Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-15
REGISTRATION
HEAVY, c. 0. P.
MACHINE SAYS
Secretary crawIey Claims
"DaI" Issue Brought
Out Voters.
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
SCARCE AT THE POLLS
Hot Weather and Lack of Con-
tests ! Keep Figures
Very Low.
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
SCARCE AT THE POLLS

istration yesterday was light. Re-
publican leaders say the registration
showed a big increase over the first
registration day of last year. 1t will
be late today before the returns are
complete.
Democrats claim the registry yes
this city for the first day. Two
causes were ascribed. The heat of
yesterday, 1t was said, was so in
tense that many would not disturb
themselves to register. The other
reason was that people are used to
voting at the primary election and
registering at the same time, thus
making but one trip to the polling
booths.
The light vote of yesterday, it was
said, might mean many things. In
the f1rst place one who did not cast
his ballot at the last general election,
and who did not register yesterday
cannot take part In the primary elee-
ton on September Is.
The fight being waged by the anti
Dals" against the organization Re-
publicans may not be as warm as'was
first expected. The organization has
filed petitions for candidates In every
district in the city and county. On
the other hand, the Raymond faction
have filed but few petitions for COM
mitteemen as compared to the Dai
crowd.
If the fight of the anti-Dals was
going to take on big proportions. 1t
was expected that a heavy registery
would be brought out yesterday.
Those who voted at the last gen.
eral election can register on primary
day and cast their ballot for choice
of candidates. Those who did not
vote last year and who failed to reg
lister yesterday can register on pri-
mary day, but cannot take part in
the primary election, but may take
part in the general election.
That there are many who mis-
Interpreted the law is shown by the
number of questions asked of the
city clerks office today. 1t seems
that hundreds were of the opinion
that they could register and vote on
primary day IN face of the fact that
they did not vote at the last gen.
eral election.
The reports on the registration
made at Republican headquarters by
the county committeeman from differ
ent sections of the county showed a
big increase over the figures on the
first registry day of last year, ac-
cording to Milton e. Crawley, secre-
tary of the Republican County Com
mittee, today.
"While we have made no attempt
to secure registration figures from all
of the districts In the county," said
Mr.. Crawley, "a number of the coun-
ty committeeman took the figures
yesterday and brought them into
headquarters, and In every one of
the districts from which we have re-
ceived such a report it shows an In
crease over last year.
I'm my own district, which Is the
first of the Fifteenth ward, there was
big increase in registration.
Here is a report that 1 received
from one of our men from the First
district of the Third ward" said Mr..
Crawley, (which shows that there
were 100 voters who registered yes
terday. In that district in past years
there has never been over fifty or
sixty registered on the first day.
"Of course, in some Of the districts
1 look for slight falling off, but as
q whole ] think that there was a big
increase when the figures are taken
asa whole"
When asked for a reason for the
increase, Mr.. Crawley said that the
only reason he could advance was
the fight that was on for members
of the county committee between the
"Dals' and the Ants"
Some of our county committeeman
are having opposition for the first
time in a number of years and they
are anxious to win out, with the re-
suit that they have canvassed their
districts and got a number Of the
voters who did not vote at the pri-
mary election last year to register, so
that they could vote at the election on
September 28."
Mr.. Crawley stated that the regis
tration indicated that the organiza-
ton men were on the job and spelled
success for the Dali ticket,
At the Anti-Dal and No-Boss
League headquarters 1t was stated
that no figures had been secured on
the registration. No attempt was
made by the Progressives to secure
any figures.
In an attempt to defeat Superin-
tendent of Weights and Measures
John H. Sullivan for reelection to
the Democratic County Committee
from the Eighth district Of the Sec
ond ward, John F. connorton, one or
the Democratic leaders from the
Seventh ward, lined up with An
thony Rizzola. who is candidate
against Sullivan.
1t is alleged that Connorton was
very active yesterday in getting
names on the registry list.
The County Board of Elections was
kept busy all day yesterday settling
disputes and answering questions re-
garding registrations. The clerks of
the board remained at the Court
House until after the registry places
closed at 9 o'clock.
Many election officers visited tho
offices of the board today to get
ruling on situations that cropped out
in their precincts.