New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-31
GAMBLING RING TO PAY.
DEVERY SPENDING $4,000 TO
CRUSH GOODWIN.
COMBINE" HOPES TO RECOUP BY GET.
TING CONTROL OF TAMMANY
AND THE POLICE.

TING CONTROL OF TAMMANY
AND THE POLICE.
William s. Devery in his fight for the Tam
many leadership of the lXth Assembly District,
is backed by the so-called gambling combine"
the names most frequently heard in connection
with which are those of Frank Farrell, Tim"
Sullivan. John F. Carroll and John B. Sexton
Devery's work has been cut out for him by Car
roll and Farrell. He is TO spend any sum of
money he hads necessary in order to grind
Frank j. Goodwin to pieces. Goodwin is the
recognized Tammany leader in the IXth. and
his right hand man is Thomas F. Smith, secre-
tary of Tammany Hall. Goodwins support wa8
expected by the Carroll Devery men in the
memorable fight last spring. when the old
Croker guard so-called, threw Carroll outside
the breastworks by refusing to sanction his
scheme for control Of the organization by the
district leaders. For breaking with Devery and
Carroll Goodwin will suffer defeat If money will
accomplish that end.
While Devery is ostensiby spending his own
money he has ar understanding with the COM
bine" that everything will be made right" when
Tammany comes back to power. The gambling
combination counts on controlling the Police
Department The crushing defeat of Goodwin
Is the first step in the programme.
It is a significant fact that when Devery re-
turned from his big excursion last night the
man who met him at the pier Frank Far
relI the head of the gambling combine" Far
rell had n cab in waiting into which he and
Devery stepped. They were driven 20 the rooms
of the Four Corners Club near the Pump at
Eighth-ave. and Twenty-eighth-st. They went
into an inner room and talked for long time
Then Farrell departed by door in the rear OF
the hall that is rarely used.
lv set
the IXth District crazy. His trousers pockets
bulge with rolls of greenbacks. He daily scat
ters them with lavish hand. He has set aside
$4,000 with which to carry the primaries In
the district with the understanding that he is
to get 1t back through the assistance OF the
gambling ring.
The ex-chief Of police is reported 10 be worth
100000. This he has accumulated almost en-
tirely within four years. How he got 1t Is
mystery that cannot be detailed in cold type at
this time Other members OF the gambling com
bine" got rich at the same time. They ask.
Why shouldn't do 1t again."
In the demoralized condition Of Tammany
Hall Farrell and Carroll and Devery what
they thought was their opportunity. a crushing
defeat Of Goodwin would give Devery a prestige
in Tammany that would make him feared and
respected. He wants the leadership of the or
ganization so that he can control the Police
Department once more. That is why money is
being poured out like water. ostensiby for the
benefit of the people. but really for the purpose
of making it possible for the gambling ring to
get control of Tammany once more.
Deyery's disbursements in the last three weeks
prove that the gambling combination is ready
to pay large price for whatever 1t wants Here
are some OF the things that DeVery mas peen
spending his money tor'
Mothers and childrens excursion. ............ 5000
seventyhve thousand campaign buttons: & zoo
Devery Association. expenses TIL primaries est- .oo
Four Corners club maintaining expenses.
,,irin Tour Fr Doctors month 400
nsn6S %oaSn poor & :e m; ~. 155;:5 1850 9SS
month 5000 5000
Total s22 $50
This is only part of what Devery will spend
at his present pace. and it does not include the
big free excursion for September TO- when the
men and boys of the IXth will have an outing
at Deyery's expense This will be the biggest
thing of the kind the city has seen. The gam
bling combine is planning TO send men from
all over town this excursion. 1t will be held
for the purpose OF convincing the waverng
Tammany voter TO his political welfare at
the primaries The Devery men will point to
it as an argument tending to show that every
body Of any account in the IXth District is in
line for DeVery. 1t doubtless will cost $4,000
more of the rings money. all of which, at first
hand, will come out of the big chiefs" pocket.
The Tribune was the first paper TO call atten-
ton to the intention of Devery to make him
self the virtual leader of Tammany Hail. Every
thing that is happening in the Devery camp
tends TO make the fact clearer. Devery is con-
tent to go step at a time. IL he beat
Goodwin and Sheehan at the primaries, he will
have the flrst important round. Goodwin
already is wiped out. Sheehan is the hard
proposition that Devery Is now confronting
The Sheehan men are reserving their fire. John
c. Sheehan is laid up with broken leg at Long
Branch, but he is receiving daily reports on the
doings Of Devery. The Sheehan men are conf
dent of retaining their following. but Devery's
tactics are we'll calculated to weaken their line
of battle, Devery is making larger promises
than Sheehan ever dreamed of making