Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-22
HEAVY REGISTRATION
Both Parties Claim Advan-
tage in New York.
SITUATION AS IN 1898
THEN ROOSEVELT WON OUT BY
1900 PLURALITY.
From Now on There Will Be Great
Activity Among the
Spellbinders.
SITUATION AS IN 1898
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. October p. 1902.
The registration In New York which was
| completed Saturday, closely resembles that
| of 1898. when Roosevelt carried the state
by only about 1900. In Greater New York
| m 1898 the registration was $50 COZ In 1902
| 1t is a93.047. Allowing for the increase or
population the relative strength of the two
| armies of voters is about the same The
republicans as well as the democrats have
done well in the city. If heavy registra-
| ton here means well for the democracy the
republicans, on the other hand have tho
| equal advantage Of a smashing good regis
tration up the state.
The problem of winning in New York -
exactly the same in 1898 1t IS the city
against the state-the farmer against 5th
avenue and the Bowery Van Wyck receiv-
| ed 5000 plurality in Greater New York. He
was swamped by the 81, 900 that Roosevelt
got north of the Bronx
Again the democrats are depending on the
city vote They say they will give such a
majority for Coler that the rural vote for
Odell will be lost in Manhattan alone. Some
| OF these sanguine democratic leaders are
counting on 10000 600 In Manhattan
and the Bronx And some of them put the
greater city plurality of Coler at $4,000 and
100000. Whatever 1t is, the republicans
must beat 1t up the state They saw th.y
| can beat $1,000 in the city and eject Odcll
| with 10000 to spare. In this day OF large
| figures one claim is as good another.
Claims as to Registration
In analyzing the increases In The northern
| part of the city, both republicans and DEM
ocrats lay claim to the major part of the
| gain. On the one hand, Tammany leaders
| declare that residents OF democratic dis:
| trtcts driven out of the tenement sections
by the erection Of manufactures and BUSH
ness houses have migrated northward and
| have retained their former political affilia-
tions. On the other. the republican leaders
| mold that emigration to republican districts
! has changed the faith of many democrats,
and that the younger element is fast drift
| Ing to the republican party in localities
where that party predominates.
After studying over the reports received
| from every election district In the city Rob-
| ert c. Morris said:
| An analysis OF the four days registrar
| ton OF this year has been made and COM
| pared with the registration Of 1895. as that
year was the last year In which state issues
| principally were involved, and therefore az
| fords the only fair basis on which to make
an estimate Of what the vote will be.
| The result of this analysis is distinctly
| favorable to the republican cause, for 1t
| shows marked gain in republican local.
ties and decided loss in democratic strong
holds. Conditions are such to indicate a
| largely increased republican vote in this
| county, and we are confident that the reg
| istration means an unusually strong support
| of the republican party In the coming cleo
| tion."
Mr. Morris made report to Senator
| Platt, In which he expressed his satisfaction
| with the result. This report impelled Mr..
| Plat to say:
| Prom what Mr. Morris has told me, the
| registration in this county is encouraging.
| and believe that on the morning after
election 1 shall be able to say I told you
As Mr.. Murphy Sees Situation.
| Charles F. Murphy, Tammany leader,
| says that the result is satisfactory TO him
| and Indicative Of heavy democratic pIu-
| rality in the county.
| run. who is running the republican cam
paign in Kings county, sees in the regis
| tration figures there promise of a victory
for his party in November. THE proper
basis of comparison of this years regis
| tration is with that of the year 1885, he
says. AS things look now l do not be-
| lieve 1t possible for the republicans to poll
less than 5000 votes. Believing as I do
that the sentiment in favor of an extern
| sion of the splendid service OF Governor
| Odell viii increase, and that the sentiment
| that Mr.. Coler lacks the stability to serve
| the people of this state. 1 look for a re-
| publican pluarlity in Kings county"
democratic assembly district leader to
whom Mr. Woodrufr's statement was re-
peated, expressed surprise at the lieutenant
governors figuring.
why he said, according to that Mr.
! Woodruff practically comedies the county
| to the democrats by 10000 votes He saws he
| believes that 900 votes will be cast in
| the county for the republican and demo-
cratic candidates, and he also says that the
republicans will get 5000 votes. Take 95,-
600 from 200. 900 and you have left for the
democrats 10000 votes, a plurality of TO-
000''
| With the completion of registration the
real work of the state campaign has be-
| gun. While the republicans have held a
| few meetings and sent out some literature
| they have done little real campaign work
| beyond getting out the registration on Fri
| day and Saturday. The democratic state
| committee and Tammany have practically
done nothing in the way Of campaigning.
Republican Speakers to Be Furnished.
| The republican state committee will send
| speakers into every city and county in the
| state. Chairman Dunn has already directed
| city and county chairmen to make a close
| canvass Of the registered voters and re-
| port to him not later than Saturday of this
| week By this means he expects to asccr-
| tain IL there are any weak spots where 1t
Will be necessary to do extra work. Tam
| many has been sending out few spell
| binders on trucks. but they have been I'M
able to draw crowds, and future meetings
| begin his speaking tour Wednesday
| night at Syracuse He will make twelve
/ fifteen speeches in all. closing his campaign
| on October 80 with three speeches In New
| York county. His itinerary has not been
| given out. Hills candidate for governor
| will not follow him. and will make no at
| tempt to answer him.
Hill, however, will be on the jump from
| now until election day. He will speak
| practically every night until just before
election, barring Sundays Early next week
he will make one speech, probably two. in
Buffalo. He will speak every night next
week somewhere in the state.
Edward M. Shepard John B. Stanchfield
and Martin w. Littleton are going to be
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