New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
,,oRF OF ENROLMENT EVILS.
,,,coRoUS PROTEST AGAINST THE
prATT-LAUTERBACH METHODS
FRAUDS OF THE REVISION SCHEME SHOWN UP
COMMUNICATE FROM SEVERAL RE-
p,-.l1cANs IN TIE FIFTH ELECTION
DISTRICT OF THE XXvTH AS
sEMBLY DISTRICT.

DISTRICT OF THE MYTH AS
sEMBLY DISTRICT.
x methods OF the PlattLauterbach man.
AZ a., the enrolment of November % X
age &, becomes more and more evident that the
po',,r scheme which placed in the hands OF
'rc,,,,tee Of three in each Assembly district vas
Hr,raee against honesty decency and Republi-
q" ,,,. No redress from the County Committee
ncornmlttees can be expected. No DISPOSE
OF :, ,he par; of the faction In control 10 rectify
t'oN ro,gs which have been done has been shown.
wv ,s a sample of the work of the Machine re-
tsners - 80 49,, ,,. -, 81, 1,,,,,
,--,ion Dlstric, Of the NNNth Assembly District
ysix are alleged to be there frauduent,y on ac-
W.. Of non-resdence, after 1t had been revised
,nasa Thornton and Caleb II. Simms, the Ma
'" ". majority OF the XXVth's committee of .hree
Jaw the efforts Of the officers OF the Fifth Election
'..,., md other well known Republicans TO correct
~ fraud turned out is shown by the following pro-
-. cent 70 the County Committee by u. d keenn
~ Il West Nneteenth-st, the chairman; Dr.
u Rrshong OF No 50 West Nineteenth-si- he
s.s-chalrnan. and Anthony feoman, OF No %
ives, Eish;eenth-st., the secretary OF the assoc'@-
ton ,. o,r,. d h,,
Al =, ,' supervise the revision OF the enrolment IN
you 10 10 XVIII Assembly District for the books
.: he a 0s Chairman forthwith delivered to
laid committee; also at the reques, "a ,sr,ct Tor
s9~r,i,tee the chairman OF the same dlstrlc. AoI
a-jeS names OF three prominent RepUbncSahSSy a
ge;her with number % Po serSe as the Committee
~ Enrolment for said district.
THEIR WISHES NOT REGARDED.
The books not having been returned by the
rst the chairman called on one OF the hneiioe'
- v,ur honorable subcommittee. who informed
~ .hs, his communication had been received and
ma. 49, would be fixed UP and books sent down
evening November -. To our chagrln we
FrioSE ~ asSarfisement of Saturday calling for
IL au~hn orr
mittee appointed-a committee not one Oh wh hre
ivsj IN he old district. but who became members
- the new district by annexation 49,, - a,
~. 2 Rad comprised the residence Of both sets OF
ofcers then caim thai this c9mm bee wand and
be legal But the Oh dlstr'f. OF va by the
annexation Of block and committee eh u, ny
drawn rom that annexed block we c'a''H 10 ''
Bsf We want il understood that any representation
oro This district cannot and SHAH not De sieC,e
rom padded list The registration OF tnis as,lvS
e 50 foul as cause any decent sen ~.
cav not only non-res!dents on the new book out
have every on he new roll from ms uSrl. IN
60 the reorganization of the party on the pan
81 Of TIE Committee Of Thirty. ... .a..u ma
beg leave TO cali your attention nd ns 80 We Intend
= battle for the right in this mater. II ,nvpe
~ annexed Book find not only the same state ate
Q. affairs exists but we find DemocraIs nd de-
10 - know If you concur in the action OF TINS
committee.
SCHEME DENOUNCED AS FRAUDULENT
Had the books been returned 10 the committee
designated by the chairman the rolls of both the
old Eighteenth Election District Of the Old Min
Assembly District and the new annex would nave
heen revised in a manner that would meet the ap-
prevail OF every decent citizen ana rsaound ~ nv
credit Of that committee As " STANDS toldS, -
the undersigned Republicans DO hereby denounce
,as scheh ratSned 10 the duly elected oficers Of
the old Eighteenth Election Dlstrlct OF she ~
ration Was 50 compiled as increase the repre-,
.La &c
lawful cusiodans OF the books OF ms ais prorery
Ssa I5H lists and our due appor,onmen thus be
This was indorsed by number Of reputable men,
bers Of the organization. ,u -
on the receipt Of this letter MI Lauteroac ,, and
and TefeTTed US to Thornons SUBCOMMITTEE under
protest has been fully justified by their subsequent
acts. Messrs Lauterbach and GoDs a1so p,o' tb
, me IN order 10 give all chance accepted
n9I the farce but were not one moment de
ceved We only desired to place ourselves risnt Oh
the record. This little episode at the COUNTY C0Ih-
-n,,tee acted as curtain-raiser to the farce that
'0'0"eo A ROARING FARCE.
Act First-The spiritual seance at Parlor +. Fifth
Avenue Hotel under the direction Of Messrs. Thorn
Ton and simms assisted by several friends. Our
committee present in the role of "come-ons 10 be
buncoed. Mr. Thornton had some secret commune
cations with the County Committee, but failed en-
;irey TO make his henchman ,lr. Snow. the chair
man Of his Enrolment Committee Of our district
Act Second-Scene in Mr.. Campbsll's office. No 81
V:fIiam-st The night seance having failed.
Messrs. Thornton and Simms tried their great ma,
terallzing again by daylight, but aeain failed
10 make Snow or the fraudulent list appear. Neither
could they produce Mr. Campbell ne felo oT com.
n.tteeman MI Thornton ackpoWiedgea tnat n the
There was disturbing element in the circle-hon-
The game had never o, Tgn r up R agans' it De-
Thirty -eighfh-st. The second act ended by Mr.
To- a: little before : with the mysterious SNOW
disastrous as If the seance had been real, and a
20 sTnr1s no Campbell Mr. Gibbs unable to de-
yer ne goods he had promised. as. quoting his
own words. 81 am only one member OF the com,
mi,tee and not chairman The on,y c3nsoiauon
sc, reee cbsrman Fhoroughiy disguised and firmly
convinced TIA; neither the Geun CGmm rbss nor
richt We gave them up and now make this appeal
DETERMINED TO HAVE THE LAW OBJ
SERVED
We have tried in vain to have enrolment list
pureed OF nearly 80 per cent of fraudulent names
We have served notice the County Committee
that we intend 70 have the primaries OF our district
conducted strictly according TO law WIN not
other districts turn oat and 90 ne same? ,i the
tink cod are moi yet in their hands The
County Committee cannot escape or repaoiae a IN,
acrs OF lis subcommittee when they lnuorse anu
refuse TO correct them. The only conclusion ina,
can be arrived at is that the whoe ehr rp!
scheme was a deliberately planned iraud. we are
PREPARED 10 substantiate the above iacts uhue'
oath We only ask for Wnat Is risn" ''"' 'e
spectacle decent and Republican,
The communication is signed by K. T. Keehn. No
I, West Njneteen,h-st.: Lowell II. jerome. No. 80
Yves, Nineteenth-st.: William II. Morton No. =
West Eighteenth-si.; Anthony conan, No u.
Eigbteenth-st: Bernhard Schaeffe. NO ~ west
Nesr Hmol.