The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-29
DEVERY ON HIS BAND WAGON.
.rTOS OFT 70 QUEENS AND TELLS
ZEN AMOUR RED LIGHTS.


In his big two story automobile Big Bill
Deynry made record breaking trip through
Queens borough yesterday, He told the
talks over on Long Island that he expected
,oheelected Mayor and that then they would
have paved streets and good sewers where
now thew have muddy roads and ponds to
vnie through on their way to business.
When he got back TO Manhattan, in the
evening, Devery spoke at seven meetings,
announcing Murphy. MoCarren, Tim Sulli-
,ar and for the first time during the cam
nsirn, Big Tom Foley, whom he called AN
TIe auto started from the pump just
after o'clock yesterday afternoon. In
,Nr zach end Of II, which Big Bill calls the
~r01,'ric parlor," were twenty of Bills
spr binders SIN oking long, black cigars,
I'.,-rN at up on tn" roof with the band. The
r,ireshment committee stood on the steps
loading to he top of the machine. Devery re-
i-rrei to them as the basement stairs The
guides occupied tourists seats with the
members Of the literary bureau, the latter
distributing printed copies Of the free every
hing platform adopted by the lndepend-
dent Peoples Party. Fully 100000 cir
,ulars were scattered along the line From
Long Island City to College Point the band
wagon left a long strsak OF campaign lit
srature.
ferry il was found that the electrical cam
paign wagon was too tall to 90 aboard
The ordinary ferryboats. Devery had to
,harter the Garden City, the largest boat
an the ferry line. to take him and his auto
across.
his first speech. Some things he said
vera
lam pleased TO see that the people Of Queens
don't wear iron collars, rs about time
sTafters of Tammany Hall are con men who
TAKE you Long Islanders for lot OF come,
ons. There was q time when they could
bl, those Of the poor fellows who are regis
tered up there iii Calvary, Cemetery. But
they II find this year that there are live ones
lively enough to know that Charley Murphy
clur throw mar bic dust in their optics;
lie and his gang Of thugs will tnd that they II
ton and the ghosts of Calvary and the other
CEMETERIES out your way viii give the new
election day that Bill Devery fixed UP the
funeral arrangements.
Going through Dutch Kills the auto
stopped at German settlement, where
Devery offered little German taffy to the
crowd AT Corona the auto was followed
hv cheering crowd, and those in the band
wagon then expressed the opinion that
Devery would get more votes in Queens
than Mcclellan. Between Corona and
Flushing the band played MIR. Devery'
and attracted fifty or more farm laborers
to tho roadside Devery pictured them
visiting the Empire.
IF YOU were lucky enough to escape
with your heads said he, you probably
were drugged or robbed there. Well, that
place was partly owned by Charlie Muir
ply, leader of Tammany Hall. He is the
man who nominated Mcclellan for Mayor.
Now, If any man nominated by Murphy
happened to get into the Mayors Office
do you think you'd be safe in visiting Man
hattan2'
NO yelled the crowd.
'Then.' said Bill. vote for me and III
zee that no one harms hair OF your head
when you come to town.
After ruin through Flushing and Col
lege Point, the band wagon came back to
Manhattan over the College Point ferry.
In the evening, while the auto band played
at Twenty-sixth street and Eighth avenue.
4 stereopticon man threw moving pictures
on q sheet opposite Devery's favor1te lfv-
err stable. Several hundred men and
women crowded around and called for q
hot speech.
rottenness," shouted one man.
@That would take me year., answered
Devery, 4and I haven't the time. I'm
going downtown now to throw IT into Tom
Foley
When the auto got to Folsy's district.
DIX lieNeIy HiSctiis was Ia p,DSiN' "''
Paradise Park. Deverys candidate for
the Assembly was making a speech in
Italian from a truck.
whats the matter with Foley" shouted
a man in the crowd when Big Bill" began
to speak.
Well" said Devery, Il was his friend,
but he proved himself an migrate, He IL
standing in now with that bunch Of grafters
and it s time you folks down here got wise
to what's dom. The mask will soon be
torn away from big Tim Sullivan, and
then you'll have your eyes opened.
You're a wise guy, Bill, said man.
and Devery quickly replied: We'll, it's time
some of you fellows woke up and got wise.
What about your friend Sam Parks''
was one of the embarrassing questions put
at this meeting.
We'll, he go9himself into trouble again
replied Devery, "and it's now up to Tim
Sullivan and Murphy to get him out. l
stuck to him ill | found it wasn't up 70 me
t. stick to man who carries water on both
shoulders. He walked right into it, 40 his
friends Sullivan and Murphy can get him
cut
4 triumphal procession through the
B1wery. past Sulivan's headquarters, up
Fourteenth street, past Tammany Hall and
10 two meetings III Eleventh avenue closed
the journey.
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