New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
DETERV.S LATEST SIL LURJAN.
AI.LArGHLIN NOW IN PREHISTORIC
CLASS-GOODWIN MEN DENY OVER
TURES TO SHEEHAN.

Boss Mclaughlin has became old an an
teauated an a silurian politician. said Bill
Devery last night. when informed that the aged
leader of the Kings County Democracy had re-
ferred to him as "a foolish man and bufoon.
The Big Chief haj just returned from the out
ing Of the Young Mems Pieneer Corps of the IXJh
Assembly District, at College Point. and was
nearly tagged cut he had refereed all the ath-
letic games and delivered OF his character
istic speeches at the dinner. Devery started for
the IXth district earlier than the others, and drove
down open barouchc- He arrived at The
Fo1Irap about o'clock and found plenty to do \
horde Of 'grafters' and others waiting 70
get his ear. A delegation Of Frenchmen waited on
him 70 say that all their countrymen in the dis
trict would hold a big Devery parade tonight.
Devery promised review them.
Il wish there was about twenty-five Deverys in
Brooklyn he continued, ito take up the cudgel
for the poor people over there an learn some Of
them people which has been livin' under the guse
Of an auctioneers flag at No. Willoughby-st an
livn' off the fat o the land Tor number o years.
It's about high time they quit an give the young
men o. the borough q chanst. Old Mclaughlin is
continuin' the march at eighty-five years of old
an the young men oughter take the bull by the
horns an kick those andquataa suckers out
y Tavior Phillips First Deputy Controller, MAJ
his first appearance in the district last night He
said that he had come 70 manage the campaign for
John c Sheehan. who Is confined To ms home with
a broken leg. Mr- Phillips lived IN The lNth Dis
trict until two years ago, when he moved 10 the
XIXth Last night he said that Sheehau would
positively win and that Devery had made no in
roads on the Greater New-York Democracy.
.Devery viii not get five hundred votes at the
primaries" said Nj Phillips. His popularity is
diving out and by September his boom viii have
fallen fiat He is conducting q hurrah campaign.
with little free beer the side. He IS doing
no end Of harm TO the tradesmen OF the district
They are sore on him because he's giving away
things that the tradcsnen Of the district could be
selling The business men of the district received
10 benefit from the stuff he bought for his free ex
curston. He huys from one man. and the others
get sore"
Borough President Cantor says that the Good
win people have invited Mr. Shechan TO combine
with them to defeat Devery,' he told.
1t would be foolish for US TO form any such
combination when We can win alone The enemy
is divided. and that is the thing most to be de-
Mr Phillips is spending his vacation near MI
consultation with him. He asked how Mr.
York Democracy OF the XXXVth District in going
why. Haffen has always been with US" said
Mr Phillips. He has always been friendly TO Mr.
nm there we figured that our wisest move would
be TO support Haffen Haffen you know is anti
so Phillips wont get oEen 35arI five 7RSn RSn
dred votes hey? sara DeFeIy IN SUI prise NIdt
friet Want to tell Mr. Philips that I made can
nd d ii that f we'll beat both sheehan an Goodwin by
a large majority The merchants o the distrlc
never did such business as they done since we
started this hurrah campaign as they call II. Peo-
ple from outside the dStTiC are Spendln money
here We invite the Sheehan people to open their
purse strings spend d little money, same as we
are The business wont kick | advise my
people to take ali the Sheehan an Goodwin money
fhev can get an then go TO the polls an vote for
Deyerv We measured course before We start
ed and we II be under the wire when the bell rings
Phillins saws I amt got a his meni Well, I've
got lust ten dstric' captains an twenty two
51,,t of twenty-five o CToodwins' HoWs that for
starter? III give you quiet tip: Goodwins goin
10 send out circulars tO-morrer. Are you on?
Mr. Good win and half a dozen of the faithful
were irving to look cheerful in the Horatio Sey-
roour Club when the newspaper men entered. Mr..
Goodwin looked sour and preferred TO hold no con-
,-ersatiou with the newspaper men. After long and
earnest thought he finally admitted that circular
vyould be issued n days and supposed that
the sraper men might get squnt at II. since
II would then become a public document Thomas
= Smith who IS regarded real Tammany
leader Of the district said that the circular would
he mild in tone and would reflect on no one.
II see that Borough President Cantor says that
we have made oVerturcs to the Sheehan people. : :
aid Mr. Smith. Il wish you would deny that. II
Nr Cantor says that Of his own knowledge he IS
sayina, what knows to be untrue, and II he has
heard II he been misinformed We would lose
ali or,r following II attempted TO make a com
bination with Sheehan. a man we have been night
ing for wears. We have been quiet up 10 date but
viii be heard from pretty soon -
late last night the Pioneers, returning from COL
Ieee Point led by brass band marched past the
S6nr Corners Club and cheered Justify for DeVery
DeVery responded with display of fireworks