The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-11
TAMMANY'S GAME BLOCKED
INJECTION CASES TAKEN OUT OF
eARDINkR's HANDS

Job r. Hedges Made Deputy Attorney.Gen-
srsl and Armed with Power to Conduct
Prosecutions Before Grand Jury and
in Court-Gnrdiper submits Gracefully.
Tammany Halls plans for surrounding with
Tammany influences. including complainant
District Attorney and a special Grand Jury. the
prosecution OF persons charged with violating
the election. registration, and primary laws,
went suddenly to smash yesterday whom n
state Deputy Attorney General in the person
OF eI-hagistrate JOB L. Hedges called
upon District Attorney Gardiner with
written authority to surersedo that
official in the handling OF all such
cases. This move on the part OF Gov.
Roosevelt through the Attorney General. took
the District Attorney by surprise. and before
he surrendered to the authority OF his visitor
he and his assistant. Henry W. Unger. who has
charge Of the presentation Of cases before the
Grand Jury. made a hurried search OF different
sections OF the Executive law. to assure them
selves VI the real xtent NJ the visitors power.
When 1t became generally known that Gov.
Roosevelt would probably call an sxtrsordi-
nary session Of the Supreme Court and an EI-
trsordinary Grand Jury. for the purpose Of
trying the cases OF persons charged with VIC
lations Of the election laws, Tammany at once
decided to forestali him by having District At
torn-y Gardiner himself request a special
Of election cases. This request was granted
by a Democratic Judge and the drawing
the County Clerks Office. With this Grand
Jury well IN hand assurances were held out TO
~. faithful that everything was all right; On
election day, Whenever man accused of vot-
ing or registering W<galy was arraigned in a
police court aud not Immediate discharged.
Grand Jury's consideration OF hi. ease without
adiournmsnt over that day. The Assistant
District Attorneys wsrs especially emphatic on
this point. TummADy feursI that NJ TIE
any de ay in the cons Iteration Of the casss the
offenders would not 10 released before the OK
Superintendent OF Elections McCullsgh was
ncy-General DayIes and his assistant. EI-
judge toyne: Together they lad the tscus
sGppant district Attorney ' o"rdinsr in tho he
prosecution Of the election cases. The A'tor-
n ,s GsaeTas right to 90 thus I. rs,sb,shsd by
Ar,icle OF the Executive law. in part as
The, Attorney. Genera! may, whenever, he
deans It advisable. and shall. II 40 directed by
the Govsrnor. assign one on his deputies 70 act
tions and TO take charge ot y, osecutIons
arising in such county under said Title , Of the
psnal Code; Such deputy shall represent the
Iuest.i by IN. state sup.rint sndent Of Elec-
duty OF the district Attorney Of the county and
OF his assistants CLERKS. employees and ~ all
UOIlCc hulUpTlllss, bInCefS ana mon, WItfln
such county to render to tho A.torney-Gsneral
and his deputy. Whenever requested. all aid
and assistance within thsir power in such
prosecutions and In the conduct OF such casp.
Gov. Roosevelt issusd the necessary Order
aud Mtorney- General Davies aprO utsd Mr.
Hedges q DEPUTY Acknowledgement and
ass gnrd TO him full power to handle siertion
cases in this county. both before the Grand
Jury And on ta-ir trials after Indictment
Some idea Of ths purpose OF Mr.. Hedges call
became known through ths Criminal Courts
building soon after he entered the
District Attorneys office yesterday morn ing
After District Attorney Gard ner hal assured
himsslt ~ h scall.r's standing nd authority he
had Mr. niger take him into the special Grand
Jury room and present him to the grand Jury
men. After n brief conversation Mr.. Hedges
Isqussted that III" Grand Jury adjourn until
Wednesday TO allow him the necessary time to
make himself familiar with the cases Fifteen
cases were being considered by the Grand
jury At th- time OF Mr.. Heiges's arrival. nearly
all OF them On evidence aud complaints fur
nished by Supt. McCullngh.
The Attorpcy-Genrral 10 merely using the
power conferred upon him by law" said Dis
iriet Attorney Gnrdiner. when his views ON
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS action were asked.
The law SAYS he may appear before any ES-
traordinary Grand Jury IN his METROPOLITAN
election district / will AFFORD his representa-
tive every opportunity to carry out the pros
ecution OF offenders against the elective fran
chisr. think there are between sixty and
one hundred election cases for the Grand Jury
TO look into No, can see nothing especially
significant in tho action OF the Attorney Ten
eral. The law is. plain and this Is merely the
first application otit"