Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-01

What Republican and Democratic Leader
In New. York Claim.

What Republican and Democratic Leaders
In New. York Claim.
Special Dispatch 70 The Evening Star
NEW YORK, Nov. lie che apparent re-
publican wave = wave OF bluff or is IL real
swell OF the political ocean, capable Of over
whelraing tie democracy 10 the question Of
the day.
The democratic leaders claim that the reprb-
hcans have resorted TO the most irpudent kind
Of elutaus, and that from this time 'bluf and
Doodle" will be the basis Of their campaign.
whether that be 90 or not there are signs today
that Senator Quay, who 10 IN full charge Of the
republican arm. does not depend much on
carrying New York In spite of the elaine by
the republicans OF this state tia; the registrs-
ton figures make its electoral vote sure for
Harrison and Reid. senator QUAY IL making
determined effort TO carry Indiana Conneoti-
cut and West Virginia. having done which he
rightly reasons New York can go democratic
without any advantage to Mr.. Cleveland
Senator German realizes this Just a. well as
Senator Quay does and he proposes 10 meet
him in those states where during the next few
days the conflict bids fair TO Do even hotter
than 1t is here.
DEAocRArIc VIEW oP THE REersrnArrox
In regard 10 the registration the more the
| democratic leaders scan the returns the more
they feel relieved Ex-Mayor Grace. one Of
the most expert politicians in the state.
puts it this way: AFTER care
fully looking over the registration in
the state Of New York an perfectly satisfied
that Cleveland and Stevenson viii carry il In
the thirty-two cities in the state the total num-
Der Of registered voters il 766. u.s. against S64-
365 last year.
The thirty cities outside Of New York and
Brooklyn show q personally registered vote Of
274.604 this year against 244.Sl4 last year. an
increase Of 80 800, In round numbers. Last
fhnsa
cratic majority Of $4,000. II the re-
publican claim be true that republican
voters did not turn out last year then TO bring
the republican vote up 10 point TO tie the
democratic vote IN these cities would require
an increased republican registration Of 10000,
and to secure in addition the 5000 plurality
| given to Harrison In 1883 an addition
| OF 1000 more registered votes would be re-
CURED, making Il, 600 republicans out Of the
increase Of sc, 900 registered voters and allow
ing for an increase Of only $4,000 democrats.
In other words, three republicans must have
registered this year to every two democrats IN
these thirty cities. which Is . perfectly ridicu-
| lous superstition.
81 divide the state into three sections FIRST,
the thirty cities which gave Harrison 5000 out
OF his plurality In 1888; second the cities Of
New York and BROOKLYN and third. the state out
side Of the Incorporated cities. This third part,
which is agricultural New York, gave Harrison
5000 more plurality than New York and Brook
lyn gave Harrison in 1883. This portion Of
New York Is stationary in population. The
country cannot pass any more votes than 1t did
| IN 1888, and for various reasons Il is
likely to pass less. On the other hand the reg
istered vote Of New York and Brooklyn this
| year Is 4S,00c greater than it was in 1883 and
no man in his senses will dispute that there
are far more democrats than repubii-
cane in that number The registration in this
state demonstrates three facts First. that the
! democracy will do better in New York and
Brooklyn this yea- than they did in 1888.
Second, that the republicans will
do no better in the thirty cities
outside OF New York and Brooklyn
than they did in 1883. Third. that the repub-
lcans cannot do ss well in the country they
| did in 1888"
In this way the democratic leaders are brac-
ing themselves up for the terrible conflict of
the intervening week. Nevertheless, the fact
remains that the republicans seem to have still
a little the advantage. Their wave IL not
| high and as swiftly moving it was yesterday,
| yet it does exist. Will ii die and be submerged
! by q democratic wave between now and cleo
tion2 That is the question