The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-20
r8E pEvsRY ISSUE.
His Chance for Mayor Considered BY
o.. Frteud--Tammany weakness.

To THE Enron or TEE 6ux-Sir: ! read
with great interest the article In to-day 9
Sun relative to the possibility OF MIR. w. 3.
Devery a. q candidate for Mayor next fan. ana.
ss a member OF the general committee OF
the Tsmmany Hall organization OF the Nintn
Assembly district, ana as an sdmirer OF the
Big Chief. whom know and respect, ask the
privilege Of reviewing In your columns the
present political condition OF Affairs In the
Ninth district and the city generally. 30 far as
Tsmmany is concerned.
In the Ninth district. the Tammany lead
ers are already at work striving for the over
throw OF Devery. whom they hope to defeat
at the next primaries Vain hope. There
IL not man in the district to-day who could
make even q respectable showing against
the Chief. The sheehan organization 10
gone TO piooes and It's members. who do not
hold places under the city government. are
with Devery, many OF them openly. many
In spirit Every day he crows stronger, not
only In the Ninth district, but throughout the
city. The voters Of the Ninth like him be-
cause he Ia plain and democratic In his ways
and speech. lie docs not speak with forked
tongue, but calls q Apsde spade. and thsts
the sort OF man the people like The opposi-
ton OF the leaders OF Tsmmany to Devery is.
to my mind. not because he has said some
hard things about them, but 1t is the fear that
IL he were ono, admitted TO the inner circles
Of the organization. II would not take him lons
to kick over the puppets. bounce the regent
and seize the throne for himself. 30 they are
fighting him tooth and nail. and they VIII lose
their teeth and nails
II cannot be denied that Devery is ex-
tremely well liked by the great mass OF humble
voters OF this city. and II he took IL into his
head to run for Mayor. he would poll . very
large percentage OF the organized labor
vote and . very heavy vote that Is not OF the
organized-labor kind but Is composed OF
voters who do not like to see . man, duly
elected by the people. compelled to 90 10 the
courts Of law. at his owp cost. to maintain
his statutory rights. He would receive the
votes Of large number ~ Republican, who
would vote for any eandids:t p paS Ss
ticisns: Indeed. ! firmly bciieye that he would
cope %,shy ns 20 eoa 1sln 60 Ste any West
Side Asst mbly district AID start . D. mo:
SraS that ~ shSIt t%s w4T oa
tR H"t bis ' man: rsth1r should they propitists
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S .nssr the scry ssss mh. x y
for the son 10 scored ~ by the voters OF the
date that app ais for tn IT suffrage. e closely
anslyzed before the voter mskcsup his mind
what be viii do. So T.rnmany now e in
pollticsl orsani, alton. content 70 profit by
the mistakes OF its enemits rather than
through. It's own initiative. u II Ii defeated
this year. and IL IL not only possible hut
probable that II will be. It's disinte grafton
will re complete A thorough reconciliation
is the big statesman Of the Ninth
That Tammany knows her own weakness
Is apparent from the statement that Ar
Mr. George B Noel llan 10 also spoken Of
Mr. Mcclellan il the deadstt piece Of political
timber In Tamamany's woodplle, onee every
,ro ya1rs he apPsrs v. az x. G n1nm
,leetsa, sfips to washington. and that the
in this town knows him: in fact. doubt II he
has a residence here. And as for Mr.. Cram;
well, the less they say about Cram the sooner
best w thin uSf for charlie Murray 70 do come
out OF 81. cosey corner IN D, lmonioo's. get
up to Eighth avenue and Twepty-eighth
ran ne will find leaning against. the
p imp" on that corner. take him by the hand
and cay -Devery. you are II.