ie5urct these considerations and in particular shall
deem il ny duy 10 maintain an equal representation ot
Democrats ana Republicans IN the Board OF Police,
which charged win the preservation of the peace ana
order Of city, and WITH the ministerial management
OF elections.
Fully apprccatng the honor conferred by yOur nOmi-
nation and assuring that shall do all lu my power
10 prove that the confidence which II implies Das not
been misplaced, am, very respectfully, your oD-Gent
servant EDWARD COOPER
CAMPAIGN PLANS AND REGISTRATION
The Republican Campaign Committee met at Lincoln
Hall on Saturday. 1t was decided that the Democrats
should nominate the Aldermen in the lNth District, aud
That the Republicans would support the nominations
TIE situation the Twenty-third and Twenty -Oufth
Wards was debated n OF the fact that is desired
TO concentrate the vote for Alderman OF Re1uhlI-
cans aud Anti-Tammany Democrats upon Jordan
l.. Mott. IT stated that Joseph Cud-
lipp the Republican candidate, would pr0Oa-
ably Withdraw from the contest The Antt1am-
many Campaign Committee met at Irving Han ON sat
urday evening. committee was appointed TO confer
with the Republicans concerning disputes that may
arise about the nomination of Aldermen ana Assembly
be seen by the table given below, 1t was unusually
large: