New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-26
THE LAST DAYS OF REGISTRY.
SEIZE THE CHANCE TO-DAY OR TOMORROW.
EVERY PROBATION TAKEN AGAINST FRAUD
ULINT woRK-DEMooRATIC EFFORTS

ULCNT wORK-DEMOCRATlC EfrOhiS
TO BRIGHTEN CoLoRED MEN.
The registration Of voters In this city VIII be com
Melted today and tomorrow The largo number
corded on the two previous days OF registration, and
the growing excitement In local politics. lead to the
expectation that an unusually large registration Wild
occur on the last two days. Tho third day Of registry
in Presidential year frequently shows falling OIL
from the record Of previous days, but tho UNUSUAL
efforts made this year will probably make the decline
in numbers less than at former elections. Many OF
the voters who do not register when only oca! cand
dates are to be voted for enroll their names promptly at
Presidential elections and the increase In tho registry
from that source this year will be great
Tho boundaries OF tho election districts and the list
Of registry places arc published In this edition of Tho
Tribune. Every voter can find on examination tho
place to which he must go to register his name No
person not registered vote The registry lists VIII
be scrunzed this year never before largely on ac-
count of the strong movement for pure election
begun by the Republican managers. Honest voters,
therefore, need not fear that their votes VIII DO
neutazed by those OF colonIzers or rcpesters, and
dishonest persons will keep away from the registry
places The registration already had show; that there
f. an increase in the interest in tho Republican dis
tricts The records Of today's registry will probably
show like Increase
The police have already begun TO verify the registry
and will continue the work soon as the result Oh
the registration OF to-day and tomorrow Is Known.
Tho United States Supervisors Of Elections VIII also
carefully verify the registry after to-morrows work
is over The "mattress voters who usually reserve
their registration until the last days, In order that
thev NAV register in district where there is hot
contest over local candidates and where they may
consequently hope for profitable offer for their only
property-the right Of franchise-will DO In great
MEASURE deferred from committing their usual frauds
Tho work OF the next two days will have an important
bearing on the result of the approaching election
A great deal of fuss has been made by the Demo-
Gratis because the registration of negroes In the MAm
Asscmby District IS much larger than It was year ago.
Then only four negroes registered there and this ia
nearly 800 have put their names on the hs's' lo
gether with abusing them in the Democratic papers,
attempts arc being made to brighten these men away
They are however, going to stay and arc going u
vote the Republican ticket. They are men VINO nave
been employed on the Aqueduct for the last esh'ee
months Their names did not appear on the registry
rolls last year because they not entitled 10
yote hut all have lived long enough in this state 10
vote and any number OF threats from the DeniooiSS
Will not deter them In the least
General Corwin, who has organized three eiuos III
that district during this campaign said yesterday tha'
he would personally see that inc men o."
not imposed upon or driven away by the Democratic
beelers who have been there by the Democratic
caunarn managers 10 do so. Only four OF the men
have gone away and they have not been In the State
long enough TO vote and have gone back to Virginia to
stay until after election
Reports OF the colonization Of voters In some OF the
OUTLYING wards in Brooklyn were made to united
States Marshal Stafford In Brooklyn yesterday and he
set on foot Investigations which may lead 10 arrests
on election day. He would give no definite details
about the matter, but said the men seemed 10 DC
ouartered In the Of cigar shops and liquor stores
and were apparently idle Some Of them were white
and some colored Chief Supervisor Of Elections
Allen said that the number of suspicious registrations
this year did not exceed that in former years, and as
rule such men did attempt to vote, as they knew
warrants for their arrest awaited them.
John j. O'Brien, Chief Of the Election Bureau, VIII
receive in his mail to-day letter which might be CON
sIdered personal 1t is from Mrs. Anna Johnson, who
represents the Equal Rights party In the matter
Mrs Johnson succeeded in registering and she points
out to other women suGras SITS that 1t Is Only Mr..
o,Buen and not the Constitution of the United States
which stands in their way at the polls Mrs johnson
has studied up several grammars and says that the
whole question hangs on the pronoun he' Mrs.
Johnson says that everybody but John J. OBricn
knows that the English language is destitute OF
singular personal pronoun, third person. OF common
gender; but usage sanctions the employment OF
chez him, and hisn as Of common gender There
fore under .he women can certainly register.