New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
AN OUTRAGEOUS IMPOSITION
COMMENT ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF
SATURDAY NIGHTS ENROLMENT.
rt,prurR REPORTS OF TIE FRAUD AND De
crr,rIoy REsoRTED TO IN ORDER To

crr,rIoy RrsoRTED TO IN ORDER TO
KEEP TIE MACHINE IN POWER
, ,,s or,y one sentiment in New-York yes
,erd,v regarding the Platt-Lauterbach SATURDAY
noh, enrolment among Independent and anti-ma-
chine Republicans and that was that the me'"o''
resortcd 10 by the dominant faction 70 Keep genuine
Republicans out OF the organization were MOI o"''
unyorthy OF honorable men, but In many instances
we're deliberate violation Of the constitution ana
Tho Many rules william Brookned said yesterday
,,ot /, was main that the whole proceeding was
carefully concocted and bareiaced sche"e 10 pau
the enrolment books in the interest oil Lau'eroaon
reelection to the presidency OF the county Doii'''
tee. Cornelius y. Bliss, General Samuel Ino'ias
colonel s V. r. Cruger. Assemblyman Samuei u.
French A. H. Steele. Alderman Elias Goodman ana
other veIl-known Republicans who possess the con-
edence Of their neighbors and the pubic generahy
expressed similar opinions. They deeply reere.'eu
the paraly zng effect which such indefens'ole actcs'
boldly adopted with other purpose, apparently,
than TO retain control of the party machinery might
have upon the growth and wcl.-being OF the i'ePu"
lican organization In this city.
ONLY a few scattering returns OF the enrolment
from the districts received yesterday al 'he
Republican County Headquarters in west lhirty-
e!gnth-st and these the clerks professed 10 nave o
authority to open until to-day, when the nuih OIL
the reports Is expected to be In. They estimate
the additional enrolment at IoJo OF o'""' WHY"
would swell the total to about $1,000
Mr. Lauterbach put on the appearance OF a
deeply-greved individual yesterday over the Wen
substantiated charges that the enrolment hao Hot
been conducted with the fairness which the Platt
managers had promised
"Why" said the little president glloiy, 1 nave
had only one desire in this matter and that Is Tor
a fair and honest enrolment Why should tamper
with the reports?' he asked with a deprecatins
gesture 'or seek 10 keep any good Republican OUT
of the organization? 1t Is absurd on us lace.
"If any man thinks that his name has been Kept
Off the rolls unustly Jet him make complaint 10 the
Committee on Organization, and he VIII get JUS
. tIce."
terdav 20 learn that wrong doing had been alleged
against the actions of hts enrolling officers In the
Vth Assembly District on Saturday evening.
"It can't be true" he said. why, while my en-
rolling boards vgilant in preventing lam
many men and Democrats OF al KINDS from getting
on the books, could almost take my oa'h Una. 10
good Republican was refused enrolment mat
you,dn't no good policy my boy, and every man In
the d,strict knows l wouldn't stand it." Mr.. van
Allen Mr. Van Colts first Ieutenant in the Nuli'
who was present, turned his face toward the wall
evidently to conceal broad grin. while Mr. van
Colt was speaking, but the ex-Postmaster preserVeu
a solemn demeanor throughout the interview,
In spite of their denals evidence conthueu ~
accumulate from half at least of the thirl!-"'e
Assembly districts that the enrolment was n'ne' -
anything better than what is Witnessed az t" III
enrolling clerks carefully selected by the county
machine. plainly to get as many OF thel, W.
side on the books as possible. and to keep on the
onnosition Few of these hired workers made any
a,iemp, 10 assemble their purposes. Nay pcy,,b n.
icans Who were denied enrolment that they were
not there to enroll Brookeld men WIN Ore Te
ganizaon that some Of the enrolling oi scnre the
red their books around on Sunday 70 s around
to the enrolling stands on Saturday night hro,ah,
Among the many damaging statements naou ene
against the machine managers snseed Iaar:ers in
the Forty-third Election District OF the AfHist
Assembly District and gave orders 10 'ne ateS h
rolls with Democrats and Iammahy mn, 'o,i m % "a
whom Tammany badges ana Nrh a 81
When Frank c. Langley, the well-knoWn anu
machine Republican. challenged these men AM MI
c;ruber declared mat any man might wear : am
manv badge anu worl; for and vote the Tammany
tlckct and yet De eligible for enrolment in the
benjamin o2penhemsr Of the %XV I'LL made As
seby District said that eyery there to
fine the enrolment TO their own specles, IN ' ne
XXXIId District the enrolment was tha ton ~ a
dark h between Second and Third ayes Nay
OF the places were on the top stores Oh len me
houses and nobody was permitted 10 cIlinp inc
n LIS vto was not known to be machine man:
OF the enrolment in the XXXIVth Assembly DIS
'rS TbH enrolment in the Fourth Election District
was to take place according TO notice at No. ~
m hours deay he enrons
in a Tammany saloon at Onen r y r,,b
leans who wanted enroll were forced 70 go
The result was as the machine politicians INTENDED.
many Republicans prevented from enrohlng.
Tbarlss Wheeock of Judge Allison's court ran
things In the saloon and enrolled whom ne PIea
hour or more before 10 p M the fixed by the
Committee Organization for closing the enToi-
In % h sorers for asP the ring WHO
late In bringing in their men,