The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-11
CITY HAS 1,S67,SS5
VOTERS THIS YEAR
Registration Ending Saturday
Shows Great Gain Over
Last Years Figures.
G. 0. P. OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Increase in Democratic Strong
holds Less Than Half That
in Republican.

New York city's total voting popuia-
ton this year is 'i.s67,s35. That num-
Der of persons registered for the election
next month. Women are not indifferent
tration indicated. The books showed
yesterday. when the Anal count was
made, that 351sas more persons had de-
clared their Intentions of voting In the
Presidential contest than registered two
years ago, the first year women had the
ballot In this State
Considered from the standpoint of
population. the figures returned by the
tabulators were regarded as remark
able. With population of 6,621.151
(vnrevised) and registration Of 1857
SS5, 1t was shown that about one In
every four persons listed In the last
census had gone to the registration
booths. That ratio does not lake into
Gccount the tremendous allie. popula-
ton Ineligible to vote. and It jlisregards
st the same time the great juvenile ele-
n.ent. With these two eliminated, 1t was
believed the returns would show AN even
n ore interesting ratio.
Republican leaders found much cause
for cheer in the final figures for the
six days of registration. The average
increase In the Democratic districts Is
about 1900, while In Republican districts
It is 5000. The Republicans have always
maintained that Republican women
would vote In larger proportion than
Democratic women.
The metropolitan vote alone will be
much larger than that of many States.
10 in, ho st ion, har To
to indicate that there is general indif-
ference to the outcome. as leaders of
both parties have feared. In fact, the
total Is even larger than was expected
generally. The Solemn referendum" on
the league issue for which President
! Wilson has been so eager Is not going by
default here,
Manhattan Recaptures Lead.
Brooklyn did not lead the boroughs
! this year in registration. as last. Man
haitian took first place, with q total of
503.257. and Brooklyn is second, with
4S9.334 voters. The total for the sixth
day was 45s,257. In gains. as compared
with last year, Manhattan leads with
an increase of 1866; The Bronx shows
an increase of 4s.1os; Brooklyn, s2.2o5 ;
Queens, 35,404. and Richmond, 6.0S6.
The enormous gain In the voting
strength of the city as result Of CIV
/ ing the franchise to women is seen in the
fact that the total number OF ballots
cast for President four years ago In the
five boroughs was 699,851, Just about
half this years registration.
THE registration, from the Republican
point of view, is extremely gratifying"
Samuel s. Koenig, chairman of the
county committee, said yesterday when
the totals for the six days we're an
nounced. Republicans have. come out
strongly throughout the city. and men
who had not registered In years are 60
ing to vote. Reports I have received
show that women In the Republican dis
tricts are registered In greater numbers
than ever before, and a surprising num-
Der of them announced at the registra-
ton places their intention of voting a
straight Republican ticket
Many Absentees to Vote.
"In the districts wnere the heaviest
negro population Is found there Is a 40
per cent increase In registration. Five
thousand Pullman porters viii vote this
year for practically the first time in this
State under the new absentee voters
law"
The registration by Assembly districts
In the five boroughs on Saturday. the
sixth day. with the totals for the six
,, days, are as follows:
MANHATTAN.