Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-29
POLITICAL STRAINS.
New York Republicans Encouraged by [
 Rig RcEIstratIon.

New York Republicans Encouraged by a
 Big RcEistration.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-The very largo registration of voters in this city has been the subject of Q good deal of discussion and speculation with both parties, each claiming tho advantage from the addi. tional votes that will probably Dc boiled on election day.
 At tho State Democracy hcadquartera on Twenty third street thero was n gen. eral feeling of elation over the results of the registration. Tho lead rs agreed In saying that 1t meant the overwhelmin ng defeat of Tammany HalI. Francis NJ. Scott said that in his opinion MT. Grant would not get moro than loo. 900 votes. He believed that the Socialistic, Labor. Populist and Prohibitionist vote would not be over 90 900, which would leave in the vicinity of 245. 900 votes to Do di- vided between Grant and Strong, this al- lowing I5, 900 plurality for Strong. This was tho substance of computation made by the various leaders carly in tho day. including Colonel Robert c. Monroe, John G. Quinlan. Judge Maurice J. Pow CT and others.
 The registration in Now York and Brooklyn is worry satisfactorily regarded by tho Republicans also, their leaders claiming that the vigilance which has been manifested in regard to repeaters and the precautions that will be taken on Nov. 6 throughout the state will mako a difference of 30, OU0 votes to the Republic an state ticket.
 The rccent arrest of several hundred men for alleged fraudulent registration, 1t Is believed. has had n deterrent effect and the large registration Is considered a big increase in men entitled to cast their ballots.
 District Attorney John R. Follows. however, expressed himself as not at all surprised at the registration. He thought there was nothing extraordinary in it and said that he could see nothing sub. stantial to be derived from either side from it.
 Word was received at headquarters from the Republican state committeeman in Essex county that after a conference the two opposing Republican candidates had withdrawn and that Albert Weed of Ticonderoga had been nominated as the Republican candidate for assembly. There Is now no district above the Harlem river where there are two opposing candidates for assembly running against a Democrat.
 Tho chief interest of the present week among Republicans centers in the appear ance of ex- President Harrison on wednes. day evening next at Carneie Music hall. In Democratic circles the start today of Governor Flower on n tour through the state in the interests of the Democratic state ticket is arousing good deal of In. terest because of the master stroke the Democrats claim Chairman Thachor hns made in securing the services of the gov. ernor on so important mission. There has been a disposition on the part of the various organizations here to make public their allegiance to the TO- spectIye tickets Yestertiay however the executive board of the grand lodge of the Independent Order Sons of Benjamin re- solved not to permit the uso of its name in connection with politics. This action was taken because. 1t was said, an at tempt had been made to represent the or der as opposed to the candidacy of Sena. tor HilL