New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-04
WILL THEY SURRENDER?
RJMORs OF OVERTURES FROM THE
MACHINE REPUBLICANS.
TALK THAT THEY HAVE PROMISED TO PURGE
THE ROLLS OF THE UNAUTHORIZED NAMES
AND OFFERED OTHER CONCESSIONS TO
THE ANTI NJ AC.IiI%r
THE ANTI-MACHINE MEN.

AND OFFERED OTHER CONCESSIONS TO
THE ANTI MACHINE MEN
There were interesting rumors afoat yesterday
indicating that the machine faction which dominates
the Republican County Committee and controlled
the recent farccal enrolment has made overtures 10
the leaders on the administration side, promising TO
purge the rolls and 70 guarantee other concessions
In relation TO the control Of the organization.
The overtures It reported. came directly from
Edward Iauterbach. and laid before Cornelius
~ Bliss Il said that the leaders OF the
Iaulerbach combine realized their inability 10 oe-
fend the irregularities and fraud by which the en-
ronent had been padded beyond the original inten-
ton OF the conspirators The result would be, they
feared that the primaries Of December 10 ana me
Assembly District conventions OF December II would
turn out. II possible. greater farce IMAM ue en-
rolment ana that Colonel George Bnsss prediction
that the County Committee in its present dlscred-
tied bankrupt condition would fall TO pieces OF its
own rottenness. might be 1u!hned sooner IMAM Was
generally expected
Cornelius y Bliss to whom tho alleged PROPOSE
lions were said 70 have been made refused. when
asked about the report yesterday, 10 say anything
ExCommssione- William Brookhed was in AL
bany yesterday, where he war reported 20 be IN
conference with Governor Morton
The onurnerators of tho Committee on Orgahiza-
ton professed yesterday 10 have received returns
districts in the county. In six of the missing DIS
tricts It was said there were no election district
seven associations to be heard from. Without
these the figures of the total enrolment We're given
The Anti-Machine Republicans Of the WITH As
eomhlv District whose claims 10 enrolment Wef"
;onnrad hv ex-Postmaster Van Colts enrolling
nNicers on November %, will hold meeting TINS
evening 10 make a public protest against the enron
rnenf I'm that Assembly district. EX-Comlnlssl0her
Rrookfeld John f.. MilhoaEd and Assemblyman
Alfred r. Conkling expected TO ADDRESS the
meeting o.-,...,o- I'LL, i,o,1 oro.ber
meeting al the Republican County headquarters'
10 Tx West Thirty-eghth-st:. on Friday evening
when further demands for an honest revision OF the
a nrominent Republican. who has taken leading
mart in Republican campaigns IN thIs CITY since io-
said yesterday: ,,,,.-s. o.r.,.,o,,. - "a,
s.ards to-day is bogus and fraudulent beyond any
sing that mas ever been known IN p0htcs IN ths
civ il unques llonab,y true The proper thhs 10 40
nfore taking any other steps IL 70 Jay pare the De
ninra HE condition into which the Lauterhach pot
iars have plunged the organization ana MAKE pam
moot Of the way the rolls have been PADDED, Whle
"a thousands OF decent Republicans has been reiustl
no right 10 enroll their names. Let the mon
anG v,ell-eoupped associations, begin AT once a
thorough Investigation Of the buccaneef methods
which MIR Iauterbach and his colaborers have re-
sorted 10 and wnen the work OF examination an !
;nnuirv has been completed let the facts be sprea
he}ors the nublic The Union League and Republi-
can clubs might properly join IN the labor which Is
ocressarv preparatOry 20 compete purlhcauon OF
inc organization When this mas been done the
work OF wrestling the control OF the party mdchln-
ery from the hands OF the political hshWGymen who
have seized it Will be a comparatively easy task