New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04

PLAIN WORK WITH THE Wire DISTRICT.
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES ARRAIoNNYN
or YAIrHLEaa PARTY LEADERA

p0rtant passages In the report OF tDe commttOe~
to investigate the condition Of affairs in the VJHth
Assembly District submitted last night ct the
meeting Of the Republican County Committee.
The report as whole is elaborate and convincing.
It carefully reviews the testimony taken before
It, and enforces it's recommendations with earnest
argument. 1t begins by defining the limits Of
the inquiry pursued. Only the With Assembly
District was the object of suspicion, The reputed
leader of the district, John E. Brodslsy, at first
attended the committees sessions, but he after
ward notified Chairman Lyon orally that the
district had determined not to notice the investi-
CATION or TO be represented before your committee
and the district was accordingly unrepresented
throughout the investigation
Concerning this extraordinary conduct the re.
port says:
Certainly they would have incurred no peril at tho
hands of their associates and friends tho County Com
mittee unes; theJ were plainly guilty. The cnarges
most readily met aud disposed Q, II untrue. That they
had at their command and could readily have produced
workers. and by their testimony as to the conduct OF the
election could have readily shown their absolute loyalty
fsa to do so by their absolute silence and contsmp
condu,t they have fairly authorized tue Inference
that the charges we're true and that no successful de-
fence was possible
The testimony taken before the committee con-
sisted of sworn oral evidence from thirteen wit
nesses and the record of the vote cast The latter
alone in the opinion Of the committee, establishes
the charges OF treachry.
SOME REMARKABLE DISCREPANCIES.
BY the record it appears that Rollins for Supreme
Court Judge poed O42 more votes than Rowland. his
I0r mo ,e than his associate Ernest Hail The
whole State ticket led Van Rensselaer, Tor President OF
troer by about 500, Botty for Civil Justice by about
1000 and Levy for member OF Assembly by over 20c0;
while Doerr for Senator received but As votes In the
whole district.
In total of less than 200 many Of these dis
crepancies appear remarkable.
Take the First Election District for instance. Here
the Republican state ticket receives l7s votes Rollins.
Goetz, Is5; while Rowland gets but II; Hall. III
Knox, l6; Nico. 81; Van Rensselaer,, d. and Bo,ty,
state OF things 1t was plainly the result OF deal IN
that district plain on the face q the returns and with
an examination of table c." which shows what Demo-
S sy i az ae psr 81
OF the Democratic state ticket Myers l62 ahead Eel
bly, SO ahead; steckler Civil Justlce l2i ahead.
The result that while our state ticket carried me
candidates carried it by majortes respectively:
OBrlen, by over 100 majority; Myers. 257 majority,
boiling Republican, II majority: steckler, i66 majority.
and yet the following named OF our local candidates
carried tho district handsomely; Rollins, Lexow. Day
ton Shea and Goctz, while Levy the regular Republican
candidate for assembly. had not single vote. Wissg.
ing Republican poed for senator I78 votes Would IL
not be ridiculous to suppose that in this single district IN
viduai preferences dictated these votes The OF
the machine is as plain as the MONDAY sun The n
appearing before your committee to explain such dis
In tue Second Election District. Captain Bernard
Roure, In total vote of l53, the Republican majority
being about 81. Rowland gets but 80. losing 80, which
to OBren. Levy for Assembly, gets but y his io5
going Wssig the Democratic Candidate, who has IL?
majority Bo.ty for Civil Justice. is graciousy allowed
one vote, while stecker his opponent has 49, thus
giving steckler l49 majority Kraus the boiling candi
date for Senator, has III votes, majority 30.
PLENTY OF EVIDENCE APART FROM THE VOTE.
The oral testimony served to amplify and ex.
plain these figures. 1t drove the facts home te
the guilty men. The report continues:
Mr. Botty swore that, the Sunday before election,
he heard that his ballots had not been sent out
called Mr. Brodsky the president OF the Enrolled Re-
publicans and chairman OF the Executive Committeeto
ascertain II there any truth in the rumor. Mr.
Brodsky told him that he did not know anything about
f. but ne me matters nS be ro g a e
those that he thought would not be straight VIZ Kirby
spareHberg Of the Fourth, English Of the Fifth whis
ham OF the Eighth McManus OF the Twelfth. Borges OF
twenty seventh Becker Of the Twenty ghh Kraus Of
the Twenty ninth.
by the chairman of the Executive Commtteewere none
of removed. No investigation inquiry was had
to act. and did act as such on election day Early on
election morning, Mr. Botty further testified he went to
of the Republican boxes In the Eighth District and
got set OF tickets from worker; finding that tho
bunch did contain his ballot he called again on
selling %e any M Brodssy said Twill viii return you
your money can't be helped" and thereupon he re,
turned to Botty part OF the money and a few days
afterwarI he paid back some more; on the second
fs 6Sy sss n II NE ead
him ths list Mackeldey. Ripp Gwinder, Brodsky and
Mr. Broisky was present when this testimony was
given and has not denied it lie declined TO take the
though it lay in the power OF twenty captains
to deny the charge and TO disproye II untrue by the
testimony of themselves OF their workers. no denial
contradictory evidence has come TO your committee
from any source -
the president OF the Enrolled Republicans he chairman
of the Executive Committee that four or i've days after
twenty of his district captains His charge
against them remains ana neither ne aos
advised, to investigate the offence or to punish tho
Offenders.
THE REMEDIES PROPOSED.
The committee proposed an heroic remedy. moth
ing less than the dissolution of the With District
organization. Concerning the County Committees
power in the premises, it presented strong argyll
nent. 1t showed that under the constitution the
district organizations derive their life and author
ty from the central committee and il offered these
resolutions:
Resoired That the present Republican organization In
the With Assembly District by OF its dlsoyalty
to be such organization az is contemplated by our
constitution for the gevernment OF the party in an
abolished discontinued and superseded.
Resoired, That a enrolment OF the loyal Republ
can voters in said Assembly District be had speedily
az may be and election held therein. under such
rules and regulations the Executive Committee OF this
County Committee shall prescribe such enrolment To be
made and such election 70 he held and conducted under
the supervision of inspectors to be appointed by tho
Executive Committee.
These resolutions were supplemented with fur
Their recommendation aimed at the well-lSnown
political trick OF throwing out the ballots OF one
candidate and the substitution Of those OF his adj
versary:
Much public discussion has lately been given to tho
suggestion OF remedy for this evil and general scnti
mcnt In finding II In the printing and disfrbu-
ton OF the ballots by the State.
Your committee has particular method to suggest
but believes that the wisdom OF the Legislature Will
frame proper bill
Your committee, therefore, recommends the adoption
of the following resolution
Resoired That the County Committee OF the Republi-
of the City OF Newlork respectfully ucss
the Legislature its session OF 1ssSto enact proper
law providing for the printing and distribution by tho