New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-22
A REBCKE FOR LAUTERBACH
IT WAS ADMINISTERED BY THE REPUB-
LICAN CLUB.

LICAN CLUB
ONLY EIGHT MEMBERS VOTED FOR HIM FOR VICE
PREsIDENT-THIs HAPPENED IN SPITE OF
IiIs HONEYED WORDS IN HIS AMAZING
SPEECH OF THURSDAY NIGHT
SOMETHING FOR T. c. PLATT
TO THINK OVER.
The members OF the Republican Club at No
$50 Fifth-avc.. last night showed what they
thought of Thomas 9. platt's interference with
local Republican politics and with the part
which was taken by Edward Lauterbach In the
turning down of Mr. Brookfeld at the Republi-
can County Convention. Mr. Lauterbach was
the regularly nominated candidate for first vice
president of the club at the election OF ofhcers
last evening. and he received only eight votes
out of the eighty-fve cast. He would nave
been defeated a candidate by nm overwhelm-
ing vote If II had been possible for the mem
bers to have nominated another candidate 10
run against him. but the rules of the club
prevented such course within the time when
elapsed between the meeting of the Republican
/ County Convention and the clubs election ot
officers. The result was that the members who
voted last evening were either obliged To vote
for Mr. Lauterbach. scratch his name on the
ticket vote ticket which had been printed
for the occasion with a blank where his name
appeared the regular ticket.
When the members Of the club gathered at
the clubrooms early in the evening there was
much earnest talk about the necessity Of max
ing Mr.. Lauterbach understand that his course
in the convention met with the severe disap-
proval of the club. He had n few friends who
said they could not go so far to neglect 10
al tla
course he had taken upon the evident advice Of
Mr.. Platt. but the general sentiment was in
favor OF administering a singing rebuke to
Mr. Lauterbach.
Said one OF the club members: I'VE will
show what We think OF Mr.. Lauterbachs speech
at the Republican County Convention last
Thursday night. Not that have any per
sona feeling against Mr.. Iauterbach. for we
regard him a gentleman. but we want TO
express oVr opinion Of his lecture to Republi-
cans about party discipline. We believe he
was speaking not much for himself for
Mr.. Platt and want TO express resent
ment on account OF Mr. Platt's Interference"
Another member Of the club said: Mr. I.au-
terbach will be elected the first vice president
Of the club because there is only one legal ticket
tonight 1t is the regular ticket. which WAS pre-
pared by the Nominating Committee more than
|
for Mr. Larierbach or 10 scratch his name and
not vote for any person FOR the office II first Vice
president II Mr.. Lauterbach had made such
speech more than two weeks ago he either would
no. have been nominated by the clubs committee
or he would have been defeated by an overwhelm-
ing vote because there you'd have been n candi-
date to against him. our constitution pro-
vides that a ticket nominated by thirty members
~ the club two weeks befor" an election can be
voted for at regular election u ON GERS There
was no opposition to Mr. L9uterbach until he
made that speech FOR Mr. Plat on last Thursday
night, and then II was too late % nominate
him" ~s
This club stands FOR clean politics" said an
other club member. and we will show our oppo-
sit!on 10 any man who Is Willing - perform any
% Mr.. Plart's dirty work. We can d. that with
"a better grace because Mr.. Lautcrhach wen, oit
~ his way In his speech at The Republican County
Convention T. speak we'll ~ this club az the time
when he understood 10 be attacking fhc
Union League Club. Il happens that many NON
Ders of this club are also members of the Union
League club. and tho d.slr" ~ both clubs Is f.r
fair and clean politics"
The poll was closed at $3.50 p IN. and half nm
hour later the vote was announced. There was
much applause when IL declared that
oighty-fv, members had voted AZ the election
and that Flihn Root had been reelected. recciy-
ing 50 votes. Then II wa- announced that Mr.
I.autcrhach had received 5 votes. There was
dead s.lerce for few seconds. ana then one
member SAID: "Oh. my and there was l,tl~
that some ~ the members who had been elected
had declined 10 vote for themselves. as they rc-
ccivcd only Si votes. but all II the other cand-
dates received - votes except &. g Shaync. who
was elected member of the Committee on
Finance with &c votes. The reason FOR scrat tch-
ing Mr. Shaync's name was not apparent. The
ticket as elected. is appended.
President Elihu Root. vcc-prcsdcnts- nrst.
Edward Lauterhach. second. Henry Il DE Milt,
third. Charles II. DcnsOn; secretaries recording
Alexander r. Mason; corresponding Walter B
Tufts: treasurer. j. Edgar Lcaycraft. Executive
mund Wctmore Henry Gleason Alfred B Price.
Henry l.. Einstcin. Joseph VI. Duel; Committee
on Membership To serve until January 1895
W. Bonils: to until January. 1ssl Samuel
r. Searles Louis T. GoldIng; Committee on ri
nances Charles II. Patrick. Seth NJ. Mikcn. G.
y. Bovec jr. &. &. Shaynr, Louis Stern, Com
Wandng ]. G. Hart. James n. Nicoll. I.ucus T..
Chttcnden. John Ford. Charles II. Treat. \. II.
Steele. Joseph II. sutton. VI. I>essler.
The following Republicans were elected as
members Of the club For resident membership
Benjamin Stern. James II. Hoffman. warren
Highly. Brton Richardson. Thomas St John
Gaffney and r. H. Clement. For nonresident
membership william II. Kmball. r. W jenkins
and Frank J. Cannon.
4 number OF the members Of the club said last
| evening that Mr.. Lauterbach probably would de-
cline to serve as the first vice-presdcnt. even II
he di1 not resign from the club Mr. Lautcrbach
was not at the clubrooms last night.