New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-19
LAUTERBACH CALLED DOWN.
SCORED FOR HIS ADDRESS.

SCOHED FOH uIO HDDHLDO.
HE SAYS HE DIDN'T ISSUE IT AS PREsI-
DENT OF THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
REVOLUTIONS OFFERED At LAST NIGHTS MEET
I:;G DECLARING THAT HIS STATEMENTS WERE
not Authorized BY THE COMMITTEE
WITHDRAWN Ok HIs PROMISE To- COR
RECT THE IMPRESSION. II a WRONG
oNE HAD BEEN CREATED.
There was an exciting half hour i'm last nights
proceedings Of the Republican County Commit
tee when measures were taken to inquire into
and repu1iate as the act of the committee the
address which Edward Lautcrbach, president %
/ the committee issued on April I 10 the Republ!-
cans Of the state in reply to the address ol eight
cen prominent Republicans of this city issued
April g. urging the passage of the reform bills
10y the Legislature This Lauterbach manifesto.
II will be remembered was subsequently sent out
over the state inclosed IN circular from Re-
publican state Headquarters. over the names
e Chairnl.n G. w. Hackett and u. y. od"ll. jr..
II the Republican state Committee.
After General Anson G. McCook, in a spirited
ami telling speech. had directed attention TO
chine. county and state resolutions W"r" offered
bv ox-Judrc e. \ Flammcr which d!sclaimed
aM responsibility for tho Lautorha IN address on
tha part of the County Committee. They would
almost certainly nay" been adopted had not Mr..
I.auterhach promptly diSavowed all intention OF
creating tn" impression th1t the representations
Il contained were sent out by him a. 'he presi-
don't Of tho Republican County Committee and
asserted that tn. address wa his individual act
as private citizen. III promised further 10
examine carefully the language used IN the circu-
lar sent on, from Republican state headquarters
dated April 20 the Republican editors ~ the
state inclDsing his address of the same date.
and II he found that the said circular was calcu-
lated - produce the impression that the ad-
dress signed by him was his official act AS presi-
dent II the Republican County Committee. ne
would take immediate measures to correct the
same hy a written disclaimer over his signature.
This pledge WAS accepted 10y the anti-Patt lead
crs and the resolutions were accordingly with
drawn.
BUSINESS OF THE MEETING.
The April meeting of the committee vas held
IN the Republican County Headquarters In the
Telephone Building ~. ll3 Vest Thrty-eighth-
ST. and was largely attended. Edward Lauter-
bach presided and Secretary George = Bod
Routine matters. TN tho shape Of reports from
standing committees. were received. When IN"
Committee ou Election officers was reached,
Abraham Grub-r. tn" chairman. created
hr,.4l- iu announcing that his committee had
called ou the l.lu election district chairmen to
furnish the names OF the Republican, election in
/ spoetors. poll clerks ana ballot clerks for th"
coming election by or before May I. 1t was
necessary that extraordinary precautions b"
taken this year In inquirng into the fidelity and
fitness ~ election officers. and 81 ought not To be
postponed until July l.. which had been the
usual tlmc
Joseph Opprnhomcr criticised this step Of the
,ommiit.e. anI said that it was already bringing
/ confusion tuI embarrassment
NJ Grub.r replied. telling how tn" committee
ha' boon htuIi arpod las' y'ir for want Il proper
time Th,r- was more discussion. and Cololel
4 X. Cl1rcr moved that the Committee GA
Election officers h- instructed t. rN,enl the
,.m- f.r 10" sending IL .. these names rom
Mayl g., july T. That would give SIX weeks for
inquiry and iuvesteat!on as the lists were no,
li., At ta. TuA.- Headquarters uuu August
t. T. l. Kroyer moved t. amend tt- date and
make - Juar !.
Goorg- - Dcane was not satisfied VITA either
date. and further amended the motion = Colonel
cruger tn Nav H. More discussion fo ,w,d.
vote resulted In the adop' lon of Uncle George
GENERAL M'o'kN SPEECH
When President Lauicrbach 20, down - Mis-
| coll tne,us business on his list General Anson
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