New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-04
DETERY TO GO AUGUST IL
viii Bet 5Og9 He Can Produce
PCraer Irritation.

Tanuany HAN WIS asgrieved yesterday b.
cause CT the EsopGs le5ter inviting Big Bi1F'
peveSy to s.s-t tfiei Judge Parker The publ
90 zion of the facJ that the letter was received
has given -the caier' much added impOrtancs
i'm The eyes OF The l2.Ja Assembly District. and
the members of rhe william : Devery Associa-
ton are cbuhde1t that their leader viii easily
win at tne next primaries
Yesterday Thomas Z. smith, secretary OF
TamUauy E.aI. declared that he didn't believe
any such lette- was fn existence as that pub
lished in The Tribune yesterday inviting Dew
cry and his fellows 70 EsoDus. Mr. smith Of
fered 10 pay S10o Co the Devery Association IL
it eouia produce any sue communication.
When the news Of this offer reached the Day.
cry headquarters there was some excfteusnt
Faithful followers Of Big Bill begged % Dc
above to have the custody of the letter for fIss
thirty minutes William E. Ryan and NIIcha.l
! Byrne. prominent members OF tia Dsg=ry
Association. did manage to secure temporary
possession of it.
Reverently they handled it, for the Dsvery
following cannot speak above an awed whlspsr
when referring to the great honor that has beea
done the chief" Each holding a cOrner or Ia
document. they FASTENED to the Seymour CUB
where Smith generally is to be FOUND Each
saw visions OF crisp new 500 bin, witch
would, change hands when the audaci0us 1Er
smith should be confronted with the evidsucs
But Smith not to be found. Frank In
here. VIII he dO?" said the club attendant. r.
ferring to Devery's arch opponent. Frank Good
win
NO Nor' said both the Deveryttes. grasp
ing their precious letter stin tighter. and saev
hurried back TO the Devery headquarters.
Well" said Big Bul." later. 20 q T~fbrus
reporter. there's good chance for soma enc
20 win that 800. I'm willing TO bet 5000 sv-n
that I can produce that there letter. Hers e
/ Is, young feler. fer you TO see. Here's eha en-
veloPe with the Esopus postmark to prove T
| amt been committin' no forgery. That Four-
| feminist crowd must be foolish 20 attsuuG 60
prove away black and white. " Devery Gon'e
/ have TO waste no time argutn' with thsu peo-
pie He's assOctatin' with a much more rsaned
and eminent class OF statesmen now. Let the
Fourteenth-st people hurry Up and rzttfy ths
nominations OF their own party, which thev
amt done as vet. shame on EN-, instead 0s
artacktn' other Democratic organizations
Judge Parker. that fine. fearless statezraz
Knows who Is his friends and who amt Don't
/ you make any mistake about that He knows
that the William ; Devery Association got NJ a
set OF resolutions on the 2Sth day OF June tvsfv.
days before the convention. urging the uou1ina-
| ton OF Judge Parker. IN those resolutions We
/ exposed Murphy and his arrogant auarchfstfc
i e--eo--al-LC ll-LLOt1S, anu We sent the res
\ buttons 10 EsOpUs. Judge Parker has
Murphy sized I'D right. and don't forget that
/ That IS Why I got that invitation to Esopus.
/ Am [ going2 Well, guess. Judge Parker'a
/ secretary has fixed the date for august T. Z
I amt made any plans yet as 70 who Will De taken
/ along Mind you, I'm gOin' 70 be the real leader
/ OF the IXth- Judge Parker is my friend You
/ wait and see Justice done me. That's why that
/ Fourteenth Street crowd is so sore about that
L letter"
/ Members OF the Devery association said las,
I night that they were IN hopes that the eutirs
I association, SIX hundred strong. would be al
/ lowed to accompany Big BIZ to EsOpus II
/ so, the party viii ga with brass band. Devery
banner and floral pump ernblerrs galore
AT present, however. the chief is disposed 20
frOwn upon the suggestion and decide in favor
/ OF a small delegation OF picked men as an escort.