Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
REGISTRY LIST
IS NOT LARGE
Ineligible Voters Were i'm No
Hurry to Enroll for
Primary.

That registration for the primary
election was lighter yesterday than
on the first registration day last year
was the opinion of persons who visited
different registry places throughout
the county. No figures or accurate
information Is obtainable, however as
the election officers in each district
retain possession of the registry lists
until after the primary. Whatever
comparisons are made between the
first days of last year and this are,
therefore, guesses, based on obser-
walton at some of the registry places.
Those who voted in the general cleo
ton last year do not have to register
for the primary this year. First vot-
ers and those who failed to vote at
the last general election, however,
were allowed to register yesterday.
Because of the different circum-
stances In connection with the regis
tration no figures as to whether the
primary vote will be heavy or light
can be given.
Chairman James d. Moriarty, of
the Democratic County Committee,
when seen some time after the closing
of the registry places. said:
From the reports have the regis
tration was very light. OF course, we
never figure on heavy registration
on the first day, as good many peo-
pie want to save themselves the trip
of going to the polling place twice,
whereas they can register on primary
day when they cast their ballot just
as well.
but even when / take the pro-
crastination Of the voters in consider
alton, the fact remains that as far
as 1 have had reports the day was
light. This being an off year some
of the apathy may be accounted for
on that score. but | think that the
minds of many people is taken up a
great deal with our present disturbed
economic conditions due to the Euro
pean war.
while I have been able to draw
some conclusions from the first days
regis ration in former years as to
whether the Democratic vote showed
gains / am wholly unable to do so
this year, not alone because of the
scattering reports received so far,
but more so because of the light
registry" 49,
The personal registry yesterday
was for all municipalities over 5000
inhabitants, which IN this~county af-
fected nine munici. Ja.ities, this city,
Orange, East Orange, South Orange
Village, West Orange, Montclair,
Nutley, Belleville, lrvington.
Vailsburg Leads.
Individual districts in various wards
showed increases; that in some cases
were most remarkable. The rapidly
growing Vailsburg section of the
Thirteenth Ward easily heads the
procession. In one district, the Third.
the registration had more than
trebled. Last nights figures showed
II, against only 20 of the year pre-
vious.
Taking several districts in eleven of
the sixteen wards of the city as
criterion for the whole city, the fig
ures showed conclusively that there
was but little interest manifested so
far, and those familiar with the sit
uation predicted very light pri-
mary.
In the Tenth district of the First
Ward the registry fell almost 80 per
cent behind that of last year, only
thirty-six voters having themselves
inscribed on the register. The Ninth
district also fell behind, with sixty
six, against eighty-four OF the pre-
vious year. The Eighth district of
the same ward ran slightly ahead,
with fifty registries.
-Four districts in the Second Ward
showed gains, as follows: Second, IS
this and 81 last year; Third, 70 this
wear, 81 last year: Fifth, SO and SO;
Tenth, 81 and so. In the Twelfth
district of the same ward sixty-nine
were registered, little less than the
year previous
In the First district of the Third
Ward the registration of forty fel
somewhat behind that of last year,
as also in the Seventh district, where,
likewise, forty registered. 1t was ex-
that during the year good
many more stores had been estab-
lished where formerly residences had
been. The Fourth and Eighth dis
tricts ran about the same. with fifty
in the former and f1fty-five registra-
lions in the later.
Same ms Last Year.
Two districts in the Fourth Ward
ran about the same as year ago.
Twenty-nine voters registered in the
Tenth and fifty-two in the Ninth dis
trict.
The Fifth Ward showed no increase
in the following districts: First,
81, Second, 60; Third, 80; Fourth, 20;
Fifth, 1O4; Eighth, 65; Ninth, so.
A gain of almost one-third was
shown in the Eleventh district Of
the Eighth Ward. where seventy-four
over fifty-eight of the year
previous. In the second district there
was a gain of fifteen, the reglstra-
ton being fifty-fve this year. With
sixty-five the registration was about
the same as last year in the Third
district.
The First district of the Ninth
ward showed an increase over last
year, eighty-four voters having their
names enrolled. The Ninth district
with ninety-eight and the Tenth with
thirty-eight were about the same and
the Thirteenth with fifty-two had
slight decrease.
In the Seventh district of the Tenth
Ward sixty-three voters were regis
tered, which is a slight decrease
against list year.
The registratio in the various dis
tricts of the Eleventh Ward was re-
ported to be an increase over the
figures of last year. This was espe-
cially true in the Fifth, Seventh and
Tenth districts Of the ward.
The polling place of the Fifth dis
trict, reported 100 registrations, the
Seventh district sixty-six, Eighth
district eighty-ei The Tenth dis
trict had seventy-fve registrations.
The Third district of the Thirteenth
Ward the registration for the first
day made the remarkable jump from
twenty-three of last year to seventy
one this year. Fifty-eight voters
registered in the Fifth district of the
Fourteenth Ward against fifty of the
year previous. s...--..s---....