The record-union., 1897-10-17

MILLION.
NEW YORK, Oct 16.-With one more
DAYS registration recorded of the four
DAYS allowed for the inscribing OF the
names of voters the indications are
that approximately half million bal
lots viii be cast at the first election IN
the new municipality Of New York The
registration Of the present cities of New
York and Brooklyn should be increased
10000 to-day to equal the figures OF
1896 In Tammany precincts there IS
fuller registration than in other sec
lions OF this city, which is taken as an
indication that Tammany is working
with I'll its might to bring out voters
to eounteract possible defections to
Henry George.
The events of the last orty-eight
hours seems to indicate that General
Tracy is gaining strength, and not
few acute politicians are recorded as
believing that the contest will be be-
tween him and Van Wyck. The
straight Republican organization, it is
pointed out, includes veteran campaign
ers, who, as soon as they learned deh-
nitely that no compromise would be ef-
fected with the Citizens Union, recog-
nized that the hardest kind Of con-
fiict y as before them They took steps
to mcet the difficulties. OF money there
is said to be no lack, and the unusual
spectacle is presented of contributions
to the Tracy campaign fund by bank
ers and business men who favor and
viii vote for Low.
Nothing is more noteworthy in this
campaign than the bitterness involved
1t is an ''unciYil strife" and many of
the prominent leaders do not hesitate
to apoly opprobioUs epithets to each
other. George and Dayton, Democrats
both. announce in the plainest terms
that their fight is against Tammany
and Crokerism. The Citizens Union
speakers. a majority of whom are Re
publicans. inveigh most bitterly against
Mr.. Platt and his adherents. while the
latter call Low and his followers trail
tors. disorganizers and hypocrites.
Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner, Tammany
nominee for District Attorneyship, has
raised lively gale in the Street Clean
ing Department by his reported allie
CATION Of peculation therein Colonel
Waung and his deputy, Captain Glib
son. VOW that the matter shall not be
dropped unless Colonel Gardiner posi-
lively disavows the statements attri-
buted to him, and as Gibson is on the
army list (retired) with Gardiner he
can call for court of inquiry or pre-
fer charges against Gardiner, which
Will necessitate a court martial.
Seth Low is hard at work. He spoke
at three meetings last night, and was
we'll received at each
Abram 5. Hewitt, ex-Mayor and ex-
CONGRESSMAN, who returned to-day
from a stay abroad. was not permitted
to set foot. ashore until he had ex-
pressed himself regarding the political
situation in the city. When told that
c. n. Bliss, Secretary of the Interior,
is 70 be present at a Tracy meeting
Monday evening, Mr.. Hewitt said:
Mr.. Bliss is a most admirable man
and q most admirable citizen, but
when it comes to politics, he is al
ways q partisan. When the final test
comes he always stands by his party
associates.
The situation is simply that the
machine politicians are standing by
each ether They always look with
displeasure upon any movement for
the good of the people, unless it comes
from the throat of a boss. What good
citizens want is simply to get good
government from the new municipality.
National politics have absolutely moth
ing to do with that issue. National
politicians seem to think otherwise,
simply because when it is shown that
an Independent movement like that Of
the Citizens Union can win, the power
of the machine to gain wealth and
honor for the men who control it will
be in serious danger.
IT observed while I was in London
that Mr.. George says that in 1884 de-
frauded him out of the Mayoralty All
that can say about that is that if /
was able to count out 10000 votes I
must have been a pretty good politi-
clan. 1t seems to have taken Mr..
George eleven years to discover it. OF
course the thing is absurd
Me. Hewitt smiled when he learned
that Mr.. Dayton had accepted the
Georgeite nomination for Comptroller,
with the avowed intention Of assail-
ing Croker rule over Tammany.
Perhaps it would hardly become me
to say anything against Tammany. -
Mr.. Hewitt said. They have elected
me to every office they nominated me
for. But everybody knows what Tam
many wants They simply want to get
the offices back There IS but one issue
in this campaign. It is, shall the gov
ernment of the greater city be run for
the people or for the politicians? DEM
ocraJic institutions are now on trial in
the territory Of Greater New York"
Referring to Mr. Lows candidacy
Mr.. Hewitt said: why should he re-
tire? Nobody disputes his eminent fit
ness for the place. Shall he retire SIM
pl on the demand of a boss, SO that
some ene shall be put in who viii be
satisfactory to that boss? By No
means. Il is now his clear duty to lead
the fight of decent men against the
bosses, and against George and his
party, who are worse than the bosses
If We're in his place. I would run If
were TO get only ten votes. 1 did some
thing of that sort myself once. Mr.
Low IS in honor bound TO lead the fight
for honest government"
Serious Floods in Jamaica.
KINGSTON (Jamafea) Oct 16.-Se.