The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-09
AT THE POLLS THIS YEAR.
a GREAT TOTE WILL NE CAST IN
DER EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS.

a GREAT rOTE WILL he CAST IN
DER EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS,
The Democrats Control the Inspectorship-
"A Lack of Polling Pinces-The Austria
Han Ballot Helps tho Republicans.
In thrce particulars all OF them important,
this years election in New York city will differ
from any preceding Presidential election held
In New York since 1868. In the first place. 1t
VIII DO the first Presidential election to be-
held under the operation Of the Australian
ballot law. which has been upon tho statute
books since 1890. In tho second place. it will
DO tho first Presidential election to be held
during the period named at which the elec-
tion officers supervising tho canvass will not
DO equally divided between tho two parties
When the plan OF electing polling inspectors
was done away with 1t was superseded by ap-
pointments by the Police Board. onc-half Of
tho inspectors being appointed by the Demo-
cratic and the other half by the Republican
members or member. This year there will DO
three inspectors In each polling district. two
chosen as Democrats and one as Republican
irrespective Of the vote cast at the preceding
election In each district. =,
Under the former system OF choosing oil CO.
ton inspectors. such as prevailed up to 1872
the Democrats had. OF course. some advantage
OF votes. but by no means as great u one as
the present system will give them. In tho
last Presidential election at which the old sys-
TEN was used there were 1877 election districts
In the city OF New York. About one hundred
OF these were Republican. Accordingly the
Republicans had two inspectors out OF three
in 100 OF the districts. and one inspector out
OF three in 237 OF the districts. In other
words. they had 437 inspectors In tho whole
city, against 574 Democrats. Under the sys-
tom OF appointment by the Police Commits
sioners. on non-partisan. or rather pro-
partisan. basis. these officers were divided
equally between the two parties. Under the
present systcm. which for the first time goes
into operation this year. there will be 1882
inspectors. Of whom 1883 will be Democrats
and 944 Republicans. AT no previous Presi-
Dental election therefore. have the Repubi-
cans cans, OF New York city had smaller or as
Ths third peeuliarty about this years Presi-
preceds ones thoush the
vote 81 the sity is steadily and rapidly inereas-
i ihhs me division OF election Districts is such
be found. difficult to vote: At the Presidential
ELECTION four years ago there were in this city
to be insufficient. and in many OF the uptown
districts there was quite a scare and some
ton 81 Ssfts a a a ety vote In az cleo
ana in one SIstrist the tctsl exesedsd
aton is Certainly a. 0oO greater than Il Twas Vas
four years ago. but the number Of election
bic vote in each being predcated upon the total
at 4st sba5 When is
to the polls Four days being devoted to- to tie
work Of registry. there is rarely any trouble
for ali. but on election day the labors OF the
iou a req registry days are compressed into one.
The lodging house. vote" Of New York city
Is familiar theme for writer's for journals
They are accustomed to dilate upon the abuse
and o. the BY thpss
sented, and one sautary effect Of the new
ballot law has been to restrict the number Of
sa ss G fsf ahs
Eighth Assembly, district. Of notorious
memory ny, during the rule Of o'Brien and an.
the city, In the Presidentiai election Of 1883 y
The year following the election was Of local
sSts shs pa To- to vote %ss Of the
the normal rate Of decrease from the Presi:
dental election to an of year" and sustained
the ratio OF other districts. Both ELECTIONS
election law eoverned. and the vote Of, tho
ns rose %
sSt VfS; sRs oSS4s.fH & ns II %RdHssRs
voters in that istrict. fearful of the complica4
lated the provisions Of the, new law. remaine
away from the, polls. At last years election.
hn the to vote Of the c 2
100. Similarly in districts like the old First.
Second: and Fifth there has been since 1890
traceable to any curtailment Of the lodging
house influence. but due to the fact that these
Of nsys nEs VOTE made
to rcad the official tickets or to properly pre-
pare .paster ballots" do not wish to disclose
30 neglect to register or. having registered to
vote. 1t is probably no eXaGGeration to say
Of pe to 1850 nm The whes
would otherwise have been cast in New York
y in ths P1ssdsnta a. bs
lodging houses and the other half to the count
Of the, illterate voters. The Lodging house
parties. but Of tho loss caused BY the illiteracy
Of electors. the. Democrats will be compelled
to bear by far ths larger share 800 will 40 far
sons son, named and probably for others which
VIII Dc ulSclOseu lRteT on De quI'c cNScUp'iou
in character. Tho total vote cast Is likely to
be not far from :}OO0 900. with n registry OF
about 100000 in advance. So far the canvass
has been extremely langnid on both sides.
and were the date Of election one month of.
Instead OF being three months distant it is
very doubtful whether a. I many my rs n, 220;GO0
Of September, however. both sides may be ex
pected to wake UP in earnest. and when they
do there will be less complaint on either side
vote large enough to fifty and fully reflect
this city s concern In the national contest
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From n. San Francisco Examiner.