The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
SAYS DEYERY has CTS MONEY
CIRCUIT SPRINGS HIS PROMISED
SENSATION.
Through Mr.. Hunter. He Alleges. DeNery
Got $500 in July. $500 In August.
14OO week I'm September and DURING
Campaign Is Much a. They Can AFFORD.

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Campaign as Much a. They Can AFFORD.
Comptroller Grout. in the Academy OF
Music in Brooklyn last night. made the
specific charge that Devery ia in the pay OF
the Citizens Union. On Friday. in one OF
his speeches, Mr.. CIRCUIT limited at this. but
last night he made the assertion without
qualifications, and, moreover, mentioned the
amounts Of money Devery had been re-
ceiving and tho name OF the Intermediary
through whom the money had been PAID
Mr.. Grout said:
Devery in this campaign Is not trying
to elect me Democratic IIontN, out me low
ticket Now that Is perfectly ,S esioeh bev 70
cry is running for that purpose. Now. l
will give you something further. ,,
Last summer MIR. Devery. got little
tired of the game and wanted to quit, ana
there was an arrangement made by which
the sum of $500 for the month Of July and
the sum Of $500 for the month OF August
at his game. with the promise that AFTER
September that would be increased to
$500 a week and when the campaign got
hot as much as they could ahord.
THAT money was not Democratic money.
It came from the Citizens Union people
and if had known on the 18th day Of Sep
TENDER, when returned from my vacation,
that any such corrupt bargain as that would
have been made never for moment would
have thought of accepting the renomina-
ton on the fusion ticket.
The advertised purpose OF the meeting
was to ratify the Tammany nomination.
but although Pat McCarren and numbers OF
his followers Bird s. Coler and many
Mclaughlin supporters were on the same
platform, it was apparent that the 1eellng
between the two factions has not lessened..
Mr.. Coler presided at the meeting and IL
was said last night that McCarren had pub
lished Colers name as chairman without
first getting his consent. Coler, it is under
stood. was decidedly averse to presiding at
a meeting for the ratification Of Grout and
Fornes, but that McCarren had placed
him in position from which he could no, not
escape without starting the Brooklyn
faction fight anew.
However, if McCarren did play this trick,
Coler had his revenge. In his opening
address he said that Mclaughlin was a
good nough leader for him and ought to
be or all God Democrats, McCarren
listened to this statement without movln
a muscle of his face, and although some OF
the audience cried How about it, PATTI
his face was as expressioness as though
Mr.. Coler's wa rds had never reached him.
Mr. Ccler WIS urging his bearers to work
for the election Of the candidates OF their
party and to settle their differences alter
ward when he rem. r.;ed:
at may be well, at the outset, for one
who hes been a candidate of the party AT
other times, and as such received distln-
guished consideration from the citizens
whom ne served, to make some reference
to recent events, lest there may be mis-
understanding of the position he occupies,
q. ~, ,,r1, n a " n
lin hrs been its stalwart leader Of the party
in II is county. He has been with the party
through many ups and downs, victories
end defeats. He has made warm friends
ard bitter enemies. ard doubtle less mis-
takes, es all of us have made, but no man
q friend of doing a dishonorable act. or
sbetting an immoral nuisance.
AS long as this man lives and continues
to take an Interest. in public affairs, he Is
good eEopEh loader for me. and believe
for all good democrats"
Anoti er thrust that Mr.. Coler gave 70
the McCarrenites was allusion to the
G.ittleto is the cand date for Borol Oh
President of BroolIlv n and from the time
I've opposed tho nomination OF Circuit and
Fornes at the convention. ne has never
Tor a moment ceased that opposition.
McCarren has ordered that he shall not
lie allowed to speak at future lammany
meetings. Consequently, he was not in
vitrd to last nights meeting.
M. Coer promptly drew attention to
the fact thet Mr.. Lttleton was the only
| important candidate who had not been
! asked 10 attend the meeting.
Il regret very much the absence OF that
able young man." said Mr.. Coler He
represents the Brooklyn idea in this cam.
paign, and also the man who has defended
that idea for many years. and l know that
he will have the loyal support Of every
| Democrat in the county
Inasmuch as the idea" Mr.. Littleton
represents is distinctly oppoed to the
many ticket, this statement made by Mr..
Coler at meeting called for the express
purpose of ratifying Circuit and Fornes
tended give peculiar, if not anomalous,
| twist TO the meeting.