New-York tribune., 1919-10-13
Voters Set New
Registration
Record in City
l,O84, 786 Men and Women
Qualify to Cast Ballot
on Biggest ''Of-Year"
Election in New York
68,887 Over Last Year
Republicans and Independ-
ent Democrats Cratified;
Predict Victory Nov. 4

New York City established a new
record for registration when 1884, 1856
men and women qualified in the last
week TO vote on November 4.
This IS an increase of 6S,8S7 over
last year. The figures would have been
larger according to the we'll informed
were it not for the fact that instruc-
tions from Tammany Hall TO Demo-
cratic workers were not to make any
effort to have citizens register who
could not be depended on to vote for
the handpcked candidates of Charles
F. Murphy and his lieutenants who
preside over the destinies of the Demo
cratic party in this city.
Republicans and independent Demo-
Gratis, on the other hand, made Wig
orous effort to have all known citi-
zens, especially those of Independent
lcanings, qualify as voters in the COM
ing election They conducted their
campaign by letter, postal card, per-
sonal visitation and by telephone
The results were gratifying to the
Republican leaders and 20 Embossed
Democrats, and when they studied the
returns yesterday-they we're not COM
pleted until o'clock in the morning
they predicted that if the independents
would complete their civic duty by
going to the polls on Election Day the
defeat of the Tammany ticket in Man
haitian and Brooklyn was certain. They
also held out hopes for victories over
Tammany in The Bronx, Queens and
Richmond.
Thousands of Women Register
In Manhattan, where the increase in
registration exceeded that of Brook
lyn, thousands of women were per
suaded to register by being asked the
question over their telephone, "Why
Murphy? - This quiet, novel, and as
1T proved, effective campaign, was car
rled on by group of women under the
direction of Mrs. Estelle B. Walker.
The women, who number more Demo-
Gratis in their ranks than Republicans.
organized to supplement the work of
the various other non partisan bodies
engaged IN helping reelect Supreme
Court Justice Joseph Newburger and
City Court Justice Richard H. Smith.
who were turned down for renomina-
tlOn by Mr.. Murphy.
Mrs. Walker, IN telling Of the sue
cess OF the committee last night, said
two telephone calls resulted in BRING
ing out two women of eighty-tive and
ninety years OF age, who are still ex-
tremc antl-suffragi to register so
they could vote for Newburger and
Smith.
To Continue "Why Murphy" Drive
And we're going to continue to ask:
Why Murphy?' from now until Flee
tion Day" added Mrs. Walker.
cambridge Colby, d Democrat, chair
man OF the Independent Non-Partisan
Judiciary Committee, summed up the
feeling and belief of those who, arc
battling Tammany in the following:
The registration figures are graft
Tying to those who are battling for a
non- bipartisan independent judiciary.
They demonstrate that the bosses were
wrong in their reckonings that this is
an off YEAR and that, therefore. the
people were not aroused to the vital
must have given the bosses a rude
awakening. We view with confidence
the results of the campaign we are
conducting. If those who are regis
tered vote, as we believe they will,
victory for our cause is certain"
William +. Schneider, County Clerk.
also a Democrat, charged that Mr..
Murphy instructed his leaders to get
only the "regulars' to the polling
booth.
~Mr. Murphy instructed his lead
ers,' said County Clerk Schneider. who
started the revolt against Tammany
TO get to the polls only those who
could be depended on and not to
bother about the other citizens"
Stupendous "Of Year
Compared with other "oF years last
weeks registration was stupendous
Inc last off year was 1915. In that
year there were 10000 less qualified
voters IN Manhattan and The Bronx
than in the preceding year. when there
~as a contest for Governor. There
was also a gubernatorlal contest last
year, and yet with purely local political
issues confronting the voters this year
the registration in Manhattan and The
Bronx gained nearly $4,000 over 1918
Other boroughs showed proportional
gains. In Brooklyn 25,360 more men
and women registered this year than
In 1918; Queens. 5,316; Richmond
1.4V7. Nanhattan's increase, 26,028
ascthough' larger than Brooklyn's BY
66s was not sufficient TO wrcst FIRST
place from Brooklyn The total regis.
tfatlon In Brooklyn this year is 40s.-
rvH Manhattan's is 390,469, giving
Brooklyn lead Of ls.eO5.
lhese increases in registration show
,he ioilowing percentage gains: Man.
haitian, 70; The Bronx, rs; Brooklyn
81; Queens, 81, and Richmond, 1o.7.
me total registration by borough,
tnis year, compared with the three pre
ceding years, follows: