New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-21


FIGURES REDUCED TO
PLAIN FACTS.
~. Republican Organization OF the Guy anu
'"' County Of New-York.
,..aouarters No. 20 East Twenty-secono-s'.
hs"o'' New-York July 10. 1894
.. tho Republicans Il the state.
!. feature Of the work Of Republican reorgani-
.,or IN this county has caused more wohoer'
10 , than the Committee OF Thirty's enrolment
W s,,s Of it-nearly 4O.000-made the ola poll
-. heads swim and caused every one 10 reel
n' Thor the city had suddenly changed It's
'u,,o,l faith or else somebody was guiiy oi
r,s,.,eca.ion In its most prosperous DAYS wheh
IA tho patronage OF the National. state anu
,,c,nal administrations 10 support H. tne oiu
".,,,v organization never boosted OF haN'ns
,ban $1,000 or 5000 Republicans enroheo'
80 Tamnany Hall. with the citys szVVoo'"'
ou q, its back. does not profess 10 nave nan
-. number OF voters on its books that 'he Oohi-
.',,.s ~ Thirty claim. 1t is generally agreed III
,,,;cs that not more than one man IN I'VE or SIN
doss ANYTHING more than vote Tor his party
eve ,'so.o I'M, according to the Bliss Commit
49, rsturns. over half as many men as voted Tor
$500, Frhardt when he ran for Mayor have
a
Tho Republican Organization OF the CITY ana
c,r,,v instantly adopted the second theory re-
..ra,no its rivals enrolment It's leaders poln'eu
~, ,ba, while they had an enrolment OF over
.omn At that time. II represented persistent
..rvassing for weeks and months IN every par'
.sa o,,v The assertion that double this num-
hs- had been obtained in consequence OF an en-
..sn, inspired by the knowledge that the ola
,..s.rs were conducting the work required seri-
.s consideration and conclusive proof
r-om IN investigation made then oy the
o-..,,zo,,on u was stated that the enrolment
:, the Committe Of Thirty. outside OF rev
,,...I.,s was largely fictitious and fraudulent
Evidence was offered in support OF this
.r...,,or hut II was not until the results OF the
committees primaries were filed al the |ouii'y
cs,..s office that thorough examination could
- This has been done in the various
s,s,ricts and the results are ready for presenta-
ton They will prove interesting to every voter
A TYPICAL DISTRICT.
r,o a,s.rc, presented at this time Is one on the
Eas, side. the With 1t is fairly typical ana us
leader Mr.. Hilliard. is a fair illustration OF those
who controlled the old party machine ana VINO
,,,u dominate the element that follows what an
admlring Mugwump organ calls the STANDARD Oh
marty purity set up by the Committee OF Thirty'
II will be seen from cursory glance at the
tahulated statement set forth that every man
who voted at the Bliss primary has been the
subiec, Of careful inquiry. and the results are
given In such way that every reader can see
sor himself Just how the large enrolment was
secured OF the s23 persons said 10 have voted
no less than 23i-that Is over % per cent
were Democrats: 10 Of these are at present
members Of the Tammany Hall General or Dis
rct Committee and IS are enrolled In the state
Democracy and their names can be found al
The County Clerks Office having voted last
month at that organizations primaries; ~
persons make affidavit that they never
voted though they are recorded otherwise
g more say the same. and no less imam
40 names that appear on the Bliss Young hs''
can not be found in the City Record registry
lists Of 1893 brief mathematical process VII
show that OF the boasted enrolment OF i'z-'-"r
Hilrard at first claimed 1e0o-and a vote OF sSV
there are less than 300 in the district mat pass
muster falling off Of over 60 per cent ana oV'
f. probably a liberal eatimate Of the Bliss or
ganzations strength t.,ere.
Against that is offered the name and address:
Of every Republican who is claimed as member
Of the new Republican Organization-ov 115'
sn.ary 800 more than were ever enrolled under
the Old organization Chairman Brookneid' o.
the Republican State Committee. has been quoted
q saying that there were not $500 men In th'
ant-machine organization. There are single dis
uic,s In which the enrolment almost equals ina
figure, and here is one district downtown tina
has more than one-third Of that number an'
offers the name and address of every man II
proof Of IT,
The result Of the Bliss primaries. the matorit!
(which are here illustrated. was predicted ion'
ago When the work Of enrolment was place.
n charge Of the old leaders. like Hilliard anC
Simpson, every experienced politician knew
that Tammany Hall would stand by its old al
ii les and furnish az large an enrolment as wa
Desired. No more absolute verihcation o
Prophecy could be demanded. Mr.. Hilliard soush
lie assistance OF his old friend. Pat Keenan,
The Tammany leader Of the With District. Kee
nan responded with his gangs; the creduiou
members Of the Committee Of Thirty accepte
'hese Tammany votes as spontaneous uprisinl
" Republicans and were happy In consequence
ine farce. for that is all II was, would be en-
!'aoN were there not such a serious element u
7" Inc number OF Tammany men elected as ON
se's VIII emphasize this point.
REPUBLICANS HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE
'"e WIN Assembly District Is substantial
V oio Ailth, and lies between Avenue Is an
-, East River and Stanton and Fourteenth ST.
80" large foreign born population and It's GU
' mainly workngmen and tradespeopie' al
Nay Affected by the present business depres
Ills Tammany Hall stronghold. althous
smu-Tammany organizations there show cor
,ole strength. II casts vote Of from looo
10y" Cleveland carried II In 1892 by 6,l7l, I
.~' Harrsons 3242. The district IL. there
important one, and. owing TO Its pecuha
~. up calls for the best Of Republican leader
With proper management the Democrat
49,. "uld be greatly reduced: under the e'
USUALLY Industrial conditions now prevafin
hdy ~ '''''e
~. 49," 'ne last two years the district. under III
rs. george Hard has shown a constar
49, eai deterioration. Until recently 1t was