New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-12
THE FIVE A MONKEY FLUSH
DEvERY NAMES PROPOSED TAAIMANY
COMMITTEE.
HE TELLS THE IXTH WHERE "AsToR CHAN
LER GOT IT''-SPEAKS AT TWO
MEETINGS.


MEETINGS.
William 5. Devery created a new record at
| campaigning for himself last night The Big
! Chief addressed two meetings in his fight 1oi
! the leadership of the IXth Assembly Dlstric.
| At meeting, held at Twenty-first-st anu
Eighth-aye. Devery dispensed campaign talk
! for forty minutes. incidentally he coined sew
eral more unique campaign expressions ne
among other things gave new name for the
proposed committee of five that is to replace inc
present trumvirate.
"A Monkey Flush is the name suppheu pS
, the Big Chief
He also sidetracked John c. Sheehan ana
Frank c. Goodwin long enough in his principal
speech to pay his respects to William Astoi
CHAMBER who addressed a meeting or Gooo"il
ties at Twenty fourth-st. and Eighth-aVe-. anu
asked of Mr. Devery, Where did he get II.
Four meetings kept the voters OF the i1>'''
busy last night. Devery followers heard Var'-
Gus speakers talk for their favorite at I"en'S
first-st and Eighth-ave. and Twenty -eshth-SI'
and Tenth-ave The Sheehanites held q meet
ing at Twenty-fifth-st. anu Tenth-aNe-'
the Cioodwint held forth at Twenty-ioui'l-
st and Eighth-ave Besides the regular meet
ings number of small boys went ABOUT tue
district and held meetings of their own III lo'oi
of Devery Some of these impromptu meetings.
attracted
John c. Sheehan arrived at the Pequoo CluD
shortly before . o'clock and conferred with his
campaign managers He did not atteno lne
open air meeting however, and declined TO tax
about the situation when at the cluo-
Devery arrived at the Four Corners Cluo a
little after O'Clock. Referring to the proposed
committee of five. with Sheehan as one of the
members Devery was asked If he would follow
Sheehan If he were in Tammany Hall
No would not. No man could follow Shee-
han or any other man who has voted against
the ticket. He sold his party out am TOT any
man that is anti-Croker-'
Inst at this point several small boys started
an tnnprornpt1 meeting in front of the club Dew
cry was told of It, and said TO one of his lieu
tenants: Go down and take care OF the KIDS
The way the Police Department Is run In this
town now makes 1t impossible to tell what
might happen These cops might interfere with
the kids
The possibility Of his being barred from the
Democratic Convention In case he was success
full at the primaries was preached to Mr. Dew
cry and he said:
There amt no power that can keep me out
of the convention See? Mandamus man.
damus I'll be at the convention if I am elected
in this district.
He asked if he had read Of the proposed
change in the committee TO reign over Tam
many Hall He said that he had, and that he
had noticed the names put forward
Il see they have dropped the Two spot he
remarked.
five?" asked
We'll, sport, what would you call it? Looks
TO like q monkey flush
After this Mr.. Devery went down TO the
fwenty-nrst,st meeting, "nere ne sta2 Oh
a new record in the length of his speech 1t was
by far the best meeting that Devery has had
since the campaign opened. and he knew how
to improve the opportunity.
Il propose to heal up the breach that these
men. Goodwin and Sheehan, has caused in the
Democratic party of this district, he said
John c. Sheehan is not only goin' aroun scalp
ing. but he's trying 10 steal Tammany Hall
now.
has been appointed. l also notice that they
have left the Two Spot out. Now. can't &C
count for any deal with the Two Spot out OF
Referring to Two spot Mcmahon Mr.. Dew
cry said that he was robher and that ne en-
ployed nothing but "Dagoes" in his work
He is known as 'Dago Dan In his district
shouted Devery.
Twenty fourth-st. tonight wants ter know
wnere I got II. He asked the question as was
passin' His name Is Aston Chanler- He IS A
carpetbagger and is in the district iookin fsr
the Democratic nomination fer Congress lie
wants ter Ill the shoes left vacant by the death
OF the peoples friend. Amos ]. Cummings.
Nov / won't tell Astor Chanler where got
it. but / will tell you peoNe where he got II.
His ancestors came over here long age 1heE
shot everything that had hair or feathers on IT,
They grabbed I'D lot of land. which to-day IS
worth millions. And what do they do to-day!
Why. they won't even pay their just taxes IN
this country. They pay taxes i'll England mis-
Teller ChanIer was not only born with silver
spoon in his mouth. He had n golden one.
Mr. Devery then lit into the Sheehan and
Goodwin followers by saying:
Il have got il dead straight that them split
tiers and Confscators will put three or four
tickets in the field at the coming primaries You
voters must watch these fellerS. They are
crooked and want TO pull the WOOL over the eyes
of the honest voters. I say to YOU compare the
ballots before YOU vote This man Sheehan Is
a cross roader slick article, and carries water
on both shoulders. He is framin up to lead
Tammany Hall. No Democrat can follow him.
Goodwin and Smith are in direct cable commu-
nication with Croker. There is also n deal be-
tween Sheehan and Goodwin. l will be at both.
II was IL o'clock before Devery got 70 his
second meeting, and his throat was so bad after
his efforts at the first meeting that he could
only say few words