Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-30
BIC BILL" DEvERY MADE HIT OF DAY.
He Caught the Crowd Saratoga Again Definite Yet as to Whom the Candidate Will be-Coer Parker and Hill are MeniOned-Speech of Chairman Stanchfed
 Alter Being Made Chairman This Morning

convention and ought to be nomi- nated"
 Afr CoIer's opponents have circulated broadcast printed circulars quoting newspaper attacks of MT Coaer's busi-. ness relations and asking whether he is fair man to stand on an anti trust platform.
 So far as Judge Parker is concerned his reiteration of his desire to be left in his present judicial position is ac- cepted by some and refused by others Two of his closest friends, Civil Ser vice Commissioner Kraft and former Public Printer Thomas E. Benedict, told the delegates again to-day that Judge Parker would not accept even if nominated by exclamation. MT Benedict said to-day: ssFour of the seven judges of the court of appeals are now republicans. Mir Platt de sires to make the court stand to z, in face of the conservative party and business sentiment of the state that. the court should always stand 4 to 5 one way or the other politically. The democratic party must not aid Mr Platt's purpose by withdrawing Judge Parker from the bench.'
 There being still all of to-day and tonight to boom candidates, tlfe se- lections for the rest of the ticket are as yet in abeyance.
 The Devery band was out very early and played popular airs on the yeranda of the United States hotel where the chief is quartered. MT Deyery came down to breakfast be- fore 9 o'clock and later held receP- fion in front (Sf the hotel
 1 SARATOGA, N r., Sept. 3o.- Through streets lined with people and amid shouts of You're all right, chief, William S. Devery led his dele. | gation from the Ninth assembly dis trict of New York city, and the recep- tion which he received was enthusias- tie His special train of seven cars, it had been announced, would arrive at 4:45, and long before that hour the vie cinity of the depot was crowded with people, all anxious to see the man who had wrested control of his district from 1 iiJohR C.. Sheehan and Frank J. Good win The incoming trains bearing the Tammany delegation were met by the reception committee of the Saratoga J0HGESOu1du. C1uD, duO luS QSACS5dlCS were escorted to their headquarters at the Grand Union hotel.
 There was a rush to the first car. l where the stalwart form of the ex- chief of the New York police could be discerned waving back those of his as- 1 sociates who desired to get off before the train came to a standstiH. The wheels had hardly stopped revolving before Devery alighted. and he was promptly surrounded by an eager crowd Of men. women and children who pressed forward in an effort to grasp MT. Devery by the hand. Those who could not reach either of his hands contented themselves with skipping him on the shoulders and assuring him that he twas all right"
 It took fully ten minutes of pushing and hauling before the crowd was driven back far enough to permit the occupants of the train to fall in line. 1 The parade was formed, with the lief fersonian club of Saratoga and it's band on the right of the line. Then came New York city military band. l Behind it on the shoulders of four six footers was borne the floral pump which had been presented to. Devery by his friends in the district. Next came the former chief fanked by Pa