New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-10
PRIMARIES MUST BE HELD.
On ORDERS CHAIRMAN LAUTERBACH OF
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
-,,r URGENT REQUEST OF MANY INFLUENTIAL,
,rprBILcANs IGNORED ON CONSTITUTIONAL.
GROUNDs"-THE PRIMARIES LIKELY
TO ZEE on PAR WITH
THE ENROLMENT

THE ENROLMENT.
,r defiance Of the protests OF the representatives
=, the masses of the Republican organization. Ed:
.-d Iauterbach and George Il. Bidwel president
and secretary respectively of the Republican County
committee, yesterday issued their mandate direct
ag the enrolled Republicans OF the city and county
az New-York TO meet at their respective head
quarters this evening from Z to p. for the pur-
oose Of electng chairman, treasurer secretary
three inspectors OF election and the number of dele
Gates to the Assembly distric, conventions to which
the election district is entitled. For some IN
srutabe reason one Of the election district officers
the veecharman. created by Article Il OF the local
Constitution OF the party. is omitted Mr.. Lauter-
bachs call from the hst OF officers to be chosen
Tha: the lauterbach machine has made prepara-
tons for conducting to-nighs primaries in the same
s.sndalous and unlawful manner that has character
.sel its methods In creating fraudulent and bogus
enrolment cannot be doubted. Any Repubican who
has taken the trouble TO make inquiries must have
discovered that there Will be scarcely pretence of
fairness or honesty in districts where the con-
srators find i, necessary resort to fraud in order
10 maintain or obtain control
NO PLACES GIVEN
In the official notice for holding primaries pub
lshsd by Mr.. Lauterbach yesterday no list of poll
Ing places given Electors are told that the
voting is 10 be done at their respective headquar-
,ers ot the election district association and they
are left to infer that they are to go to the same
places the several election districts which were
announced for the enrolment OF November go But
there certainty that even the imperfect an
nouncsmout for the enrolment can be relied on for
to-nght's primaries. II was known last evening
that ,he creatures Of the machine have been at
work changing the places for voting from the
places used FOR the enrolment
The undisguised object of this to be to pre-
ven; good Republicans from finding the polls and
An IN
gangs may hold primaries to suit themselves
Assambl yman Alfred r. Conkling. of the With Dis
trict said last evening: Il have just learned that
the place for voting in my election district-the
Thriy-hfth-whch contained fifty enrolled Repub-
licans has been changed from the Republican
headquarters. No. SO Clinton Place, where the en-
roment took place, 10 private stable in East
N.nth-st ] understand that this nefarous plan for
DISTINGUISHING good Republicans is being resored to
BY the Lauterbach workers all over the city.
The way in which they have advertised these
rrmaries is manifesty Illegal. The law expressly
requires that least two days notice of the places
and time for preliminary elections shall be published
in TWO newspapers. The first official notice for
these primaries appeared in a New-York evening
paper to-day less than thirty hours before the polls
ere 10 be opened. shall have men out looking up
their secret places for voting, and policemen will
be detailed TO make arrests where illegal voting is
permitted
TEN Of the Committee on Orgaization, asked
last evening II II true charged that other
places than those where the enrolment was held had
been selected the last moment for the primaries.
Mr.. Van Colt said that he had no knowledge on the
subject. but so far he knew no changes of the
kind had been made. He was not prepared TO deny
The statement.
one of MIR. Van Cots lieutenants said: THE
election district chairmen have entire control in
such matters They select any place for the
primaries they please They are not required 10
report such changes TO the Assembly district head
quarters. If they send their report to the County
Committee by tomorrow morning it will be suf-
hcient So far as l know reports Of any
changes from the places Of enrolment have yet
been received by the committee"
NOT YET RECEIVED.
The enrolment books of eighty-six election cIs-
tricts had not been received Republican county
headquarters up to a late hour last evening. These
included the Hid and With Assembly Districts and
nine election districts in other Assembly districts
Yet the constitution provides tArticle SD mat a
complete copy of the roll alphabetically arranged,
shall be filed with the secretary of the County Com
mittee at least ten days before the annual primary
election in December.
The machine workers at the Lauterbach head
quarters were startled last night by the information
that the Brookield Republicans of the XVIII
Assembly District would have notary public at
each election district polls tonight TO administer
the oath 10 officials and all persons whose vote
might be challenged. II was rumored that the
Lauterbach faction would resist this plan for an
honest and lawful election.
Among the Republicans arbitrarily stricken from
the rolls In the Eighteenth Election District OF the
XVIII Assembly District was J. Y. Meeker, VINO
voted fer John c. Fremont for President In 1856.
and has voted the Republican ticket at every gen.
eral election since that time Mr.. Meeker yesterday
r,aph heqG N eft
Thir,y-eighth-st. TO inquire why his name had been
taken or a roll of Republicans He saw there $. NJ.
Anderson. a clerk who said that he repres ented
Secretary Manchester.
When asked how Mr. Meeker's name was TO be
restored 10 the rolls Mr. Anderson desired TO know
n Mr. Meeker twas with Stewart" referring 10 a
colored man living in the XVIII Assembly Dis
trict who had recently been employed headquar-
ters) Mr. Meeker replied In the negative. Then
Anderson said: Then by you will not get on
the roll" M Meeker will offer his vote tonight
and ties, his rights.
LAUTERBACHS REPLY.
Mr. Iauterhach yesterday sent reply TO the
yell-known Republicans who addressed him under
Gate Of December 7. requesting postponement OF
The primaries TO give time for purging the rolls.
The letter, which was signed by Edward Mitchell
Joseph H. Choate General Wager swayne. Daniel
G. Rollins Joel y. Erhardt. Elihu Root. John Z.
Arson G.. McCook. William Brookfeld
Ohm s. Wise and many others prominent in the
Republican organization. appeared in full in The
Tribune yesterday Mr. Lauterbach's letter
follows
Messrs. John e Mnholland Gilbert r.. Halves.
Charles II T. Coils. Edward Mitchell, Joseph II.
Choate. care OF State Club and Union League
Club. New-York City.
Gentlemen: Yesterday Sunday morning, / re-
ceived a letter subscribed by you and thirty other
suggesting that d special meeting OF the
County Committee be called 10 consider the post
of the Republican primaries until Jan
uary
The constitution OF the Republican party OF the
city Of New-York, In the preparation ana ADOPTION
OF which number OF the SUBSCRIBERS 10 the dScu-
ment sent were active participants. and of which
others of the subscribers have been learned eX-
Founders provides in Article XXlA. that: .
Each election district association shall annually
on the second Tuesday of December elect delegates
20 convention TO be composed OF delegates from all
the associations in the Assembly District In which
II IS located Conventions composed or the dele
gates so elected shall meet in each Assembly DIS
irct ON the third Tuesday OF December IN eacn
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