New-York tribune., 1901-11-05
GINNING FOR ROORBACkS
FITSIONISTS READY ALL DAY With
PRINTING PRESS AND SCOC1S'
WAITING FOR FALSE ATTACKS.

There was a cloud on the horizon OF the iusiol ~
campaign yesterday which, although no oisee'
than a hand flied the leaders win appIeiie
II was a rG1mor of a roorback which IamInans
had ready it was said, to circulate throushoo' '''e
city.
All day and late into the night Mr.. Manchester
of the Republican County Committee ana Mf.
Clark the campaign secretary of Mr.. Low. walted
for the appearance of the simoom but no sifnoom
came They were, nevertheless afflicted Win a
mild form of paralysis three or four times IL, tn
evening when reports came IN tnat 'ie io', - n
had at last broken loose Men had been stationed
IN different parts Of the city early in the day. VINO
,rere told TO watch the stations of the elevated
railroads the ferries and the bridge entrances. a
printing press had been put IN readiness win d
at hand, ready at Hhoiiieh' ~ - ~
off a circular in reply.
yrh,, MADE the stspense still more intense was q
story tnat had come to the ears of Mr.. Manchester
the preceding night. 1t appears that irieha oi
Mr. Manc..es.ec had called him up on the long
distance telephone from Buffalo ano haa 'oio MN
that a rec headed IN the corridor OF the
Irocuo,s Hotel had been heard to say that Tam
many was priuting vast number of circulars IN
Buffalo accusing of the candloateS Oh the
fusion ticket a most serious offence MI LIAR \
did receive yesterday afternon a copy OF foor-
back which. from what he could learn was 'he
one printed in Buffalo. He declined to tell the
contents Of this roorback last night. saying that
he did not want advertise an attack before II
was madT.
I. was few minutes before p. M When
member Of the Republican County Committee was
called to the telephone by one of the roorpach
scouts Then came tie startling news that HIefI
I,ere distributing thousands of omlnous loohins @
Dauphets al the eleT ated stations Inc man & Mas
told 10 hurry 10 headquarters. few minutes dte!
another scout rang up and announced ihdl ie h''
discoy cred a roorbach. 3, a., fa., 60 saa
The leaders looked each other in the face 10 see
q there was any coward among them. Wnei q
thiru man rang up. The third man said ne nae mao
discovered a third roorback. The thHi HitiI We We
told to rush TO the office the nearest cfoss'o"h
line ne could find. ,. ~
The men came sprawling into headquarters. one
after the other but instead of having the roor-
hack of which there had teen much apprehehsloli,
each ha: some weakly worded paHphleL WHICH
Tas not worth the trouble of an answer. nv,
TIE still hunt for the roorback was kept up III
a late hour last night Mr.. Clark stayed in his OF
flee until midnight. and Mr. Low made arrange
-neuts SO that ne might be called at a moment $
warming in case a stateTnen- was necessary
from him The pressmen went home al O'CLOCK
but were told be ready to return for Work at
any time. - .,,,-,
The majority of the fusion leaders now think
that Tammany has despaiTed or the election OF
Mr.. Shepard that the roorback has been suppressed
Others however fear that Il may have been mailed
late last night to the voters. so tha, t Vii reach
them in their early morning mail BY this means
Tammany would make It practically Impossible for
a counter statement from the fusionists 10 come IN
time to show the falsity of the roorback.