New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-30
CLOSE OF THE ENROLMENT.
LAST DAY FOR FILING DECLARATIONS
FEWER BLANKS SIGNED
THAN EXPECTED

This is the las, day for enrolment by hns
declarations OF party affi.iation under the new
Primary Election law. and Republicans and Demo-
Gratis OF the city who have filed their declara-
lions the Bureau OF Elections before the bureau
closes this evening will not be able to take part
in their party primary elections In June unless
they take advantage OF the supplementary enroll
ment May 10. week from next Tuesday. On
that day 1t will be possible for voters to enroll by
appearing before inspectors Of election at places
to be designated in the primary districts
It is expected that many thousands OF declara-
lions will be filed at the Bureau OF Elections to-
day. The workers OF the Republican machine were
busy in the headquarters Of the County Committee
at No Madson-ave last night. making up bun
dies OF declarations for enrolment which had been
collected in the Assembly districts in the Boroughs
OF Manhattan and The Bronx and some OF the
leaders said that the machine Republican enrol
ment In the two boroughs would exceed twenty
thousand. All the declarations collected by the
Republican machine will be filed at the Bureau OF
Elections before to-day. The Republicans OF
the County OF New-York yesterday sent TO the
Bureau OF Elections for fling about Ave thousand
declarations which had been sent to or taken at
the headquarters in the ST James BUILDING al
Broadway and Twenty-sxth-st. Most OF the
decara lions had been sent from district organiza-
lions. but IT said at the headquarters that the
leaders OF districts ir which the nti-Machine Re
publican the strongest, and In "nich
there had been the most active work to secure a
large Republican enrolment. would file the deciara-
lions to-day at the Bureau OF Elections. II was not
expected however. that the total Anti-Machine Re
publican enrolment In the county of New-York would
exceed ten thousand.
In the Borough OF Manhattan yesterday "o6- dec
larations were hled. while lo9i We're filed In queens
2Sl were filed in Richmond and 10 were filed In Inc
Bronx In Brooklyn several thousand declarationS
were received for fling at the Bureau OF Elections
late i'm the afternoon and the officials In the bureau
did not have time to count them before the close OF
office hours. =, 49,. -.
Republican and Democratic politicians In the CITY
agree in daclaringshat there has been surprising
disinciinatlon on the part Of large majority OF
voters 10 ne declarations OF party animation unner
the new Primary law. Among the ignorant voters
there has been a fear that the enrolment sts 10 De
nublished in The CITY Record might he used IN
some way as lists of enrolment for service IN thc
war with Spain. Thousands OF business men nave
refused TO sign declarations OF enrolment because
thew thought they might lnjure their business inter-
es,s nv publishing their politics Many Republicans
ha ya declared that they feared that Tammahy COM
missioners Of Jurors might be tempted 70 draw 100
many fury lists from the lists OF RepuD!lcanS pun
Vshed in THE CITY Record" Such widespread oP-
nositIon OF voters 10 committing themselves puDhcy
nc 70 marty interest was not anticipated Mneh tne
primary law was passed. The Bureau OF tlecuons
viii be kept open for fling declarations OF enron
rnent until midnight tonight. but II Is expected tnat
no officials will be able 10 count all the decara
lions received until Monday, and the totals o, me
enrolment probably will not be known unth Mon
day