New-York tribune., 1918-08-19
Enrolled Figures Show
Gains by Party Through
out State
D e M ocrats Losing
Prohibitionists Gain Many Re-
cruits From Their
Number

George A. Glynn, chairman of the
Republican State Committee, says that
the Republican party all over the state
Is growing. while the Democratic party
is waning in power.
This is particularly the case in the
country districts" said Mr. Glynn. "It
is great thing for the Republican
organization that in the smaller cities,
the villages and in the country dis
tricts, where moral standards are high,
where housing conditions are generally
above criticism and where people take
time to think out for themselves a
solution of their social and economic
problems, the Republican party is 60
inS ahead.
"The enrolment of the new women
voters. when analyzed, will prove my
assertion that the Republican party is
q growing and not decadent organi-
zation. The figures show that $4,000
more Republican than Democratic
women enrolled this year. While it
may be that this preponderance of
Republican over Democratic women in
the enrolment may not afford an exact
ratio in measuring the strength of the
parties, it probably is trustworthy.
Women Naturally Republicans
"Unless | am mistaken women are
more naturally Republicans than mon.
| believe that this can be proved in al
most every election district in the
state, whether in the ghetto, Green
roint or Genesee County"
The printed pamphlets containing the
names and addresses of enrolled Re
publicans on file with the state com
mittee seem to bear out Mr.. Glynn' S
contention. The enrolment figures tor
the strictlv rural localities indicate
that there are many less Democratic
women voters than men, and that the
sccessions to the ranks Of the Pro
hihitionists have been from Democratic
families.
Taking Delaware County a s typical
agricultural county, the enrolment IN
three towns taken at random lndlcatcs
that while the Republicans either are
gaining, or fully holding their own, the
Democrats are losing ground. In the
first district of the town of Andes the
enrolment Of men voters is: kepno-
hcans. 209: Democrats, 60. From, :
bitionists. 9. Here are the enrolled
women: Republicans. 231; Democrats,
40; Pronibtionists, 81. 1t will be noted
that the Republican women voters here
exceed the men voters by 22. 1t also
will be observed that the Democratic
men voters enrolled exceed the Demo
cratic women enrolled by 20, and the
Democratic discrepancy seems to be
,~aceable to the accession to the Pro
hibition vote OF 25
Republicans Hold Their Own
Much the same thing 5 observable II
the town of Bovina, Delaware County
where the Republican mon enrolled tf
the number cf 112; Democratic men
II; Prohibition men. %. The enrol
ment of women in this town IS; Ne
publican. Al: Democratic. 3; Prohibl
tonist, "a In this case there IS
very marked shrinkagc of Democrat'c
women votes. the wives and sisters o
the Democratic farmers apparenSi!
having gone into the Prohlblt'oh camp
IN thc town of Franklin much th'
rolled Republican men voters there
number al; Democrats, 64; Prohibi
tionists, . And here are the rev
women voters: Republicans, ISL; Demo
Gratis, 81; Prohibitionists, 30. In thi
last case the Pronihitionis.s apparent!
have received acces5ions beth from th'
Republican and the Democratic ranks
but the Republicans can stand 1t.
their gross accession is large. Whil'
the Democrats seem to have suffered
net loss to the Prohibitionists.