New-York tribune., 1906-10-09

Tho rsu,stration up to early hour THIS hloru-
ting was s2l764 with many districts not YET near u
from The first days registration IN the canlpaisn
for the election of Governor higgins l"o years
ago, was 255 9S2
In Manhattan and The Bronx the first days reg
straton this wear was 12 2S3 against 14 023 in 1904
and 114,49S in 1905.
Brooklyn had first days registration OF Sz'So'
two years ago and 7544O last year. while this year
the registration for the first day 7594o.
The first days registration in Queens last year
was 11521, 1876 more than In the previous year
Yesterdays registration in Queens was 12.sl7
In Richmond the first days registration was
51SI in 1904. 4.451 last year and 4,724 this year
Comparisons of the registration in Assembly
districts the city this year with the registration
Of former years impossible because the bound
aries Of all districts have been changed under
the reapportionment, the changes even extending
to election districts. The figures of the registra-
ton by Assembly districts in previous years are
therefore omitted from The Tribunes tables OF
Yesterdays registration.
The registration OF voters IN the city proceeded
quietly and smoothly all day, except that there
was some disorder in Queens at the opening of the
places of registry. The trouble there was soon
settled by the police.
Borough President Berme having succeeded
Joseph Cassidy as chairman of the Democratic
County Committee OF Queens result of victory
at the recent primaries. set about capturing the
Democratic election machinery last week by re-
moving all the election inspectors who had been
appointed by Cassidy. The result that when
the registry places in Queens opened for business
at a. m. yesterday there were two sets OF Demo
cratic Inspectors attendancethe Cassidy inspec-
tors who had been removed. and tlN Bermel IN
spectors who had been newly appointed.
The two Republican inspectors at each registry
place could not work with four Democratic in
spectors. The Bermei inspectors ordered the Cas-
sdy inspectors to quit and the Cassidy inspectoy
threatened to have arrests made II they were
dispossessed. The disputes brought the police into
action.
After delay the police recognized the GER
tifcates of appointment issued to the Bermel in
spectors by the Board OF Elections and the Re
publicans joined with the Bermel men in organizing
the boards of registry. The Cassidy men were
obliged to retire discomfited
There were many heated wrangles and threats
the registry places. but the police kept the war
ring Democrats from coming to blows. After the
trouble over the registration in Queens went
quietly enough.
Comparatively few arrests for alleged Illegal reg
istration were made during the day The three
thousand police at the registry places obeyed Com
deputies of George w. Morgan, Superintendent Of
Elections In the met1opoan district They ?,s cnq N ho
offered To register. Their zeal in few cases LED
Frank Purcell, a retired contracror. who is
seventythree years old, has voted for years from
vented from voting last fall because through some
error he had been registered from No 1j2 East sd
determined to register from his right address. and
was arrested he was promptly discharged at a
police
John Boyle an inspector of sewers and one of
charles f. Murphy district captains. voted last
year from No; pa East 21st street. Recently he
moved TO the house next door. No. 229 When he
went 10 register yesterday was arrested. He
was paroied until to-day at a police court the
pauoilhah VINO made the arrest not being able tc
explain the charse of Illegal registration.
Inonas 6nf spencer. who registered last year from
iouslhS mousse st No 332 East 23d street, but did
not vote, was arrested yesterday when he at
tenpted TO register from the same place. 1t
sald ne could not be found last year when
a fgaton or ms arrest on the charge of Illegal regis
udtl2n was out: At the Yorkville court yeSJer-
day he was held in $500 bail for examiastion.
ltel Hoitonel Ihurston, former Deputy Police Com
missioner was challenged yesterday when he went
10 tie registry place at No. 567 Amsterdam ave
rue 10 register. but ne telephoned to Mr.. Nor
gan tls explanation that he had moved recently.
ana MS name was taken of the list