The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-19
THE BROOkLYN REGISTRATION.
Fusion Managers Now Confident Of Sweep
ing Victory for Low.

The enrolment of 221 $50 voters in Brook
lyn this year is regarded in both political
camps as indicative of keen general
interest in the election in that borough,
however experts may differ in their analyses
of the figures. The significant feature of
the registration was the rally on the last
two days to overcome thedepressing effects
of the shrinkage in the fist two days,
owing to the bad weather, The addition
of nearly 81 900 names to the poll lists on
Saturday, an average of over ninety five
to each election district, is a fine tribute
to the political workers. who in no previous
campaign did more hustling at the last
moment to bring out the dilatorv and in
different voters, This years figures ex-
coed those of 1901 by 513 and those Of
last year by 1852 The average enroll
ment by election districts in the three
years il as follows, excluding the fractions:
1901, Alb; 1902, 4O2; 1903. 4l8.
Hugh Mclaughlin at his home in Remsen
street yesterday was asked what the
big registration signitied
"The registration" he said, Indicates
that the people of Brooklyn think as j do,
that grating and red lights must be kept
out of Brooklyn We want protection
for our mothers, wives and daughters"
The fusion managers contend that the
registration clearly foreshadows a sweeping
victory for Low two weeks from to-mor-
row. In the last Mayoralty campaign
Low carried fourteen of the twenty-one
Assembly districts and had a plurality of
% 1927 over Shepard. The political mathe-
maticians in the fusion school assume In
their analysis of the registration figures
that he will surely carry these districts
this year and probably two Of the remain
ing seven which We're in the Democratic
| column two years ago.
In each of the seven Assembly districts
| carried by the Democrats for Shepard there
! is decrease in the registration this year,
| the shrinkage ranging from AZ in the Eighth
| to 1913 in the Nineteenth, and footing up
! 421, or an average loss of over 10 by
! election districts. On the other hand,
eight of the Assembly dist riots carried by
| Low gave an increase ranging from II
| to 1879. and altogether 1855. There was
! falling of of 800 in the remaining six
| dist riots. This gives net increase OF
| 1866. which is a gain Of nearly in each
| election district.
The Democratic statisticians admit that
| a cold study of the figures is certainly, on
| candidates; but the shrinkage in some
| of the old Democratic strongholds is at
tributed to the migration Of hundreds Of
! voters to other districts. Senator NECTAR
| rem claims that the decrease of 287 in the
| Fourteenth district, his special bailiwick. 10
directly due to this ca llsa and not to any
! diminution of interest in the fortunes Of
| the party.
| 1t is the belief of the fusionsts that the
| confusion in the ranks OF their opponents
| over the placing OF Gront and fornes on
| the Tammany ticket and the resulting Bit
ter factonal controversy between Hugh
| Mclaughlin and Senator p. II. McCarren,
which has split the Kings county organiza-
| ton, have had the effect of disgusting n
| large number of Democrats to such a de-
| gree as to keep them from registering
A veteran Democratic district captain in
| the Seventeenth Assembly district ad-
mitted that he was unable to induce dozen
or more Democrats in his district TO reg
| lister, although he had coaches in readiness
| to take them to the polling places.
The Republican managers are much
| elated over the registration figures, and are
| now absolutely confident that Lows plural
| ity will considerably exceed the phenomenal
one Of 81, 900 odd scored by Schieren gainst
| Body in 1885, in consequence of the up
rising against John Y. Mckane.
Chairman Jacob Bremen OF the Repub-
| lican executive Committee, after spending
a couple OF hours III careful examination
| Of the registration by election districts,
| made this statement:
Il have now TO hesit ancy In ga wing that
| the people will be surprised at the tre-
| mendous plurality Mayor Low will get in
| this borough, / am willing TO hazard the
| opinion that it will reach 10000 My opinion
| il based on the knowledge I have of the
sent iment not only of regular and ndepen-
| dent Republicans, but OF independent
| Democrats and many organization Demo-
Gratis in regard to the real issues of the
| campaign
The Democratic statesmen have all been
| 20 much engrossed with their family fracas.
which is TO be wound up tonight, that they
have paid but scant att ention eli her o he
| work of regist ration during it's progress
or 10 a scrutiny OF the figures, now that il
| il closed One Of them who Ia In the thick
Of the fight bet een Mclaughlin and
McCarren. and who declared that he is
ready 10 sink or swim wit b he aged chief
! tain. had this to say:
-Thp surface Indications, ] must admit
favor the fIsoniafs. The quarrel between
Tammanv and the Kings county organiza-
'ion which has now been raging for couple
of months cannot fail TO have had de-
pressing effect on all campaign work, in
clsding reRist ration. This undoubtedly eX-
plains some Of he falling on In the enroll
ment in some Of the Democratic dist riots,
and il Is sure 10 effect the vote for Mc( lelan
Just what Lows plurality will he II is use
less 10 conjecture, but from present lndl-
cations il will cert ainly exceed that oftwo