Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-01
DEvERY'S men
New York Boss Refuses 10
Down.
LIVELY TIMES IN SARATOGA,
Democrats Holding a State Election
in Georgia,
COAL SCARCE IN new YORK CITY.

Saratoga, N. Y, Oct. Interest
centered in the meetings this morning
on the committees ON platform and
contested seats of the democratic state
convention. II was conceded that IL
William S. Devery and his delegates
from the Ninth New York city district
were not seated there would be troub-
lous times, Devery having declared
that he would make an appeal on the
floor of the convention, 1t was learned
this morning that Mr.. Devery had
been approached with the suggestion
that the wisest way out of the diff
Guilty would be to leave the representa-
tion of the Ninth district vacant. To
this he replied:
IL will make no such agreement
won by a big majority. l have the
certificate of election and | am enti-
tied to the seats, unless the democrat
ic party wants to go on record as say
ing that an election certificate is of no
value and that the will OF the majority
means nothing"
After Mr.. Devery had made this
statement, several of the leading poll
ticians took up his case and urged that
the committee seat him and avoid
trouble as the establishing of what
might prove an unfortunate precedent.
Almost up to the time set for the re-
assembling OF the convention there
was no change in the ticket proposed
last night.
The committee on contested seats
has agreed to report to the convention
against the seating of either the
Devery or Goodwin delegates in the
Ninth New York assembly district. All
other contests were settled in favor of
so called Hill delegations.
In deciding the Devery contest a
number of heated speeches were made
and when it was explained that it was
Senator Hills desire that neither
Devery nor Goodwin be recognized, a
motion to that effect was carried with
but few dissenting votes. When Sen
ator Hill entered the convention hall
there was great outburst of applause
When the temporary chairman had
raped for order, the report of com
mittee on credentials was called for.
When the secretary read In the Ninth
district, New York, neither delegation
Is entitled to seats in the convention
because of the wholesale corruption" {"
roar OF cheers and Kisses went up
and as 1t continued Devery was seen
making his way to the platform. Vain
ly the chairman raped for order.
When he reached the platform steps
he raised his hands in an effort to stop
the pandemonium that reigned, A SER
geant-at-arms with his hand on the
big ex-chief's shoulder tried to force
him back to a seat, but he shook him
off and made brief speech calling for
justice. AS Devery left the platform
not a delegate was in his seat and the
gallery was in a wild state of excite
ment. For fully ten minutes the con-
vention and spectators roared, APP
plauded and hissed, and when the
noise subsidized, temporary chairman
Stanchfield started to speak. The Dew
cry adherents broke out again and
drowned Mr.. Stanchfield's voice by
cheers for Devery. For several min
utes it went on and then the chair
said:
Il want to say to the gallery, every
body will get fair play. If the gallery
does not cease the galleries will be
cleared" Cries of TRY it-let's see
you" Finally some semblance of or
der was obtained and then Devery pre-
sented minority report.