New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

Avenue Hotel voluminous document ad-
dressed to Levi p Morton, at Albany. IL be-
gins. Dear Governor Morton. and after ac-
knowledging the receipt of the "set Of communi-
cations" which John Sabine Smith had handed
TO the Governor. showing the amazing frauds OF
the machine politicians here. proceeds with
detailed statement purporting TO be a historical
sketch Of how the rolls Of the several election
district associations came to be padded. and Of
the pretended efforts OF the Platt-Lauterbach
machine TO rid then, Of their dead wood
Mr. Lauterbach does not deny that the
charges of the ind pendent Republicans regard
ing the dishonest condition OF the rolls are
well founded. He practically admits that the
bombastic claims Of the machine that IL nad
n 900 good and true Republicans on its rolls
last November were false and ridiculous.
The major part Of Mr.. Lauterbach's letter
to the Governor is made up or speclous at
,emnt to show that the Platt-Lauterbach man
agement is not responsible for the padded en-
| ro,ment but that Amasa Thornton. Jim
| Stewart. Gale Smms and other wortmes
whom Mr.. Lauterbach selected for his pruning
and purging Of the rolls last November II 'ney
had been let alone. would have performed a
perfectly honest job Of publication. which might
have been the wonder and admiration of sue
| cpeQlnE
obstinate Anti-Machine Republicans, Mr.. Lau-
terbach tells the Governor, that Thornton
stewart sjmms and the rest were baked in their
notr,o,ic work and the pruning not per-
mitted to go on The Anti-Machine men ex-
pressed distrust or Ihorh'o" wa anu ''
plan dropped.
,r,oro is no.bine new In this tale II has been
haebad IN before the County Committee and In
Iauterbach's interviews In various forms many
tin,es in the last few months. 1t Is so fiimsy ana
absurd that it was surprising to well-nformed
noliticians who heard OF II last night tnat Lauler
bach should have had the temerty to try to palm
| ii off on the Governor.
WHAT POLITICIANS THINK
u was not I,auterbach's long and labored effu-
| sion that was commented on In poii'icai cFc'eS
Last evening. 1t was the action Of the Governor
In sending the evidences collected by the commit
tee Of Twenty-Five to the chairman Of the Plat
(.o,,n,, Committee This action was interpreted
&c showing that the volume Of protest whicn ha'
eona IN from at least half the Republican voters
NJ tb,s city has alarmed the Governor ana ina
h. feels that something must be done to allay tn'
feeling of revulsion which exists against the ha
chine.
rauterbach made not the slightest inqnir!
into the facts set forth by the committee
investigations In less than twenty-iour houi
after the papers were received by MIN IRON
Albany he publishes his reply. when Is oh'y
stale repetition of his former evasive ana SO
nhistica mouthings. BY many the Governor
reference of the proofs showing the tainted am
dscradited condition Of the Platt-Lau'erpac'
aanization TO Lauterbach himself was con
s,rued as notice from the Governor 'ha' ule'
,nust be immediate and drastic reform Ia
Governor. it was believed, has determined
protect himself. whatever may peco''e VI VI
Platt machine -, ,h. cha,
could Plat have heard yes'eiuaS ','e -
acterzation made Of him III ous,". 80. i,,sori,
, M 80 haired OF trickery. knavery ana frau'
an ,,, have felt that his talk with hi'se
) ',s, promulgated had not merely fallen na., y.
49, .s., q had moved decent men to point ""e'