The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-25
Political Cons sequences Of tho CROWN
Of New York.


population OF the city OF New forK
since 1900 is an interesting subject ior
consideration from political point OF
view. The majority Of these new in
habitants, it is true, may be immigrants
landed during that period and not yet
naturalized, but very soon they Will all
be added to the electorate.
OF this half a million increase only
about one quarter is in the borough OF
Manhattan. Perhaps half OF the total
10 Of Jew. In 1900 the Jewish popula-
ton was estimated at about 500 900. 1t
is now at least three quarters OF a mil
lion, and the statistics OF births in Man.
haitian, TO which We referred yesterday
would seem to indicate larger Jewish
aggregate. At any rate, OF the Man.
haitian births last year the Jewish were
BY far the most numerous Of any race
in tho population-more than % per
cent. Allowing for the addition OF
tho large Jewish immigration OF this
wear, that natural increase, last year
1850, will soon be 10000 annually.
Tho assumption OF statisticians that
within twenty-five years the majority
Of the population Of New York will be
JewA, unless the stream OF their i'm
migration is greatly diminished, seems
therefore to have justification.
Tho development Of the populous
Ghetto on the East Side introduces an
element Of disturbance in political CAL
culstions. Formerly that region OF the
town was the great Tammany strong
hold. It 10 still Democratic, but in a
diminished percentage. So far as the
coming municipal election is concerned,
however, there is no doubt that it will
be carried by Mayor MCCLELLAN with
a majority which will approach the
greatest Democratic majoritiee OF the
days when tho East Side was most .
T. mmsny stronghold. At his first cleo
ton. in 1908, he carried the district BY
a majority OF nearly twice that obtained
by Judge PAnKHR in 1900.
The two boroughs Of the city in which
the gain in population since 1900 has
been chiefly are Brooklyn and The
Bronx, and the ultimate political conse-
qusness there are wholly oonjeotural.
II has bssn an increase largely by mi
grafton from Manhattan districts, BE-
sides that by immigration from abroad.
Tho State census will show \ much
greater rate OF growth In both these
boroughs than in Manhattan. Brook
lyn 10 evidently destined to be the most
populous Of all tho boroughs, and even
Tho Bronx. with an area nearly twice
that OF Manhattan, may eventually
exceed this island In population.
Incidentally to this new distribution
Of population and to the new race ele-
m ,nts numerically dominant there are
likely to be political changes which may
become radical. These changes, 30 far
as they have appeared, however, do not
involve any change in tho sttitude OF
the New York electorate a. affects tho
municipal government. They only make
m ,re certain tho election next Noven-
ber OF GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN a. Mayor
and WILLIAM TRAvERs JKRoArE rs Dis
trict Attorney by overwhelming MAORI
ties. Tia moro cosmopolitan the town
becomes in spirit and in tho composition
of its population. the more general and
en- .ohatic IL it, demand for municipal
government like that We have had In
this first administration Of Mayor Nc
GILLIAN,
When II comes TO the next Presidential
election there may be reason for oon-
fusion and uncertainty in the minds Of
politicians formerly capable Of fore
casting with almost exact accuracy the
results Of coming poll in every Assem-
bly, district.