New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-17
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PROTESTERS HOWLED DOWN
LAUTERBACH REELECTED CHAIRMAN OF
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.

AN EFFORT TO HAVE THE ORGANIZATION OF
THAT BODY POSTPONED UNTIL FULL INvES-
TIGATroN OF THE ENROLMENT FRAUDS
COULD BE MADE IS GREETED
WITH RroToUs OPPOSITION
LITTLE LECTURE BY
THE LITTLE
CHAIRMAN
It was reported that picked delegation OF
Tammany Hall experts were present at tho
first meeting Of the Platt-Lauterbach County
Committee last night to take lessons in run
ming the organization" The Tammany men
must have discovered early in the proceedings
that they had much to learn in the art OF gov
erning by gag law and in suppressng free
speech and honest inquiry into the performances
by which the brazen bandtti now in control
Of the Republican organization OF this county
have seized its machinery and propose to re-
tain 1t in their possession regardless Of right
and decency and the express will Of the masses
of the party. Little effort was made by Lau-
terbach and his confederates to disguise this
purpose.
"Yes, are going to this committee
tonight. and you may as we'll understand Il
now," shouted Frederick S. Gibbs. who led tho
gag-rule bandits on the floor during the uproar
Of the temporary organization The mob which
responded to Gibbs greeted his disgraceful chal-
lenge with yes of fendsh delight which
wholly drowned the indignant protests OF the
fifty unshackled Republicans who are members
Of the committee.
RIOTOUs FROM THE START
The meeting was a scene OF disorder and riot
from the start. The narrow. stufy hall on the
fifth floor Of the Telephone Building In West
Thirty-eighth-st. jammed to suffocation long
before the hour for assembling and the ante
rooms and other halls were filed with the excit-
ed partsan3 eager to take a hand In the fray.
A few minutes after p. m. Edward l-auter-
bach called the gathering to ORDER. Among tho
delegates to the new organization present were
John Sabine Smith, James W. Perry. Cornelius
Van Cott. John J. Collins. Martin II. Heaey.
Colonel T. c. Campbell. Edward s. Church.
Montague LESSER Lloyd Collins, Sas c. Croft,
Frank McCabe. William Reddy, James NJ
Doremus Samuel Mcmillan. Frederick Haldy,
Lucius l.. Van Allen. K. a. Corregan, George
3. Deane. Charles H. Murray. F. ). Gibbs. Ferdi-
nand Eidman. Robert A. Greacen, James l..
Lowry Thomas Humphreys. George H.lliard'
Iohn Relsenweber. Charles y. Taintor. Moses G.
Byers. Samuel II. Randall, Abraham Gruber.
NJ NJ Eckstein, Walter Logan. Thomas +.
Eagan. NJ VI. Mckee. T w. Barnes, Amasa
Thornton. Henry Burrell, H. c. Adee. A. Van
Norden and William Hapn. Secretary George
r. Bldwell speedily got routine matters out OF
the way, and ex-Postmaster Van Cott proposed
a motion 10 make Edward Lauterbach temporary
chairman
PROTEST AGAINST LAUTERBACH.
John Sabine Smith tried get in a protest
against Iauterbach from the XXVIIIth Assem-
bly, District to which he is credited. showing
that Lauterbach lived In the XXlAth Assembly
District. where he defeated as candidate
FOR membership and that he was not Ia"luhy
member Of the committee.
Gibbs Van Cott Gruber Van Allen and
score Of others were up in an instant trumpet
ing their objections 70 the reception OK the
XXvIIIth District protest. Mr.. Smith addressed
the chair and demanded to be heard. 1t was his
purpose. If he got the opportunity not only to
,n,er reasons for Lauterbach's ineligibity to
seat IN the committee, but 10 introduce the elo-
ouent protest Of the nt-Machine Republicans
against any action looking TO an organization OF
the committee until the present rotten enrolment
lists have been purged and honest primaries
which VIII register the wishes OF the Repuo-
ucaps II the city have been held. Mr.. Smiths
efforts 70 be heard were fruitess. He was
howled down by the rufiians attached TO the
Plat machine.
No rollcall TO verify the roll Of the new COM
mittee was permitted. Mr.. Lauterbach deciding
that the first thing in order was to elect tenn
norarv chairman Amasa Thornton of the
Tendei.loin District. made his fealty to the ma
chine conspicuous by calling out that he would
like To have Lauterbach elected by acclamation.
and made a motion to that effect. Lauterbach.
however after a conference with the machine
managers. sat down on Amasa's proposition and
ordered a rOllcall
DROWNING THE SPEAKERS VOICE.
Mr. Smith. with n copy OF the constitution
in his hand again tried 10 argue for postpone
ment of the election until the Anti Machine CON-
mttee had completed its investigation into the
frauds by which the Platt members had secured
their seats but another hubbub raised and
his remarks inaudible.
Comparative order restored and Secretary
Bidwell began To call the roll. The machine
members voted for Edward Lauterbach. The
opposition emphG sized tn ir refusal to re ognize
the tainted body called the County Committee
by refraining from voting.
Announcement was made by the secretary
that eighty-one members had voted for Mr..
Lauterbach. and he was decar ed elected. There
are l32 members In the committee this year.
This gives the opposition strength Of over
fifty. George r. Manchester. of the XXvth
Assembly District, then chosen temporary
secretary by viva voce vote
Mr.. Smith again saw an opening for the
Anti-Machine protest. but the crowd refused 10
give him a chance TO read il. and exAssem-
blyman Van Allen. OF the Vth District, moved
the appointment or Committee on Contests, to
be composed of five members. Edward s.
Cnch, OF the XXXIst Assembly District moved
to amend Mr. Van Aliens motion by placing
the appointment Of the Committee on Contests
in other hands than the chairman's. Mr. Clinch
said that the matter Of contests was the most
important one last night. The title Of the can
didate slated for the presidency OF the commit
tee by the majority couded and he thought