The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-12
Tota's


In majority Of the districts. as may be seen.
notably in the First district. the one referred to
by Porter. and in the Nineteenth and Twenty
third. the two largest districts in tho CITY, tho
figures shown by tho vote and tho figures
shown by the census are almost identical. But
there are some discrepancies in other districts.
and these may be traced to ono cause. In thrce
big east sidc districts down town. tho Fourth.
the Sixth. and tn" Eighth. there Is now. as tho
census emphasizes. an enormous population
Of Russian. hungarian. and Polish Hebrews.
the product Of recent emigration. The ma
jority Of tho male adults in this population
have not been in tho country long enough to
vote: and while. therefore. they and tho mem
beers OF their families arc counted in tho con-
sus. they are not counted as voters. In the
Eighth Assembly district, whore foreign born
adults constitute II clear majority OF tho popu-
lat!on and where tho Russian Hebrews abound
most numerously the census returns show tho
population of 100000. whcrcls tho vote figures
show u population Of $4,000 In tho Sixth As
sembly district there is II difference. for tho
same reason. Of 1900. in tho Fourth district
of $1,000 and in the Twelfth district of nearly
5000 Besides this. the Twenty second. nm
uptown east side district. having a largo
population OF n similar sort shows difference
of 1000 Will" the three districts which ad-
lOln IL. mo IWtHNlctIl' twenty IlTSt, ana lWrn-
ty.third. have IL total population OF 2l4.44o.
according to the voting figures. and 2ln.5'j2
according to the census figures. tho two being
almost identical.
On tho west side Of town. tho Fifth. Seventh.
Ninth. and Thirteenth districts contain very
small number IT foreign emisrants compared
with tho number on tho cast side. They con-
tain fewer tenement houses and n much larger
number Of boarding houses. oc .uped for the
most part BY young men unmarried voters)
engaged in business pursuits. ASA natural
consequence OF this there Is. in these west side
districts an abnormally high proportion OF
voters TO the whole population. Just as on tho
east side there Is an abnormally low proper
ton of v'i"rS TO tho population. But. taking
all the districts together. md allowing for tho
apparent discrepancies which require expla-
nation in "A few. it is to DO seen that tho recent
tho test established by tn" voting Of In st year.
Sin his description OF tho First Assembly
lover rar Of the city. south Of Canal street on
tho wet side OF broadway. and south Of the
CITY IT," nsS sst sKS.y Mr. oT,er
not a rr iIHiE;nen section. being composed q
SsS Eafn Essm hSsSs
boat wharycs ,c, speaks OF have to do with tho
matter ut 10 k no. fiat he makes II. mis-
take Of of fms District re Is net pnp
with mo some fine, morning down Greenwich
street from Canal to the Battary. and back
soon realize that thereis no deficiency in resi-
dent 1g here and the district includes
hamtHn. Eimira. Auburn or ar'A Oswnco' i and
larger than Hornelsville. Hudson. Giens Falls.
and Olran rolled into one-to shy nothing OF
part OF this district '
The recent enumeration was fair one. I'M
vicor. and not the least meritorious thing
sbont Is tf ,bs It VIII be ny means Of con
mn tie greater New YORK liz eseat nnn loas
deferred tcnent Of equitable representation.
while at thskame time It exhibits anew the
tion undert en- BY Mr.. Porter In 1900