New-York tribune., 1895-09-19
STRAIGHT TICKET TALK RIFE
MACHINE MEN. LED BY LAUTERBACH.
STRONGLY OPPOSE FUSION.

l., Nwyork who attended the Republican State
Convention at Saratoga on Tuesday. got back to the
city yesterday. On the way down from the Con-
vention town one OF the main questions discussed
by the politicians was whether or not straight
Republican ticket ought to be nominated here.
Flushed with their success in excluding from the
convention most OF the delegates from this city
who were known as Reform Republicans and who
favored continuation OF the work OF municipal
regeneration begun last January, the Machine men.
with few exceptions. expressed their convictions
that a straight ticket and no alliances with outside
organizations was what the people OF New-York
most ardently desired This expression In greater
or ,ess degrees NJ emphasis seemed to be the settled
opnion OF Edward Lauterbach. chairman OF the
Reoub,icar County Committee. who went to Sara
toga processing represent constituencies IN three
different Assembly districts; Abraham Gruber. OF
the XXIst District; John Reisenweoer' OF the
XVIIth District; James NJ. Doremus' OF the
XXXIIId District; Ex-senator F. 5. "inns' and ex-
Justice c. W. Meade. Of the IXth District; ex-Col-
,oo,or Eordi,and F,idman OF the Xth District:
George W. Wanmaker, of the XVIII District; James
W Auten of the XVIII District; ex-Postfnaster
Cornelius Van Cott. and ex-Assemoiyman H. L..
Van Allen of the Nth District; Uncle George
Deane. OF the With District: ex-Polce Commits
soner Murray, Of the With District. and some
others
FOR A UNION TICKET UNDER CERTAIN con-
DITIONS.
Ex-Jugtice Charles y. Taintor. OF the HlNth Dis
tric, did not take an extreme view OF the case
IL am in favor of nominating combination
ticket" he said "if 1t be constructor 20 as 20
Give the Republican party. which must furnish the
bulk OF the votes at the polls. fair representation
upon IT, | want to ticket put up composed OF
tho very best men who can be found TO run. and /
wou,d offer the organizations which joined with us
last wear proper recognition ana let us organize
campaign against Tammany Hal. In the interests
of municipal reform this ought TO De the course
adonted But am not In favor OF turning over
TO other organizations the right to name the Repuo
licans who are 10 go upon the ticket. as was done
last year Republicans are capable or se.ecting
their own candidates for a union ticket. and they
will be OF fully az high character as Good Gov
ernment committee can find for us
OF the other reform bodies Will not agree TO fair
proposition like this and refuse to join with us. eX-
cont n, their own terms then II will be necessary
for lis 10 nominate a straight ticket OF our own.
But 7 would give our late a.lies the chance Of
uniting with before putting up separate ticket
Mr. Wanmaker of the XVIII District, colncded In
the main with ex-Judge Tantors Views, and
thought that a far proposition OF union should be
made by the Republicans before deciuIhs 10 run
straight ticket.
Edward Iauterbach did not conceal his purpose
TO urge the adoption OF a local option plank in the
resolutions to be adopted by the Republican County
Convention Most Of the machine leaders declared
their sympathy with Mr.. Lauterbach's scheme. and
believed that IT would be adopted with little oppos
tion.
Colonel Joseph Pool. OF the XXIXth District. on
the way from Saratoga yesterday. took issue with
the proposition of Mr. Lauterbach on the excise
question. and emphatlcally dissented from the
straight ticket" PLAN
COLONEL POOL DISSENTS.
"If the machine persists in putting up a straight
ticket with a saloon attachment" he said. II want
to see a Union Ant-Tammany ticket placed In the
field. which all men who favor honest munic
iipal eovernment and the observance Of the Sunday
ought to win the support Of ali respectable Repub-
leans ard the decent men in other parties and be
that II would get 1000 more votes than any ma
straight ticket that p the agterbash
proved Warner Miers plank In the platform. In
SF SpoOf of The ppopd the Of ho S wer qs
Of & the dominati0n iIH on Of the liquor interest
which Abraham Gruber reported that he had been
chosen State Committeeman. grows interesting
State on IN" TSesday evening S"en dened
that Gruber had been elected at all. and said that
signed upon Gruber's paper through misrepresen-
name put on the roll. and referred the matter to
the state Committee A caucus Of all the delegates
day two to elect the representative from that
district IN accordance with custom
to nullify John J. Collinss election the State
Committee in the With Congress District and put
evening that Commissioner Brookfeld would refuse
the reelection to membership on the State Commit
Mr. Lauterbach's "magnanimlty."
STATE COMMITTEE TO MEET TO ORGANIZE
The newly chosen Republican State Committee Is
to be called together shortly this city for organ!za-
ton and to map out the campaign. Persons in the
confidence Of Mr.. Plat said last evening that the
meeting would take place mex, Wednesday or
Thursday. and that c. W. Hackett would be re-
elected chairman, and Congressman b. b. Ode ir
would be again chosen chairman OF the Executive
Committee.
MYERS BALLOT MACHINES FOR WATER
TOWN
Watertown. \. Y. Sept 1s-The Common Council
of the city OF Watertown has ordered the Myers
ballot machines for in the coming elections and
II they work satisfactorily will adopt that method
THE AMSTERDAM DEADLOCK UNRROKEN
Amsterdam n. Y. Sept. 1s.-The NTH day Of the
Republican Senatorial Convention In this the
NXNllth District. now in session here failed TO
oring change Twenty-seven more ballots were
taken making 46l In all Adjournment was taken
until Tomorrow morning
CLARK L. JORDAN FOR AssEMBLYMAN
G.oversville. y. Y. Sept. 1s-Clark l.. Jordan OF
Goversville. was nominated for member OF Assem-
by for Fulton and Hamilton Counties by the Demo-
cratic District Convention. held in Johnstown to-
day.
LIEUT.. GOV. sAXTON SPEAKS AT FAIR.
Oneonta. y. Y. Sept. B-Lieutenant- -G overnor
Saxton addressed 5000 farmers on the fair grounds
here to-day. One hundred soldiers OF the Third
Separate Company acted a guard OF honor and
800 pupils OF the State Normal School attended In a
body. Mr.. SaxtOn returned to Albany late in the
afternoon, as he is Acting Governor during the alb
sence OF Governor Morton
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES CHOSEN
Kingston. y. Y, Sept. S-The Democrats OF the
lst Assembly District of Ulster County to-day
e.ected John F. Cloonan. John l.. McGrath and
Norman Cunyes delegates to the State Convention.
Port Jervis. y. Y. Sept. ls-The Democrats OF