The evening world., 1895-06-15
8 DISTRICTS IN DOUBT.
Anti Tammany Forces Working
Hard to Get Control Of Them.
New Apportionment Based on the
Fraudulent Vote OF 1893.
With an Honest Ballot a Great
Change May Result

Now that the new epportiunment OF
the Assembly districts in this city has
been made. politicians are discussing
the changes which are likely to take
place at the election in November.
The apportionment OF Senatorial dis
trIcts in whifh sand dates :, N,,i,as ior three
was made by the Constitutional ConNcn-
ton in 1894, and was based upon the vote
cast in the election of 1923
In that contest n very large iraudulcnt
vote was cast, especially in the down
town and east-side districts. to secure,
If possible. the success OF Isaac II. May
nard. Subsequent prosecutions for Nio-
la tons of the election laws showed the
number OF fraudulent votes case to be
nearly 10000
The Republicans of the constitutional
Convention did not take these fraudu-
lent votes into account in their sub
division of New York into twelve Scna-
torial districts. but proceeded upon the
assured of two of the twelve
districts in place of a solid Democratic
delegation, as was elected to the upper
house In Albany. in 1888, they would be
gamers sufficiently by the change. They
therefore cut out two certain Republic
can districts and left The balance OF
Following the defeat of Tammany Hail
last year and its loss Il the machinery
of the Police Department, there Is little
chance that wholesale frauds can he
the bedrock of an honest v5te, it APP
pears on the basis Of last years ballot
Ing that of the twelve Senatorial dis
tricts of New York two are securely Re
publican, Two are securely Democratic
and the remaining eight are uncertain,
unless all Democratic clements are
united, which include Tammany, State
Democracy and Independent County Or
ganiZaton.
Leaders of the various factions into
which at this time the opponents of Tam;
many Hall in New York are divided
have for the most part been awaiting
the new apportionment Of Assembly dis
tricts by the Beard of Aldermen before
acting upon any plan OF reorganization.
The leaders OF the Independent County
Organtzation, realizing that no action of
the Board of Aldermen in the districts
of the city could affec: the Sena lrial
boundaries, which are part OF the state
their efforts during the past three
months in the eight districts which are
The Assembly Districts of which the
Aldermen have made a new appor,.on-
ment partake of the same character as
the senatorial Districts of which they
are subdivisions. The two strong Re
subdivided into Republican Assembly
Districts, and the two strong Democratic
Senatorial Districts into Democratic As
The new Tenth Senatorial District in
the lower part Of town below Canal
street gave at the recent election for
Goyern3r a Democratic majority. Of
5.S1, which makes 1t one of the two
solid Democratic Districts in town.
The. Eleventh Senatorial District,
bounded roughly by Avenue z broad
gave Mr.. Morton last year majority Of
s. votes in "A total OF 10000.
The Twelfth Senatorial District is on
street and south of Fourteenth. 1t was
carried ca. Sd. last year by Hill for Governor
The Thirteenth Senatorial District, on
and south Of Twentieth street, is the
closest district in the city. If not in the
stnte f9r 1t Mor,or Mgaye at ths h last eleStOn
cratic lead in the district therefore was
eight votes in a total of q, 900
The new Fourteenth Senatorial Dis
trict is Tammsiy stronghold 1t gave
1t extends from Fourteenth to Flfty-
first street on the east side of town.
The Fifteenth Senatorial District is
part Of town. and gave Mr.. Morton last
year 6,97S majority.
The Sixteenth Senatorial District, on
the west side. north of Twentieth and
south of Forty-sixth street, includes the
present Thirteenth and Fifteenth rs
sembly Districts substantially. 1t gave
Hill majority last year of 1905 votes.
In the same region Of town. extending
from Forty-sixth to Eighty-ninth street
II gave at last years election a Demo
cratic plurality Of l.762 on the Sta'e
ticket.
The Eighteenth Senatorial District ex-
tends on the east side of town from
Fifty-first to Eighty-third street. 1t
gave at last years election 2,l3s major
ity to the Democrats.
The Nineteenth Senatorial District,
in the upper west side of town. above
Eighty-ninth street. gave last year a
majority for Morton of 2.S27
The Twentieth Senatorial District on
the east side of town, north of Eighty
third ami south of One Hundred and
Nineteenth street, gave Democratic
majority of $40 In a total vote Of y ,UO
The Twenty-first Senatorial District
polled last year 12,2l6 Republican and
II. 430 Democratic votes. Ii is very
close, and hard battle Is expected in IL.
From present appearances il would
seem that the forces arrayed against
one another this Fall would be Tam
many Hall and the State Democracy.
united. and the Republicans and the
Independent County Organization
united.
If In the coming election the Republi-
cans and the Independent County Organ
tzation unite. the bringing OF 5000 Demo-
cratic votes in each of these eight re-
naming Senatorial districts will very
materially change the complexion OF the
next State Senate, and naturally the
Assemblymen to be elected N these SEN