New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
MR.. R.PARSONS CONFIDENT
FINDS FIGURES NOT Bad.
EUcry Effort, HO1ceUer, 10 Get Bag
Registration To-Day.

crease the registration to-day.
Herbert Parsons pre- % the Repuhhcar
County Committee at the county n
quarters, No. Madison avenue, for four hourS
receiving reDorts from the leaders and making
plans for tire campaign. WITH him part OF tne
time were Judge Charles S. Whitman. canuiuale ~
for the General Sessions bench, and Judge "lll,' an
II. WadhaIns candidate for the city Court Al.t:
q careful comparison of the registration hSu'es "
the first three days with those of past years MI
Parsons was inclined think that they were NOT 81
bad az some people had tried TO make them,
az find" he saiC that the decrease TINS year
from 1906 is slightly less proporhonately IMAM u
was in 1899 from 1898 In the latter year the con-
ditions were more like those prevailing now 'ilI
they hay, been since. 1t was so-calleo oih
year following one when Governor had peen
elected in a close fight There were some I'M
portant places on the bench to be hllea.
Il am inclined 10 believe that the reglstrauoii
This wear will be about normal. This should not
be taken by anybody TO mean that he can aIio.d
10 refrain from registering. We want eVeryDoay
who has not registered TO do so tomorrow. inns
will be the last chance We want the registration
10 be abnormaly large. We want 10 eiect our our
entire ticket by such large majorities that II Will
be an effective rebuke TO Tammany'
Judge Whitman has been spending a good deal
Of his time since his nomination IN preparing lot
his ca mpaign. He promises that II Will ne mum
mer" He is going TO make an issue OF an "un-
bossed judiciary and believes that he can show by
his record why the people should desire 10 see him
remain the bench
Il want 10 thank my many acquaintances for
their kind expressions in regard to my candidacy
said Judge Whitman, ''and TO urge them to be sure
and register and get all their friends 10 register
hope that my record as a city magistrate under
NIavor Low and as a General Sessions Judge has
commended itself 10 the people. believe could
render the service they want, if am elected For
that reason 1 am anxious to be reelected.
Commissioner William r Wilcox, chairman of
the Public Service Commission. believes this is an
important election. He said yesterday:
This IS year In which citizens are called upon
TO vote for important officers. It may be called an
election OF officers 10 enforce and protect legal
rights 4 legislature makes laws. the Board OF
Aldermen passes ordinances. but 1t is the Judges
upon whose ability and integrity the community
must depend for its protection in the application
of these laws and ordinances.
There is a large number OF judges in the cleo
ton hold office for many years. For this reason
1t is most important TO register Justice NJ. Linn
Bruce has made a creditable record; Judge VIII
lam Fl. Wadhams and Judge Charles S. Whitman
were both appointed by Governor Hughes and
have good records in the City Court and the Court
OF General Sessions, respectively With the oppor-
tunity to continue these in the public service
every one should do his duty a citizen by regis
tering."
Timothy L. Woodruff; who. as chairman of the
Republican State Committee and leader OF the Kings
County organization, has two campaigns HIS
hands said yesterday he would divide his time be-
tween the state headquarters here and the county
headquarters in Brooklyn. He is going TO make
his. campaigns the issue of the Roosevelt and
Hughes administrations.
In Brooklyn Mr.. Woodruff rejected all offers of
fusion and says he is glad of it 1T is becoming
clearer TO me every day." he said yesterday, that
the organization here acted very wisely IN insisting
on straight party ticket If had needed any
further proof than already had. the way the
Parsons-Hearst fusion in New York County is being
received would furnish It, need not make any
further comment Than to quote the words OF the
popular song. Gee WhiZ! I'm Glad I'm Free I
think that straight party fight on the Roosevelt
Hughes platform is a winner"
Charles F. Murphy. leader OF Tammany Hall was
not in town and Tammany Hall was closed vester-
day but he had sent orders 10 the leaders TO make
every effort TO get out the full registration He IL
not willing TO take any chances against fusion
The falling off In the registration in some OF the
Tammany districts marked as In the Re-
publican strongholds.
Superintendent Leary Of the State Bureau OF
Elections has been extremely active in preventing
the registration of oaters and repeatcrs. On Sat
urday his inspectors unearthed what they believed
was a wholesale plot to colonize in the 18th AS
semby District. This something OF a
prise. most OF this sort of fraudulent work in
the past has been done in the districts adjacent
the Bowery.
Superintendent LeaFy's deputies arrested two men
for registering twice. Each man had first enrolled
in the 7th Election District and had then enrolled
again in the 9Th Election District of the 18th As
sembly District. Both men gave fictitious names
and addresses. The prisoners were taken before
Superintendent Leary. who examined them and
had them locked up IN the West 47th street police
station. Magistrate Wahle was called out of bed az
O'Clock In the morning TO ACCEPT bail. He re-
leased them in 500 each. When they were ar
ralgned before Magistrate Breen in tho West Side
court they were held IN 81 go bail for examination
The story OF how some of the Tammany workers
ir East iIa had
take Of a German grocer drifted into Republican
headquarters yesterday. This man, through ig-
norance OF the election law, registered from his
store instead OF from his home Technically he
was guilty OF felony. The Tammany men. who
heard that he intended to vote the Republican
ticket. their chance 10 profit in two ways
After reading the law TO the grocer and getting
him terrified by threatening 20 send him to TAIL
they suddenly offered TO compromss If he would
give them $50 and promise not to vote The Ger
man save the money and the promise but the
Tammany men may hear from him later
So far the campaign OF the Independence League
seems TO consist OF boosting Max" Ibmsen for
Sheriff. He is the only candidate talked of at the
iiisey House On Saturday all the Germans had
come out for him. it was said. and yesterday a
lawyers club was going TO be formed 10 boom his
Tho county convention OF the Citizens Union
meets tonight in Lyric Hail. Sixth avenue and
ilst street. to determine the stard IL will take On
the various nominations. It probably will appoint
a committee to study the candidates and make a
report on their fitness for Office
William Randolph Hearst issued a statement lac,
night in which he said
Any one opposed TO the combination between
the Independence League and the Republican NAT,
in this city is opposed to the defeat of Tamnanv
Hall.
The Republicans, alone. have not carried n
local election for generations The Independenco
League in spite of the bribery and thuggerv nolIad
about 100000 votes in 1906 and still was oountad
out' Nhal can be hoped for from independent ac-
ton when neither the political machinery of tho
Republican party nor the popular ma joritv Of the