New-York tribune., 1902-08-08
THINKS DEVERY WILL WIN
DOES VAN HOEsEN. AND STATE LEAD
ERS ARE FRIGHTENED.
AN INCIDENT WHICH SHOWS WHY DEvERY
IS so BITTER AGAINST CROKER
SHEEHAN AROUSED TO HIS
DANGER
DANGER.

IS so BITTER AGAINST CROKER
sHEEHAN AROUSED TO HIS
DANGER
Ex-Judge George NJ. Van Hoesen chairman
of the Tammany Hall general committee. says
that in his Judgment Devery is likely to beat
both Goodwin. the regular Tammany leader,
and John C. Sheehan the leader OF the Greater
New-York Democracy, at the September pri-
maries.
''Devery is spending large amount of money
In the most effective manner possible" said
Judge Van Hoesen yesterday Under the new
primary laws 1t is the man who fights hardest
and persuades the people that is going to win.
Messrs Goodwin and Sheehan not able TO
make large promises for the future. because
they don't know what the future has In store
for them Devery on the other hand. follows
I'D his lavish generosity to the people of the
district by promises that when he becomes
leader the IXth District will get the most lib
eral treatment from Tammany Hall. Doubtless
the people of the district, or very many of them
at least will be inclined to regard Devery's
present generosity as a fair sample of what is
going to happen if he should be elected leader
That is why he has made such surprising head
way"
What will Devery amount to in the Tam
rnanv executive committee if he should win?
VIII he become leader of Tammany?'
oh" said the judge. that's something that
nobody can tell anything about II Devery
should go to the executive committee he Will
be thrown into the company of several district
leaders who have just much force as him
self and they have what Devery has not at
present-a long experience in district politics
The friends of John C. Sheehan are at last
aroused over the necessity of opposing Devery
in his struggle for supremacy in the district
The Sheehan say that Goodwin and Smith
already wiped out but they assert thdt
their own ranks are intact They were awak-
ened to the fact that Devery is in deadly earnest
when one of the election district CAPTAINS
man whose word is not questioned among mis-
friends-announced at the Pequod Club one
night this week that he had received offer of
$500 to leave Sheehan and join Devery- con-
ference of the Sheehan leaders will be held some
time next week for the purpose of making plans
to combat Devery Carttan meetings will be
held the last two weeks before the primaries.
and the friends of Mr.. Sheehan will undertake
TO demonstrate to the voters that return or
Deveryisn to the Democratic party in this city
will be runous
The Democratic State leaders are alarmed
over the prospect OF Devery's eventual ascen-
dency in Tammany Hall The Croker men are
passing around the argument that the Repuoh-
cans will use Deverylsm as issue and tnat
this will destroy all chance that the Democratic
party might have OF carrying New-York County
bv a large plurality. The Croker men assert
that the younger and better educated Democrats
will not tolerate Devery as a prospective leader
and that they will show their disapproval OF
him by aIlying themselves with the Repuph-
cans.
An interesting story told yesterday by
Tammany man about Devery's hatred OF
Croker. Mr. Croker proposed Devery's name
for membership in the Democratic Club while
Devery under somewhat of a cloud or crltl-
cIsm. This kindly act OF Mr. Croker won the
heartfelt admiration OF Devery A few weeks
later. when II became apparent that Devery
would be made prominent as a campaign issue
by the Fusionists Devery sought an interview
with Mr. Croker at the Democratic Club Croker
met him in the main corridor. The two men
stepped up TO the office counter and engaged IN
conversation Croker chilly toward the
police chief a friend Of Mr. Croker came up
and Croker stopped talking with Devery ana
engaged in conversation with lhe ne -,
Dayery waited until they were through taih4Is'
expecting that Mr.. Croker would resume con
versa tion with him. Instead OF doing so, CToher
deliberately turned his back on Devery ana pc
gan 10 taIk with a clerk behind the desk Devery
saw the intended slight put upon hiH anu M
regard instantly changed 10 bitterness to"aLu
Croker whom he recognized theh. 10 use ~
~ his own phrases as a ''quitter" When DeVery
found that Croker would not continue the CON
yersation with him he looked around Tor S soIne
friend and recognized Francis j. Lantry' 80,
missioner of Correction. Going over and sittlhs
down by the side of Lantry. he said:
prank it's all off with me an Croker ne
a 'auitter' an he's just snubbed me Ny
t-o'u come one o. these days. an then he'll De
mighty glad TO have my friendship; x-.,
The bitter fight now in progress In tne - -
T,ictrict 10 a part of q carefully prepared PlSiI
by Deverv TO wipe out the sting OF the iIisui. u.
"a 5SIr;starad 70 him in the Democratic Club IN
the presence of score or men 1lotI.s.a -,,ai
sriands Of the old man" DeveIy fought thel'
nnliticaI battles for them against Sheehan wIen HI
eebneSar was beaten by decidedly questlohape
.,tns when Goodwin's alleged friendship was
n',t to the test he refused 10 stand by Deer &
nevarv's friends say that ii is no wondSr- Ssr-ot.S
- ,S Es-reIl are willing to spend from S''';'p
70 SiO0OOO to punish men who repudlateo lNei'
agree,,ents with them.