New-York tribune., 1901-09-18

on. and sent out Of town for more. Depery
IN the s and lined ns eS snd up cr
roll rode around in the morning and BANDED ,oyt 0It
ao ee snphne s1g se what M could sp to S04
has into evil days and L predict It's over
throw next November.
When Paddy" Diver swoke from his dreams OF
empire yesterday morning at his home. at No
Madson-st his appetite for breakfast was i'm
| rnediately dissipated by the news that his rival
| Tom" Foley already had his followers at the
| polling places.
| FOIEYITES UP ALL NIGHT
| The Foley men. it was discovered had got into
their clothes and cut into the streets at daybreak
and many OF them had not gone to bed at all. AT
seven out of the ten polling places Big Toms
constituents had formed in line early
O'Clock. In order to fortfy them against a long
days work of marking time their leader had estab-
lshed temporary kitchens near the polling booths
from which coffee and sandwiches were served
lavishly So great was the hospitality OF Mr. Foley
that even in spite of the reform principles OF
Senator Tim Sullivan who is backing him. he
supplied those who cared for 1t with the reai
thing too" expressed II.
BY the consent Of both leaders the polling booths
situated near barrooms. so that all incon-
venience in obtaining intoxcants was reduced to
minimum
When the Diver men realized that they had been
outgeneralled they planned counter move and, as
the story goes, they Immediately had struck of q
layge number of ballots which Diver ballots.
with the exception that the leading name on the
ballot Thomas F. Foley. At first glance the
ballot appeared to be Foley one and only sec
end scrutiny would detect the job. The polls opened
at o'clock and the Foley were rejoicing be-
cause, expressed it, ''dey had de game
cinched' and could go so slow dat Paddys buns
couldn't be after getting blink of de box" when
the conspiracy discovered. Foley charged the
crime TO one Greenberg, and started out after him
in hack Word was to his inspectors to head
OF de dirty steal
| DIVER MEN ARRESTED.
President Voorhis of the Bureau of Elections was
| then appealed Four Diver inspectors at No iS
| Cherry-st two Diver clerks at No is Market-st.
| and a Diver clerk at No. 80 James-st, were ar
| rested and held in bail.
The Divverttes, enraged that their plans should
| be thwarted early in the day. now adopted new
tactics Inspectors at several of the polling booths
| held up the Foley men, who had been standing in
line since early morning on the ground that they
blocking the polls At No IS New-Bowery,
the polling place for the Seventh and Eighth cleo
tion districts. the Foley crowd had been kept
waiting fully half hour when the burly form of
| Big Tom" appeared in the entry.
Let these men vote' he yelled, bringing his
fist down on the ballot box with such force as to
nearly smash it in.
| '.Hurrah for Foley" shrieked a crowd Of street
arabs who had pushed in behind him.
| I've got Commissioner Vooghis here, and he's
| goin to that the first man votes whether he
is for me m or. or the , other Other. man" ian s and ,,
was chorus of:
| You'll lick de bloke!"
| You've put Paddy on de bumr'
Hes skeert soont'
| "Paddy'n have chase back Californy again"
DIVER AND FOLEY MEET.
Just at this juncture Diver himself pushed into
| the polling place.
Flight, fightr' yelled small boy, and at once
| there small panic.
The insurgent Foley turned TO the inspectors and
said: Here's the man now and I'll say 1t to his
| face. He went to the Democratic Club last week
and said that you inspectors would jump out of a
| ten story window for him. But he didn't say that
when you get In Jail he goes TO California eh?"
You're a liar" retorted Diver, raising his fist
| IN the crush that followed Diver landed in the
street, but how he got there he could not explain
But more tragic occasion awaited the leader of
! the Divverites. Having ridden up 10 the polling
place at No. l5S Canal-st.. he there by
Michael j. Callahan. Foley inspector Callahan
accused Diver Of trying to sneak a lot of dirty
fake ballots into the box"
The answer which Diver gave was met by
corkscrew blow from Callahan which landed Diver
on the top Of beer keg There a cry for
police. with the result that the bystanders were
pounded right and left by the police In order to
still further dignity the action of the police Charles
Kelly. Of No Y Chatham Square; was arrested.
o'clock few men Immediately shuffed away
TO nearby saloons. while the rest turned up their
the drenehing. But big Tom had prepared 10.
This egnsrgency: ss Or reaching the polling place at
umbrellas 10 lieutenant.
UMBRELLAS CAUSE A FIGHT
But he had no sooner given orders for their dis
tribution than a half-dozen Diver men lcaped on
! walk The idie crowd along the gutter now joined