New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
REGISTRATION ON FIRST
DAY UNUSUALLY LIGHT
Figures Show Material FAILING
Off from Last Year and
from Four Years AGO.
ALL B0R0UGHS AFFECTED
Few Tammany Districts Show
1ncreases-Brownsville Only
Section in Brooklyn
to Grow.

The first days registration In Nanha,.
tan and Brooklyn yesterday was general.
ly light. A noticeable falling of as com.
pared with the figures for the first day
OF registration last year, was to be ex.
pected, as 1912 was Presidential year
when registration is Usually heavy. Bu,
there was a material loss in many OF the
districts from four years ago, the last
Mayoralty election.
There were significant increases in some
of the strong Tammany districts in Man.
haitian. while the strong Republican dis.
tricts of the upper West Side showed
material loss. Practically all the Brook.
Ign Assembly districts, with the excep-
ton OF the I'D. which includes Browns.
Vile, where the Jewish population IN.
creases rapidly, registered considerably
below the figures OF last year and four
years ago. The total for the four AS
sembly districts in Queens. another com.
munity Of rapid growth, showed marked
increase. The count in Richmond was
about the same as in 1912 and 1909
The total for the twenty-three Brook.
lyn Assembly districts was $3.50, CON-
pared with 1886 last year and 69,9u in
1909. Queens registered 1854, against q
total of 1920 last year and l3,si9 four
years ago. The registration for the first
day on Staten Island Richmond) was
4.165. Last year the figures were 4l&
and in 1903, the last Mayoralty election,
4.2A.
The total registration in Manhattan was
1880 against a.563 last year and &,S3
four years ago, at the last Mayoralty cleo
ton. Some districts in The Bronx showed
small gains over last year and 1909.
The vigilance of the watchers at the
polls and the unusual police activity to
prevent fraudulent registration resulted In
several arrests. The police were In charge
Of Chief Inspector Max Schmittberger,
who sent out an order to all the police In
spectors and captains that they would be
held personally responsible for any viola
tons in their districts.
Plain clothes men were put into all the
districts TO watch the voting. Several
hundred college students. affiliated with
the Honest Ballot Association. served as
watchers at the polls.
Three inspectors in the polling place at
No. 81 Madison street, in the I'd Assembly
District. were arrested for refusing to &C
cept challenges made by the watchers OK
the Honest Ballot Association. An arrest
was made in the 18th Assembly District
in which Charles f. Murphy lives. The
watchers made several hundred challenges
throughout the city.
The Honest Ballot Association com
planned last night that number OF poll
ing places on the East Side, on account OF
the Jewish holiday closed at O'Clock
five hours before the regular time ana N
violation Of the election law.
The marked increase In the am AS
sembly District. a Tammany stronghold
commanded by leader John Ahearn, slg-
gested TO some of the inspectors the pos
sibilities of "repeaters." The hsures IA
his district showed a considerable m
crease over last year.
In marked contrast was the decided fall-
ing off in the 18th Assembly District, where
Murphy lives. The figures in the Murphy
district were 2,l67. compared with Z''''
last year and 2.l67 four years ago
The following are the registration ne.
ures Tor the first day of 1903, 1911, 1917 ana
1913 for greater New York: