New-York tribune., 1896-01-31

smaller part OF the padding developed BY our inves.
the large percentages OF illegal enrolment stated
above arc purely fictitious or are the names OF men
proven to be Democrats
PROOF OF ITS IMPARTIALITY
6. It Is also charged that the frauds have not
been confined to the Assembly districts which were
carried at the recent primaries by those now in
control OF the organization. That our report fur
nlshes some foundation for this charge is the best
evidence of the spirit in which Investigation has
been conducted This committee felt that it was
their duty to Investigate the enrolment without
gard to factonal contentious. and to this end In
cluded among the districts to be investigated GER
onnosed to the present machine. 1t is fair. how
ever to say that the bulk OF the Illegal enroment
in such districts seems to have been concentrated
in the election districts which those in control Of
the present machine attempted to to captures ,a ,,
cation. and from which the evidence leaves no
possible avenue OF escape, Is that tne men IN con-
carried through a deliberate scheme of wholesale
fraud intended to secure for themselves IN .h without
voters the absolute control OF the orsanizaton and
OF the delegations from this CITY, 10 tne NATIONAL
ana SS TSey We,e so general throughout the city,
the methods pursued in various was o m sh,y shg Sy
Concentrated AT the points where t would most
surely accomplish its purpose tnat ons PROOF or
also clear the greater part Of the fraud Prac
tised by the opponents OF those IN cohtroi OF the
P iPrai demroraiiza.ion ami lowering of moral stand
srGs resultIng frcrn the methods OF the official
heads OF the party. so that many workers who
would ave preferred honest methods were tempted
into hghting their opponents with Their own
weapons.
COOPERATION FROM TAMMANY
Another most significant conclusion. amply sub
start.atea by our investigation. is that the men
who had charge Of the scheme Cor the wholesale
padding of the Republican rolls and the deoauch-
Ing Of the primaries received deliberate and syste-
matte corporation from the local Tammany Hall
,eaders In the districts where the padding was
thn worst II was found that in almost every eec-
,ion distr,ct ono or more members OF the Tammany
Hail General Committee. or of the Ta;nmany han
hsear,hlv District Committee enrolled themselves
"a Renubcans and brought with them band OF
Tomnsrv followers varying in numbers accord.
mo 70 the varying necessities and opportunities ot
hs thse case Tas work upon the part OF the loca!
Tamnauy Hall leaders was done win sucn metnod
ard Win such important results that we cannot
cscape the conclusion that 1t has Deen tne deiDeIate
"rrlose ~ those in control of Tammany Hall 70
lend Their nctivc aid and cooperation IN carving
through the fraudulent scheme 70 perpetuatse, tne
nnu,er Of those now in control OF the republican
party machinery In TINS CITY 49,, .Ao. ., r,or,
The following table shows the numoer m , OF mem mem
mlttee or Of the Tammany Hall p,strict Commi,.
,nes who have enrolled upon the RepuDhcan rous
in the following Assembly districts. ana also me
number o. Democratic names proven 10 NC upo'
the rolls in each OF those districts: