The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
WIZ THEY HAVE LOST STRENGTH IN
THE CITY DISTRICTS.

bOU,VVV NOters-In the MinOrttv EXCEPT
In One District-Acts that Haye Caused
Dcfections from the Rsnks-1os Many
Old Leaders snd too Few Young Recruits.
What's become Of tho Republicans ?" That
question was asked by many an election
worker last month. but no satisfactory answer
to 1t was furnished Until few years ago
-lere were In this city. rs elsewhere. Demo-
cratic districrs and Republican districts. The
Democrats were strong In some sections OF
town. the Republicans Ia others. and In many
districts the parties were close. Ten years
ago in New York city, however weak they
might be In other parts OF tho town. the
Republicans were strong In tho regiof
Of Murray Hill. In other sections too the
held their own-in the Eighth and Tenth tGoi-
mani districts on the east side. and in tb
Ninth and Thirteenth on tho west. All for,r
are now Democratic, and 80 are nineteen ofttie
remaining twenty districts OF New York cit y.
At last months election Fassett carried only
one Assembly district In the city-the Eleventh
Formerly Republican by 1900. Fassett pulled
through in 1t by only 200. Running from
Twenty-third street to Fortieth street and
from Seventh avenue to Lexington nvcn,le.
tho Eleventh is district OF fine residences. big
hotels. apartment houses. and clubs: but In
tho lower loft-hand corner Of 1t is
bleak. black spot known us tho
COlOreu tenueFlOln, between IWent.S-Il1tn
and Thirty.fourth streets and Sixth and
Seventh avenues. There tho pro portion
OF the colored population is as high as In some
districts OF Mississippi. and. thanks to tho
fidelity OF q majority OF the colored voters to
the Republican cause Fassett received there
votes enough TO q little more than Offset Mr..
Flowers lead in other parts Of the district.
The Seventh district, the home OF vice-Presi
dent Morton. Postmaster Van Colt. Lispenard
Stewart. James NJ. Varnum. j. H. Work. Alfred
r. Conkling. Theodore w. Dwight. John d
Lawson. and other prominent Republicans.
and for many years ono OF the great strong
holds OF the party. won't Democratic this year
despite vigorous efforts. and what prevented
Mr. Flowers plurality from being larger was
one little corner Of the district in and about
Minetta lane. Of fragrant notoriety. where
the colored voters are very numer-
GUS and still true to tho Republicans.
In the Twenty-frst district. the Diamond
Back. whore there are no colored voters. the
Republicans are now in a minority. The
district has become Democratic. Among the
old-fashion native Americans of the west side.
Republican districts are as rare as cherries at
Christmas or beer In China. On the east side
among the Germans the figures tell the same
story Of numerical decadence Indeed. it Is
not too much to say that without tho Black
Guard Of the Grand Old Party the Republicans
in New York city to-day. for the first time in
their history. would be in an absolute minority
in every district OF the city. in every ward OF
the city. and substantially in every part of
the city. no ten polling places. taken colleo-
lively anywhere from the Battery to Yonkers.
showing Republican majority.
tits not meant by this to say that Republi-
can candidates. having Democratic support
may not win nowadays in New York. Neither
is It meant to say that q popular. Republican.
whether running for President or for Alder
man. may not give in this city an objection
able and unpopular Democrat as vigorous a
fight as heretofore. But 1t is said that the Re-
publican VOTE as such. has steadily and rapid
ly diminished in this town. and that 1t is very
doubtful II as many as 10000 Republican
voters could be counted in total electoral
population Of 100000 in this city. What has
become Of them :? Where have they gone?
What are the reasons for the change. EVIL
dences Of which are disclosed ON every hand.
and in every section Of the city. and in inoreas-
ing ratio. at each successive election contesta
RURAL DETERMINATION.
For many years decided antagonism has
existed between the representatives Of rural
constituencies in the Legislature and the
voters Of New York city. This antagonism
found its reflex in such Legislation as the con-
1icting interests OF rural and urban constitu-
encies demanded. Democratic votes were
cast by Legislators from country districts
against what seemed to be the interests OF
this city. and New York city Republicans voted
the other way and on what was hereabouts the
popular side With however. the increase Of
population in the big cities OF the State and the
reia'lve i"ius a. ~ .'o oVun uist U taae
antagonlsm 70 1he interests OF new iork CITY
became one OF politics rather than Of locality.
S1 paoh,;s nda.a - s,..,,', uono
by the hepunlcah ieaoers 10 aiscriminate
raOard has been consistently unponular. The
.ot.ia,,,a -, d,sor;r,inot1no oots ,.hi"h hauo
Catalogue VI uiscri"ihating acts which nave
cost the Republican party here no end OF votes
ia long Here are few of its items: The TAX
- .L we,',, IT, 80 49,,
Ing away ot Inc "orfas ra.r ITO" NOW Aork
when IL seemed almost within reach: the
fraudulent federai census under which, deiio-
erately and purposely. the oity was deprived OF