New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-11
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
RESULTS OF LAST NIGHTS MEETINGS.
THE MACHINE PEOPLE CLAIM GREAT DEAL.
ALTHOUGH THE OPPOSITION SCORES SOME

TIE MACHINE PEOPLE CLAIM GREAT DEAL.
ALTHOUGH THE OPPOSITION SCORES SOME
SURPRISING SUCCESSES
TIL. Republican primary elections held be-
tween and 9 o'clock last evening 20 choose dele
gates from the 1891 election districts to elect dele
gates 20 the Assembly District conventions. which
tomorrow evening TO elect delegates
to the State Convention and TO the Campaign COM
mttees; To the Assembly District conventions.
which TO assemble on September 2s TO elect dele
gates to the Republican County Convention TO meet
on October g. and also delegates to Senate and As
sembly conventions to nominate candidates for the
State Senate and Assembly. Delegates were also
elected to the Republican Convention OF the xth
Congress District Convention. to be held October to
nominate candidate for the LIEth Congress 10
I'LL the vacancy caused by the death OF Alexander
j. Campbell. The Senate conventions are to be
held October s. and the Assembly conventions
on October 3.
A gallant fight was made against the Platt-
Lauterbach machine in nearly all the Assembly
districts by the German Republicans OF the city,
but II would appear from returns received up 10
late hour last night that. although the Brookheh
element had gained a number OF surprising sue
not expected In the Plat calculations.
majority OF the districts have been carried by the
adherents Of the machine.
Absolutely correct results were hard to obtain.
owing to the peculiar methods OF the election dis
trict system but the machine men were claiming
decided majority OF the I3 delegates 10 the state
Convention and also majority OF the 31s dele
gates to the County Convention. The probably
successful candidates for Senate and Assembly
could not be learned last night with sufficient
dehniteness. except in cases where there was no
real opposition to the aspirants. Several OF the
present delegation will probably be renominated
THE SMOOTHNESS OF THE MACHINE
With the county machinery in their control. the
success Of the Lauterbach faction cannot be re-
garded as surprising In view OF the utterly I'M
scrupulous way In which the power Of the standing
committees was used by the dominant element. the
handsome successes scored by the friends OF honest
government and decent politics In many districts
is the astonishing feature In the general result.
fair and squarely conducted election would I'M
doubtedy have given a victory to the opponents OF
the machine.
The Committee on Organization, James VI. Do
remus chairman and the Committee on Election
Officers. OF which Abraham Gruber is the head,
are charged with prostituting the supervisory
functions which the Constitution gave them in
order prevent fraud to further the interests OF
the faction to which the majority belong.
The Committee on Organization supervises the
lists OF enrolled Republicans in the various election
districts and, If the statements OF the opposition
are substantiated. II arbitrarily Increased the rep
reser tatior OF districts which were considered sure
for the machine. and reduced the number OF dele
hitting unlawful additions OF names to the one
and striking from the other names OF regularly
and properly enrolled Republicans
THE FACTS 70 BE MADE PUBLIC.
MANY cases TO sustain these charges were clted
last evening" and the facts are to be made pupnc
in detail Numerous methods for reversing the popu
lar will as dsgraceful as those referred to were
according to last nights reports in the 1y VIZ
With With IXth Nth. Kiln, KILN XtNi n
XVIII, XVIth XyIIth Xxth, XXVith, X S,a d,a
XXXiIId XXXIVth and \XXNth Assembly MS
tricts a majority OF the delegates elected are put
in the machine column: ,,, y,,,rr.. VIVA
The lst I'd I'D. Jyth Xlith X Ky and XXst
XXIIGd XXNIlIth, XNlhth, Mann anu "1>->i''
were set Down for the opposition .,,, ,
The With yIXth. XXIst XNlNth' HANth ana
XXVIIth were claimed by both sides . -
The Piatt men figured on the election tomorrow
night OF Is or delegates out OF the 35 to be sent 10
the Saratoga Convention - -. ~, r,s,r,o,
Coonel s. Y r. Cruger lost the ,>Atd pssarlSi
Michael Kerwns Platt contingent IN the HT Milo
District was defeated under the leadership OF Julus
NJ Mayer Edward Lauterbach's election TO neaa
his DELEGATION to Saratoga from the XNlNth Dis-
trict was claimed at Republican. county head sS-
quarters James w. Auten, Plat leader or the
XXVth asserted that he had carried that district
defeating the friends Of Job r. Hedges; but Mr..
Hedges did not concede this last night;
The result not generally believed TO mean a
straight ticket