The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02
TAMMANY'S FIGURES SECRET,
DEI ERY CROSS, ANTI(IPiTING 4
LICKING IN THE NINTH.
More Than Third OF the Assembly District
Leaders brought No Figures - Want
I'ntil Monday 10 Guess Murphy sticks
TO Ills Omnibus lI2,O OO for Coier.


All the leaders Of Tammany appeared
at the Wigwam al o clock yesterday after
noon for the annual consultation of the
last Saturday before election. Leader
Murphy had expected each man TO bring
the figures of his district. but more than a
third of the leaders brought none while
some of those who put in estimates said
they wanted to submit revised figures on
Monday. The election district captains in
all the Assembly districts will meet to-day
and make final reports TO their leaders
These figures will be- handed TO Mr. Murphy
on Monday. These results of canvasse s
by election district captains are what the
Tammany plungers used to go out and bet
on in other years, when they had conf
dence in the ability of the organizat ion 10
find out how things were going. Where is
that betting now:
William :, Devery enlivened the meeting
by starting a personal argument from the
floor with Secretary Smith.
Mr.. Devery had come to the meeting with
a sealed envelope in which was his estimate
that Colcr would get 500 plurality in the
Ninth. He wasn't very confident of these
figures. In fact, the ex-Chef was out of
humor.
The roll was called by districts to allow
the leaders who had brought estimates to
put in their envelopes. When the Ninth
was reached Devery stood up, and, holding
the envelope in his hand, said:
I've got some figures here. Mrbbe
they amt what they ought TO be, but il
won't be my fault I'm leader Of the Ninth
and ought to have the support of the or
ganization, but | amt gcttin it, Some of
the fellows that are around Tammany here
yet would like to see the Ninth 60 wrong
just because I'm leader. The secretary Of
this meetin' knows ! amt gettin' support,
but guess he amt worried about il
Here Thomas f. Smith, secretary of
Tammany, who lives in the Ninth district,
sprang w and said If Mr. Deyery means
To refer to mo he's saying what isn't So
1t Was | who stood up al the meeting Of the
Horatio Seymour Club and told the MEM
bers that every one should bury the Ratchet
during election and vote under the star
Mr.. smith was going 10 say some more
things. but Mr. Murphy told him he was
out of order
Isaac 4. Hopper, leader Of the Thirty
first, undertook to uphold Mr.. Smith and
TO testify to his loyalty. bu, he. too. was
told that the -ublec, wasn't up.
WI lfNtIS lOph liI' tNif IlOIn 'illS lilUt
he wouldn't b. heard on the subject. so
he walked up to the seCretary's desk and
threw the envelope down in front of Mr..
Smith
There" said the ex-Chief, Il turn in a
concealed report If the elect ion don't mi,
up with the figures il u be the fault of the
Democrats that have been fighting me"
Secretary Smith said aiterw ard that Dew
cry was sore because he thought that Rich.
ard Butler, hi- candidate for Assembly,
Vas going to be beaten. Devcry, he said,
had held but three meetings this campaign.
while last year Frank Goodwin, then the
leader, held twcnty-three,
The Horatlo Seymour Club. which is
Good"in's organization, i nominally sup-
porting Butler, Devery's candidate, but
the Greater New York Democracy. or Shee-
han outfit, has an independent candidate
in tho fold
The other business brought b. fore tie
leaders concerned the routine of election
day They were told whore Judges could
be found when their constituents were
arrested and we're warned TO have bonds
men ready at all times from morning till
night
The envelopes turned in were not opened
by Leader Murphy then. He said he
wouldn't give any new estimate of results
in Greater New York until Monday, when
fun reports would bc in hi, hands and the
election captains reports would be- based
on conditions prevailing up TO to-day
Il stand by the claim tor li2 900 in Greater
New York. and must decline to give figures
by counties, said Mr. Murphy.
Dcyory lins,re around the Hall for a
while but none Of the leaders extended
any sympathy to him for is failure TO
get the organization support he wanted.
"Dcvcry will never make good di.tric,
leader" said one because he thinks he
is still Chief Of Police. He goes about
running a district as If he was the head
at 800 Mulberry street and the people We're
all on the force"
Big Tom Foley saun,ered over before
he went out and said "Good-by, Willie.
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