New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
TO BEAT DEYERY, S1OO. 900
TAMMANY MEN TO CONFER
Sheehan's Follo10ers Likely to Help
Big Bill at Primaries.

conference of Tamrnany Hall leaders. at which
Charles F. Murphy Will preside viii soon be called
IN Saratoga. to raise fund with which to defeat
William S. Devery at the September primaries. II
Is understood that Mr.. Murphy will ask the mora
prosperous district leaders. like Plunkitt Hopper
Sullivan and ScanneH. to chip in literally so that
the fund will reach at least S16000O. The argument
VIII be- according to the Sheehan and Devery men
in the I$th District who are watching the game
with great interest to concentrate the strength OF
the organization against Deyery at the primaries
so that he viii not have the prestige of defeating
Iammany candidates second time Mr.. Murphy
and his friends think that they can defeat Dew
cry at the primaries the vote for him as an fnds-
pendent candidate for Mayor will dvindIe TO little
nothing. and they will have a wsIkover IN eke.t-
ing the Tammany ticket.
Devery the district in the threa co-n.r.4
night last year by, vote OF more than 2 to 1
against the regular Tammany candidate and he
counts on doing as we'll this year. The situation
Will be greatly changed this time, however as
John c. Sheehan and ex-senator Nf,1pzfnrsr havs
decided not to make any attempt 20 secure the
leadership. II they took part in the primary fzh4
as regular Democrats and carried the district thsy
would De in duty bound Mr.. Muuznser saws To
help the regular organization and this would pre-
vent them from joining in the fusion moveu,ent to
which they are pledged already. They are how
ever enrolled as Democrats. and can vote at the
primaries as Democrats Because OF this fact they
are in a more potential position than ever before
They are disposed to give Devery enough helm IN
let him beat the GOOdwin-Suith men again know
ing that this will help Devery as an independent
cancldate- II is on the Sheehan men, as well as
Devery's followers. that the money to be raised
by Murphy and his friends Will he used. n any OF
them are purchasable the Goodwin-Smith leaders
are expected to discover them
All the indications at present point TO a hsht in
the IXth that will eclipse n it's intensity anything
IN local politics Charles F. Murphys career as
leader of Tammany Hall hinges more largely on
the overthrow OF Devery at the primaries than on
any other one thing, II Devery wins and is again
able to make legitimate claim upon the Tam
many executive committee for the leadership II
viii oe perilous thing for Murphy TO take the re-
SponsibiHty OF denying him his rights Such a de-
NAL will justify Devery in running as an inde-
pendent candidate. and with organized labor at
skies and sevens over the Parks indictment and
Devery's avowed friendship for Parks there is no
telling Just how many votes the Chief would be
able TO scrape together Political sharps generally
admit that under normal conditions the natural
swing back TO Tammany OF the floating votes
would about wipe out the plurality the fusionists
rolled up two years ago But with Devery in the
field it will require only ten votes In an election
district on average to get together 15.00O votes
Devery breaches beer. free ice free excursions
and an open town. There are plenty OF people that
are with him, and his followers are confident that
he will rally average Of more than twenty votes
to election district
Devery and his neatenants viii open their cam
paign among the Harlemites on Monday night Of
next week with free picnic for women and chill
dren at Sulzers Harlem River Park II Is sure 70
be rouser This he will follow with distributior
or free ice. and little later when the p0litiieal
effect Of 1t will be felt In the most salient manner
he will distribute coal to the poor OF the IXth Dis
trict. This is sneeringIy referred TO as grand
stand" play by the GOOdwin-Smith men in the Ixth
but it is the kind Of campaigning that tells among
thousands of the poorer men and women and no
one knows il better than Charles F. Murphy. be-
cause Mr.. Murphys Assembly district not so very
different from the IXth its social characteristics
'"Tammany Hall will spend ten dollars to every
one that Devery spends 10 beat Bill at the pri-
maries." said a member of the executive committee
of Tammany Hall to Tribune reporter last night.
We believe that We win Devery's people away
from him. and going to do it. II we beat
him at the primaries he will look like thirty cents
independent candidate for Mayor