New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-30
Oh. Mr. Dev'ry; oh. Mr.. Dev'ry.
At Saratoga you in line Will be.
The State convention VIII pay attention
To MI Dev'ry every, every time.
The order of the procession was as follows:


colored mascot,
Floral pump carried by four men
Banner
t co@s ST ss S Of Ehaf as sRysT
Candidate Shdsr % in IVA waiting Albright
First Marshal a0F Johnny 3aii5y'' Mce;olarlck.
Second bd M aGs6a Of Se district t''''
Bv the time the Deveryites reached the United
States Hotel the sidewalks were crowded with
cheering PEOPLE red fire famed, and women and
children on the piazzas waved their handker-
chiefs and clapped their hands at the process
sion. Bowling to right and left. waving his white
felt hat in graceful circles. and hopping his
fevered brow. big Bill STROBE ahead.
The band which had been hired to meet the
delegation fell in behind and added its wild
strains to the pandemonium- AS the procession
nassed the Grand Union Hotel politicians
dropped their whispered conversations and
rushed to the sidewalks. The roar of the cheer
;,g hy this time was deafening, dozens OF the
7-arnr,,pv delegates forgot their orders and sent
. cbaar after the best Chief of Police New
York ever had
The line moved on to Congress springs where
:. turned and Devery led his followers back
through the lines of wondering politicians to
the limited States Hotel. There he signalled to
the hands TO halt. They stopped on either side
of the staircase and with Dig Dill ana the
n,,ron ahead the line moved straight up the
staircase Into the hall. through the women s
parlor and into the lobby they marched
..0b Mr. Deverv: oh. Mr.. Devery." they sang
ss the astonished hotel porters scurried to right
and left A porter in blue jumpers lodged into
the crowd and grasped Deverys hand Then
everybody cheered and stamped and clapped
their hands. At the lobby the lines broke and
Devery and his aids moved on the proprietor
who welded to the attack. and the Devery
headquarters were secured.
Then the Big Chief began his reception.
First he shook hands over again with the
''peepuT' of the district Next he spied Herman
Ridder looking grimly at the display. MI
Ridder has openly attacked Devery, and people
who recognized him looked for fun. They were
disappointed. With genial smile the Chief
held out his hand and the sworn enemies chat
ted for a moment Every one in sight yielded
hands
NEVER SEE NOTHIN' LIKE IT.
When the Chief had recovered his breath he
leaned against the desk and said. wonderingly:
L never nothin like it. You'd we thought
L was Teddy sure. the way them peepul
cheered me all along the line. Why, at Troy
had to get out an shake hands with crowd
The peepul amt deceived about me. The COM
mon peepul is glad to everywhere 60"
AT Poughkeepsie and Troy Devery held re-
ceptions. People crowded on the platform and
on the tracks cheering him and grasping his
hahos AT Troy his delegation got out and
pdraoed the streets the station, TO the
music furnished by the band carried with them
me Chief gave characteristic example OF
ms political munificence at Hudson, where the
Tram stopped for ten minutes II was the
hour' and a crowd of workmen. attracted by the
req banner on DeYery's ogn car crowded round
ana began to cheer and call for a speech Dew
''s came out, and after brief speech in his