Show SCORING PLATTS PLAITS METHODS new yoi boik k republicans charge wholesale fraud there new york jan 30 A meeting was waa held at the madison music hall tonight hy by members of the LOO who are or posed to thomas C platt ahe meeting was called to order b reward idward N mitchell Ml and cornelius N bliss was made permanent chairman ill mitchell Ml presented ted the of the committee of twenty fl fly e appointed to investigate the alleged in the republican enrollment in this city and the validity ot of the present county organization to take such action in regard to the frauds at the recent pit pil marles end and in the fig as they dee deem in necessary and to deport to a meeting to be called the report rends reads I 1 the committee has haa received ed a very 0 encouraging assurance of support and co operation fiant republicans throughout the city under Und erthe the direction of membris of the bar acting with the e ommittee committee it a number ot of inspectors chaigen wit with pih fraud fraudulent u lent conduct at the recent pi I 1 marles marlea have hava been ai rested arrested aal an I 1 held for trial by city magistrates and their cases are now pending before the grand ju jury r y faither in this Is 1 now under consideration 11 the committee rives given a list hat of the As AB districts tn in which chev allege the enrolls enrollment 1 tit hits has been padded to the extent of 25 names out of a total of continuing the report says I 1 the general conclusion drawn from the investigation and from which evidence leaves no possible avenue of escape Is that the men tn in control of the county organization organisation have devised and can led through a deti deliberate berate scheme of wholesale fraud intended to secure for themselves without regail to the u ill of the majority of the republican voters the absolute control of the of 01 and of tie delegations from city to the national and state conventions vent tona ions the frauds were not sporadic they were so BO general throughout the city the methods pursued in various parts of the city were so eo similar and the workman work vak so BO skillfully fully concentrated cent rated at the points whole it would roost most surely accomplish its purpose that tho the proof or a carent carefully ily prearranged design la is irresistible le it Is also clear that the greater part of the fraud practiced by the exponents of if those in control of the present party machinery was waa the result of the general demoralization demoralisation and lowering of doial standards resulting from tile the methods of the official heads of the party go BO that many workers w who ho woul I 1 have preferred honest methods meth were tempted into lighting fighting their appo with their own weapons resolutions were passed favoring a new enrollment throughout the city Bs B 1 many this Is regarded as aa the first a tell step toward a separate and independent of 01 when the enrollment Is complete the committee of COO will then proceed to take further action |