New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-26
TO MAKE A RINGING PROIESI
REPUBLICANS THOROUGHLY AROUSED
THE coMMITTEE OF FIVE HUNDRED TO HOLD
MAss-MEETING-A CONFERENCE

MAss-M EETING-A CONFERENCE
ON THURSDAY.
The Committee Of Five Hundred Republicans VINO
,oxe risen IN protest against the frauds perperated
n the recent enrolment and primaries VII! hoid us
first meeting next Thursday at $3.50 p. m. III ''ie
Madison SQUARE Garden Concert Hail. lhis meet
ing will be in no sense mass-meeting. IL WI" oe
an occasion for dellbera;on and preparation ior
great mass-meeting to be held subsequently AT Ar-
negie Music Hall or at cooper Ihioi' "'''''''
will be by ticket.
A SYMPTOM Of the character OF Platt-lnuteroach
tactics came to the surface yesterday IN riu''
organ. which made the assertion that the Commin''
tee OF Five Hundred had been padded ana that
names on 1t had been used without authority. lne
thick and-thn P.att organ however. gave no Names
In proof Of its bold assertions.
Tribune reporter saw severa! members OF the
Committee OF Twenty-Five yesterday. and they were
unanimous their statement that the charges as ~
the makeup of the Committee OF Five Hundreu
were ridiculous. The situation summed up as
follows by of the most prominent members ol
the Committee of Twenty-Five:
"rhe fact H. that the Patt-Lauterbach gang nave
become demoraiized. They have been paying
great game OF bluff. They find that the facts OF
fraud are being pressed home to them so ciosey
that their only hope OF escape from the cohse-
aucnces OF their Illegal acts les In throwing mud
AZ the Republicans who pursuing the banditt.
inventors. As matter of fact the Committee OF
Twenty-nve have letters of acceptance from near'y
al. the Committee OF Five Hundred or course III
preparing large list inaccuracies are HNe'y 10
occur. But ct the Platt-Iauterbach oandits "ait
until next Thursday night and they Will ma
whether the Committee OF Five Hundred Is bona
ndc body
Among the many letters from we.-known Repub-
ucans received by the Committee Petitions and
ia representative. c. y. Jones' at the headquarters
NO Ii3 West Forty -nrst-st. is the following from
Andrew Patterson. president OF the Merchant Tall
ors' Association. Republican OF influence ana
wealth:
Dear Sir: Incosed find my protest, as also check
for so to help along the good cause | am conhncd
10 my room or els. / would cal upon you personally
have resided in this ward over thirty years ana
always voted the Republican ticket my o i%0 sphs
the old mans footsteps For the hrst timc IN my
e enre " Was srh a. would deter ninety out
OF "a hundred sclf-respectng men from ever going
he'd he'd in aS,' tobacconsts, which was nothing
less than S cy aoP nn@ or S mS seTs
and voters 10 materalize over twenty people went
through side doors and holes In the wall TO get
he was an Inspector. told me there was none Ihey
had no organization. apparently. The enrolment was
was no ticket no ballot. no anything. After wait
Ing over half an hour man; who mad sent err
cuar around the district last fa advising the voters
to support the Tammany candidate. Munzinger. ap-
pearcd. and was much in evidence that got us
glistcd and left.
II there Is anything can do TO expose the utter
rottcnness OF the machine In this district would
gladly 10 So and you at perfect liberty to quote
nv experience when and where you please, az my
son. who was with me, can suostantiate what
have said.
NV business address is Nos. - and q West TWEEN
ty-sxth-st.. where you may please send me receipt
for check.
Wishing you great success in securing signatures
! am. very respectfully,
ANDREW PATTERSON.
20 West Twcnty-second-st.. New-York, Jan. q.
lS-j