The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-28
Former Chief of Police Hailed as
Coming Standard Bearer at
Mass Meeting.
DISPLAYS BANNER OF HIMSELF.
Declares He "Ain't No Orator. :
but SAYS He Has Goodwin
and Sheehan Skinned
TO Death"
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. july 27.-The opera bouffe
campaign of former Chief of Police William
: Devery for leadership in the Ninth Dis.
trict against John {. Sheehan OF the Great
er New York Democracy and Frank Good
win. the Tammauy leader. continues with
unabated amusement.
At a meeting held last night the CHIEF
was proclaimed not only the next leader
of Tammany Hall, but was hailed as the
coming standard bearer of the State De
mocracy. The event was the unfurling of
banner. on which the Chiefs features
were portrayed. urging voters to destroy
all the political machines. Amid the crash
OF pyrotechnics, the blare of brass band
and the cheers OF 500 persons. the former
Chief OF Police bowed his acknowledgment
and promised TO 'serve the people faithful
in any job comm to me-" Mr.. Devery also
signalized his entrance into national pol
itics by declaring his platform TO be:
No Imperialism, no trusts. free silver
and plenty OF it,
This was interpreted by some to mean
that the Chief may yet aspire TO Thomas
c. Piatt's seat in the United States Senate
1t was a jostling, hurrahing multitude
that greeted Deyery when he, with the aid
of six policemen, forced his way into the
headquarters on Eighth avenue. near Twea-
ty-third street. about o'clock Finally
reaching the ciubrooms. he found them
packed with another crowd. which cheered
him wildly Twenty minutes later the
Chief yelled out of the window: Let 'er
Co." and the big banner was swung to the
breeze. the band playing the Star spangled
Banner" and the thousands outside Shrek
ing to the accompaniment OF bursting
bombs.
Devery appeared at the window, swung
his hat and shouted: "Ain't that an awful
mob7 Must be fifteen or twenty thousand
out there" Then he Ieaped upon table
ana yelled: Come TO order" and began:
II amt no orator: I Amt no Bourke
Cochran; no Joe Choate. But I'm soin' to
tell you plain what relates to this matter.
Me and tho people Of this district are goin'
10 send Carpstbagger Sheehan back to Buf-
faIo and Iceberg Goodwin back 10 'hs
KnIckerbocker Ice Company to handle Ice.
! don't want TO be a general or wear a
sword. l want 10 serve in the ranks and
shoulder n gun with you. and the rest OF
the common people. All ask OF you Is to
her movin' until September 1s. Then Wen
have a single Democratic party in this dis
trtct."
the crowd howied Itself hoarse whsn
Devery concluded with. ''There'N be
another meetin' at Grand Opera-hOuse Hall
next Monday night. Then I'll do some
more taikin' about big issues like i'm
perialIsm. trusts and free silver. believe
in free silver and any ether kind Of silver
and l can never get enough OF II.
Copies Of a new campaign song were dis
tributed, entitled. THE Man nt the Pump.
He's a Trump" Deyery and his admirers
Joined in vOciferousiy singing IL. Deyery
headed q big procession later. which
marched about the district. jeering at the
Horatic Seymour rnd PsQuot clubs and
tfeir inmates and finally dispensing at the
Pump"
Il got those dubs. Goodwin and Sheehan.
skinned 10 DEATH said Devery triumphant
Iy as he boarded the midnight tram for
ArveFne.