The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-06
YIELDED 70 ROOSEVELT
Mayor Van Wyck Causes Devery to
Revoke Election Order.
Republican Vice Presidential Cand1-
date Interferes In the New York
Controversy - Chief of Police In
dictcd by the Grand Jury The
District Attorney Charges Forgery.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Governor Roose-
welt today sent strong letter to Mayor
| Van Wyck about the anticipated clash be-
| tween the police and Superintendent Nc
| Cullaghs men tomorrow. AS result tn.
mayor commanded Chief Of Police DeverJ
| to revoke his order of Sunday and to re-
quire of the police force hearty co-opera-
ton with Superintendent McCullagh's men
Devery sent out the new order late to-
night. The mayor said he had no doubl
there would not be the slightest trouble al
| the polls tomorrow.
Devery's order about which the Govern
or complained follows:
ITO all precinct commanders:
Tactics and methods Of intimidation
| perpetrated upon respectable citizens who
are legal voters. by John McCullagh. super
intendent Of elections, will not be permit
ted by the police department. The COM
manding officers of this department will
give all complaints touching on such mat
tiers their special attention and will in
struct the members OF their commands to
| use all means within their power to pro-
tect the honest right and franchise Of all
! citizens on election day" E.
Governor Roosevelt sent three letters
from Oyster Bay. One was to the mayor,
one to Sheriff GrelI. and the third to Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner. In the three let
ters the Governor said he would hold the
officials addressed strictly responsible for
any trouble that might cnsue as the result
of Chief Devey's order to the police. The
Governor warned the mayor that he must
force the chief to recall the order. The
mayor received the Governors letter at
the Democratic Club. and vert to Police
Headquarters. The mayor gave this letter
to Chief Devery:
ITO William s. Devery. Chief of Police:
..Sir: You will at once revoke the order
issued from your office on the 4th in
slant relative to the duties Of the police
force on election day. and you will issue
Immediately such further orders as will
require your subordinates to cooperate
and assist in the execution Of and en-
forcement Of the metropolitan election
districts law. chapter 676 OF the laws OF
1898 and amendments thereto.
ROBERT A. VAN WICK, Mayor"
Earlier in the day Chief Devery was
indicted by the grand jury on the
charge of felony in attempting to de-
lay and interfere with John McCullagh.
Superintendent OF Elections. in the per-
leased in $1,000 bail. The Indictment was
drawn by Deputy Attorney General John
G. Hammond and the names of District At
torney Asa Bird Gardiner and Attorney
General John C. Davies were appended to
it. The district attorney. however. knew
nothing Of the instrument until after it
was returned, and he vehemently repu-
dated the document.
Together with Samuel Untermyer. who
was retained by Devery to defend him,
he, planned to have the indictment dis
missed by Justice Fursman, whose court
was sitting today. 1t was decided later.
however. to have the case go over The
indictment was the result of the order
Of Governor Roosevelt.
The news Of the indictment kicked up
a great rumpus in the Criminal Court
Building. The Indictment had not been
drawn up on the usual printed blanks, at
the bottom Of which appears the name of
Asa Bird Gardiner in type. Instead the
whole bill was typewriter including the
names of Colonel Gardiner and John C.
Davies. the Attorney General. District
Attorney Gardiner declared that his name
had been forged to the document.
The mayor said to reporter tonight:
Il have only to say that there will be
no intimidation or violence at the election
tomorrow. 1t will pass off as quietly as
in a country village"
Chief pevery added:
II viii do as the mayor says. Order
will be maintained"