New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-06
EITHER DEMOCRATS OR DEAD MEN
CHARGES OF PADDING REPUBLICAN ENROLMENT
LISTS MADE AGAINST CERTAIN
pI.ATT Lenders.

PLATT LEADERS.
The Republican Committee on Organization
James VI. Doremus. chairman-which held pro-
,rac;ed meeting at the Republican headquarters in
West Thirty-eighth-st. last night. was put IN pos
session of some startling Information relating 10
the way the organization rolls OF membership in
the new XXth and XVIII Assembly districts are
being padded preparatory TO the coming primary
elections. on the result of these primaries VIII
depend the sort of representation the Republican
party here will have in the state. city ana district
conventions Colonel S. V. X. Cruger. ex-Pos-
master Cornelius Van Colt. BENJAMIN open
helmer Abraham Gruber, James l.. Stewart, NJ j.
McCann and many other prominent men were
present before the committee.
Colonel Crugcr. representing the genuine Repub-
leans Of the XXth District. submitted charges
showing that the Platt-Lauterbach workers had
been giving their peculiar attention to swelling the
number of the enrolled OF the district by adding the
names OF numerous avowcd and acknowledged
Democrats; and not content with this, had drawn on
the cemeteries and had proposed and elected sui
cides and other dead men to the privileges Of the
organization including the right to vote (by proxy,
it was presumed) at the Republican primaries
his charges and it produced something of sem
The Colonels antagonist in the district. James L.
stewart tried to break the force Of these accuse
tons by alleging similar practices On the part OF
factory testimony in support of his statements
Charges Of padding The rolls OF the new XXVih
Hedges and other Auti-Platt Republicans. were
also received by th- Organization Committee. In
election district IL asserted that the names
of sixty-twO alleged electors who were either Dem
! ocrats dead had been placed on the rolls. Ex-
Alderman James G.. McMurray. who accused
Of having hand in this business. denied that there
was any truth in the story
The charges and cOuntercharges were referred
to subcommittee for investigation. III the glar
ing frauds IN enrolment which IL was said had been
perpcrated be substantiated by competent proof
after careful examination, II Is probable that new
| Assembly districts
! GOVERNOR MATTHEW'S FOR PRESIDENT
Political gossip rife around the corridors OF
| the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. number Of
| politicians were hand to keep the gossip going
/ and incidentally Governor Claude Matthews OF In
! diana was named for the Presidential nomination
| on the Democratic ticket next year Gausha A.
! Grow ex-Speakor of the House OF Representatives
was among the number. Mr.. Grow is Con-
. eressman-ai-largc from Pennsylvania. and was
elected by overwhelming majority. He left the
city early In the day To attend the convention Of
the League OF Republican Clubs at Blnghamton.
lie said that Quays victory In Pennsylvania was
still the theme OF talk out there. but he had no
comment 10 make.
Major James w. Huxley. chairman Of the Demo
| cratic State Committee. was on hand. but he had
nothing
/ j. j. Richardson. member OF tho Democratic Ma
! tional Committee from Iowa was another visitor.
He IL well known for his admiration OF President