New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01
A HEAVY ENROLMENT.
--er1vATrD TO BE NEARLY ONE HUN
DRIED THOUSAND.

,--,,, ,,.pa1xG OF TIE AUTHORIZATIONS HARD
,~ u,oot, az TIE RETURNs AND THE RESULT
o., TUESDAY NIGHTS WORK PROMISED TO-
nav WHEN PRESIDENT QUIGG ARRIVES
INCIDENTS OF TIE ENROLMENT
rresdav nights Republican enrolment was p'o-
,or,ced entirely satisfactory by til, orsa"i-@-
,,on leaders yesterday. The enrolment plo'7-S'
included the revision Of the rolls anc 'ie sur
,n,, therefrom Of all dead wood uhu7' "i''O'
description members who have died VINO nave
moved from the election district ana l"ose w
have become affiliated with hostile oVsd"I@a'
mainly Tammany Hall. are swept Oh Tie 'ooA7
II was the retention of this dead NOou ''' VIZ
purpose of keeping up The strength u Fo'''e
,ion DELEGATIONS that caused such persistent coi'-
plairt from Republicans who have been oppose"
TO the organization.
Although it is alleged these names nave -
removed from the rolls, The formerly u"e'''0''0N
pe,ubrcons who sisned the books Of the election
district associations on Tuesday hsh' 80 '"' o"'
numbered the names eliminated that decided
increase in the Republican enrolment OF 'he Guy
IS asserted by the officers in charge OF the re-
vision The total number enrolled was estimated
nj between ~ 1000 and 10000 Some enthusiastic
,o,.bora,icians placed it as high as 100000
President Quigg was not at Republican he"''
ouar,ars No Madison-ave. yesterday. having
gone 70 WASHINGTON the day before to ai'e""
IN his Congress duties, but he will he pa'A III
Nav-York at ar early hour this morn'nS
rotary Manchester and a corps % taou'"''
and clerks we're busy yesterday figuring out '"'
result, They thought that fair average 'S''-
mate Of the number stricken from 'iv '.''
wonld be go to SEQ 10 an Assembly H'S'''"
An the Republican strongholds sho" "'N''
gains .. EN-.
I.,,,la trouble was experienced - far as '"'
Citizens Union was concerned. L.e'o'' 'l..
Paouhucans sent their designations 10 'h@ nm
ouarte-s Of the Union in West -Weh'! -''-'-'
They said that they preferred Teinal'''7
the RAnublican organization now that IL .-'
,urres It's rolls. and they believed intended 10
frown upon fraudulent practices al
and in conventions in the future
colonel Lowell Il. Jerome, OF the Mch'h'el
League. now the Republican organization Oh
which General Wager Swayne is president -
.,or,ho~ ~ the Citizens Union ana also an en-
,olIed Republican in the XVIII Assembly us
.~,c, Mr. Jerome visited the enrolling quarters
=. tho Fifth Election District Association IN the
vyyth where he belongs and served notice
IN The Board Of Inspectors that ne "ou'"
hold them responsible personally II any a''e'"p'
Ffa
was made - strike his name from the 10
ON account Of his being member OF 'he III
,o,s Union Il was said that Mr.. jerome was
acconnanied rv three policemen, ara ina i5
threatened 20 arrest the election olilt'i9 Sll'N-'
bis name IN the rolls Ice disturbed II was dt-
,bot Mr. Ierome's name should remain on ~,
enrolment books Of the district, At leas' ull.1
he received notice of purpose 10 s'fiAc nm
Off and until h had the hearing me c'l"'''"
ton provides for. ,,.rs
4 statement appeared IN several hrNSp1p.L-
Yesterday about trouble with members OF IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Republican Association o,
.ha With Assembly District and II was sal4
,he. orders were issued by the leader % ''e
district. c. Il Murray. TO keep the HuhtI'I an
out ~ the enrolment places because 'he! IA"
idartined themselves with the CITIZENS Ch'oi,
1.ouis D;arnant, president, ard other oincerS ~,
Tho Rumauian association. yesterday u'4i-''
tha- ANYTHING was done in The NIllth Dlstrlc'
70 nrevent Rumanian Republicans from enron
ing, &c., ... .ho.
ne would be able 10 make public to-da! coTie01
figures II the enrolment together WIN me mum
her stricken from the books in the various us
tricts with the actual increase Of membership.
Washington June 3n-COngressnan Quigg'
president Of the New-YOrk County Repunhcah
Committed had a consultation with President
Mckinley this afternoon, at which ME- Quigg
explained the New-York Mayoralty siiH1tIoh
and the necessity for Federal recognition ~ the
regulars Secretary Bliss came 70 the WHIT"
House while the conference was in progress. ana
remained with tie President and NJ Qugs un-
Ill il was ended.