The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-21
BRYAN BEATEN AT HOME?
GREiT GtINS ~ REPTBLICIN REGIS
TRITION ~ NEBRASKA.

Forty Per Cent. Increase In Omaha-Greh'
Failing on In Populists Figures bc'
lir,cd to Mean Rnllying to tho Polls
tuSuppurt the Mckinley Administration.
OMAHA, Neb,. Oct 20. The last Legislature
passed law to prevent frauds Mt primaries.
1t provides that in the larger cities OF the
State when voters register they may express
their party ailiiatipn.
Yesterday Was the first registration day In
the state under that law, Following Is a table
Of the results In Omaha:
First days registration t.olH
Essetrrod rs Republicans ....,......''......ss s0
Registered silver Republicans ,....,,.,..,. ~
Rrgist"r nS P,p'htH .''''''''''''''.''' -
no Political party hNpwed ,,'.,'....'..... az
IIIst day registration last year..........b osl
There arc two more days for registration
Oct. y and Nov /. Yesterdays registration
shows a total far in excess Of tho first day last
year an evidence of deep interest in tho COM
ing election.
The features Of the registration all over the
state is the remarkable gain Of the Republicans
and the great falling OF in tho Fusion ranks.
especially among the Popnlsts. For instance.
H. 1854 there were $4,000 populsts in
Nebraska aud A. 900 Democrats. In the regis
trlton yesterday there were nearly 100 Demo-
Gratis for each Populist registered. The pro-
Iortipu ~ Republicans registered shows an
enormous increase. IN bmanh lhe increase
amounts to nearly 40 per cent.
The Republican party leaders believe that
yesterdays registration is most significant and
means a revolution in favor OF the admins
tratlon. News of the result was telcRraphod to
bryan very hastily 10y his managers in Omaha.
IINCOIS. Neb, Oct. 2O.-Of the seven cities
outside OF Omaha and South Omaha. only two
have reported their registration. These are Lin
coin where .4jl registered. and Nebraska City.
whore 22S registered. This IL light regis
tratiun and about 90 per cent. below the first
days total last year. In Lincoln. where the
Republicans preponderate In tho proportion OF
three to two. 1913 Republicans registered to
1913 Democrats. 81 populists. u Silver
Republicans. 10 Prohibtionsts. white % re-
fused to unswer In Nebraska City SO Repub-
LEANS registered with rs Democrats and Il
Tupuis,s and while - refused to state their
politics. This is a Democratic city.
From the other cities no figures are given
but from them the Republicans report a great
preponderance Of voters. AS under the Cor
rupt Practices act no central committee
Is allowed to eXpend any money for
the purpose OF getting voters out to
register. the significance OF the registra-
ton far is that the Republicans are
taking vastly greater interest In the
approaching election than the Fusionists.
despite the fact OF the greater campaign
activity OF tho latter and the greater
number OF speakers they have on the stump
These figures corroborate the reports OF
county committeeman to the effect that Repub-
licau speakers everywhere are drawing the
larger audience.
The lethargy OF the Fusionsts. and their
failure to attend meetings is tho real cause
why Mr.. Bryan has been summoned home
again