New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-20
TO KEEP THE PLACES OZARK
OUTRAGEOUS SCHEME OF THE MACHINE
LEADERS
INFORMATION As TO WHERE REPUBLICANS SHALL
GO TO BE ENROLLED sTUDIotsLY WITH
| INFORMATION

IMPORTATION As TO WHERE REPI BlICANS SHALL
GO TO BE ENROLLED sTUDIoUsLY WITH
HELD FROM THE PUBLIC.
The Platt-Lauterbach managers are deter
mined apparently. to make Tammany methods
in this city respectable In comparison. by re-
sorting to WAYS and means for securing
Machine triumph at the coming Republican
primaries that would cause any ordinary poli;i-
cal thug engaged In the business Of election
stealing TO blush for shame. Not content with
openly violating the constitution OF the Re
publican party of NewYork City and entering
into a conspiracy 10 deprive enrolled Repuol-
cans Of their rights by arbitrarily striking
their names from the records OF the election
district associations, these unscrupulous Ma
chine heelers propose to conceal the location OF
the places OF enrolment from the public, so as
to make 1t difficult for qualified voter. unless
he be henchman Of the ring 10 find the pace
Of enrolment in his district.
That this Is the purpose OF the Plat ring Is
not even denied by the head conspirators
Abraham Gruber one OF Platts chief bootlcK-
ers and chairman of the select committee Oh
three to supervise the enrolment in the AAist
Assembly District in the Machine Interest, was
asked yesterday for list OF the places OF en-
rolment in that Assembly district.
We haven't selected them yet' Erupei ie-
piled, grlnnng.
When will they be selected" he was next
asked
"Oh. some time later in the week" replied the
chairman Of the Enrolling Committee running
his tongue into his cheeks. When he had sue
ceeded I'm suppressing what appeared 10 De d
desire to laugh Gruber added:
I'VE propose letting the election district cap
tains choose the places this time
-t~,, will rtf,1 f. o
places be mlde?" -
oh" replied Gruber. trying TO look ABSENT
minded and funny. the election district captains
can give all necessary information OF that KIND
to the Republicans OF their districts
In other words the PlGtt-Lauterbach captains
will let only those upon whom they can depend
know where the places Of enrolment are, ana
the anti Machine Republicans can find out the
best way they can where TO go to be enrolled
The same condition Of affairs exists probably IN
every Assembly district under ring control.
This state Of things is a barefaced infringe
ment OF both the letter and spirit Of the con-
stitution OF the local organization, ana also
an evasion Of the Primary Election law.
As the enrolment takes place on saturday
little time remains for giving notice ~ the 10
cation Of the enrolment booths. 1t Is plainly
the purpose of the Machine managers TO delay
selecting the places until il IL too late 10 give
the notice which is contemplated by the con-
stitution and the law.
The only resource left to Republicans VINO
do not intend to be cheated out or their rlgnt
to vote at the primaries Of December TO- Is 10
adopt individual plans for finding out the place
for enrolling on Saturday evening. These
places are required 10 he kept open from I 70
10 D. m II the Republicans Of New York city
will bestir themselves they can overwhem ana
wipe out the most contemplate scheme 10
disfranchise them which the Machine has so
far Matched.