The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16


Reports coming in from different parts
of the State show that, as compared with
1886, there was a remarkable increase.
Only three places were reported, up 10
this afternoon. which showed a falling of
These were Kingston. Middletown, and
HOTnellsville. Troy, Buffalo, Syracuse, AL
bany, Geneva, Auburn. and Oswego rolled
up registration much greater than In
1856, aud Newburgh polled the largest ever
recorded. Rochester surpassed its 1896
record by 5000, and Poughkeepsie and
Blnghamton also reached their high-water
marks. There were gains in Gouverneur,
Owego, WATERFOWL, Corning, and Little
Fails.
The politicians of both of the big par
ties assert that this means an advantage
for their respective candidates. The one
thing absolutely certain is that it means
that the great voting public is much more
alive 10 the issues of the campaign and
the needs of the country than any one had
supposed from the inactivity which pre-
ceded the registration days. Unquestion-
ably, the heavy registration which ex-
tends all through the State of New York
means a strong vote in the rural districts.
and that, unless the tide there is against
the Republican party, means a large Re-
publican plurality north of the Bronx. As
the Republican leaders are now counting
on al least 10000 plurality for Mckinley
outside Of New York City, Bryan will
have to beat this in these five boroughs if
ne is to be elected.
Borough Comparisons show Bryan Loss.
AS the general impression is that heavy
registration in any district means a heavy
vote for the party in normal control there.
comparison of the first days returns
for this year and for 1896 shows many in
ieresting facts are to be gathered from
the records OF Manhattan's thirty-flva
assembly districts. OF the districts for
Bryan in 1885, thirteen show loss in reg
istratiOn as compared with the first day of
1896 These were the First, Second, Third.
Fourth, Seventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Tween
ty-sixth, Twenty-eighth, and Thirty-sec-
Ond. Five show a gain. The total gain is
,0S5 and the total loss is 1850. making a
net loss of registration in Democratic dis
tricts of 1895.
OF the sixteen districts which Mckinley
carried in 1896. six show loss of regis
tration and ten show a gain. The losses
were in the Eighth, Tenth, Sixteenth.
Twenty Thirtieth, and Thirty
third districts, which were all carried by
Van Wyck in 1895. The total loss in these
districts is 1851. The ten districts that
show a gain have S,67l more names regis
tered than in 1896 making q total net gain
in the Republican districts OF 7,ilf. Count
ing the Democratic losses as Republican
gains. II figures out that the Republican
gain is 1853.
Neither the Republican nor Democratic
leaders. Of Brooklyn Were willing this
morning 10 make any predictions on the
strength OF the TWO days registration
They say they Will wait until after the
final day OF Observation-Disclosures 21-Se-
fore attempting TO forecast the result Of
the election AT Republican Headquarters
the managers seemed highly gratified over
the heavy registration, and declared that
the past two days have shown that there
Is now no apathy. There We're increases
In the Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, and Twelfth
wards. which are Democratic, ana in
creases in the Republican districts OF the
First, Third, and Seventh wards
Democratic Mckinley Movement.
II was said to-day tina, the Gold Dem
ocrats in the East who are supporting
Bryan for purely party reasons have be
come alarmed at the Capitalization OF The
money issue in this State. The RepubIl
can campaign managers have apparently
succeeded in bringing II forward mo all
OF the campaign work in the East as per
haps the most important OF the issues
II IS said that Gen. Charles Tracy. he
head OF the Gold Democratic movement
is al the head Of Democratic MeKin-
ley organization In Albany II this de-
velops IL Is fairly safe to say thar the
Gold Democratic vote In the State will "a
20 Mckinley.
As 10 the registration. the opinions of
a few OF the politicians are interesting.
Richard Croker said:
SIR. Croker Is Satisfied.
1T is satisfactory 10 me. There l. n,
significance in the falling of OF the regis
tration in the lower part OF the CITY. In
the First district. for instance, $50 tene-
ment houses were torn down within a
year or two 10 make way for Dizziness
houses. Soon there viii be no residents
In the First district The Democrats
down there have been moving uptown.
and that accounts for the increased reg
istration above Fourteenth street. As 10
colonization. there Is no such thing on
our side Odell is spending the peoples
money coloniZing. himself. and he puts
the blame on Us. l am in favor OF lock
ing colonizers up. ana keeping them lock-
ed up for life"
William r. Mackey. candidate for lieu
tenant governor. professed 10 BE- elated
over the showing. he said:
THESE returns mean that the cam
palgn has accomplished It's purpose. The