Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-10
REGISTRY GAINS
IS CLAIM MADE
BY ALL PARTIES
No Doubt but What Democrats
Had Good Turnout
of Voters.
COMPARISONS WITH OTHER
YEARS HARD TO MAKE
Questions Asked Those Enroll
ing for General Election
Cause Little Trouble.

Leaders of the three leading po-
litical parties in this county today all
agreed on one thing concerning the
registration of voters for the pri
maries yesterday in that the number
of voters who called at the polls was
comparatively light The Democrats
were very enthusiastic over the large
number of new voters added to their
ranks. according to reports of the
registration of yesterday.
Chairman James D. Moriarty. of the
Democratic County Committee, as
serted that it was practically impos-
sible to say definitely what percen-
tage of voters from each party had
registered yesterday. The reports
brought to him, however, indicated
a substantial gain of new Democratic
voters in the large districts
Il understand the registration was
very light" said Moriarty. "in the
large districts where l made inquiries
last evening We are watching the
results closely but will not be able
to tell definitely for several days
what percentage of Democratic vot-
ers registered | feel confident that
seen that the Democrats have added
a number of new voters for the gem
eral election in November"
Progressives Claim Gains.
Members of the Essex County Re-
publican Committee who could be
reached in acknowledging the lack
of definite figures on the number of
voters who registered, expressed con-
fidence that number of the old Re
publicans who had gone to the Pro-
gressive side had come back into the
fold and that a larger number would
return when the general election is
held in November.
On the other hand, the Progressives
declare that every sign was indica-
tive of increased strength for their
cause. As for detection from their
ranks, the very idea is secuted.
Progressive County Committee
members further assert that another
light Progressive vote will be cast
here in the primaries on September
%, but that a large vote will be
polled by the Progressives in No
vember FOR the candidate who wins
register for those voters who failed
to cast their ballots at the last gen.
eral election and wish to vote at the
coming primaries. Other registra-
ton days for the general election
will be on primary day and October
21 in municipalities with a popula-
ton of 5000 Towns with less than
5000 population will hold their other
registration day on October %.
There was no doubt whatever of the
preponderance of Democrats in the
turn out" for registration for pri-
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large. This fact was noted by the
election officers both Republican and
Democrats. Many Democrats, al
though having voted at last elec-
tion and knowing that their names
would be carried over, visited the
booths and embraced the opportunity
to register for the general election.
Others did likewise.
Very few indeed who registered
for the primary failed to also register
for the general election. In every
case the Republican and Democratic
election officers called the attention
of voters to the Importance of this
matter.
The shifting of district lines. re-
movals from ward to ward, those
leaving and those coming, first year
voters and the general changing of
conditions render the usual compar-
ative tables of numbers registered in
districts of little value for the pur-
pose of estimate forming. Figures
obtained by the Evening Star repor-
ters, from various districts. cannot,
by any method, be made to furnish
a basis for computing the increase
or decrease In the voting strength
of corresponding districts. A fair es-
innate would be that about twenty
or twenty-five per cent. of the vot-
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