New-York tribune., 1902-08-05
DID NOT GET TO THE ".SLNS. "
DEvERY'S ORATOR SAYS THE EXCUR-
SION COVERED A MULTITUDE

sys.,I- Devery the mixer of political hot drinks
zf--s -s-e Iyth Dfstrict-"BiIl." the t'chsmpeen'
giver out of ice, popcorn balls, excursion tickets
and ''rainbows"-"Mr. Devery of the West Side"
got hit in the eye last night with half OF a
burned out Roman candle. The missile
thrown by a boy at Ninth-ave. and Twenty
seventh-st- Devery had delivered speech TO
the David McConnon Association in the side
room of a saloon at the place named. The Big
Cher was making his way through the crowd
toward another saloon further I'D the street
when the bomb thrower perpetrated his dark
deed. The lad doubtless had broken the candle
in g moment Of patriotic fervor, over the head
Of a citizen and looking around for a mark
TO throw at Devery's broad brimmed straw
hat. tilted like the sail Of sloop in ten knot
breeze. afforded rot a bad mark for the young
patriot
whizz-z-piff!
The rarer tube struck Devery on the brin of
the hat. and one end hit him tE the eye The
crowd halted in apprehension What would the
big fellow do at that? Pointing mis- outstretched
arm in oldtirne police fashion, at the offending
rIrcbin he directed the attention Of a patroir1an
10 him There was darting motion by the
policeman. and then youth shot through the
crowd. head down. eluding the grasp Of the
u11rsrer and Laughing scornfully at the man
under the broad brimrned hat Devery. not
being in mood for revengeful deeds, passed
on amid the plaudits Of the multitude, which es-
,or-ed him 10 the next refreshment place
The McConnon Association meeting was pre-
sided over by James McDernott After the
chief had arrived Mr. McDermott, in an ad-
dress of welcome said: 'Mr. Devery, we are
with Won first last and all the time. We don I
want nothin' from you We ain't grafters- we
are only skilled workT1en"
In response the Chief, amid great applause
said: IN acceptin' this here invitation 10 speak
10 ,zou 7 know YOU are all skilled mechanics-
laboring men You have got Niger quarters
here They amt room enough BEN as Can
understan'. nearly all of you men N t@ pdSt
has been Sheehan men; but now you VIII Moih
under the banner Of the peepul-tnat Is, VIII
lam S Devery for leader. (Prolonged cheersl.
AS your president has said, know you ooh
want anything from me. As your pie9lutt pre- -,
says know YOU can't be bought hou are Win
the peepul for the peepul. all the time.
After Mr.. Devery got through WIN ms i Speec a a
there was great enthusiasm he was IoliU"eu D
by John NcGoldrick, the eN-secretarE OF taIll- @
many Hall, and George Washington u t1lopoLS s
Nr. Gibbons usually says something "orth re-
membeTing x.. s,.r;o.
An Of the women and children OF TINS dlStric' %
are on their knees at this time, sala M. Iip- =
hons praying for the man that per liol
gran act CT full-full-fullarltnroPy os go
hat excursion last week. tGTeat applause
Don't that excursion cover q nulutude
Mr. Gibbons paused right thefe. ma MdS
where he had a right TO stop II ne wanted 10
"rnulttude"-and he wanted to- Inc cro"a q q
reared back affirmative answer liidt as"eIe u l
the distinguished orator that the excursion mao
covered a multitude and Mr.. Gibbons let it go
al that.
AZ the second saloon meeting Mr. DeVery got
another enthusiastic greeting, and his remarks
were true and important from his point OF view