The herald., 1894-10-29
Stump Speakers Rest From
Their Labors.
Heavy Registration Of Voters
in New York.
Grants Acceptance of the Tammany
Nomination for Mayor.
Governor Flower Going to Stnmp the
State for Hill Governor Waite
Addresses tho Popuiists
In Chicago.

By the Associated Press
New YORK. Oct. 2S.-sunday IL al
ways quite day with politicians, and
dullness WAS the feature of the political
headquarters in this city today. Tho
work OF correspondence was carried on
as u,ual, but there we're few visitors
and no signs of activity, except ct the
Grant headquarters. where Mr., Grants
letter OF acceptance of the Tammany
nomination for mayor was made public.
Colonel StronR's headquarters were
closed during the day and Colonel
Stroag himself was not in evidence, ex-
cept to a few OF his closest supporters.
At Republican headquarters dis
patch was received from Albany and
was at once given out for publication, to
the effect that the employees of the state
department were employed in preparing
and distributing loads Of campaign do
cuments in the interest of the Demo-
Gratis. The dispatch says in part:
"The campaign work which should be
done by the Democratic state commit
tee, has been forced upon the state
department and paid for from the state
treasury. These documents are printed
by State Printer James B. Lyons and
large force of the department clerks are
taken from their duties to the state TO
shove out in individual envelopes Hilps
campaign documents"
The vury large registration Of vctars
in this city has been the subject of much
discussion and speculation with both
parties, each claiming the advantage
from the additional votes that will
probably be polled on Monday.
At the state Democratic headquarters
on Twenty-third street there was gem
eral feeling of elation today over she
results OF the registration. The leaders
agree in saying that it meant the over
wheming defeat of Tammany hail.
Francis M. Scott said that in bis
opinion Mr.. Grant would not get more
than 10000 votes. He believed the
Socislstic, Labor, Populist and Prohib.-
tion vote would not be over 10000,
which would leave in the vicinity OF
245 900 votes TO be divided between
Grant and Strong. thus allowing 40. 900
plurality for Strong. This was the
substance OF computation made by
the varioue lesders early in the day.
The recent arrest OF several hundred
nnan for alleged fraudulent registration,
1t /, believed, has deterrent effect, an
the large registration is considered big
increase in men entitled to cast their
ballots. District Attorney John r. Fell
lows today, however, expressed himself
as not at sill surprised at the registras
ton. He thought there was nothing
extraordinary in it and said he could
see nothing substantial to be derived
for either side from it.
The chief interest of the present week
among Republicans centers in the ap-
peArance of ex-President Harrison on
Wednesday evening next at Carnegie
music hall.
In Democratic circles the starting to.
morrow of Governor Flower on tour
through the state in the interest Of this
Democratic ticket is raising much in.
terest, because OF the master stroke the
Democrats claim Chairman Thatcher
has made in securing the services Of the
governor on so important mission.
There has been disposition on tho
part of various organizations to make
public their allegiance to their respec-
tive ticket. Today however, the execu-
Independent Order of Sons of Benjamin
resolved not to permit the use OF its
name in connection with politics. This
decision was arrived at at a meeting Of
the board today, at which resolutions
wore adopted repudiating any attempt
to make use OF the order for political
purposes. This action was taken be-
cause it was said an attempt had bsen
made to represent the order aa opposed
to the candidacy of Senator Hill.
The committee OF seventy today issued
a statement in reply to Mayor Gilroyse
defense OF Tammany, in which they ar
raign Tammany Hall for mslfeasance In
the administration OF municipal affairs.
Briefly this manifesto charges:
That the organization OF Tammany ID
despotic. and is not in proper sense Q
political body, but constituted fcR in
dividual gain that Tammany Hall has
appointed to important and responsible
Offices of the city men dishonest and
criminal; that under this administration
Systematic blackmail and extortion have
wrung from tho citizens many millions;
that it has wasted public money by ex-
trsvagant expenditure OF the funds By
taxation that since the year 1884 the
taxpayers have paid off s82, 900 of
the city debt, yet at the present time
that debt is $S,500.000 more than il
1884; that the taxpayers have been
called upon TO bear greater burdens than
are shown by the tax levy and this
statement OF the public debt; that be-
cause ofthe extravagance in expenditures
. comparison OF Lc-don and Paris with
New York in regard 90 the tax burden.
shows New York in an unfavorabls
light; that because .of TAmmany Halle
ignorant and inefficient management
New York is left lar behind the ether
large cities of the world in respect 20 the
comfort and conveniences which all citi'
zsns have o right to expect. further
charging that those in control of munici-
pal affairs have failed to provide proper
and suitable accommodation. public baths
and lavatories, parks in the over.
crowded districts Of the city and ethsr
n scessities.
The total registration u thi9 ctr a