New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-10
rrRsT DAYS REGISTRATION.
NC INCREASES IN ALL THE ASSEMBLY
DISTRICTS
. .,orAr. OF is6.Ol3 COMPARED WITH % Csc IN
ise AND s9Si5 LAST YEARTHE SAME
STORY IN BROOKLYN.

,sae AND S9,Si5 LAST YEAR-TIIE SAME
STORY IN BROOKLYN.
r,. registration yesterday, the first day for
.orrng this duty was exceedingly heavy.
=. total for the city was 136,O1J. as compared
-, 0o 6S2 In 1892 102.S12 in 1894 and S9,315
-. last wear In most OF the Assembly districts
49,. we're large increases over last year. when
-. district boundaries became what they are
pow.
a.. Aeures being 0O.O15 compared with 6I. 7133
:. ts02. 7G146 in 1894 and 59.SG3 in 1895.
4 Amer day for bringing out a large regstra-
.or could not have been made to order. The
.o,Ing places were open from o'clock In the
norning until 10 o'clock at night, two hours
,orser than a registration day In previous
~.srs 80 that there was ample opportunity for
nan of all occupations to make sure of their
tsbt to vote at the coming election.
IN some of the election districts of the city In
me afternoon the inspectors reported tina. the
.estration already had exceeded the reglstra-
,,on Tor four days last year. In one district,
there only ten men registered last year. thirty
,ne had registered yesterday. The inspectors
.sid there was no difficulty in carrying out the
new provision OF law which requires them to
,resent a certificate of registration to ca IN voter
Who registers In few cases the certificate mad
nreyented men from being registered Incorrect
H. and that is what the certificate is intended
10 do in all cases.
This wear the law gives TO the inspectors OF
election who appear for duty at polling place
the right to make temporary appointments 10 HI
vaances among their number on any day or
reestration and the persons who are thus ap-
popted serve as inspectors until other regularly
spponted inspectors appear with credentials
from the Police Commissioners. On Election
Day the inspectors fill all vacancies among the
election officers. Independently OF any action by
the Commissioners. The new law was not uh-
derstood at some of the polling places where
there were temporary vacancies Eesterua!
morning In spite Of the careful instructions
which had been given and at one polling place
on inspector used a telephone to ask for IN
s,ructions from the Bureau of Elections
There are only three inspectors up here
two Republicans and one Democrat. The Demo-
crat refuses to organize. What shall we do?
go ahead and organize" was the answer. In
Clerk Aliens most commanding tone
But the Democrat won't organize. was the
reply 1t was after O'Clock then.
put him out and put in Democrat who WIZ
organize" ordered the Cnle1 Cierh, VI IL vi
ranize It myself and remove the whole lot OF
YOU" Thus ended the conversation.
Secretary Daniel S. Lamont registered in the
poing place at No. 40 West Twenty-fourth-st.
yesterday giving his residence at the HOFFMAN
House. Sixty voters had registered there at
! p. m.
On the frst day In 1892. a Presidential year
the registration was 926S2 The total registra-
ton In that yea was 309,691. The vote for
Mayor was 2S6. 149.
ON the nrst day in 1893 the number Of voters
registered was 6S.994. In that year the total
registration was 90. $40. The vote for Secre-
tary of State was 242.46
In 1894 the registration the first day was
i02,S The total registration was 3OSd93.
while the vote for Governor was 2I4.1I4.
Last year on the first day S3315 voters regis
tered. The total registration was 2Sl.ooI. The
vote for Secretary Of State was 2G1, ,J4O
THE FIGURES BY DISTRICTS.
Following are the returns by Assembly dis
tricts Of the registration in the city yesterday,
compared with the returns Of registration on the
first day of registration last year: