New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
nEVERI HOLDS IT Up.
E.recufiue Committee Meets, But
Docs Nothing.

turrahle on Thursday
Devery's move was a big surprise to Murphy
and his men. as the programme mapped out
for the night to re- elect Daniel r. Mcmahon
chairman e the executive committee and in
dorse Mr Murphy for the leadership
Devery neatly stopped all this by securing
from Justice Gaynor. in Brooklyn, order to
show cause why a peremptory writ Of man.
dsmus should not issue compelling the Tam
many Executive Committee TO recognize Dew
s~y the executive member from the IXth
District
Il was % o'clock and the corridor Of the
wigwan was filed with the faithful, when J.
Sargent Cram. the newly chosen chairman Of
the Tammany General Committee. pushed his
way through the main entrance and hurried
hack the rear Of the room, where he found
Charles F Murphy There he also met John T
Oakley, leader OF the XIvth and temporary
chairman of the general committee
7 was just served with this" said Mr.. Cram,
producing the court order.
That so?" blandfy inquired Mr.. Oakley; well.
! got one OF the same kind" and then he pro-
duced his.
At about the same time there entered the
Nigwam Dr. ". J. Stewart. who made the
affidavit on which the order granted by
Justice Gaynor: Eddie" Schneider. Devery's
hands man: George Washington Gibbons and
John r McGeldrick. AS soon as they arrived
ther brought news of the injunction service
Nj Schneider served the order on Mr.. Cram
According 10 his narrative, he went TO Mr.
Grams house. No. Ia East Forty -hfth-st-. at
$50 o'clock and asked ii Mr. Cram was in Inc
servant looked him over suspiciously and said
that Nr. cram was out. Schneider. being pretty
,,al satisfied from previous observation that MI.
Cram Was somewhere about waited on the side
walk
IN less than fifteen minutes Mr.. Cram came
on Of the basement door and started TO Walk
nvyav. when 1 served him with the writ said
EDDIE" Schneider exhibited copy Of the or
DER as follows:
,eJ55e5 his "a day Of January. 1893. let the re
spondens and each OF them show cause ca @ 6eld at ' at
f-f7ar1fars ~ in the County Court House. Borough
JanaarE 1903 at 1880 O'Clock in the forenoon, or
soon thereafter as counsel can ne hearo & why NJ
herein directing said respondents and each OF them
art as a member OF the Democratic general com
rttee with all the rights ana pewers ahe h 5'5Ta d
SoIIr s,itioner and his fellow members from the
JXfb Assembly District a member OF the execli-
tive committee Of said general committee ana al,
COMMITTEES on credentials is wholly void and with
cornrittSe and wis this petitioner should not have
such other and further relief as may seem sT Just: Just
show cause made herein, and service thereof on
ees III 9tn eqoe and until the hearing Of
The motion based on this order TO SLOW cause use I ana
Of such Democratic general county coIntnattee OF
IS hereby stayed
Not only was Tarnnaany Hall alive with dis
1rict leaders and those who hope 20 be dis
trict leaders but the basement of the building,
where the Tanrlany Society meets. was full Of
policemen There were many bluecoats on
hand TO preserve order that the Tammany men
were ashamed Of them
We didn't ask for Them said the Tam
many men. General Greene sent them with
out any one asking him"
OF course no one believed this bit of fiction
hut the Tammany men told K 10 each other as
gospel truth The "coppers" were under COM
rnand Of Captain Fitzpatrick and Sergeant Fa-
gan and there were between fifty and hun
dred Of them.
As soon as Cram and Oakley reported TO
Murphy what had happened there was conster-
nation Some Of the district leaders were glad
that Devery had asserted his rights under the
law. while others hinted that the executive
committee would meet just the same The
committee did get together about O'Clock.
but transacted nothing in the nature of real
business Senator George W. Plunkitt called
the members TO order and nominated Daniel
2 Mcmahon for temporary chairman George
2 Scanneu was elected temporary secretary.
Messrs. Oakley and Cram informed those pres
soon g.ut and carried TO adjourn, subject TO the
cal Of the Chair.
Charles g r wahle. of the firm of Hoffman.
watIe e Steuer. viii act as counsel for the
Tarnrnany executive committee
Devery was represented in his application TO
Justice Gaynor yesterday by Abram / Elkus.
This is the second action begun by Devery in
three DAYS on Saturday night one of his lieu
tenants Peter J. Garvey. secured from Justice
Scott an order. returna bIe tomorrow. requiring
the chairman vice-chairman and secretary Of
Tamn.any Hall 10 show cause why Devery
should not be recognized as the regularly elected
representative Of the Tammany executive COM
nittee fonl the IXth District The later order
from Justice Gaynor acts stay II Murphy
mad got wind Of the second action yesterday
afternoon in time there is little doubt that he
would have called the executive committee to-
eether and rushed through its business before
the writs were served Devery moved too swift
ly and secretly for them, however
senater-elect James J. Frawley, chairman
OF the committee on credentials. which is TO
pass on Devery's standing in the executive com
nittee. in answer TO a question last night said:
We expect to tai UP the protest against Mr..
De1-ery within the rext t~o weeks. AS soon
/ gel back from Albany. on Thursday. 1 expect
70 begin work on it. Mr.. Devery will come be-
ore our committee l expect. and / want 10 say
row that so far as I am concerned. he viii get
an abso uteiy fair shoay. I shall Fear all he has
70 say and my report TO the executive commit
tee viii be one that ] shall be ready 10 stand
by"
While the Tsmmany Executive Committee was
going :. rough its mai e-believ, session Devery
vas with some friends around the corner at the
p. aion Square Hotel II tie committee had sent