New-York tribune., 1902-10-07
TAMMANY OUTWITTED.
THE BIG CHIEF PUTS THRoTGH HIS
DELEGATION To JUDICIAL CoNNEN-
TroN WITHOUT OPPOSITION.

rriuropbsrt over an difhcultes. William DeF-
CRY Yesterday gave another indication ot ms CAIN
,o N. titls ~ statesman. Having some doubt ss
j, e. -ls,s NJ his oppouents the un0fhcial prl-
,,ar,es 20 elect delegates 20 the CoiNeh''h W
~hoose q euccessor 10 the late Jusuc" ouh'i. h'@
Bill" decided 20 take ma chances. ana hao w
hundred ~ his supporters sleep in the rooms az
No aag Ftrhth-ave. tusi opposite the fofa''
s.,,,o,r clpb In this way n possible to put
,zea he line in play As soon as the polls opened
Nv taking the additional preoauuon ~ ohal'''s'''e
and swearing IN every vote. suihoien' uh' N'9
consumed 20 freeze ont th' enemy. and an lhe
votes cast were Tor tho ncNe' nea'e' ''
Of william Devery
-rhese heroic methods we're taken when Tho
yur,or was circulated that sport Murphy was TO
send a gang ~ hostsrs into tho lAth 'lSu
from his own. When this rumor VAS TOLD 70 'l7
.,-hiefr ne took the additional precauuon ot pn'-
,,,e = lone line outside so as 70 shut m any at
,er,nt Of the Tammanyites 10 monopolize mo poH
,ne place Az 3 o'clock the ofhcisl hour for open-
ing the polls scouts reported the door 20 the S'N
mour club open and no one in sight
You can bet they're up 10 some TICK. ~ 'H+,
u,o,1dn't have gone away and left the doors
open." prorhesied Big BIZ
with The CHER r. their head mo he'eTN'''s
marched in onlv 10 md the room deserted a'i
the three election inspectors. John y. H'l"',,'
John J Murray and william p Gallagher ''o'a
whites absent The poll books snd at othef
hooks relating the primary elecuon hao 49, |
turned over 10 them For an hour tho 'hiei
fretted and fumed, while Louis Lo"ehS'''n Ni''
rumor says is the probable successor "l m ie,.
Judge stner. pored over the new charter ana 'he
esepara1 Election laws About rs oclo'h ne
called the "Chief" and tolls him the Law TroNloen
for such contingency. and that he must q.a1 qucHlH1
s1Iaqn zen frHm maj district and qualhed
electors from the INth, and that tRey onos % ~,
could elect three inspectors 10 MI me la''S Va
mis- was done ana the meeting called Peter
Mace James McElroy and James GTso9in5 cream "-s1
chosen as inspeeJGrs, s"' 10 IN MAKE things doublv
sure Lowenstein had DeverE man osalsl.sf in his
voter, who Was then coInI',lieqr 49, NIX an an
davit before notary that he was . ouN 4U'i'"'N
az Tommy smith. the secretary, 81 Tam
msnv walked in and meeky inquired II ne ''1'-
so You cant ejacuated Big Bill. s47yaseiy;
there aint nothin ooin 9ers lCL ~, Hs1 -ii on YOU:
y.sas Ts9s to vote an " YOU ''n T. ~ -. =.
srT smith S%saf 9SS9f' baS S Done Tl' and lett IN ne mean
while there line OF voters. c"isnS ~, "" FiotrR
men Tnsp ,osf ~ The Corner of Twenty fourthst To
80 ne. vere peveryites and. despite the faoj
about TWO hours were required 20 go i.,il ~ q
10 the voting place. the line con,ina'I s ~ ToveT
stein decided thar the polls must be keII oPgn
su four hours and the voting Wss ,Ire NeTe sriii
over lso disappointed voters in the line ana -
votes TeTe re Il R,,s ths hos evSrg Ff'g-t5rse dele
astes were duly declared elecIea. s i,, a souad Of
rfteen patrolmen and rouudsman hn' tieis5 eyefS
thing Was quiet ana Inc ! Po-.srtsiD Cottrell the
new r6noTnsnder ~ that district, dropped m IoI a
moment shook HANDS WIN lh' "l'' anu
r,srT- ,,-sza
After the election Vas over btE 90 I.sss-
.,-..b i,7 u-hi-h hr declared that Murphy. lfao~F
~ Tammauv Han. responsible Tot ms 80 -
80, irsn.cfors remaining away. buf ne 81 alleu ON
me men 20 support the platform, u'heL aNn iai'H
notvgithstandinE. A.. .--.s r,o,,,-
Gratis that Is no reason why us hemo,ra5S W "a
Nt.t, afn't eoir' 70 be clean he declared, Nhis
- ref,tsed ~ declare himself. II = unatrs. 600
.bst Tcyerv favors the candidacy ot lowens''l'l Z
of the law hrm Of Wentworth Lo"e"S'''" anu
Stern for the judicial vacancy