The evening world., 1902-07-12
DEVERY'S POLITICAL BOOM, LAUNCHED
AMID RED FIRE, is SOARING TO-DAY.
Ex-P olice Chief Tells of
His Ambitions in an
Epoch = Making Ad-
dress at the "Pump"
-Fireworks and En-
thusiasm Galore.

reer OF William s. Devery.
He cast himself on the sea OF politics.
and the splash thereof has made rlpples
all over town.
When the suggestion was made to him
that he had cast himself on the sea OF
politics. he said:
ITS a sea 1 haven't been used to
swimming IN, but I'm here to say that
nobody ever saw me wear a cork belt
at Rockaway Beach. and I don't think
that on the Ninth Assembly beach you'll
hear any hoilers from Devery for the
life saver"
As he made this remark there were
about two thousand persons lined up
along Eighth avenue north and south
from Twenty-eighth street looking at
tho Devery fireworks. About the bulky
figure of Devery swarmed hundreds OF
men anxious to shake his hand and as.
sure HIM OF success II they could carry
1t to him.
He had a reply for all who addressed
him. BUT his thoughts were not in the
remarks he was making to his we'll
wishers.
say" he remarked Immediately after
an enthusiastic voter had made known
his urgent need of pecuniary assistance,
tell that fireworks man he isn't throw
ing enough red into that Pelee out
there. And Il any kids want sky-rockets
give EN- to the kids"
All this was long after the preliminary
gathering at the pump And as th's
is intended to be a condensed recital OF
a night at the pump" II Is well to
begin at the beginning. Therefore. a
description of the pump.
This Is the "Pump."
al q hydrant ON the northwest cor
ner OF intersecting streets-a ommon
ordinary hydrant. There is a saloon
alongside the hydrant, a saloon directly
across to the east, a saloon diagonally
across to the southeast, n saloon ad-
joining this saloon n across the street
from the hydrant to the south is a dry
goods store. Three wet-goods stores and
one dry-goods store on the corners
dominated by the hydrant, to saw moth.
ing or the wet-goods store next to the
Wet-goods store on the southeast corner.
Ihis hydrant is the pump
On the second floor of a building ad-
joining the northwest corner wet-goods
store on the north is the "Four Corners
Ciuo' rms club is destined to 20
down in the history Of the city-eyen to |
me eclipse of the pump" for it was in
the -Four Corners Club" thar peverv
was born-politically-last night.
True. he has been a politician ev.-
since he put or the uniform of a police.
man. His success in leapine from tho
command Of the West One Hundred and
IWenty-hfth street sta tion in 1896 to the
command nf thA nolipa foroo |
New York In 1900. is proof Of this. But
a political politician is different from a
police politician. and 1t remains to be
seen II the lively infant that emerged
from the -Four Corners Club last
night will be as successful as has been
the police politician, William S. Devery.
Back to the pump"
A crowd was In evidence around the
hydrant as early as z o'clock yesterday
evening. 1t was a serious crowd. Most
OF the men in 1t had gray hair. Some
carried canes-all were ruddy of COM
plexion and square of jaw. Younger
men approached them at times, whis-
pered and hurried away. Across the
street men plainly not in sympathy with
those about the pump smoked and talked
and waited.
hEtuBhhB the fIEeEvOEkH.
Men cam along about 8 O'Clock carry
ing strange bundles. These were stored
away In the wet goods store closest 10
the pump" Small boys who saw the
bundles carried In made up their minds
to camp out. They saw numerous sky
rockets In the parcels the busy strangers
were storing In the repository for wet
goods.
It was along after Q o'clock when 1.-THE
CHIEF arrived. He appeared as though
he had dropped out Of the sky. Some
said they had seen him cross Eighth
avenue Others said they had seen him
como down. and some said they had
seen him come up Eighth avenue. At
any rate. he was there-smoking his
cigar.
When he arrived the serious old men
who had been waiting went up TO the |,
rooms of the -Four Corners Club"
Devery smoked his cigar and watched
than. When all had filed by he said to
the assembled newspaper reporters;
Were at the post; they'll raise the
barrier In a few minutes. Then we're
off, Wait and therell be something
doing"
And there was. William 8. Devery
was nominated for leader Of the Demo-
cratic forces OF the Ninth Assembly
District. Nine tried captains OF the
Goodwin forces enlisted with him. sent
their designations to the Seymour Club.
and the Devery campaign was on.
The affair was well stage-managed,
A the hrst OF those who had been in
the -Four Corners Club meeting
reached Eighth avenue the fire works
man got busy. When Devery came out
the avenue vas ablaze, the horizon was
sprinkled with sparks, the outer limits
OF vision we're daEzled by the swift
flight of rockets. AsIonished motormen
hid their faces in their caps as they
dashed their cars through the fire.
Have you got a permit, chietf' asked
one who was near Deyery.
my boy" was the reply, Il don't
look after details"
Which rsnark recalled to at least one
listener a hearing IN the Government
BuiIding some weeks ago when j. Pier
pont Morgan was a Witness.
How was this done. Mr.. Morgan
asked a lawyer. h
.--.u, h.Ya ~ ask Mr. Parking" was