New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-02
TAMMANY'S BIGGEST PLOT
DEVERY FEARS RESULT.
Calls on the Mayor to S5ceor en- 1901
Special Policemen.

mer connection with Tammany Hall, is In
position to get pretty accurate information re-
gardng Tammany's preparations to cast fraud
uient votes. estimates that Tammany in New
York County and McCarren in Brooklyn have
between 10000 and 10000 "foaters' and re
peaters' ready for operation tomorrow.
Devery said last night he was in possession of
inside information concerning the conspiracy.
Speaking with all the vehemence of which he
is ca pable, the ex-Chief declared that the anti
Tammany forces were in serious danger OF
being fraudulently defeated at the polls. as a
result of Tammany Vaccinations. He feared
the police force and the deputies of Superin-
tendent Morgan were inadequate in number to
thwart the army of "fioaters'
Devery said that General Greene was not to
blame for the inability of the police to cope
effectively with the situation. He declared that
the Tammany plot to rob the people of their
choice was of greater proportions than anything
of the kind that had ever been attempted In
Fourteenth Street He was seriously of the opn-
ion. in view of what he knew, that Governor
Odell would be absolutely justified in calling on
the State militia to do police duty in this city
next Tuesday. The ex-chief declared that Muir
phys political life depended winning this
battle. and he was determined to accomplish
his purpose by hook or by crook.
IF Tammany Hall wins out next Tuesday it
Devery. perched on the pump he has made
famous. L have got good authentic inside in
formation of a gigantic Tammany Hall plot to
obtain from 10000 70 10000 fraudulent votes.
This plot is now well under way, and want TO
warn the people and the authorities about 1t
while there is vet time. Murphy has sworn 10
win this election by hook or by crook
If he don't he's a dead one for good
There amt no chance Of his winning it
by hook, because decent governments going
be too big proposition for him TO
buck up against But look out for the crook
end of it, Pat McCarren can tell you what 1
mean by that, and so can Cassidy. They're the
main guys in as big political job to float
wholesale fraudulent vote 10000 strong as ever
set Fourteenth Street hustling. Queens is going
to he the real centre of this bunco game, and so
is Kings. Why, even in my own district we're
looking out for 900 Tammany repeaters. but
we'll give them all that's coming to them.
Now, the basis on which AIurphy's gang is
going to work this game is the inability Of the
police and Morgan TO cope with the situation.
You can figure it out for yourself if
you think minute. There'll be 1850 pa
trolmen detailed at the polls. on the basis of
three men to each poll, and adding the number
of men who must do station duty, etc, there
will be a total of 5000 policemen who will be
absolutely tied up on Election Day That
means that every time the policemen at the
polls run TO the station with the men arrested
a horde of Tammany 'repeaters' will sneak
into the voting booths II were Mayor Low
I'd swear in $500 special policemen TO do poll
duty on Election Day. It will need all them
to break up this dirty plot. Now amt
blaming General Greene. He'll do the best he
can. but the dirty work Tammany Is going TO
do on Election Day will beat anything Croker.
ever tried in his life.
IF I was Governor OdeH I'd call out the mill
tia for poll service. Mark my words, young
man. the situation warrants il. This amt no
idle talk. I've facts to back up every word !
utter If l was Low I'd have McCarren watched
particularly. They're preparing to vote every
thing over in Kings, even the headstones in the
cemeteries.
Now regarding the vast sums of Tammany
money that are going TO he floating around to
buy legitimate votes. there amt no call 10 be
afraid of that When = Tarnmany leader gets
roll Of bills to buy votes with, that roll stays
right in his pocket. Every Tammany leader
is grating on his own account as we'll as for
Murphy. ard there won't be 5000 worth OF indie
pendent votes bought on Election Day.
If McClelab should win. would it he possible
for the police e. enfo. &C the laws?' DeVery was
asked
THE POLICE UNDER MCCLELLAN
No sir; it would not" he replied promptly,
"you can Judge from my own experience When
a Police Commissioner is appointed detailed
policy is laid down to him by the Mayor. Such
policy was laid down to me- and it was follow
It or lose my head There were many things
done while 1 was Police chief which personally
l didn't approve Of, and there was lots more
things done which 7 never knew nothing about
until after | had left the force. If / had refused
TO do as l told they would have got some one
else as could. 1t would be the same thing with
McCIellan's commissioner. Murphy has prom
Used his crook and gambling friends a liberal
form of government. You know what that means.
McClellan's Police Commissioner viii be told
sit still and do nothing, as / was. They'll
run the department for him
If Murphy's frauds next Tuesday get his
man elected theren be hot times again in New
York, and don't you forget If. That gang at
the ROssmore Hotel who fell to shooting each
other last week amt waiting in the city for
fusion to win. If Tammany gets in they'll be
up and doing again as soon as little George
takes his seat"
An excited man here rushing up
breathessly to tell the Chief that Thomas +.
Grady bitterly attacking Devery at a
nearby meeting.
That degenerate attack me- exclaimed
Deyery. Why. he's worse than Murphy. He's
been mixed up with poolrooms all his life.
Grady and McCarren are behind a faro bank
in West Thirty hrst-st.. which they can't deny.
That lckspittle of Murphy and Sullivan at
tack me, He's done Murphys and Sulivans
collecting for the last twelve years