New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-10
SHEEHAN BACK CONFIDENT
SAYS HE WILL REAT DEvERY AND
GOODWIN By 2.oo0 VOTES.
WARM WELCOME AT Pc
QTOD CLUB.

John G sheehan. leader Of the Greater New
| York Democracy who broke his leg at the Long
Branch Horse Show. in July, and has been laid
w with it ever since then. returned on crutches
| 70 his own at the PeqUod Club last night. Dew
| cry IS thus false prophet He declared Mr.
| Sheehan would not come. Mr.. Sheehan re-
cefved an uproarious welcome. The clubhouse
| VAS hacked with his enthusiastic followers who
crowded about him and shook his hand
| Mr.. Sheehan came from Long Branch yester-
| day afternoon. His doctor didn't think il
| quite safe for MIN to hobhle about. but he had
| promised his followers at the Pequod Club that
! he would he with them. and he felt as II he must
| keep his engagement. He has taken up quar-
ters at the Hoffman House. where he will be in
| daily consultation with his election district
| captains Mr.. Sheohan said last night that he
would heat Devery and Goodwin combined by
| 1000 votes. and that Devery would not roll up
vote exceed 500
At S:45 O'Clock Mr Sheehan. Billy Hillman
ex-senator Munziuger and another friend drove
UP to the Pequod Club. The crowd gave three
cheers and crowded about the carriage Get
ting Mr.. Sheehan out Of the carriage and into
chair the lower floor OF the clubhouse was
tedious piece OF work.
Il know practically much about what has
been going on in the district as if had not been
away" said Mr. Sheehan to A Tribune reporter
BY means OF the telephone. telegraph and mes
sengers I have been able to keep in close touch
with affairs here. At time since the begin
ming of the campaign hare I been afraid of the
result We can't lose. The fact is that when
the votes are counted shall have 1000 more
than both opponents combined. Ours is
the only compact organized body in the dis
trict- We've been that way for four years. We
fought Croker for four years without patronage,
and they were unable 10 defeat US We are
stronger to-day than ever. because have add
ed 70 our organization enormously in the last
year. I haven't paid any attention TO the mali
cious, lying attacks made on me and my people
by Devery. 7 don't propose to get down into
the gutter and throw mud in order TO make
ply. We will fight this battle out started
fairly, squarely and honestly. and we are
bound to win. You put down Tues
day night next as a true or false prophet
Are not the people Of the district being won
over by the Devery tactics?"
THE IXth Assembly District is OF the
most law abiding in the county of New-York.
It cannot be carried away with the mad dog cry
We have heard of late. Any who sets out
with the declaration that he will buy the labor
ing men with a glass of beer or a piece of stale
beef won't be in the fight to any extent when
the votes counted"
Has the Greater New-York Democracy any
policy with reference to combining with certain
aspirants for the leadership against friends of
Croker?'
No. there is no definite policy with regard TO
that In some districts people have united
with good that we believe are opposed to !
Crokerism. which is Synonymous with crime and
blackmail'
Have you made any combination with John |
F. Carroll, alleged?'
No we have not made any combination with |
Carroll with any else but il is our desire |
to unite with strong men who are known to be |
opposed to Crokerism. That is the reason our |
people combined with Finn in the Ist District |
/ want TO say right here that the attempts of |
the Devery men to get f1oaters and repeaters to |
the polls will be defeated. Taey won't get one |
crooked vote in. I don't believe that Devery
will get five hundred votes
IF you win in this district. how will YOU line |
up for the leadership. with Carroll or Murphy" I
That is a bridge 1 won't attempt to cross |
until I come to il. No one can tell inst now |
how things will shape up after the primaries"
Referring again to the progress of the cam |
paign In the IXth Mr.. Sheehan said:
About thirteen hundred transfers have been |
made into this district Many illegal votes al
ready have been thrown out, and the rest will |
be we don't propose to allow any crooked |
voting Another scheme is to run in reneaters |
and have them vote on the names of legally en- |
rolled voters. / won't say how we shall meet
those tactics. except to say that We will fight |
Devery with fire In previous years the Croker |
ties had the assistance Of the police under Dew
cry in order TO fight their battles at the polls |
That is not the case now People entitled to |
vote will be protected. We have District At |
torney who will take A hand against any at |
tempt disfranchise honest voters
THOMAS F. Smith saws that his mon r,ipI,t
support q Sheehan Democrat in order TO defeat
Devery but that they would not support vou''
IT doesn't make any difference one wav or
the other what Smith says. We have made no
arrangement with the Goodwin Smith people
and don't want any. We stand alone. first last
and all the time.
.Devery says that you a Republican be
cause you voted the Fusion ticket"
We'll there plenty of Democrats in this
district that voted the Fusion ticket last fall
This district has normal Democratic ma tority
of 500 We carried il last fall for the fusion
ticket by i.500 That shows very fully that
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