New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Brooklyn Enrolment Figures Full
of Surprises.

study Of the enrolment figures which
were officially announced by the Board of
Elections q few days ago shows surprising
things about the way men vote in Brook
lyn. From the indications. as far as the
present woman suffrage party squabble and
some other squabbles of the same sort give
indications, the world may look for even
more peculiar results after universal suf-
frage IS adopted But for the present the
men have a good start along the path oil
eccentric voting, and the women will have
hard time 10 overtake them. Brooklyn
went Republican last fall by a vote of be-
tween 1900 and 5000 Since there was only
one discredited candidate on the Demo
cratic ticket. one might think that the re-
sult indicates that the Republicans should
have an enrolment nearly that of the Dem
ocrats Nothing Of the sort is the case
The Democratic enrolment is about SI~O
creater than that Of the Republicans.
Roughly speaking, the Democratic enrol
ynent is almost half again as great as the
Republican enrolment. Since the sweeping
Democratic victory of 1910 the Democrats
have increased by 5000, while the Repuo-
Ncan increase has been only COO. The exact
enrolment figures are: Democrats, 1928;
Republicans, $500.
One of the most interesting features OF
the announcement is in regard to the size
of the independent vote that is supposed 10
swing elections, for which both parties al
ways make a play. The blanks last ran
numbered 1902, or $500 fewer than in 1911
Strange TO say:-%s,e defeated Democrats ap-
pear to have got the benefit in the decrease
NJ the unenroled STILL the election resuils
showed a great independent vote The oD-
Nious deduction is that fully htth OF the
Democratic enrolment really represents an
ipdependent element. This is evident Wheh
n is observed that the Republicans ana the
rnenrolled independents together nu'nOer
a5 o0O less than the Democratic enrolment
II was by Just this number OF votes 'hd'
Charles s. Dewey, the Republican cahul-
date for County Clerk, beat his DelhocrdllC
opponent II is the great independent Dem
ocratic vote that has made RepuDllcah SUE
cess possible from time to time Tor Eedis
mast Ten years ago the Republican No'e
for Governor was $4,000. The hGht was Ue-
tween Bird S Coler and Benjamin OucH'
Mr. Oden probably got very nearly
straight party vote, while Mr.. Coler are"
off most of the Independents. MT OueI
vote was ]. .c1O less than the present hepuo-
,,cey enrolment This would Indicate lhdI
- poD,,bIicap party has been standing
still for the last decade, while the Gro"lH7
Deuocratlc party has developed de5'ee
of independence that answers most ol lile
rurnoses Of q Republican increase AS io'
The Independence League and its influence
,ts enrolment is 5,l32 which is 400 less Indii
i,e ,q1o enrolment. The ProhloluohlsI en-
rol,,ent is about 5OO-practicany the same
as II was a year ago. The Soclahs's are
.I,noet as strong as the independence
1oogue It's enrolment is AN, an increase
Of 400 or almost 80 per cent, FOR the year
Of7cials Of the Bushwick Hospital com
Melted ARRANGEMENTS last week for the saie
of the hospital property at Howard Ne-
nue. and Monroe street The terms oI ''ie
Gale have not been made public, but VI Is
n rumored that the price was less thah Sov'Vv0'
N The purchaser was Michael Mindeh' WHO
plans TO erect a hotel on the site.
Having completed the sale, the men VINO
had charge Of selecting the site Tor the ne"
hospital are making arrangements 1or the
erection of the new building at putnam ana
Howard avenues, which site was bought
about three years ago.
The new hospital will cost about $4,000.
II viii be OF steer anu bIiOh' WIZ $500
rnings Of terra Gotta. The main building Is
IN be 9O feet long by 30 feet wide. sepd-
rate structure will be erected for the
handling Of contagious diseases and thcre
will he q garage for the automobile amhu-
lances.
The first floor Of the main building viii
he used for Office purposes, the members or
the bospital staff and the children's ward.
The two upper floors will be devoted TO
wards and 10 private rooms, with quarters
for nurses. The dispensary will be in the
basement and there will be training
school for nurses in the new building.
new hospital conducted by the Homno-
pathic School is TO be erected in the Green
point section Of Brooklyn. The site Of
the new building is the square block bound
ed by Kingsland avenue, Bullion street.
Debevoise avenue and Benton street. IL
will be the second hospital Of its kind In
the borough, the other being the Cumber-
land Street Hospital
Through the efforts Of Charles O'Malley,
the head Of the Real Estate Bureau, the
value Of the property was set at $4,000 and
on his recommendation Controller Prender-
CAST advised the Board of Estimate 10 Sc
cure the property at a private sale.
The new hospital is 10 be used by the
Department of Charities for emergency
purposes until the matters concerning the
building are all settled, and ambulance
service will be maintained in connection
with the institution.