The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-17
CROKER IS IN
The BACKGROUND
DeVey and Carroll Win Their
Fight for Home Rule.
SHEEHAN SENT To BUFFALO
Republicans Garry Caucuses 10 Brooklyn
but democrats falIio Control Their
Cun Primaries.
SHEEHAN SENT TO BUFFALO

New York. Sept l7-only four changes
in the Democratic committee will result
from the primaries held yesterday. John
f. Carroll won his fight for home rule
in the Twenty ninth district and then an
announced that he was not candidate
for the leadership OF Tammany Han.
Deverys picturesque canvass Of the
Ninth Assembly district won him the
leadership and the right to so TO the
state convention, where the Hon. David
Bennitt Hill has announced that he will
not allow the ex-chief 10 have a seat.
Mr. Devery viii contest this. and he has
been advised by his lawyers that he Will
be able to make the convention seat him.
though II was the intention OF the franz
ers OF the primary law that the state
convention should have complete power
over it's members
CROKER IN THE BACKGROUND
Anyway. Devery is going TO the state
convention. and he is going to take his
seat in the Democratic County conven-
tion and In the executive committee.
What the result OF this will be no one
can tell. AT first blush II would appear
that men like the Martins. Bowling. Car
roll and all the rest would be able to
make Devery sit still and keep quiet.
Devery, however, has supplied so many
surprises that no one would venture to
predict what he may be able TO do.
With Mr.. Carroll out OF the race for
leader OF Tammany Hall. the chances of
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chosen for that important office seem
better than ever. AT the same time Mr..
Murphy may be able TO set the job, and
that viii mean that Mr. Croker may
come back at any time and take the lead
-ership--
Dcvery won his fight easily. Frank j.
Goodwin the present Tammany leader,
was left far BEND. and the best John c.
Sheehan. the Greater New York Democ-
racy leader. could do was 10 get within
s95 votes OF the former deputy commis-
sloner OF police.
The vote was Devery 1895. sheehan.
1910. Goodwin 73S.
VICTORY FOR DEvERY.
Devery's victory was the occasion for
an outburst on Eighth avenue the like
OF which had never before been seen In
that part Of the city. A crowd of fully
10000 people gathered on the two blocks
from Twenty third TO Twenty NTH
streets and yelled its approval OF big Bill
All that could do so got around the en-
trance 10 the William s. Deyery associa-
tion at 264 Eighth avenue. where Devery
had been receiving the returns. and en-
deavored to make Themselves heard
above the hiss and road of fireworks and
the discordant crashing of half dozen
Devery bands.
Long after midnight the celebration was
still going on.
Devery took his victory cody. Occa-
sionally he stopped chewing his cigar
long enough 10 hurl some choice express
ions of opinion at his rivals for the edi-
fcation o: the friends who surrounded
him.
SHEEHAN BACK TO BUFFALO.
Its not as big victory as expected"
he said, but the vote was light and IL Is
enough to win. II the full vote had come
out | would have swamped those fellows.
What pleases me Is that have won
victory over the oiliest. crookedest poh;i-
clan in this state. John c. Sheehan. I've
beaten him and sent him back TO Buffalo,
as. ! promised the people OF this district /
would
Il said I'd send Goodwin back TO the
ice docks, where he belongs. with the
other schilly propositions, and II the fig
ures don't show that I've done IT, why
all right.
I'm a tired man tonight and | can
not say more. But tomorrow l will pe
ready to say something. and what Will
say will be Interesting. I'm going to lead
this district for the good of the district
and the people In IL and the grafters are
going to be pitched out"
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
The Republican primaries In Brooklyn
resulted IN a sweeping victory for the
organization. Walter b. Atterbury. who
raised the standard OF revolt In the lTth
assembly district. was beaten out OF
sight The Independents who followed
the leadership OF former Mayor Charles
a. Schleren and Frank NJ. Brooks, chair
man OF the Young Republican club,
shared the same fate all along the line.
From the returns received up to a late
hour last night at Republican head
quarters. IL was calculated that the total
opposite vote cast In the country would
not exceed 5000 Lieut. Gov Timothy l..
Woodruff. who was on hand early to re-
ceive the returns, was jubilant over the
result He had confidently predicted that
he would lead a solid delegation from
Kings county 20 the Saratoga convention.
but at the same time did not anticipate
that the so-called reformers after such a
cut such sorry figure at the primaries.
REPUBLICANS HAVE HEART.
lir. Woodruff was overwhelmed with
congratulations and acclaimed as the poll
deal champion Of the hour. Mr.. Woodrun'
declined 20 make any statement as 10 the
probable effect Of the indorsemen, OF his
management on his own immediate poll
IDEAL future. but all his lieutenants pre-
lict that the demand for his renomlna-
don for lieutenant governor will now be
pressed with renewed vigor. not only by
the Kings county delegation. but through
out the state and that II would be n-
evitable.
The Democratic primaries IN Brookiy n
were tame affairs. as were the Republ-
can primaries In New York. In Brooklyn
the McLaughlins received a setback an
the 9th district at the hands OF the Cof-
feyftes.
DiE0 IN BERLIN
London. Sept 17.-News reached Lon