New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-18

put a PIatt man in his place. II Is declared tnat
the tactics would have been applied to the lst
Assembly District IL It's delegates had been neces-
sary to retain the State Committeeman In the
XIIIth Congress District As IL was p. W.
Cullinan, OF Oswego. who acted as chairman or
the Credentials Committee. and his Machine col-
leagues graciously permitted the Healy delega.
ton TO remain.
II was intended TO throw out the Ist District
delegation OF Erie County and put In the Mahany
men, but the Plat people found that the Erie
delegation would withdraw In body II this ras'
cality was undertaken. so Mahany was allowed "a
remain out In the cold by the close vote OF II TO
Is. In his speech before the committee Mahany
vented his rage on the Buffalo editorial ring"
as he called IT, lie asked the committees pro-
lection against this editorial combine" which
he said was the most despotic. tyrannical brutal
and bigotsd ring that ever cursed any county In
the Republic" Mahany's pleading and denuncia-
ton didn't go, for the reason given.
Colonel S. V. X. Cruger presented the case OF
the anti-Platt contestants OF the xXth District.
and gave a detailed statement Of facts showing
a palrable conspiracy on the part OF Mr.. lsauter-
bach and other Machine leaders to turn the dis
rict over to the irresponsible plotters who sought
control. In concluding his speech, Colonel Cru
ger eloquently arraigned the Lauterbach con-
spiracy. He said:
Never since the days when the County Committee
sncs Of m as the % Of
committee been run In such an unfair and scandal
Gus manner. What makes the case more glGring
is the fact that the officers of the committee are
men Of standing In the community and know the
difference between right and wrong do not hesi-
tate to say that In my Judgment Mr. Lauterbach.
Mr. Doremus and the secretary are responsible for
the scandals OF which speak.
James L. Stewart. who had been picked out by
the Machine to wrest the district from respectable
all
reply to Mr.. Cruger. and the Credap tials com-
mittee decided against the Colonel. az they had
been ordered to do.
A similar fate was meted out to the decent Re-
publicans Of the xXvth and XXvITrth districts.
The claims Of the Anti Machine men Of the XXvth
District were represented by John c. Oconnor.
and those Of the xXVIIIth by benjamin Oppen-
heimer. Both made excellent cases and proved
by incontrovertibIe evidence that their deeg tions
ought to be seated, but Mr.. Platt Mr.. Lauter-
bach and Mr.. Payn had willed otherwise.
General Coils presented the case OF the con-
testants In the xXXth District. He showed
that the convention was held at the proper
place was called to order by the County Com
mittee member. vote taken for temporary
chairman and that when Mr. Satteree was
overwhelmingly elected thirteen or fourteen
delegates out OF seventy-two withdrew. The
remaining delegates then held quiet and or
dery convention. and cast ifty-sx votes. Gen.
eral Coils produced the credentials Of fifty-
three or these, ana the affldaVlts OF forty-nine
of them that they had voted for him and his
colleagues He also produced four witnesses
who were present from the time the conven-
ton opened until II closed who testified that
no vote taken except the one above re-
ferred to. and he challenged any person pres-
ent to gainsay his statement. 1t was not de-
MED.
The primary election, he said. resulted In
electing delegates favorable to himself, L. Fl.
Bold Ambrose o. Neal and Theodore NJ. Brick
ner in thirty-nine districts out Of forty-three.
The sitting delegation called no witnesses at
ALL No sooner had the General retired than
the committee ousted his delegation by vote
of 20 to s. Lou" Payn leading the Platt
forces and Julius NJ Mayer protesting against
the preparation of outrage which he said
would be surely resented by the Repubcans
Of New-York City. Four Erie delegates ana
Julius Mayer. Thomas F. Egan, A. s. Merriam
and A. H. Steele cast the minority votes.