New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-30
THE PURGING OF THE ROLLS
MR. QUIGGs PLAN CARRIED OUT LAST
NIGHT.
INCREASES n SOME DISTRICTS AND MANY NAMES
STRICKEN OFF ~ OTHERS SEVERAL
LIVELY INCIDENTS REPORTED


LIVELY INCIDENTS REPORTED.
The Republican Organization OF the City and
County OF New-York held its regularly an
nounced annual enrolment for membership In
the various election district associations last
night between = and 1870 o'clock. In accordance
with President Quiggs plan for revision OF the
rolls. This plan seems to have been carried out
In all the districts the fullest extent, so far as
heard from.
On the part OF these Brookfeld Republicans
who lad Joined the Citizens Union the general
disposition was to ignore the enrolment. Few
OF that class OF Republicans presented them
selves and asked to be allowed to sign the rolls.
Mr.. Brookfeld and his fellow-partisans took
practically no interest whatever in last nights
enrolment A meeting OF their city and county
organization was held last night at Lyric Hail.
but the deliberations were confined entirely 70
routine matters General Wager Swayne pre-
sided. and William Brookfeld. just returned
from Washington, was also present. FROM Sir'
Bcookield it was learned that his feilow-mem-
bers in the aggregate had totally ignored the
enrolment
For my own part" continued Mr.. Brookheld,
IL resigned from what is known as the regular
organization because 1t was fraudulent. TO %
consistent have refrained from enrolling my
self I must first be satisfied that the regular
organization is founded upon an honest basis
before I apply for admttance"
Mr.. BrookfieId added that yet he had not
been satisfied upon this point. and for this rea-
son did not intend to place his name upon the
rolls of what was looked upon as the regular
Republican party Of the city Of New-York
1t was feared by some organization Repub-
licans that attempts might be made to run In
large number Of anti-Machine Republicans IN
certain districts, but so far as could be learned
nothing Of the kind occurred. 1t was generally
understood that any member Of an election dis
trict organization who had joined the CITIZENS
Union could not expect to be admitted to the
Republican organization
THE DISQUALIFICATIONs.
The general objection urged which caused dis
qualification of applicants were Cd that the per-
son was not voter CO that he was not resi-
dent of the district or CD that he was nos
Republican. The rigid enforcement or these
objections had the effect to keep out most OF
those who were not lawfully entitled to enroll.
Complete returns from the eighteen election
districts Of the XVIIth District showed that
1G3O Republicans were enrolled against l.lOO
previously, making an increase Of over five hun
dred
trict gave an Increase Of $50 enrolled Republi-
cans. This is the owEagar district
In the XXVIIIth District 5,5 names were
stricken off and 42J names were added. This.
it was contended. would show that the Anti
Machine Republicans. led by Benjamin Oppen-
heimer, had not refused to enroll
REPORTS Of thirty out of thrty-eight election
districts in the IXth District indicated an in
crease of 800 enrolled over last year. The resi-
Dental part OF the XXVth District was said 10
present evidences Of an increased enrolment
LIVELY TIME IN THE WITH
There was a hot time in six election districts
of the With Distrct-the Seventeenth, Eigh-
teenth, Nineteelth Twenty-thifd. Twenty
fourth and Twenty-hfth. This is what is known
as the Rumanian quarter. About three hundred
and fifty Rumanians enrolled ir the Citizens
Union and are already in the field with can
didate for Alderman, DR. Seegestein, who lives
in Rvngton-st, and is said To be a member OF
the Tammany General Committee for that dis
trict Charles II. Murray, the organization
leader learned the intentons of Or. Seegelstein's
friends and gave orders to keep them out OF the
enrolling places.
An attempt was made in the IVth Assembly
District to capture a sufficient number Of elec-
ton districts from the organization leader, John
j. Collins to take the district from him, but It
was unsuccessful. Joseph Levinson led the anti
Collins people. Levinson's men said last night
that most Of President Quiggs promises regard
ing the places where the enrolment was to be
held had been violated.
ON the other hand. the organization men Of the
WITH said that everything had been fair, and
that the enrolment showed an increase Of o,UOO
names.