New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-11

FRIDAYS ENORMOUS REGIsI RATION.
The enormous registration in this city on Fri
lay was the subject Of much conversation and
Comment at ali political headquarters. among
busness men and among citizens generally yes
trday Republicans and Sound Money Demo-
rsu made no concealment Of their satisfaction.
Pooocra,s looked gloomy Tammany bosses as
sumed an air Of mystery and said things they
didn't mean. Everybody who remembered what
unusually large registration had meant In this
ctr In former wears and expressed what they
thought said without reserve that the registra-
ton Indicated an overwhelming victory for Nc
Kinley In New-York.
At the Republican National headquarters anu
the Republican State Headquarters politicia@ns ans
said that large registration on tne his. uay
was significant because 1t showed that citizehs
were so much In earnest that they were In hurry
10 make sure OF their votes Ihere was tiie n So
state Of public feeling in 1894. the year when
Iammany was overthrow In connee,,oh no s,ate.
That fact the politicians laughed over ~ une s.a,
ment which John G. Sheehan, the ldiiin,a,y
eoas made early Friday before the SIZE %. 'd nd
Gays registration could be guessed he oeciaIeu t,.
mat the registration would mean large Deino
cratic majority in the city. His 'previoushess
was talked about yesterday as good Johe'
0fhcials at the Bureau OF Elections VINO nave
studied the registration and election ngu.ea U
yean declared yesterday that the reRistId Idti",i
Indicated a phenomenal vote on November D.
The Increase OF registration In some dlstricts
were regarded by them as an INDICATION ma
NE Republicans would carry the city. Chiei
Clerk Allen said he expected total registration
about 100000 in the city this year
The returns from few election distrlcts were
nsng when the registration for FRIDAY was
!aeted up for publication yesterday morning.
i@ missing returns were supphed wheh tne
.esstration figures were revised YESTERDAY an, anu
vas found that the total registration on FIJI
day was 1929
An analysis OF the registry reveals q large
increase over the first day last year oi ai,ioS' tu
VI sections OF the city. but the districts whicn
are generally conceded to the Repubhcans. anu
wnere the sentiment. for sound money is kmp""
70 be strong far outstrips the so-called ram
Hsny districts. in which the free silver I"nn
Bryan
The bulk OF the increase Of nearly hfty thou-
sand over last years first day or reSistIa'Io,"
WI be found 10 the districts IN when tne
heaviest vote for sound money Is relied upon,
1ut the additions TO the poll list in 1affHa.iS
ustricts. which averaged IN ten Assembly us
,,Iicts about thousand 10 g district, were ho'
~ any means accredited proportionatey "a
sDryan and silver. Republicans ana Sounu
mnoney Democrats were sanguine that the am
snryan vote in those districts would astonish '"e
Tree silverltee
BROOKLYN's REGIsrRATTON FIGURES.
The FALLING OFF. AS COMPARED WITH OTHER
YEARS DUE TO FRIDAYS RUSH
nlookiyn's second days registration resulted '''
,0nng mp All. az against 4.TC FOR the second day
ss bSssS In 1854 1850 In 1893 and 62.lIo In ios@.
s"e large falling off. compared with the second
~ IN previous years. Is attributed TO the phe-
smenaiiy heavy enrolment on Friday. Friday
Sutration was s0.O;5. which. with yesterday :
makes the total for two days lss.-So'