The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-13
JUDICIARY DOES UP HOPPER,
NTH A JUDGE-ELECT IN CHARGE
AND A JUDGE on THE DOOR.
Ex-I.eader OF the Thirty-nrst brought the
Police and al Least ~ Delegates Z"
the Meeting That Elected Hendricks
Man wright 10 he District Leader.

The Hon. Peter A. Hendriok. Justice
elect Of the Supreme Court, resigned the
Tammany leadership OF the T~hirty-hrst
Assembly district last night, and amid a
glad symphony, in which Police Captain
Buchanan, Roundsman Brady, seven patrol"
men. Justice John Henry Mccarthy OF the
City Court, a leashed bulldog, an excited
fox terrier and u~ncounted numbers OF the
Harlem unterriied too part, William j.
Wright. a shoe man. was elected to succeed
him. Isaac A. Hopper, who tried for the
leadership and failed. left the hall in a fuster
about ten minutes after the district general
committee meeting came to disorder. He
was followed by eighteen delegates. MI.
Hopper said that he had more in the hall,
but that they we're afraid to leave.
Justice Mccarthy lent dignity to the pro-
oeedings by spending most OF his time ION
the door and yelling orders to the solid
phaIanx OF Hendrick in the hall and the
lobby. Justice-elect Hendrick raced m
in and out Of the hall doors
which at other times were Theoretically
~sealed-and tried to have everybody except
tine utltX hICr
wrought up by the presence Of the p~oliceand
said their presence gave an u~ndignihed tone
TO the Tammany meeting and wal a refiec-
ton on not only himself but on all that part
Of Harlem. Mr. Hopper had asked for police
protection, and early in the evening Capt.
Buchanan agreed with him that he needed
the police.
Before the meeting was called at all
~. l~o. tTapArink tramDed INTO the
corridor OF the hall at IS West l25th street.
CAPTAIN, / want these police withdrawn
he yelled. Their presence is an insult to
me as well as the district. What's the mean
ing Of their presence
"Captain you keep those police right
here" interposed Hopper. We had a
rouRhhouse at the club the other night and
there is liable TO be-
THE only r%oughhouse was when one OF
your men was thrown out" cried Hen
drick. They'll stay. will they? Oh,
suppose you own the police, Mr.. Hopper
Whereupon Capt. Buchanan butted in.
No, he doesn't own the police, nor do
YOU, Mr.. Hendricks" he snapped. MIR.
Hopper asked for protection for himself
and his men here tonight and the police
will stay
Justice-elect Hendrick hustled into the
| hall again and slammed the door, but was
out again in a few minutes to order every
body out OF the hallway.
There's no use of you staying, he in
sisted to the cTowd about the doors. No
one can get in here except delegates, 80 you
better move along" The command didn't
seem to be taken as official. The crowd
STAYED. The cops looked straight ahead
and smiled.
Come in here, Scanlon," yelled Justice
! Mccarthy to Hendricks right hand man.
-and be quick about IT,
The doors had been closed preparatory
to calling the meeting to disorder. when a
| delegate wandered along and demanded
admittance.
you're 100 late" said a voice through
a slit in the door.
"Ah, close yer trap shouted the delegate
| and pushed his way in.
For the next ten minutes traffic was al
most blocked in l25th street, while yells OF
Point of order" Put Hopper out Il
d~ee-fyyyy you" yer a liar, "-grrrrrrr-bow-
wow" and -yip-yip-yip' from the bulldog
and fox terrier, respectively, who were be-
ginning to take notice. slid through the air
surrounded by heliOtrope fumes. Assem-
blyman j. Sidney Goldstein, who was the
alleged presiding officer of the meeting,
was having the time OF his life trying to get
through a ~rolcall.
The 22I delegates came 70 disorder with
a roar. During the rollcall there was con-
slant uproar from both Hendriok and
Hopper men, with Hopper's high tenor and
the yips OF the fox terrier rising high above
the bass Crowls Of the bulldog n the
shouts OF Judges Hendrick and Mccarthy.
Then two John Egans answered to the roll
call and the meeting exploded.
"A Judge-elect of the Supreme Court
ought to be ashamed TO be mixed up in this
sort of thing" cried the Hopper John Egan.
what chance nave we against a stacked
deck like this2 You're calling the names OF
men not here, and you're trying to knock
me out OF my vote. But I'm entitled legally
to have my say here, and, by God, I'll have
i'll"
There was a hurried roll call then on the
election of the leader, and as the delegates
answered Wright" Wright" rhyth-
mically. the Hopper men streamed out OF
the hall.
We'll 90 over to the club and have a con-
vention of our own, " cried the Hopper John
Enan as the Hendrick job Egan-same
address-answered Wright" and had his
vote recorded.
Wen carry this thing into the courts.
remarked Hopper as he put on his coat and
went at the mead of his band to the Harlem
Democratic Club at 100 West l2oth street.
That crowd has about fifty OF the Gus
j. Paul Association in there as proxies,
80 what chance have we? l tried to have
a fellow named Levy and another fellow
named Clearly put out. but they wouldn't
listen to il. They finally said that Cleary
was a s~tenographer and was needed tc
take down the minutes"
When all the Hopperites had departed
the election proceeded amicably, as only
the 2Os Hendrick delegates were left in the
hall.
Judge-elect Hendrick, the retiring leader
made a speech OF resignation then, in which
he said the question Of Mcclellan against
Murphy had been voted upon by the people
and that the Murphy organization ma
should be seated in response to the people
wishes. There we're more glares for tn
por ce as the victors marched out.
Christ mas Money for Police. FIremen an