The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-20
SLIGHT FALLING OFF
IN REGISTRATION
Decrease, Though Small, Is
General in Nearly All Sec
tons of the City.

Incomplete returns from several sec
tons of the city show a slight falling
off in the registration as compared
with two years ago, but when the cor
rected figures are at hand it is not
thought that the entire total will be
lower by more than 1000.
An apparently conservative estimate
is that about $4,000 voters will have
registered when the books are closed
Saturday night, which means that
something like $4,000 votes will be poll
ed on May 3.
So far as the returns to T h Glob
of the registration go, it is evident that
the decrease in the registration is gen
eral In nearly all sections of the city,
although some of the precincts show
considerable increase and others an
unaccountable falling off, the extremes
being the exceptions to the rule.
Throughout the city the day passed
Off quietly, those voters who had suf-
fclent interest going quietly to the
polls and being registered. So far as
could be noticed there was but little
activity on the part of political hustlers
to get out those who had neglected to
to exercise their right to vote on pri-
mary day.
Under the election law there are
three days of registration, the first of
when Is primary election day, on
winch the party candidates are also
nominated. The second was yesterday.
and the last chance to qualify as a
voter at the spring election will be Sat
urday. At o'clock on the evening Of
that day the registration books will be
finally closed and all who have neg
lRCtP6 nn9lifIv 4
to vote in the election. The SUPPOSE
sion OF a great many people that they
can vote of they have not moved since
last registering is incorrect.
light registration yesterday, but the
Republicans have been loud in pro-
claiming that there would be a great
outpouring Of the faithful to show
their satisfaction at the nominations
made IN the primaries. This prediction
aid not come true, as there is a falling
OH in the registration in the Repub-
mean StrongholdS as we'll as in the dis
trlcts where the Democrats are in the
majority.
Basing the registration on the vote
cast on primary election day, which
is slightly below the actual registra-
ton, it is found that in the First ward,
from which returns for seven pre-
clncts were secured, that two years
ago there was registration during the
first two days of 1,721, and that this
year this was reduced to 1,548. Allow
ing for those who registered on pri-
mary day and who did not vote, it is
evident that there will be a falling off
IN the registration of the ward of at
least 200.
The Second ward will apparently Doll
about the same number of votes that it
did two years ago, and in some of the
precincts the registration promises to
be greater than 1t was at that time
An instance is the First precinct, a
Democratic stronghold, where there is
already registration of 1872, whereas
the total for three days two years ago
was but 191.
Evidently the Third ward will poll
a good vote, this being shown by the
registration for the Eighth precinct
two years ago, when for the three days
25S voters prepared to exercise the
franchise.
In the Fourth and Fifth wards there
is apparently little change in the total
registration, with an apparent slight
advantage in favor of two years ago.
In the three precincts received from
the Seventh ward there has been a total
registration Of 1877, as compared with
1873 in the two days two years ago. This
shows an increase of but four votes in
the home ward of the Republican can
didate for mayor, where it has been
predicted by the Republicans that a. big
increase would be shown in the vote
In the Fourth and Eighth precincts
there was a slight increase in the reg
istration, but in the Fifth there was
falling off from 289 of two years ago to
271 for this year.
The Eighth ward shows a slight gen
eral decrease all along the line but not
enough to make it certain that there
will be a decreased vote, in view of the
fact that there is still one day in which
to register.
In the Third precinct of the Ninth
ward there were PIG voters registered
two years ago for the entire three days.
For the two days this year there have
been PIG, showing that it is likely that
there will be an increase in some sec
tions Of the ward. The Tenth and Elev-
enth wards will apparently poll about
the same vote that they did two years
ago.
Plans have been made for a meet
ing for the Italians of the city at the
Swiss hall, Third and Minnesota,