New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-18
SUMMARY OF ENROLMENT IN TIilRTY-slN ELEC-
TION DISTRICTS OF THE NINTH ASSEMBLY

Prominent Republicans whose sympathies
with the Anti-Machine movement or are actively
engaged In II deprecated yesterday any talk at
present Of new organization. These revelations
will be a wonderful leaven; let this work first 80
on" was the consensus OF opinion.
John Sabine Smith expressed his views as fol-
lows: The results OF the investigation in eight
Assembly districts. which have been already gone
over carefully. show worse condition or things
than was anticipated. We find the rolls not only
padded with names OF persons dead or removed.
but with hundreds OF Democrats and hundreds OF
people who never lived In the election districts to
which they are accredited. and who are clearly
fictitious persons. or non-resdenis. whose names
were nut on the rolls by themselves or others In
some districts 1t would appear that the padding
had been done principally with Democrats; in
others these nonresident or fictitious names were
used a plan being adopted in each case This
shows intent. 1t is idle to attempt TO brush II
away by talking about the dead and those VINO
have moved That will account for only small
fraction Of the padding 1t is the spurious. fraudu-
lent names which materially affected the resul;
shown in the statement Of Mr. Jones. If the en-
rolrnent had been reduced to the genuine resident
Rcpublicans including those who are even class
fed as doubtful. the results in several Assembly
districts might have been changed, as they were
carried in district conventions by slender MAORI
ties
1T is not safe TO regard those returned by the
people verifying the rolls as doubtful or 'uncer-
tain rs Republicans. The natural presumption -
that large proportion OF these are Democrats VINO
are afraid TO disclose that fact. and are deter
mined TO stick where they have been placed. for a
nurposa upon our rolls Then there Is large
class who have never been Republicans, but 1niShi
be called oaters' in politics. voting al haphaZttu
or by caprice for mercenarN cOhSllerhuoHs, VIM
would put their names on the rolls OF any parry j.
they found il to be TO their interest 20 90 20.
LAS Mr. Lincoln said: The nght must 20 on,
so honest Republicans say that me INVESTIGATION
and purging of the rolls must 90 on. mere - no
tive a~o 70 IN A
ZION IL Is utterly variance with it"puDHcih
etandarls t. permit the party To he in this way IN
IT'S very roots, held down by Democrats ana iIaun
what will this lead 10 in me parry orBhNl-i loH
MIR smith was asked He replied; j.
1T il difficult to say at this Junciure; IL may u,-
narent majority in view Of the disclosures aTed'y
So intense is the feeling among honest Repuh-
loans i'm this city against the frauds ana tfer per
fond II necessary prepare printed blanks LOT me
,s of the nds of protestanis IN the various
Assembly districts who desire to record ther sen
,noy,s formally The blanks are. IN 1orin a J.
irc.scl To- The General Committee and read as fol-
lows .. 49,. ~ ,soor,hlv dis
,rfl, hereby express their sympathy WIN your Ell
80 n, expose The frauds in the KepubHcdH en-
rolmcnt and in the recent primary eie''loiS % III,
,om,blican organization In this county. AMI assure
,o1 of their hearty cooperation IN your eHorts ~
mako the Republican organization In this county
.rylv representative. - ..,;,,
crp,es of these blanks may ne had upon dpl''TIa
,,,n M the headquarters of the COMMITTEE on IN
w" t,.,ion AT 10 143 West Forty-hrst-st Hlnks
III also be mailed to those so desiring lNos'
Nlii, no Tor copcs should address C. ~ Jones. APP
W. a,,ts fnd,ng II more convenient may secure
pr PM, - a, The business Office OF The Tribune