New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-23
YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER %.
THE PASSING THRONG.

Henry BirreII. member Of the County Committee
from the XXIst Assembly District and sergeant-at-
arms OF the Republican National
A POINT IN committee said yesterday, in
THE ELEC- speaking Of the law governing cleo
TON LAW. lions IN this State: I have been
asked the question number OF
times as TO whether the thirty days which It Is
necessary to reside in election district must
precede the day Of election the day OF registra-
ton They precede Election Day The Election
law OF 1896 Section g. reads; "A qualified elector
Is a male citizen. who IS will be on the day OF
election. twenty-one years OF age. who has been
an inhabtant OF the State for year next pre-
ceding the election and for the last four months
resident OF the city and for the last thirty days
resident OF the election district IN which he may
offer his vote. II naturalzed citizen. he must In
naturalized at least ninety days prior to the cleo
ton
1T Is a point each voter should remember; If he
IS newcomer In election district me electioll
take up his residence and vote in any election dis
trig he pleases proyidng ne has taiT Ts oisr
provisions Of the law The days OF registry IN $50
are FTiaay Oc{ooeT saII5eSy' Ocfober o. You
that If a unfamiliar with the law
October g. he might easily become confused when
h. came to register. Then only from ten 70 seven
gisTtct he Would neturaIy answer ten or seven
teen dsvs as the case might be- II the registra-
ton officers did help him out Il would be only
away without registering under the impression
that he could not legally vote
Every one should bear in mind" continued Mr.
BirreH. that the law exactly what it says,
and the thirty days required are
KEEP those Immediately preceding No
WITHIN THE vember 6. Another thing the
ELECTION elector wants 10 remember is. that
DISTRICT. he Is free TO change his residence
as often as he pleases providing
only that he keeps within the election district
All that IL is necessary 70 do II you have changed
your residence is TO make oath 10 the change be-
fore the proper officer. either on 2ne Of the days
Of registry Election Day itself II may noI
be out Of place IN THIS conection 90 can ti i-
ton Of all Republicans 70 the lIipoi IaSe o. 5t7Ii5
tering in order that they may vote Ihey ShOuld
make II certain and that no slip may occur
Every vote is Of Importance 70 the Rep u9 ,I
party this year. and the full party vote should DC
go out
". J. Crawford. OF Cleveland. Ohio, one OF the
best known business men OF Northern Ohio and a
partner OF Colonel Myron T. Her
FEELS rick. called at National Republican
SURE OF Headquarters Saturday Mr.. Cra"-
OHIO. ford, while business man IS also
an able political organizer, and Is
row In charge Of important work IN the organlza-
ton Of Ohio for Mckinley He said:
We have reached the point in the Ohio canvass
where we can say with the assurance Of certainty
that President Mckinley will carry Ohio by q
larger majority than he did four years ago. and
/ his majority then was 5000. Cuyahoga County,
which contains the city OF Cleveland the largest
city in the State will give Mckinley at Lest 10 co
majority In 1886 Cleveland hOtoed OF BY an
| ism Mckinley carried the county BY 5000 ana
BRYAN received IS 900 votes, the largest Denocrallc
vote ever cast in Cleveland. But times nave
| changed and Bryan IS more hero Last year
the Democratic vote fell 10 1900 Last yea- Cieye-
| land gave Golden Rule Jones, the .non-part-san
candidate for Governor $4,000 votes, or about 50 per
cent OF his entire in the state OF course the
great bulk OF that vote came from DeTIlocrals-
! confess that We were confronted with a seIlo1s
/ problem a month ago regarding this Jones vote
/ 6ut Mr. Joness declaration for Bryan has been
/ godsend 10 Us and assures Republican victory
! NJ Zones could get Republican votes as non
4 PARTISAN but not q Democrat Northern ONO
and especially the city Of Cleveland, mas nad uhA-
anpIed prosperity during the last three years we
] are making 4 purely educational campaign, anu
! rLe-e will be little Of brass bands and parading
/ The Democrats IN our section seem 70 De nope
] Iezsrv divided and lighting Ike Kilkenny cars Tom
] Johnson has come 10 our town with a sInail oaT'
rel OF money but even he has been unable 70 StoI
/ rha Sghring and many OF the Democratic Ieacers
/ ave abusing him much as they are senator
| Hanna. Altogether Ohio Is all rlghI