New-York tribune., 1903-01-01
II. S. DEVERY FOR MAYOR
PL4N TO BEAT T4MlN4NH
Big Chief May Run as an In
depeRdent Candidate.

what they were about.
As a result Of the fight DeveEy will probably
nominate himself for Mayer by petition ana
spend good sized fortune in defeating Murphy
and whoever he names for Mayor.
Devery is backed by his association. who last
night at a largely attended meeting adopted
resolutions condemning the action taken by the
rarnmany executive committee on Tuesday
night when admission to the executive session
was refused him.
Wen find out some day what they do with all
that money they raise for campaign purposes
said Deverv in a wrathful speech to his fol-
lowers. "One of these days We'll go down there
10 Tammany Hall and throw them all out
This district won't stand for Crokerism said
Devery as his men cheered. "and won't
stand for a chairman of the general committee
who didn't think enough Of his citizenship TO
come home from England and cast his vote for
Coler'' he declared.
Altogether IT notable meeting, and 1t
ray prove to be a history maker in local poll
tics. Devery never was more in earnest than
he appeared to be last night He said that ram
many Hail had disfranchised his district, ana
that the gang running the Hall would fah just
as surely as Rome fell when its people supposed
IL was strong
Devery's friends now make no ccncealment
Of their purpose to nominate the big feiio"
for Mayor, and with the help Of Frank Far
nection with the ownership of city poolrooms'
the next Mayoralty campaign bids fair to he
far more picturesque than il was year ago last
fall.
Dr W J. Stewart called the meeting Of the
general committee Of the IXth Assembly DIS
trict TO order last night At the headquarters OF
he William S. Devery Association, Eighth-aVe'
near Twenty third-st- The room was packed
with Devery men. and thick with smoke The
q
Hagged his tail joyously as he looked at the
Chief
George W Gibbons offered a set of resolutions
which were quickly adopted. After reciting the
regularity Of the Devery general committee, the
resolutions say;
Where's in violation of the laws rs 6fctn 81 TINS
Der 30 1852 at the socelled reorganization Of the
general committee al SAID place. Qlo @ onI If
the IXth Assembly District in refusing TO reeogo o
general committee duly elected BY the people, and
Vii of the 5eople a. expressed in the laws of the
State OF NewYork, and that said act on their part
an infringement on the rights and peTogatlEes ot
t3on OF the C:ited States and the State Of New
Therefore. be ii resolved that we, the Demo
crafic orgsnza ton Of the IXth Assembly District
ard me general committee thereof, with renewed
Sonndence IL me integrity. and ability of & tne non. @
hearty support. AID to stand by him against the
the evening of Deeen5er So So or by the una
ful cornbirati N who are usurping and degrading
resolved That a committee OF five be appointed
by the general committee of the Democratic or
ganization Of the IXth Assembly District in meet
take such action as may be proper to carry out
the foregoing preamble and resolutions.
George " Gibbons. John Shady, James Boy
Ian. John Walsh and Richard Butler. Assembly
rnan-elect from the IXth District, were ap-
pointed the committee Then there was a call
and in good voice and without excitement
said:
Iii only detaain you men few minutes here
tonight. for I that there are lot of men
here who want to get away, and besides 1t is
New Years night ] want TO say that ! was
reated shamefuily in Tammany Hall last night
You men last fall had 10 fight against two
strong erganfzations-tLe Greater New-York
Democracy. headed by John &. Sheehan. and the
regular TaIDmany organization, headed by
Frank J Goodwin You as an independent body
OF men cut through them and won your victory.
There were some peculiar things happened at
that meeting in Tainmany Hall last night
Some hidden things were done that prevented
the regularly chosen representative OF this dis
trct from participating in the deliberations OF I
the executive committee. / don't know as they
were afraid Of one man as against thirty-four,
but I think they were III tell you one thlng,
and it's this: If ] got into their executive COM
plitt>e once you'd know good deal more about
the way things are carried on there than you
do And some Of those fellows know that
I'd bring some Of them gentlemen up with
rouAl turn.
That's right. Bilr' yelled longshoreman.
''Bn." getting his second wind. resumed his
speech saying:
They seemed TO act spontaneously last night
if they controlled by outside wires.
They We're all for one man for chairman of the
general committee. who wasn't here to vote his
ticket. There were lot of men there who never
can get up Till their steam valves pulled,
and they conduct business with sealed envelopes.
They worked the sealed envelope game me
last night. They didn't let any one know what
was in that envelope l invite the press to find
what was in that secret envelope
Nr Cram was elected chairman of the gen
erai committee Mr. Cram. who was in England
on Election Day and not here to vote his party
ticket. He was elected chairman Of the general
committee. while five thousand Of you men were
disfranchised. / want to tell you men here to-
rieht-you men that have been with me in the
fight here in this district-that don't fear any
of those men--not one Of them. (Cheers) As
an indepeD6ent body Of Democrats we will con-
tinue TO fight for our rights
That's right That's what we willr'
We're with you. 'Bilr!'' were some of the cries
that greeted this declaration.
Wen fight for our rights continued Dew
cry and if YOU stand fast and fight together
You'll cut down those men just you cut them
down the last time. Rome was thought be
the strongest empire in the world, but ii became
corrupt and went down Tammany Hall will go
down if il keeps on the way it is going now.
They said we defeated the mayoralty ticket
year ago Well. Low carried this district by !
LOCO Last fall you men got together, and with
the people back of you. we carried this district
by 3200 That shows the difference In manage !
ment.
-Taunanv Hall to-day is run by few people
from the Democratic Club, just it has been
run fer long time There is Murphy and
Cram and Freedman and Sheely, and Dan /