The sun., 1919-10-13
1,OS5,7S6 QUALIFY
TO VOTE ON NOV. 4
Increase of More Than 10000,
but Women Fail to Keep
Up Last Years Ratio.
BRIGHT FOR REPUBLICANS
Some Experts See the Doom of
Tammany Control Of the
Board of Estimate.

HepuDllCaH OpiHion was uHiteu idSt
night in ascribing the largest registra-
ton the city has known to interest
reused In an otherwise quiet election by
the issues concerned with the Supreme
Court elections and the control Of the
BOARD of Estimate by Tammany Hall.
Republicans declared that the arrant ac-
t.bn Il rammany in turning down JUS
tee Newburger for denomination had
stirred both men and women voters
Democrats ascribed the growth OF voters
TO a return to normal living conditions
The final total figures for the city
showed that 1,0S5,7S6 men and women
had qualified to vote, as against 1,015,-
$40 a year ago. While the Increase of
more than 10000 voters might not be
remarkable in view of the known growth
Of tie city's population. as indicated by
housing shortages, in an even numbered
year. politicians agreed yesterday that
thers must be some cause besides this
at the present time. AS rule registra-
zion falls off from a gubernatorial to a
mons 'ibernatorial year.
Nor. according to the first returns, can
the growth be ascribed to a larger regis
traitor Of women voters. Last year
aO7,Sf1 women registered to 606,477
mer. Election officials last night had
not ys. separated the male and female
registrants, but fragmentary indications
showed that far from maintaining this
proportion with the men, the women had
fallen off in their numbers.
In one election district OF the First
Assembly district there were only 125
women to S16 men: in a district Of the
Second there were 500 men to 100
women. Much the same proportion was
over the city with the possible exception
Of certain Of the big residential sections
OF Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Koenig Says People Are Aroused.
Samuel S. Koenig returned last night
from trip out of the city and was
informed by a reporter for THE SUN OF
the final figures for the registration.
Fine" he exclaimed, and added: 81
predicted early in the week that thi:
was no normal of year. 1t was evident
to my mind that the people are aroused
over the Tammany rundown of Justice
Newburger to the point of voting th'
Republican judiciary ticket and to breal
down the Tammany control of the Boart
of Aldermen by the election of L.
Guardia and the other Republican
candidates"
Other leaders ascribed the big regis
tration to the spirit OF discomfort, which
they laid at the door of the Democratic
Administration In Washington an'
which, they say. Is prompting the peopl
OF the city to rebuke the Democratic
party wherever 1t shows the head of :
candidate.
None Of the Tarnmany leaders woui,
comment on the large registration las
night, but John H. McCooey. the Brook
lyh vice-regent, ascribed it to the fac
that the influenza epidemic and the wa
had more than overbala danced the growtl
OF the city in the figufes for last year
registration.
The people cannot be fooled" sal
Mr.. McCooey, by an attempt to inJec
national issues into this campaign The
Lave been reused by the eminent fitnes
Of the Democrats nominated for loca
places Reports received indicate tina
the people are entirely satisfied with tn
Democratic county officials now 4
Office"
The figures by Assembly districts wer
az follows: