New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-07
DEvERY FARCE AMUSING.
BACKDowN on THE INTIMIDATION
ORDER GENERALLY DISCUSSED.
40 CLASH BETWEEN THE POLICE AND
wcuLLAoHs MEN-pEAR GOOD MR.
CROKER WOULD RATHER LOSE
THAN WIN BY AN H.
LEGAL VOTE

THAN WIN BY AN IL
LEGAL VOTE
The complete and pitiabe collapse OF the Tam
many attempt 60 array the police against John
Mccullagh and his deputies at the polls was
talked about and laughed over from one end
OF the city to the other yesterday. In every
election district where the voters gathered to
cast their ballots there was discussion of the
order issued to the police Sunday by CHIEF
Devery and the action of Governor Roosevelt
in causing its recall. There was great deal OF
praise for the Governor and great deal OF
ridicule for Richard Croker Mayor Van Wyck
and Chief Devery. It was declared generally
that the prompt and emphatic action OF the
Governor was credtable to him as the foolish
plan 20 cause disorder in the election was dis
graceful in the Tammany officials
There quiet at the polls throughout the
city yesterday. Many arrests were made in
some of the districts where there reason to
suspect illegal registration but the police aided
McCullagh's in making the arrests. and
there was no reason for disturbance. The
brightness of the day and the good order pre-
vailing everywhere seemed to make all the more
ridiculous in the minds OF many the laundering
order OF Devery and it's humiliatng recall. In
all the history of the Police Department, 1t
was said. there never had been such case OF
the head Of the Department eating his own
words. Here was the case of a Chief Of Police
who sent out an order on Sunday saying that
tactics and methods of intimidation perpe
trated upon respectable citizens by John
McCullagh Superintendent of Elections" must
not be tolerated or permitted by the Po-
lice Department" and who the following
evening sends out a second order saying that
the first order as revoked" and that the police
must render to Mr.. McCuilagh and his men the
aid required by law because the Mayor has
ordered il.
Mayor Van Wyck had rushed to Police Head
quarters from the Democratic Club. after a
hasty consultation with MIR. Croker and John F.
Carroll and had ordered Chief Devery to recall
the offensive order. His haste and perturbation
had been caused by the letter of the Governor
telling him that he would be held responsible
as the head of the city government for any
breach of the peace growing out Of Devery's
order. There was present at Police Headquar-
ters too Sheriff GreII, who had received SINH
lar letter from the Governor. There might have
been heard over the telephone plaintive squeak
from the District Attorney. who had received
another warning. Nobody in the Tammany
crowd. from Croker down. seemed to doubt that
some official heads would fall If Devery's order
created disorder
TAMMANY OFFICIALS NOT INCLINED TO
TALK.
The Tanlmany officials who were concerned
in the recall of the order on Monday night
not inclined TO say much on the subject yester-
day. The Mayor would say nothing about II.
Chief Devery said he didn't care to talk about
1t. There will be trouble anywhere" he
said. The Chief at Police Headquarters
early and remained there most of the day. but
he went uptown to vote in the forenoon. and he
kept his carriage in MuIberry-st. all the after
noon waiting TO take him to any point where
any trouble might occur.
Richard Croker said he had nothing whatever
10 do with the order issued by Chief Devery
regarding McCullagh and his men. and that he
had no part in it at ALL He said he had not
seen Devery for three weeks.
That McCuagh thing" said Mr. Croker.
has proved a boomerang I hear fully ten
thousand Republicans were scared away from
the polls. but not single Democratic vote was
lost I have told our watchers at the polls the
lawyers that Tammany has retained. to look
after the interests Of voters and our people gen.
orally, that l would rather lost the election
than win il with a single vote illegally cast. 1
have received cheering messages from all over
the State and Bryan is running strong. think
that 81 per cent Of the registered voters will
vote. and this means a Democratic victory
Sheriff Grell spent nearly the whole of Mon
day night hunting for Superintendent McCul-
afraid that he would be removed from Office by
the Governor. and he wanted to place his en-
tire office at the disposal Of Mr. McCullagh be-
fore any trouble occurred. Early yesterday
morning he succeeded in getting a talk with
Mr.. McCuagh over the telephone and told him
in trembling tones that the entire force of the
Sheriff's Office was az the disposal of the Super
intendent Of Elections.
Sheriff GreIl, with Under Sheriff Mulvanev
was at the Sherif's Office at an early hour yes
terday. The Sheriff said later:
Il got the State Superintendent of Elections
this morning by telephone, and he called here
and we had interview of a most satisfactory
nature told him thai l would, If necessary
give MIN any assistance in my power and see
that the law was complied with. 7 at the same
time told him did not expect there would be
anything to call for interference on my part
COMPLAINS OF INTERFERENCE.
Charles Hilton. CT No 1873 Metropolitan-ave
Brooklyn. reported to Superintendent McCul-
lagh that he had been interfered with when
he went to vote Bedford-ave and Grand st
Brooklyn He said a man who he at frs,
thought was an election officer followed him
right into the booth, and looking over his
shoulder demanded that he cast q straight vote
and put his mark under the star" He said
he had resented the intrusion The proceed.
frg, he said, had been witnessed by the four
election inspectors and policeman. who tooh
no action He was advised TO apply for a war
rant for the arrest Of the man.
Mr.. McCuliagh did not remain In his office al
No. 80 Broadway, all day. He went uptown Il
vote I'm the afternoon and did not return unit
after the polls closed. Several of his deputie,
were at the office Ia the afternoon to make re
had been disposed of in the courts and tina
most of the prisoners had been discharged NJ
prisoners were taken TO Mr.. McCulagfps Office
The deputies said that the police aided then
whenever there