New-York tribune., 1902-09-08
DEFERT GET OUTe NOT EXACTLY.
TELLS CARRoLL's AGENT HE REPRESENTS
THE BILL" DEVERY PARTY. AND TAM
MANY LEADERS ARE FRIGHTENED.

THE BILL" DEVERY PARTY. AND TAM
MANY LEADERS ARE FRIGHTENED.
'Tan1r1any Hall will never get together and
be the compact organization 1t until Croker
comes back or some man like him develops"
This statement vas made last night by one Of
the most powerful leaders in the organization.
He continued:
There has never been time in the history
Of the organization when It was so completely
torn asunder by internal strife. No two leaders
are together II Is truth when you say that
there are thirty-f1ve factions IN Tararnany Hall
Each leader IS faction by himself Every
leader distrusts every other leader. Croker
could handle the organization No other man
in sight can.
Nixon might have been the biggest man the
organization ever had. Croker was sincerely
behind him. When Nixon met with interference
he became childish. l. personally. reasoned
with Nixon for two hours before he resigned
leader. 1 pointed out 70 him that all he had
- do go into the executive committee and
state his case. He could have said: Gentlemen
I have been interfered with. I am leader and
I will permit no interference 1 appeal to you
Do you sustain do you reject n1e?' II he had
done that ne would have had the vote of the
committee Instead of that ne grabbed hts hat
rushed for the door and yelled. I resign,' From
that moment the organization became a mob,
and It Is worse to-day than II ever AS
said. until Croker comes back or some man like
him develops, Tammany will be a seething
macs of fnteraeeiue warfare. and can hope 10
win no victories"
Tananany Hall is in an absolute panic. Dew
cry is the most troublesome Of the many dis
cordant elements in the organization. All ef-
forts to get Devery 10 withdraw have failed
The older leaders realize that his success means
the ruin OF Tammany Hall. John F. Carroll
recently sent trusted lieutenant to ask Devery
to withdraw. He told that he could nomi-
nate any 4, candidate for leader, but he
must get behind the scenes After this was con-
veyed TO Devery the following characteristic
interview took place. Devery said:
Quit? Get out? What fer?"
The good of the party?" said CAROLS agent
What party?" asked Devery.
The Democratic party said Carroll's envoy.
Well said Devery, there amt no Demo-
cratic party in the IXth. l represent the Bill
Devery party, and that party don't quit for
one. No, not for me own mother"
That is Devery's stand. and he abides by II.
The leaders who want to win battles for the
organization view with alarm the gains Devery
has made The whole power Of the Tammany
organization and the State organization has
been thrown against him, but ii is believed that
ne will win. If he does he blatantly declares
his intention Of heading his delegation to the
State convention and taking a hand in party
affairs in the State. This is what all the leaders
are trying TO prevent but # appears TO be hope
less.
Several conferences have been held Of late
among Tammany leaders TO define a policy for
the coming campaign but they unable to
agree on anything. Each leader seems TO dis
trust every other leader. and the result is con-
fusion.