New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
THE NEW ORGANIZATION.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ENROLMENT.
PROMINENT LAWYERS. BANKERS. MERCHANTS
AND MANUFACTURERS GIVING THEIR
TIME TO THE WORK.


TIME TO THE WORK.
There Is great activity In the several Assembly
districts preparing for the enrolment which be-
c,rs under the direction OF the Committee OF Fifty
,hree on next Tuesday evening. The literature
~ the movement has been mailed TO more than
oiehty thousand voters; in the XXlst Assembly
D,strct 10 10000 In the XXIXth to 1900 in the
XXvIIih 10 10000. in the XlXth to llo0O. in the
yXth. Xth XXXIst and XXXIId to 1000. In the
XXIId there is a strong organization. The lit
erature has been mailed to the entire voting list,
Including a map OF the district showing the d.
vision into enrolling districts and also giving the
enrolling places. In the XXXIst the same plan Of
campaign has been adopted. In the XXNllth the
.r,ire voting list has been addressed by letter
HEADQUARTERS have been established in most OF
,hs Assembly districts. All the enrolling officers
,,nointed throughout the city are volunteers. a
remarkable thing about this list OF enrolling on
..rs is the character and standing OF the men who
are undertaking the work. II IS probably unique
in this respect in the history OF political enrolmen's
N Nev-York City, prominent lawyers bankers.
merchants and manufacturers giving their days
and evenings 10 the work
The lists OF enrolling officers are not open 10 IN
,rec,,on at headquarters. and Will not De KNOWN
mil the enrolment actually begins A member
=, the Committee OF Fny-three, however, VINO
CIV the lists day TWO ago. and who examined
them with natural curiosity. says that they IN
.lpao The names OF more than thirty lawyers,
more than eighty business men Of standing and
ssvcra! physicians. es well as large NUMBER Oh
o,her men holding places Of trust. Some or inc
NAMES Of enIolng officers noticed and remembered
80 his man are those Of &. Aymar Sands, or
pov,ers & Sands: Chase Mellen. Herbert Parsons
40, ~ John T. Parsons Charles 7. Rowland son
~ ex-Judce Henry r. Rowland: Oliver {. Sempic
Henry B. AGrance: Gherardi Davis ana IonPA'nS
N,rIwalne all lawyers; William u. Douglas ex-
no,,er; r. W Smith. president OF the lro" I4y
rho11r
Directory Company; William d. barbour "r"A '
,ls,a1 F Maring ex-president OF the Real Estate
rxchanee. James 4. Ford vce-president OF the
rated States Rubber Company: W. d. Craen
,~,,5s,ous: Theodore and James @. Wentz. real es-
tate. Eayard Iominiok, jr.. Bancroft Gherafoh Jr'
James :. Day Benjamin Weies and Alderman 'o-
seyh Ca;mai. 49, ,.
iv,e instructions to the enrolling officers have
,.'~ sued. some 0: those which are OF general
interest arc as follows;
The night Of every applicant TO sign the roll
sna. s u9 read or hear read by the chairman or
one OF the other enrolling officers the ,ei
tI,,o,ik, and express his assent thereto 49,
f. hn be ASKED DO s S0y S Sfnns 10 pare are
y # he answers 80 he shall ?e aii owe" 10 10
s.t n DO YOU ronounce your memDcrship IN such
nysaniya,on?' After ne mas replied Yes 10 trl S
Gcst.or ne shall be allowed 10 sign inc io''' anu
X,htr minors nor persons who are not qualified nn'
So 70 enroll Shall be allowed 10 enroll and ne en-,
po!ng Of1cers may question appI.canoS az ~ 10
,oirfs Oulv such persons as reside Wl,hlH '"c
Urinary district shall be allowed 10 SnrG ha r,.dge
hare,ofore published and IA based on lntehtoH> 10
aci with the Republican party In state ana Na-
non'n artisan activity In municipal affairs $500,
FrrOllirc officers must be at the place OF enron
-, - which they are assigned at 100 p m
on each night Of enrolment ana must re nam
must personally the voter sign the roll f-NtI!
Republican voter who is not memoer OF me Or
ean,zation I'm this county of any National party;
or Who renounces his membership therein. shai
be allowed 10 enroll in the primary district III
which ne resides. - - IN -,
Between 1880 p m. on February and 10 p m
on February 10 the beginning and END OF the en-
rolment except at such hours as the ehrolilhe ON
zcers are required by these instructions 10 slt as
board O, Enrolment. voters Of the primary dlsuict
may be allowed 10 sign the roll at their houses or
Elsewhere but each signature so placed upon me
roll must be witnessed BY TWO OF the enrolling ON
GERS in that primary district. who must toth oe
he enrolling officers shall proceed In INC manner
and ask the questions provided hertinoelorrss nc
entire enrolment the end to be Verlned d!
affidavit OF the enrolling officers.