New-York tribune., 1901-10-21

tr'cts have fallen of 40 per cent, whereas the
Democratic districts have lost 90 per cent. Fur
thermore a comparison of this year with 1897
shows gain of 53 per cent in the anti-Tam-
many districts and a gain of II per cent in the
Tammany districts
Robert Fulton Cutting, chairman Of the Cit
izens Union. also issued a statement. in which
he said that the registration augured that the
citizens would throw out Tammany the polls
two weeks from tomorrow.
In speaking of the registration yesterday Mr..
Sheehan said:
Il made prediction, which printed in
The Tribune about week ago. that Low would
carry the greater city by about 5000 A study
Of the registration figures which I have made
to-day convinced me that my forecasts will
prove true. My chief reasons for believing as 1
do are these: First, the large increase over
1897 in such Republican and independent dis
tricts the XXIst. which shows an increase of
nearly 5000. and in the XXIIId. in which there
IS an increase of over 5000.
The big gains in the uptown districts. such as
the XXXVth are very favorable TO the fusion
cause. This district is made up OF Germans to
a great extent, and many others of indie
pendent character. The XXXVth owes much
Of its increase of course. TO the great extent OF
building which is going here. but the people
who have gone in there not bound to Tam
districts. And in the XXXVth the increase is
almost eight thousand.
In my own district, the IXth, there has been
a falling off in the waterfront precincts. where
the voters invariably put cross under the STAR
and decided gain in those along Ninth-ave..
where the voters are more Independent. 1t was
in these latter districts that Tammany tried Its
hardest TO smuggle in fits fioaters. The watch
ers were busy all along Ninth and Tenth aves.
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fellows out.
The increase Of nearly three hundred in the
lid District over 1897. and Of ffty-eght over
last year does not surprise me at all. explain
this gain by the preparation made to down Div
yer in the primary fight, when Diver himself
accused Sullivan of flooding his district with re-
peaters. OF course all these guests stayed for
registration time
Mr.. Cutting said:
This years very large registration satisfies
me that the anti-Tamnany fusion ticket will be
elected. The large registration shows the
awakening of our citizens to the Importance of
this campaign. Tammany always gets out ITS
full vote, and the increase means that the in
dependents following the example of 1871
and 1894 to overthrow Tammany through a non
partisan ticket. The Citizens Union is highly
gratified at the growth Of the non-partisan SEN
timen+.
THE falling off in the registration of the
thirty-five Assembly districts in Manhattan and
The Bronx thlS year as against l9vo Is 15,f4f'
the totals heing: 1901, 800. Az; 1900, 366,991.
The decrease IN the Republican Assembly dis
tricts is as follows: Vth. 69S; With. 1888;
XIXth. 1,330; XXIst, 40; XXVth, 9S1; XXVIIth.
67S; XXIXth, 516; AXNIst. 1,21S. The XXI1Id
Assembly District shows gain of 4S6. The net
loss in the Republican districts is only 530S. or
40 per cent of the total. while the Democratic
districts show loss of S.1S6, or 60 per cent.
1.-The total increase this year over 1897 is
2s.663. OF this the Republican districts show a
gain as follows: Vth. 3S4; XIXth, 719; XXIst,
492s; XXIIId. 4790; XXVIIth, lis; XXIXth.
us; XXXIst, 3s13. The With shows a loss Of
157. and the XXVth a loss Of SO. This is a net
the gain in the Democratic districts is only 49,
413. or A per cent