New-York tribune., 1896-01-31
REPORT OF THE TWENTY-FIVE
THE FRAUDULENT CHARACTER OF THE ENROL
MENT AS PROVED BY AN IMPARTIAL


MENr AS PROVED BY AN IMPARTIAL
INVESTIGATION.
This is the report OF the Committee of Twenty-Five
presented at the conference of Republicans at the
Madison Square Garden Concert Hall last evening:
The Committee Of Twenty-Five was organized at an
informal meetnS OF Republicans he'd at the Wind
sor Hotc last December \ few days before num-
Der OF Republicans, incluing several VINO became
members OF the Committee OF Twenty-Five. had pre-
sented 10 Mr. Lauterbscn as chairman OF the Rc-
publican County Committee, the following protest:
"New-York city. December l. 1888.
Edward Lauterbach. esq, President Of the Re
publican County Committee New-York city
''Sir: me Impression generally prevails, and we
think justly. tnat In many election districts ~
enrol been prevented from enrolling and NAM
persons not emitted to enroll az RepuDHcahS nave
been enrolled.
III the primaries to eject officers OF the party
should be held on December 10. as now proposed 10
proper scrutiny and correction OF the roLs can dc
we therefore, protest against the primaries being
held under the present enrolment, ana suggest tna
a soecia meeting Of the County Committee De cdrei
to consider the postponemcnt of the primaries untii
January and the perfectng and purging OF the pres-
ent rolls in the mean time by the election district
associations.
rs il not manifest that II fraudulent and bogus
rolls are used at the primaries there must follow
fraudulent and sham organization which VIII be
dscredlted by all the people and VIII be useless , ior
all purposes except as a macnine TO cs tee conven
tions to be held during the coming year: year: +, No,
Would not such result be injurious II pot
fully yours.
EDWARD MITCHELL. G. y; BLIss
JOSEPH II; CH0ATE, EtIHr fTr Kco tR;or1INs.
PAUL D. CRAVATH WIN. BRooKFIELD,
WM x,M, ,; e. GTTHHMIkks: THbMks JOHN T. "'''''''-'-'
and many others
The powers OF the Committee Of Twenty,hye ns as
stated in the resolution oy wnlcn a aepc ,ne frsuds in
the Republican enrolment In TINS city anu ~ .te
validity OF the present county ,h yocent
trprlt IN
nr,mares and in the enrolment they deem neces-
ssry and to report to meeting 10 'e 'd''''
after MADE WITH GREAT CARE.
-r,e irvestlgatlon has been made with great care
ny = a,bcommittee The expense Of the invesuga-
,,on amounting TO several thousand do'arS' I'D.
49,. Io,-ove1 bv contributions from members OF
tho Committee OF Twenty-Five. and from hui"oe'
y, other gentlemen In sympathy with th'r WON
The committee have received e very .nr, penmb,
mssu, , - ronehout the city. While the work OF r
cur.ng formal expression Ok tn' efi,res 10 the
p~ige of support which has been pr'n.sp have
TO-DAY In TIE Tribune and Mall ana informed that
alrcoiy been sent 70 us. and we are ll'o' NOR ~
thi pledge has been signed by larse ngotr NOT vet
otnr,h ON, TIE rns1lutions which hlve been auoptvn
hy many Republican organizations HnI in;lcst
hn dsnh o, he feeling which exists IN tne p,,Tc pai,y
Tnder tho direction ~ members ol we Oh rred
~,ta ~,t -, ',r,aI,,lrnt conduct Mt the recent primaries
a.n ba"n arrested and held FOR trial by Cty MA h
@aos Inrv Further work IN this direction Is no"
under consideration
PURPOSE OF LAST NIGHTS MhhilN"
7, Will be observed that those who appo'''en '.e
com, t,ee OF Twenty-Five gave them no pow W
de,lA. upon A course OF action. IL ha''hs Oee' "
...,a, ,ho, the committee should soon as prac-
,a,,i. renor, the results OF their investigation ~
larger body OF representative Repuon sh, bas
f. for this purpose that the Hee""s
o' o',,exeI hereto are reports which have been maze
- his committee by the Subcommittee o, my ,
ste "a COPY OF which Is annexed was prsss,n,SS W.
on behalf OF this committee al the w No "a even
,I, .l..,e1 county Committee held on tnr e'rn
Ir -, January lG 1895 The County Commlt,ee % no.
"n7y refused to heed protest ana 20 'q,'s't h r
s,,iAcnce OF fraud which accompanies IL, vur , -
s.1 avsn IN allow discussion by the meiilosts o
The committee who were In synna,thy T Tanc. ~
wwbo'icsaie fraud contained In our report the per
r,anent organization Of the c9mtI.ee ".ed Mss n.r
,npvent nrosi,ent receiving votes out OF to,ai
OF i52 the remaining delegates who re,snS to
pn"o,inatc candidates or to take part IN the VOTE
RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION.
,.nua the investigation in charge Of our suo-coln-
mi,tea IS still In progress. 1t has prosressed iA'
! enough 10 give an adequate Idea OF the SITUATION"
and 10 enable honest Republicans TO determine upo
ho hes, cours, OF action The results OF the !nves-
sa,ion fully stated In the "a annexed a1scd hSre
OILY 1Sn cnrolmerf I'm the following Assembly ans.
re &C. hnen Woven to be padded the extent
-, "a ,be following table Ohe percentagrs are
bose1 ,non tho names regarding whcn denni'e ~, !,
fornaton could be- br,,Sr,d as doubtfu and there
FORE excluded from our calculations ''' P'o'''
OF bogus names IS very larBe''
PERCENTAGE or NAMES PRoNEN 10 '' IN
PROPERLY vPON THE ROLLS
Asserby cpe per H,'.q,i' nis,pei' cont
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