New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-04
SPEAKERS FLAY DEVERY
ENTHUSIASTIC MASS MEETING HELD
BY SHEEHAN MEN-ADDRESSES BY
MESSRS. FORNES AND RUSSELL.

| The Sheehan men and the Devery men held rival
| mass meetings diagonaIly across Eighth-ave-, at
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth SITS, last night
the speakers laborins with enthusiasm 10 convince
the voters that there only right thing 10
do The Sheehan men really held two meetings
one inside the Pequod Club and the other outside
Then there were bands and drum corps and fire.
works for either faction, and II made hghth-ave
chock full of politics. The Greater Ne'v-1ork
Democracy men took Devery by the scTuif of his
political neck swung the big fellow around Ike
q rat demanded of him an answer as to where
he got it" and after holding him down for the
steam rollers of their oratory to run over him
good and hard shook out mis- pet, nailed it to the
back yard fence and then turned the search
light on their nights hunting trophy.
The Sheehan turned out in great numbers
to start the campaign of their leader Mr. Sheehan's
enforced absence at Long Branch, where he is
laid I'D with d broken leg does not seem ham
per the enthusiasm OF his followers
1t was the single mission of the spea kers al the
Sheehan meetings to throw it into Devery.'' in
the language of Sheehan supporter, and the Big
Chief got it all sides. The meetings
started simultaneously with ex-Alderrnan Isaac Ii
Terrell presiding at and DR.. J. j. Goodman at
the other President Fornes of the Board of Al
dermen was introduced as the first speaker. He
said of Devery:
The one of whom We read and hear 50 much IN
the the pubiics question Where did he get it,?
Is il possible that the man who but a short
small salary can afford to spend thousands upon
thousands of dollars in order TO satisfy per,
Who is back of him? Devery has promised a
}eo 10 SHY man mh6 '2Ce lGP nro5o II is
only possible for the city government to give posi-
8nf 70 per q r ff @an bT ~i give
each man who votes for him a place?
After Mr.. Fornes had spoken, letter of regret
was read from Borough President Jacob A Cantor
Then William Hepburn Russell was introduced In
opening his speech Mr.. Russell said that John c
sheehan was a stanch Democrat in 1886. when 1t
took brave man TO be Democrat in New-York
He continued,
In 1887 John {. sheehan built up the Democrats
organization in this city that was subsequently,
by Richard Croker. lacked 6y William s peTery,
possession of the municipal government But last
No matter how bad Croker may DC, It cannot De |
sad or aim That ne dos n3t stand by ms bffqs
stood ny Devery. He did not desert Devery in his
T fla OF Psed Neither ala he reyiie and ABUSE
in h!s desire gain the leadership Of this district
IS Teviling The man who made him. He cannet say
09 bS snSug6 o5 tnqsE 409 y S5os uroD ont
Of political leadership so far as this city is con-
Terned: n9a{ Which IenainS however Is the cor
Bevery. that made the Red Light district possible;
Dgye I ne man who deSpoIs Leo your homes yobr
turns the public streets .nto drunken orgies.
the Democrattc party want to see Devery elected? |
No Does Tammany Hall want 10 see him sue
cry seated in the convention councils? No
DeVery has posed the open handed man. Yes.
that Is SO He always had his open hand behind |
his back when he was Chief Of Police.
b RevSEy s Rs2 unf Pa5ad a lash aPDsd
spoke truly tell you that Devery is on the tobog-
gan Let's keep him sliding until he gets the
bottom. and may that bottom be as hot as the hell
70 which ne consigned the poor people of the East
Side He is disgrace 10 the manhood and the
Womanhood OF this district He has a yellow
streak. He has betrayed one man, and he Will
do the same again. You buried Croker last fall. |
Now are you going 10 raise the rottenest part Of
the corpse?
AS Mr.. Russell finished his address big banner
bearing the Inscription. our Choice for Leader
John Q. Sheehan," unfurled in the meeting
room amid much cheering.
Among the other speakers, all of whom addressed
the outside meeting well the inside one, were
+. x. Porter. John J. Jeroloman. William E. Me |
Fadden. J. b A Mutually. Simon c Moot and
Henry Watson Cornell.
Frank bowling one OF the captains of the Ixth
who the antS heehan men have said had deserted |
Sheehan for Devery. appeared at the meeting last |
: light and declared that he still with Sheehan.
Mr.. Bowling has been Ill. and has been away from
the city.