New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
POSTPONE THE PRIMARIES.
REQUEST OF MANY INFLUENTIAL RE-
PUBTICANS.
TIME NEEDED TO PURGE THE ENROLMENT Iisis
so THAT AN HONEST RESULT MAY

TIME NEEDED TO PURGE THE ENROLMENT h'S''
so THAT AN HONEST RESULT MAY
DE SECURED.
II is a long time since the stanch ana so''u ~
,ublicans OF this city have been deeply strreu
in regard to the party's primary elections anu
nrobable outcome of the schemes to wh'ch Wv
politicians who are known under the genera u"
ser ,ion OF Platt-Lauterbach operators nave ~
sorted for the purpose OF Tightening the'r grip 49,
tho machinery OF the organization IN NC" ~
Tho hold and shameless manner in which the en-
ro,r,en, lists In many districts have Dech Pauu."
with non-resdents and Tammanyites' anu '"e
utter disregard OF the party usages when nave
marked the conduct OF the Machine Haoeis '
their efforts to prevent the admission VI soo
publ,cars 10 the election district assocN'tons' IL"
aroused the best elements within the parry ~ az
appreciation Of the dangers whch H'e""
most sacred rights.
.f,er.sevcr,l consultations as to what pan should
h. adonted a letter was prepared, already lore-
Swallowed By The Tribune. which was sent W '"0
president OF the County Committee yes'er'as' ue
harding a postponement OF the primaries 10 give
onpor,unity for carefully examining Into the sweep
ing charges which have been made, and for r.sht-
ing the wrongs which have been perpetrated py
the faction in control OF the organization
A majority OF the signers Of this letter are we'll
known Republicans. whose earnest devotion 10 '"o
principles of the party IL recognized not ohiy III
THIS city but throughout the state some OF the"''
including Joseph II. Choate. Elihu Root, EDWARD
MITCHELL Generals Swayne and McCook' james a.
Blanchard and ex-Congressman Wise, are known
as exponents of the type OF Repupncanisih III
many other parts OF the Union
THEIR LETTER TO MR.. I.AUTERBACH
Their letter was as follows:
New-York City, December I. 1895
Edward Jauterbach, Esq. President or the RepuD-
lean County Committee. New-York city.
Sir: The impression generally prevails and we
think Justly that in many election Districts by
various fraudulent practices, Republicans entitled
IN enroll have been prevented from enrolling, ana
many persons not entitled TO enroll as Republicans
have been enrolled.
II tbe primaries to elect officers OF the party
should be he'd on December TO- as now proposed,
no proper scrutiny and correction of the rolls can
he effected
We therefore protest against the primaries pehs
held under the present enrolment, ana suggest that
n special meeting of the County Committee be
called to consider the postponement OF the prl-
maries until January and the perfecting and purs-
ing of the present rolls in the mean time py the
Election District associations
Is 4 not manifest that II fraudulent ana bogus
rolls are used at the primaries there must ioi-
low n fraudulent and sham organization, WnlCn
VIII be discredited by all the people. ana VIII De
useless for al. purposes, except as machine 10
elect spurious delegates from this city to the pot-
zeal conventions tc be held during the coming
year" :, .,.,o 90 not dis
astrous. to the Republican party? ,rs