New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-07
BRAVO! EXCLALMS DEVERY.
CHIEF OF POLICE CoMMENDs HIS MEN
FOR THEIR WORK AT THE POLLS
RETURNS AT HEADQUARTERS.

One of the busiest places in this city after the
polls closed Police Headquarters. Promptly
at o'clock the extra force of telephone clerks
and the big force of accountants engaged to fig
ure up the returns were on hand, waiting for
the figures to come in. Forty extra telephones
were installed in the Telegraph Bureau, in the
basement of the big building. and each was
manned by alert young policeman. AS fast
as figures came over the wires from the vari-
Gus stations they were jotted on slips of paper
and passed along a chain Of bluecoats to the
elevator. on which they were taken to the chief
clerks office. on the second floor. Here they
went into the hands of the accountants. and re-
suits were announced as soon as possible
Upstairs. in the courtroom one hundred po-
licemen were in reserve under command OF
Sergeant Tappan Here First Deputy Clerk
William Delamater read the returns by COM
pleted Assembly districts. The courtroom was
open to the public but civilians aVailed them
selves Of the opportunity to learn the result from
this source.
About o'clock Chief Devery issued the fol-
lowing communication to all Of the police cap
tains in New-York City:
Police Rsps s Of the City Of Nsw-York
Sir: 1t becomes my pleasant duty at the close of
one Of the most and earnestly contested
munleate to you and the members Of your com
maad my sincere appreciation Of the faithful con
Torrance of their duty of maintaining perfect
1n exe by ground
less predictions. of disturbance and violation of law.
present in Nation and state has Better order been
and less violation of tn the n law been b
election or the pubic peace throughout the city.
duty fully susains the confidence reposed in you-a
duty which there was every assurance you would
time had any doubt been entertained of your
ability and purpose 70 discharge every obligation
imposed records
wise demonstrate that the people of this great city
good order and the manner in which the day has
nd E n the Is and on
of great public agitation. which fact has con-
tributed no little part in making your duties less
difficult and arduous.
Read this to the members of your command at
three successive platoon rollcalls Immediately fol-
Cher Of Police.
The Chief said to reporters. later. that he was
we'll pleased with the orderly in which
the election had been conducted in the city. and
that 1t was just AS he expected it would be- and
as he had predicted in spite of a disposition,
manifested in certain quarters. to create On i'm
preston that disorder would rule at the polls.
All of the four Commissioners were present,
in their offices, during the evening. Each de-
cIared that ne did not expect any of political
consequence to visit Headquarters to receive
the returns. The Commissioners received the
figures, as they came In, over special telephones
in their respective offices. Chief Devery also
had his private wire. He spent more than an
hour in his office, in consultation with Commits
S1OnerS Sexton ana ADell
A Brooklyn politician. VINO was al neadquar-
ters said he was sure Kings County would give
Mckinley 10000 majority. and that in the rest
of Greater NewYork Bryan would have ma
jority of 25,OO0-giving him $4,000 majority In
the entire city.
The first Of the returns reached Headquarters
from the Twenty-third Election District OF the
XXIst Assembly District, in Central Park
There are only five voters IN this district, One
Of them apparently did not vote for President
or Vice President as only four votes for cleo
tors were received-all for Bryan: They were
received at exactly $50 p. m. After that the
figures came in steadily, and the clerks were
kept busy making their tally.
The scenes of former years at headquarters
were lacking. Before the days Of the big polit-
centre of interest for most Of the big and little
politicians on election night. Here they all
gathered to receive the returns and when the
result was announced there was an exchange or
congratulations and condolences.
Assistant District Attorney Daniel OReilly
short conference with him. He then visited
some of the Commissioners. To reporter he
said:
The Democrats have carried greater New
York. Evidences of fraud have already been
discovered and the District Attorneys office will
Democratic figures are much larger than It was
expected they would be. In 1896 we lost New
York County by 10000; this year we have car
ried ii by 10000.
Mr. OReilly declined to give particulars about
the frauds he referred to- or TO say in what dis
tricts they had occurred.
Senator Timothy D. Sullivan also called at
Headquarters, and saw the Chief and the Com
missioners. He announced that he had carried
every election district in his Assembly district
the With.