The sun., 1903-05-30
BIG BILL NYADES QUEENS.
PITCHES INTO FIRE DEPART.
MENT AND SEWERS.
Campaign speech Made In Ballroom
Gets Cool Reception, 40 Devery Warns
Woodhaven Ofticials-Thrcc Cheers
Called For and Three Men Cheerctt.

Woothayen Onicials-Thrcc Cheers
Called For and Three Men Cheerrti.
Big Bill Devery began bis Bug campaign
| for Mayor last night by invading the
| borough OF Queens and, unless signs fail
| Big Bills opinion OF that part of the country
| isn't at all complimentar Devery went
| to Woodhaven and with rare discernment,
| sized up the condition Of the streets and
city departments there and made them
his first campaign issue.
He said that the city officials and the
Mayor should have been indicted for neg
lecting the town. and promised that when
he vas Mayor the town should have all
that was coming to it. But. in spite Of the
promises it cannot be said truthfully that
Deverys invasion was success. Perhaps
that fact was due to his host
Ex-Dstrict Attorney John B. Merrill.
who was turned down for denomination
last time, is trying to be nominated for
County Judge on the Democratic ticket
next fall and his campaign has already
started.
As a vote-getter Merrill gave ball last
night, but early reports showed that the
crowd wasn't coming 80 he asked Devery
to be present and make a speech. Then
he plastered the town with invitations which
said that the Big Chief would give pleasing
talk and that every one would go home
happy.
But even that didn't draw. When the
ball got into good running trim census
showed that there we're 25o persons in the
hall, three-quarters Of whom were women.
Another damper was put on Devery 3
feelings when he got of the train with Eddy
Schneider and Magistrate Connorton OF
Long Island City, his escort,
He found crowd Of seven small boys
awaiting him. Pretty soon the volunteer
fire departments hose cart drove up to
the station, for no reason apparent, and
the driver seeing Big Bill, tangled his bell.
Huh" grunted Devery. Il don't want
any water wagon in mine
just then Merrill came up, and moment
later proved that the presence Of the hose
cart was no omen. Then Merrill walked
the ex-Chief all over town to show him how
nice ii was and how big the factories we're
Merrill had despatched messenger to
the hall to have every one ready to give
Big Bill reception when he entered, and
when the party finally got there the orches-
ira began to play MIR. Devery."
Bill had his hat on and several happy
to-be- -with-you candidate bows all reao.y,
but they were not needed About six
men clapped their hands as the candidate
entered. The rest continued to dance.
When the number was finished one Of
Merrills lieutenants proposed three cheers
for Devery, the next Mayor: He got just
But II Devery was disappointed. so was
Merrill, the host, when Devery made his
speech Merrill expected to hear good
send-otf for himself. He heard more
criticism than praise; A drum rattled M for
William s. Devery' with no mention Of his
being the dead-sure next Mayor and then
GENTLEMEN AND LADIES' I wish to state
that II does me heart good to see cen men aat and
hearts hear here here this this evening enjoying themselves
same as done thirty years ears ago tried t to
ixass et SeR but GT You T Know those things
they use along the roads ont here don't use no
anthracite coal , ~. s,.., ~,
my dose Of it for ls, cents. ! know you got
TRACTION roads in this town. but you got to
You ai" can't ant ride on the Pennsylvania. not on
the Long Island Railroad. for five cents same
as on the fractions roads: ~, ..,,, .,o
volunteer fire department was coming around
don't know how that fire department is
after six years. that YOU ha a paid depart
ment Why that one-horse article
Chief Geitlinger of the volunteer tre de,
partment was sitting Immediately behind
Devery.
-shut up" he whispered, leaning over and
interrupting the speaker
I'm not stop" answered the Big Chief
right out loud "I'll soak you as hard as
| can" Then, he went on:
You're the Chief of the Fire Department
here and should have proceeded to indict
the officials for this condition during the
now, now I'm taikn to the women and children
Things in this town is In q condition that's that's
outrageous ! don't see how you're alive
got no water here and you got to pay for it.
'f9% Back kHotfhe'f TO the Fire s" ar tell you
hat that thing that passed &c me- don't amSnnt %S
and thered be $500, or 1900 or 1900 people
:. You orter have paid fire department,
department, no nothlh; 81. oro r,.., ,a
call on your trustees, or who ever runs EN-.
TO keep, EN- lprogressin' an to see that Mr.
does stick his nose in let the people of Wood
haven jump in and soak him ,-,
You people must stand up for the rights you
Cassidy and and Mr. Merriil. / say that If they
don't stand by yo4 and "a gvs fby y9I whae y9b
they. are your brother.
see that drains here go into vacant lots.
Seems to me a wonder you amt all down
with typhoid and malaria and a lot more
diseases There amt no reason why the
working people should pay taxes and get
nothin', That's a case OF taxation with
out representation.
You've got few macadam roads: the rest
OF 'enl is dusty and nobody seems to pay any
attention to EN-. speak for the borough Of
who has them. things in charge. You can
have indicted the Mayor of New York for not
wont to say to you people that you have
passed through four years Of Tammany and
two years of reform and you're in II shame
ful position. To chastise both them organi1a-
tions Pm .goin' out for the people I know
in win: I'll cut through both parties and
/ promise that II I'm. elected you'll have
everythin that's comm to you.
Tho women applauded the speech; so
did most of the men. but they didn't cheer.
Then the dance went on, and even Devery
took turn on the floor.
DEvERY CAN'T PUT NOONAN OFT.