New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-05
THE LAW TO BE INVOKED.
REPUBLICANS DEMAND
THAT THE ROLLS DE PURGED.
II THEY MEET REFUSAL. THEY WILL. ASK FOR A
MANDAMUs TO COMPEL Mr.. LAUTERBACH
TO RESPECT THE REoUEsT-FRAUDu
LENT WORK OF THE MACHINE
DENOUNCED IL THE VIII


DENOUNCED IN THE VIII
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
II seems to be the determination OF the self
respecting Republicans OF this city leave no hon
orabe or lawful means untred to preserve the local
organization and prevent its being further used 10
carry out the schemes Of inscriptions and selfish
persons whose continuance In control is a menace
to the best interests of the Republican party.
number of tho anti-machine leaders met one even
ing this week at the home Of Colonel s. Van Rensse
laer Cruger No. III East Thlrty-hfth-st where
there was a general interchange of sentiment on
the subject The pre1ominatng feeling OF the
gathering that drastic measures were necessary
purge the rolls ard drive out OF the organization
the Tammany scamps and rufiians whom the ma
chine managers had enrolled for the purpose OF Vo.
ing them at the primary elections Of December w.
After Cornelius ~ Bliss ex-tnite1 States District
Attorney Edward Mitchell. Reconnaissance William
Brookneld Assembiyman Alfred r. CJnkling anu
others had expressed their views. 1t was DECIDED
that an effort should be made to invoke the law IN
protection Of Republican interests
To this end ext nited States Dlstrict-Attorhey
Mitchell was chosen to take Of the proposed
legal proceedings. prominent leader in the anti
machine movement said last evening that the pan
decided upon to make demand through
committee appointed. upon the president anu sec'e
tary and other proper officers of the Lauteroach
county committee for inspection OF the enrol
ment books OF the various districts. that the ex
act extent OF the padding done and the number OF
fraudulent names. dummies and Tammany Han
satellites borne upon the rolls OF the organization
may be determined.
II this demand is not acceded to by the lauteroach
custodians OF the enrolment then. it Is understood
applicatIon will be made the Supreme Court FOR
mandamus to compe, the opening up or the roIls u
representative Republicans. so that they may nave
an opportunity of inspecting them and OF causing
full and complete copies be made OF the BOOKS OF
gained prosecution will be begun in all cases
where fraudulent enrolment had been discovered
and arrests and indictments will follow 1T was sald
last evening that there had been many VIOLATIONS OF
the Primary Election law. which WOULD ihVo'e d
large number OF the machine enrolling o''i0o'' anu
their aiders and aDettors
1t IS also intended to have warrants ready LOT 'he
arrest of persons who have been fraudulently en-
rolled and shall attempt to vote at the primaries
Districts were cited where If the violations Of law
to which the tools of the machine resorted in obey
ing the orders Of their masters, shall be exposed
many convictions Likely TO follow.
Another meeting is to be held this week at which
Mr. Mitchell will make report of his plans. Sub
committees, il said, are already at work upon
the details. If it becomes necessary to secure
mandamus it will probably include among those to
whom it directed only the principal officers of
the I.auterbach committee and the Committee on
Organlzation but also the machine committees OF
three appointed by Mr. Lauterbach to supervise and
direct enrolment in the different Assembly dis
trcts Some OF these committeeman may have
legal opportunity explain by what authority they
struck from the rolls the names of stanch Repub
cans.
A large meeting OF ant-machne Republicans of
the With Assembly District held at No. l09
Clinton Place last evening. at which c. Young. jr
presided and Edward Zimmerman was secretary
John r. Mlholland addressed the meeting and &c
vere,y arraigned the political conspirators who had
In defa of undertaken
franchsement of the best Republicans In the dis
trct. These resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas. 1t IS the opinion Of independent Repuh-
regular meeting assembled. that at the enron
Of Republicans IN me CSuHy o, Iss between
the hours of and 10 p m, by order OK the hePuD
York, gross frauds were practsed that kepuDlicans
fully qualified TO become members OF the e.ectlon
Gss, denied that privilege that the
rolls in many districts padded with the names
OF those already said rolls known to favor a
policy differing from hst in vogue W hs p thg i
follow voice their objection by paUt; we' po III
Whereas. In this, the vth Assembly District Of
the County Of New-York the gross violation OF the
Constitution under which the enrolment was au-
thorzed and presumed to be conducted was OF suca
aggravated character as 70 savOT Of anu u" 'A''
Whereas. In ths he Nth Assembly Listrir 1e a
DDS OF the political thieves engineering these prac-
mittee in writing. signed by an attorney a.gHH
designated by and representing ne pet!don wds
dismissed without any hearing whatsoever beng
accorded to i By the County C9mm'e =, h DE &c
inefficient and corrupt a committee so constituted
as to ally Itself by this procedure with minority
Sew-York which seeks by Questionable methods 10
eyade verdict from the ReP pun Fac bat bona
hde majority never seeks TO escape primary co'-
Several hundred stanch Republicans were present
at the regular monthly meeting OF the l-ncon he
publican Club held last night at its headquarters'
10 Sc Clinton Place owing to the absence Of Cor
neius Van Colt the president Clarence W. Bowen,
PRESENT we're Alexander f. Reid secretary and
seInb yrlan-elect George Gregory. treasurer After
the routine business had been acted upon the fol
lowing resolutions proposed by Mr.. Bowen.
ard were unanimously adopted; - 49, .,s,,o .n.ss
that at the recent Republican enrolment throughout
the city the rolls were padded and gross frauds
Whereas The Republican. party in New.York
thousand times better accept defeat with honor
than a victory associated with the least faint OF
Resolved That it is the sense Of this meeting
that the chairmen Of the election districts OF the
that the rollbooks be thoroughly revised and cor
Resolved That the duplicate Of rollbooks from
this Assembly district well as from all other AS
semby districts OF 'he Guy no" ,he nsnac,ion IN
order 10 detect possible fraud; and ~
sshIu Distrct are hereby called upon to elect the
strongest and cieanest possible tickets at the
primaries December TO- that the delegation 10 be
sle";sd December Il TO the County Committee from
this district may be formed OF broad-minded. eff
cient men. in whom all have confidence
IF the enrolment In any district is a fraudulent
one" said Mr. Bowen. "let the Republicans demand
a rigid examina ton. and If fraudulent voting takes
place at the primaries, December ID. let arrests De
made"
WHERE WILL THE CONVENTION MEET?
MIR CIARKsON's CONFERENCES WITH OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
James s Carkson. who represents Iowa in the
Republican National Committee has been In consul
tation with a number Of prominent Republicans
since his return the city in relation 10 the work
Of the committee at its meeting to be held IN wash
ington next Tuesday While he was recently abb
sent from Nev-York Mr. Clarkson saw Senator
IL uhnae In