New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-12
WHAT REGISTRATION SHOTS.

WHAT REGISTRATION SHOUS.
Politicians study and analyze the first
ioures of the registration in this city and
BROOKLYN with a great deal Of care, for on their
showing are based many calculations Affecting
the local tickets to be put in nomination
These first figures also show pretty clearly
what the total registration and vote are
likely to be. The figures OF the first day reg
istration in NewYork and for the two days
in Brooklyn show large increase over those
of 1879 and 1881, and considerable falling
off from those of 1850. The general increase
in New-York City over 1879 is 30 per cent
and it is 34.5 per cent over 1881 ; while it is
225 per cent less than in 1850. In Brooklyn
the increase for the two days is ~ per cent over
1879 and 1915 per cent over 1881 while the
falling off from the registration of 1880, the
last Presidential year, is 80 per cent. These
figures are general, and simply show that much
more interest is taken in the present than III
either of the two most recent State elections,
while the falling off in interest as compared
with that felt in the Presidential contest is not
as great as was anticipated i'll New York and
about what is usual in Brooklyn. The figures
also show, by comparison, that the interest felt
in New York City is more general than In
Brooklyn. There is nothing particularly en-
couraging to Republicans in this latter fact,
for Brooklyn has recently become in certain
sense Republcanized, while NewYork has al
ways been strongly Democratic when the fac
tons were united.
Nor does an analysis of the figures by wards
and Assembly districts give any more comfort
to Republicans than the above general COM
T., tbraa Az.
sembly districts which are strongly Repub
lcan. The aggregate registration OF these, If
compared with the average of an equal number
of Democratic districts, will show uniformly
heavier increase in the Democratic than III
the Republican districts over 1879 and 1881.
1t is about 33 per cent Democratic increase
to 80 per cent Republican increase. The same
districts, if compared with the registration of
1880 make still worse Republican showing,
the falling of in the Republican being 33 per
cent, while it is only ~ per cent in the DEM
ocratic districts. This shows that the Dem
ocratic machine is at work at the very start of
the campaign. 1t also indicates that there is
good reason why the Republican machine
should go to work. In Brooklyn the figures
for the two days appear more encouraging
when analysed and compared by wards known
to be Republican with those recognized as
Democratic. There are five pronounced Re-
publican wards. These show that the increase
over the registration in 1879 is about Is per
cent. as against only per cent in an equal
number OF Democratic wards while the falling
off in the same wards from the registration of
1850 shows Republican loss of only 2l.5 per
cent, as compared with a loss in Democratic
wards of 21.5 per cent
While the general result Of the figuring will
bring little satisfaction it ought to serve us an
additional warning to Republicans to register
in order to save, as we have before urged, the
Assembly and Congressional districts which
naturally belong to us. The fact that the State
Committee goes on laundering about the State
canvass will be no excuse for those who from
disgust or apathy throw away other equally
important elections by failure TO register ana
vote.