New-York tribune., 1902-08-13
DETERY GOES FOR SHEEHAN.
4 CHARACTERISTIC SPEECH AT HIS
FIRST OPEN AIR MEETING-"1r's
THE FIGHT O. THE
PEOPLE. I SAY"

The first open air mesting in the campaign OF
Big BIT Devery for the leadership O. the IAIA
Assembly District was held last night at Eighth-
ave. and TWenty-eighth-st II was p:eceoec 'S the
raising OF second banner across Etghth~aVe.' just
in front OF the Four Corners Club. The banner
bears a picture of Devery. and the inscription;
headquarters OF the -Four Corners Club INth As
sembIv District Our Choice for Leader, William s
re,-erv Everybodv's Friend For the People and
With the People Suspended from the banner Is a
strip of giving notice Of the outing at Coege
Point on September 10. II was supposed that TINS
outing would be free to the people OF the dlsIrlct
but the tickets being sold at 81 each. large
platform was built over a truck near the pump
last night. and it vas soon crowded with spell
binders and newspaper men. A large quantity OF
fireworks was of the Eighth-ave. tracks,
and as the passed passengers occupying end
seats were covered with shower OF sparks. Sew
eral thin shrtwaists were perforated brass band
kept the crowd In good humor until the speaking
began at about o'clock. Devery did not venture
from the ciuhroons until hour later. BY this
time crowd had gathered about the truck, block
ing all traffic in the street.
Devery the last speaker. George washing
ton Gibbons. who had been proposing three cheers
for Devery at intervals OF Ave minutes from the
stat stood up and asked for three more. They
were given with a viii. The Big Chief" opened fire
| on the common enemy. John C. sheehan without
wasting words,
When came here tonight intended meetin'
gentleman that issued challenge for to have a
little debate with ne said. II don't know whether
he is in this multitude not. I think that you
might appoint committee Of five 10 see whether
he in the Pequod Club not. If he aln't there
perhaps Mr.. Munznger, his little poodle. chesty
Munzinger, chesty Louis, will come aroun All he
knows about his feller constituents is TO throw out
his chest chwst his eye up little, an say. That's
awright, wen atten that little matter. You
never hear from him again
Devery remarked the scarcity Of women in his
audience, and excused their absence by declaring
that they were doing campaign work among their
neighbors for William 8. Devery. I've been in
your midst for the last thirty or thrty-fve years
he continued. 'an I've took hack at almost any
tnIng. I've been at all kinds o manual labor. from
handn& & m t6 c 10 & fe ben poce or
an chief of police here amongst you. an none OF
my @erd SSfa sTEha What NJ o kept mtg
kept his s Is the lie as5 Fe' ah nG IN this district
YOU fs have ' man hsrs CARPET 6asfeE from g95-
fio e is dan 5a C hehan from f the h' m IN
the mornn ill he goes & to bef l. at night he be s 9us
hen put the money in his ssns ber an go ~ s9un bar am
a saP 5Rs hsBss he song only 2assoae It as s9
ese 6Ssl The IS he
ave now YOU'D 6hnS 1t bas Tas a So get off @
q, aia ahy hah sine rs He has broke his word 70 me and
people S1 OF Of Nint. Tent an Eleyent' eves ISmail
boy Give them sTmb Ths bssr Ehnt S9 be se Fv9 f2
'ern. lsmail girl with shr voice, ! hope you win
Mg e yet Young man to take sdershp
hut couldn't do Ii, so made up me min that "a
give EN- fight anyhow. Devery will stick If he's
the only man goin' down in the water wagon with
This is the startin' point It's the fight o the the
people who is bein' ground down by trusts ana
heads above the wafer II you want raise I IN your
co out an tight for it, You got 10 strike for IT,
Your rents is goin' higher. your meats is goin
hig her an your coal is soin' higher till you can
hardly live no more. It's the fight O. the people L
say
other speakers were George Washington Gibbons
ex-Congressman John J. Murphy. John B Nc
C;oldrIck Richard Butler, George ". Albright and
ex-Congressman William e Ryan. Of Syracuse
Mr. RYAN is a rabid Bryan Democrat, ana no one
could find out what brought him into the district
last night. His speech made it clear that he has
no particular liking for John c. Sheehan. Dr.
William J. Stewart presided Just before the Ineeto
ing the William Rohfs Association, OF No AS
West Twenty-ffth-st. forty-three strong. pledged
support TO Devery. Heretofore they have been with