The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-24
SEATTLE. SUNDAY. oCr. "a
TANMANY,s STRENGTH.

TANMANY,s STRENGTH.
The political situation in New York
Is more complicated than 1t has prob
ably ever been by the interchanging OF
parties. but II Is made still more COM
pick by the Encouragement OF the poiiti-
cal boundaries. The Importance OF the
election can be partly determined by
the size OF the population, which Is not
far short of 100000 souls. There is
no other municipal organization in the
world, except London, that comes any
where near this in number or in area.
which is over $50 square miles.
Just now, however. the interest lies
in the political complexion OF the dis
trict The diversity of the constituency
may be imagined when IL is known that
four whole counties and part Of fifth
are included In the new municipality
There are Germans enough 10 make up
large-sized city, perhaps more Irish
men than In any city in ireland. except
Dublin: there Is a great colony of Rus
sian Poles. and one district allotted en-
tirely to Italians, most OF whom know
nothing of election day except that II
affords an opportunity TO make a dol
lar or two, so that there are elements
as to whose intentions one could only
guess.
Partly for these reasons, and partly
because the population of New York
and Brooklyn is particularly erratic,
the result of any election Is very
dubious. In the mayoralty election In
New York In 1892 the Democratic can
didate had 10000 plurality. but in the
next mayoralty election the Republican
and Independent candidate had $4,000
majority. which indicates a change of
$4,000 votes. Brooklyn is no less I'M
certain. Seth Low broke run of
Democratic mayors by being elected In
1851 and reelected In 1883, but he was
succeeded by Democrat. and that par
~ held the city until 1888, when the
run was again broken by the election of
Republican mayor by over $1,000 ma
tofIiy. which dropped down In 1895 to
plurality Of 2.095.
Greater New York being composed
OF so Nanny villages. as we'll as the
larger elites, makes Ii very difficult TO
compare the past local returns. but Of
course Tho two principal factors IN the
contest are New York county and
Kings county, the latter OF which In
cludes Brooklyn. Queens and Rich
mond counties. and that part OF West
chester county now Included in the
city. give in me aggregate a compare
titeiy small vote. but IN all Of them the
vote has Huctuated much in recent
years. IN the presidential election OF
1882 the territory now included In the
city gave a Democratic majority on the
president Of about li0.O00 in total
vots Of about ass, 600. In the following
year this majority fell 70 1000 IL a
total vote OF AL eco. Then came the
great Republican victory OF 1894. and
tho districts now referred 70. in a total
vote OF about as 600. gave a Republican
majority CT about 1900 Back again
the pendulum swung when in 1895 the
Democrats rejoiced in a majority Of
s. 500 In a total vote OF as ,0G0. The
same territory broke loose again last
November and, running the total I'D to
b2o 600 votes, gave a Republican major
t,y q Little over s.. goo. OF The addi-
tional $500 Votes assuming that the
whole 10000 majority came from the
excess. there we're ss.0o0 LETT for the
other candidates. which shows that
there was a detection stu CT c4.5o0
from the Democratic ranks.
Taking the vote fer governor as per-
haps aEoTding better Indication Of the
Sense Of the people. on account OF the
scry peculiar conditions controlling the
presidential vote. i IS found that the
Republicans had abou, $500 majority
81 the Greater New York territory.
This would not be worth considering
"a al ordinary cf-year election. bat
40 profound Is the interest taken in
the campaign that the registration is
oaiy q small percentage below that Tor
a presidential year. Three times have
tAe Rmocrats been successful with
rsiorittes varying from 52.ooe 20 no.
ooo, While IN the two elections in which
the Republicans have been successful
their majority has been as low as Ie.-
co and never higher than sa.00e.
Bat holding 70 the g. 600 MAJORITY OF