The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
Big BILL DEFYING BIG tim.
DEVERY afro FLAIN7S ITSELF
~ THE BOWERY.
Bill Threatens TO Tell Tales n the Sulli-
vans Interfere-They DOn't-Wail Street
Visited and The Bronx Warned Against
Monk Eastman Administration.

Big Bill Devery started out yesterday
to do his campaigning i'll two-story auto
mobile big enough TO hold sixty persons.
and more than sixty tried to follow HIM
around town in it, In the auto were spell
binders of all COiors and nationallfleS and
they certainly did whoop things up for Big
Bill. Apart from the spellbinderS there
were musicians. fireworks committee,
a refreshmeut committee. guides ana
rooters.
The auto started from the pump corner
at Twenty-eighth street aud Eighth avenue,
shortly after o'clock in the afternoon.
A crowd followed it over to West street,
cheering Devery who sat high w above
the heads of his camraigrers and acknowl-
edged the reception by dotfirg his hat
ard bowling. The auto went down West
street, making frequent stops where groups
Of longEhorrmcn wer found. The ionS,
shoremeu yelled for speech but Big Bill
ted them that he he'd a bad cold.
We'll vote for you anyway" shouted
man at the corner of Twenty -tourt n street.
We'll vote for you just to cut Murphy
out of it"
that's the idea" said Bill "I'm not
fighting III" rank and flo OF Tamnany
Hall; I'm fighting against the CROOKS ana
thieves and graiters at the head OF the
organization.
East River front to Grand street, to the
Bowery and up to the Occidental Hotel,
which is Big Tim Sulhvan's headquarters
Here Devery gave orders to turn about and
go through Sullivan's district.
He wanted to see whether any OF Big
Tins followers would interfere with the
Devery band wagon, but they didn't, ard
he rerna 'ked that they knew the reason
why He promised that il Big Inn az.
tempted to break in somebody would be
compelled to take the first steamer. sailing
for Europe" He minated that he kne"
things about Big Tins district which he
would make public later if he were forced
From the Bowery the bandwagon went
back downtown and through the banking
district Many brokers who recognized
Devery on the top of the auto shouted at
him. The Big Chief made no speeches
in Wall Street but went back uptown through
Broadway.
Then the campaigners returned to the
Pump corner, where a meeting whs held by
Devery's followers while the Chief and his
band wagon crowd went to supper.
At o'clock the campalgners started
for The Bronx The auto was brilliantly
illuminated and was cheefed all along Tic
line
At nth street and Washington avenue
arrangements had been made for holding
an open air mass meeting. When the
auto hove in sight three meetings we're IN
progress, one Socialist, one Tamnany and
one Citizens Union.
The crowds ran away from the meetings
to see Devery.
William Weiss opened the Devery meeting
by declaring that if the people Of Tho Bronx
wanted a Monk Eastman administration
they would do well 10 vote the laInmany
ticket
Devery stood on the dashboard OF the
auto and delivered a speech in which he
repeated his charges against Leader MIR
phv, namely that Murphy was the proprietor
OF the Borough Hotel, at Lexngt on avenue
and Twenty street.
This is a disorderly house." said the
speaker, "aud Murphy is the owner OF IT,
i've been showing UP them crooks and graft
ers who are at tie head OF lammany han,
aud they dare not come back TO deny what
saw. / defy any Of them TO put a finger
on me. They are blncEmailers and l can
prove it.
this man Haffen, who is the Tammany
leader of this district, Does lie know any
thing about wiring The Bronx He ought
TO know who got that $4,000, but ! guess
lie wont tell You folks about II. ~
At Willis avenue and liSth street Devery
said when Hucklehcrry railroad car came
along bearing McCleilGns pictures, iliu-
minated with electric lights.
Look Mt that HuekleberIy. There goes
the picture Of the railroads candidate
for Mayor. I wonder il could get one
of those free ads. cant, because | don't
stand in with that company Ike Murphy
does.
But when I'm elected Mayor I'm going
to take that damn road and present 1t to the
people of this borough. That's what I'm
going TO do"
To-day Devery will automobile through
Queens county.