New-York tribune., 1895-12-11
PRIMARIES A FARCE.
THE SAME OLD STORY OF HIGH-HANDED
MACHINE METHODS.
UNFERMENTED GRAPE JUICE


MACHINE METHODS.
POLLING PLACES SECRETLY CHANGED foi""
OPENED BEFORE THE TIME SET. AND GOOD
REPUBLICANS UNABLE TO GET IN THEIR
BALLOTs-THE MACHINE CLAIMING
TWENTY-FIVE OUT OF THE
THIRTY-FIvE DISTRICTS.
Reports from the Republican primaries held 'aS'
night under the supervision of the Lauteroach mo
chine go 70 show that the proceedings were pa
and parcel Of the fraudulent and bogus ehro'in''
In the majority OF the Assembly districts 'ne '"
chine claimed a victory. though there are orish,
spots, even in Assembly districts which are ru'eu
by the ring where the Antl-Machine Republicans
won handsomely. In many OF the l'S'- eie0"'
districts, where no headquarters were opeheu a
no voting done, delegates sworn 10 perpetu".s
the Patt-Lauterbach regime Will be re'uiheu a''
the same and will take part in the Assembly DiS-
tr,ct conventions Those are to meet next Tuesday
evening TO elect members of the County Coihhi'-
tee Tho Patt shouters were boasung last hiei''
that the County Committee Of 1896 would CONAN
a machine majority OF three-fourths or four-hi'hS'
No effort was made by the managers or the or
ganzation to get in the returns at the Republican
County Headquarters No. 1l3 West Thirty-eightn-
ST. Although only forty-fve election districts OUT
OF the 1892 had been heard from there AT idte
hour last night, the headquarters eEumerators es.-
mated that twenty-five of the thirty-hve Assembly
districts had gone for the machine. Mr. Lau'e.
bach and his assistants have entire confidence IN
the capacity of the Assembly District henchmen 10
bring in returns to-day and tomorrow. "doctored
to suit any emergency that may arise
HOW DISTRICTS WENT.
Martin H. Heay and the Anti-AIachine men car
rled the Ist Assembly District In the lid and illd
the machine The IVth will be- as usual An''-
Machine
In the vth Assembly District the Lauterbach peo-
pie had It all their way only one election as
tric reported a Brookfeld victory. This was in the
Thirty-hfth. where Assembyman Alfred r. Cohk-
ling Anti-Machine, was elected delegate by one
vote.
TIE way the machine treated honest Republicans
In the With Assembly District told last night oy
Henry Melville a lawyer OF excellent reputation ana
a member of the New-York Bar Association whose
office is at 12o Broadway and who lives at NO
East Washington Square. Mr.. Melville said:
/ am a Republican. resident and enrolled In me ne,
District. DIST The recent enrolment Of that district
took place at the Lincoln club No % CaniIId nnuId
be held there With the purpose of being present
at the opening of the polls. / went there a,
election officers. Cornelius Van Cott. the presdentt
of the club and Others 70 whom apPeaheu ab voing
place After spending half an hour In dIlgemt ,h
canvass Of the district 1ay tGsnT .9s Tbomeson sne m
81 The enrolment claimed is seventy seven. which
is considerably in excess OF the es're aproment The
district under Article % Of & the fosmed
me- that every one who voted during the evening,
except exc myself and other cast ballot It, which which
they had prepared, containing the names OF seNSn
delegates From o III the closing pefnssd o ine p1y sns
three persons voted The hspectors yofed hey
yond the statement that II he & total s bey opened
the box and disclosed that number OF folded bal
lots They refused to unfold them or a.iow VI tne ne
face OF any ome u as To- the result OF the ballot.
though requested by myself and others SO so W 10 90 90;
not not their business to count them. In closing,
may state that Mr.. Van Cott was eviaenuy t3s ape
for he visited the place before the polls closed.
In the With Assembly District, George b. Deane'
leader. claimed twenty-eght out of the forty-one
election districts were for the machine James A.
Cowie who obtained mandamus restoring his
name and the names OF other ant-machne fe-
publicans TO the rolls. was counted out In his own
district, the Thirtyseventh.
IN MURRAY's BAILIwICK.
In the With Assembly District. where ex-Police
Commissioner Charles H. Murray runs the machine.
things were carried with high hand. Murray and
his retaIners did about they pleased, and there
was no pretence Of fair election. Reports from
some of the election districts were as follows
First Election District-Twenty ballots were in
the box before o'clock Seven the hour for
opening the polls.
Tenth-Murray's henchmen refused to allow en-
rolled members 10 vote.
Eleventh-Fifty-three votes cast-a majority OF
the voters were unknown to the Republicans OF
the district.
Tweifth-Elec;!on held in cubrooms OF the Lincoln
League No 272 Grand-st. Thrty-hve votes were
cast of which twenty-eigh; were given for the
Anti-Machne ticket headed by Samuel Lewis. The
Platt- Murray ticket received seven votes. EXPO
lice Commissioner Murray. seeing that his ticket
l,la a
made for the books and ballots. which were carried
off to Murrsy's private office. Murray refused TO
return the same to tho men elected.
Fourteenth-fIeld in a cellar at No @6 Broome-
81 II was asserted that thirty-four notes.-the
whole cast canvass en 9t {ns e qS no
vote. proving case OF ballot-stuflng, pure ana
simple. .,,-,- 49,. ,...,. on
rolled members who voted were not residents of
Twenty-third-The voting place in this district
was changed the last minute from the place OF
enrolment to Nc tp yoiYnr 70 Tss Machine
Informed, and SIX men voted. oh open
discovered. showing that nine fraudulent votes had
been stuffed into II The voting began al 6So haii
A'I William g. Russell charged Theodore F. Ruhle
with intmidating nfteen lodging g-house men at No, No.
800 Broome-st Mr. Ruhle, after canvass OF me
district found that these men were aVoWed Demo-
Everything was serene in the IXth Assembly Dis
trict which IS presided by ex-senator Fred
erick Gibbs and is strong Platt district. Among the
delegates elected for the Assembly Convention were
OK Police Justice Clarence ". Meade, Subway Com
missioner Thomas A. Hamilton. Henry j. Smith.
James 4. Duny and Assembyman William Hal
pin , ,>,, , -. ,,,.
field element has been unable TO make any inroads.
a strong Fs: representation was selected. Among
them are John Wndolph. vice-president OF the
Board OF Aldermen; Assembyman seth Wilkes
and Robert A. Greacen.
THE XIITH ANTI-MACHINE.
The XIIth Assembly District chose forty-two dele
eatas .ast night. all Of whom. Johnny Simpson
said were solid Anti-Machne Republicans.
The XIVth Assembly District went for the ma
chine but william +. Daily the Anti-Machine
llnr r.,ht Id A.