New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-27
FIGURES THAT TALK.
TAAlMANY HALLS STRENGTH LESS.
REGEsTRAr1oN FIGURES SHOW THAT GREAT
GAINS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE
PEOPLES TICKET.

The heart Of evsEy enemy Of Tsmmany Hall was
greatly cheored yesterday by the result OF the TOUR
days Of registration IN this CITY, The unusuAlly largo
number OF citizens who have registered on what u
called an "oh" year Is strong indication OF tho
great interest which has been taken In this campaign
Tho registration Of 1887, when Colonel Fellows.
now tho @carpetbag' candidate for Congress In the
With District, and De Lancey Sicor were running
against each other for the Once Of
amounted only to sas 43s and In 1850 the total reg
traton was only 21so e3. In 1883 the registration
was but In this year every one knows that the
National and STATE issues then involved were alone
responsible for that largo number 1t is only Just to
compare therefore. the registration OF 1887 and 1889
with that Of this year. In 1888 Mayor
Grant received something over 114000 votes. In
that campaign Tanmany Hall received the votes OF
many Democrats whs were not satisfied with Mayor
Hewitt. Republicans, also, voted for Mr.. Grant on
the promises which he made In his letter accepting
the Tammany Han nomination, and because they be-
lleved that Colonel Erhardf could not be elected.
In that year. too, Tammany spent an enormous sum
Of money to obtain possession Of the city govern
ment, It's leaders knowing that they would BIO well
repaid nom the many rich Offices which Mr.. Grant.
elected would have Of his disposal Every politician
comedies that the wlgwam strength Is between $4,000
end 100000 votes In what Is called an on year.
With the registration Of this year at least 10000
votes will be cast This allows falling of Of 10 per
a -. VIC VIC Kvou hohi ''He h~io@A Va '0'SA~
Of that 10000, it l.. the opinion of wellnformed
politicians that the union ticket will receive at least
$4,000 votes.
All OF the important gains In this years registration
have bcea In the anti Tammany dist cts showing that
the independent vote will he unusually large: That, OF
course means that the voters in these districts are
the oer s s
who were seen yesterday were highly delighted with
the registraton They all agreed. however that this
tween now and election day. This has given them
simply more courage and energy with which TO CON
tinue the campaign against Fammany corruption.
They do not intend to relax any Of the vigor with
but WILL however, work night and day 70 increase
to as large . figure possible the majority which
they expect will be given the Union ticket.
Every night from meetings will be held In
many parts OF the city, that voters will have an
opportunity to learn much a. possible Of tho Tam
many msdeeds and Of the candidates who have been
The registration Is summarized by the Peoples Mu-
ncipal League a. follows: LIST District lTsmmany),
427 loss lid (Tammany), gain Of 324 or per cent;
d ESQ gain In the entire district nut S,s IN fe
"a Of / per cent; With CTsmmany), gain ~, ) II
per cent; With Union gain 033, 10 per cent With
Tsmmany gain a. a. Of per e. cent Ixth Tan Fam
gain ' - per &c cent XIII Tnlcn 1857 gain -
per cent; XIIh Union. Ia. 2 per cent: XIIith
.o0a. gain 10 1-2 per cent: Xivth oTammanyl 34S.
cent: XVIII (Tammany). $50. gain IL per cent:
100 gain - per cent XIxth. SEAS. heavy Union
gain below Fifty nnth-s-gain In entire district 80 .
Gain "a per cent kid. 3.35l. gain 10 1-o - cent;
xXIIid 3Sa! gain Ia per cent ti.. al tho he,vv
gars north of Fourteenth-st indicate Tammanys
defeat.