New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
DEVERY IN JOYFUL HOOD.
WE AMT NOTHIN' But AMACHUERs." ;"
SAYS THE BIG CHIEF"-"wE ARE
JUST A-wALKIN' UP AN
DOWN, LISTENIN'."

The meaning OF the phrase IAN amateur in
politics" has undergone a remarkable change
since William s. Devery announced that the
term fitted himself The Big Chief was in
great spirits last night. He patrolled his usual
beat along the -Four Corners" with unusual
aiacrty. AS a sign of his high spirits he flew
a remarkable neck scarf whose spotless purity
was only tarnished by few small polka dots.
the whole artistic effect nesting coyIy under
the second Of the great mans abundant chins.
We amt nothin but amachuers." said he
genlally, when asked as 10 the situation. We
Just a-waIkIn' up an down, lstenin Maybe
well learn suthIn' by and by" Evidently the
Chief regarded this a great joke. for he
chuckled mirthfully. Then he launched into a
laudation of the women of the city and the
enlightenment Of the age.
L tell yer wot 1t is. there is a whole bunch O.
wimen in this here city wot know hol lot about
politics. Why. yer sit down side O. one O. them
an she'll give yer a royal game o. talk about
politics"
Are the women with you, Chief, in this dis
trict?" asked one OF the audience.
The would-be leader reflected moment
weighing the question with evident modesty
Well we'n see. we'll see" was the answer
Then Mr.. Devery entered upon a further de-
nunciation of the political methods of his op-
ponents.
Il alnt sayin' they amt all right enough fel-
lers," he declared. but the idea O. politics is
a-sittin' in the clubroom a-playin' hearts or
euchre. maybe sometimes that game where
fours beat threes and two pairs beat one and
there's a king flush. l don't know nothin'
about it myself, but l heard of il. Maybe you
fellers know it. They don't go down to Tenth
ave, among the poorer people. They don't do
nuthn but draw $500 a year. That amt
politics accordin to my idea"
OF Thomas r. Smith, the present secretary of
Tammany Hall. Mr.. Devery volunteered the fol-
lowing interesting item of information: Wen
have him sitting in a tub of turpentine before
were trou' wild him. He can't be no middeman
in my show
The William S. Devery Association will "a Ike
possession of its new headquarters, at No. 264
Eighth-aVe.. tomorrow night. The occasion
will be fttingly observed with general hilarity.
and ii is quite possible that that occasion
Mr. DeVery, who was deeply impressed with
his recent oratorical efforts. will deliver an ad-
dress. At that time he also promised that the
exact details of his outing would be given out.
He added that, although no more Of Goodwin )
captains had come over to him. he expected
more soon.
well, well keep away from the pump an
observe the Sabbath o-morrow." the part
ing Injunction with which the chief waved
a farewell to his audience
Louis Munzinger, a lieutenant of John G.
Sheehan in the IXth. passed Devery's corner
last night, and was asked what the Sheehanites
thought Of the friction between the Devery and
Goodwin factions "Oh, 1 don't think we Should
be drawn into the affair" he remarked. It's
a sort of a family quarrel between them. We
and we believed we would win out in the pri-
maries in any event. The Goodwin people will
beat the Devery folks. and the fight between
them makes sure position
Affairs dead at the clubrooms OF the
Horatio Seymour Club, as both Goodwin and
Thomas F. Smith were out OF town.