New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-16
LAUTERBACH BRINGS WOE.
DELAY IN THE APPOINTMENT OF EX-
PECTANT FOLLOWERS AS EX-
CISE OFFICERS.
TRANSFERS FROM THE OLD DEPARTMENT IL
BURGER AND WOODMAN A FRESH
DEAL DEMANDED - COMPLICATED
MACHINE TROUBLES IN THE
XXIXTH DISTRICT.

DEAL DEMANDED CONF MiLlCAIED
MACHINE TROUBLES IN THE
XXIXTH DISTRICT
Gloom fell on Mr. Platts State Machine Head
quarters In the Fifth Avenue Hotel and Mr. Lauter-
bach's County Machine headquarters in West
Thirtyeghth-st.. last night dense and appalling
that it seemed doubtful II the rays of the
State Civil Service Commission would be able to
penetrate 1t. Edward Lauterbacn who has been
sojourning In Albany the last day or two. brought.
the shadows with him when he came down from the
State Capital on a late train. Mr.. Lauterbach car
red neat little gripsack in his left hand he
strode through the corridors Of the Fifth Avenue
hotel something after 10 p m. on his way back to
State Headquarters In Room No TO- But the little
griprack contained no excise commissions for the
machine Republicans and Tammany Democrats
whom Special Deputy Commissioner George Hi
Hard, with the aid OF President Joe Murray. of
the old Excise Board had picked out for the new
excise outfit the ninth floor Of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Building. Twenty third-st. and Mad-
son-ave.
Mr. Lauterbach broke the news OF the situation
quietly as possible to the boys" who have been
sitting up In the Hlliard for the last two nights
waiting for "de papers that will put them on the
State Excise payroll
An unpleasant discovery had been made, Mr.
Lauterbach explained. In the Civil Service rules
and regulations. This that in transferring men
from one department to another-that was from
tne Olu Excise department or NeW-1Ork CITY, 10
the new Excise Department OF Lyman and Hard
- the consent Of the old Board must first be OBJ
tanned.
II s well known that in arranging to transfer
some three dozen Platt and Tammany men from
the old Excise Department Deputy Commissioner
Hilliard had taken nobody President Murray
into his confidence. and that he had neglected to
inquire what might be the preferences OF Excise
Commissioners Harburger and woodman to the
men to be employed In the department. Mr..
Lauterbach's mind was in an unsettled state last
night regarding the course to be pursued TO
range matters satisfactorily with Hamburger and
Woodman He thought that IL majority OF the
old Excise Board gave assent to the transfers, 1t
would be sufficient but he not certain about
II. The boys" who thought that their Jobs
assured mbibed lot OF cold comfort when they
discovered that the probabilities were that the
State Excise Commissioners would have to be
called together again 10 adopt rule that
would the In its present aspect
This change In the rules would have to be ap-
proved by tho Governor. 1t was said. before 1t
would be any coed to the boys" Altogether the
news brought by Mr.. Lauterbach was dscouragng
ard awkward for Mr. Hilliard and his election dis
Some OF the more rapid among the Platt-Iauter-
at once with Marburser and Woodman by Offering
them division in the appointees to be transferred
frowned upon by those who thought their men had
Another subject of worriment with Mr.. Lauter-
bach was the refreshing way in which of his
loyal understrappers had put him up for leader in
his Assembly district-the XXIXth-and had him
knocked down on Tuesday night at Terrace Garden.
The vote OF the XLVIIIth Election District cap
tans stood twenty-five for Lauterbach and twenty
six against him. The result was plainly ANNOYING TO
the great little leader Of the Republican machine in
New-York County.
"There was child's Llay In the scheme" said Mr..
Lauterbach last evening. Il want no such place.
II did think should be able to get It, am in
favor Of making either Simon Hess or Alexander
T. Mason the district leader In the XXIXth Either
OF them will suit me Some of the boys thought II
they put me In for leader would get more patron
age for them than ANYBODY else could. But am
in favor OF an equal distribution Of whatever
offices we may have to distribute. Every Assembly
District shall have its Just share, and the XXIXth
will not receive any more than It is entitled to il
1t Is my district"
The remark not received with acclamations
of delight by Lauterbach's immediate followers.
One Of Lauterbach's pet schemes at Albany is the
passage of the Brooklyn Bridge bill In the interest
OF his clients Of the elevated railway systems: He
had no information to give about this grab" but
he said that the passage Of the Greater New-York
bill In the Assembly was assured