New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
100000 WaShingtOnians See
Internationally
and His Image.
WILL BE PRESIDENT,
HE INFORMS CROWDS
Fears Congress Won't Listen to
His Speech. but Is Bound to
Make II, Anyhow.
lRr Telegraph 10 The Trlhnn. |

WASHINGTON, Feb. "A hundred thou
| sand persons blocked PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue. to see lawn J. CButch'D McDevitt
! the Wilkes Barre millionaire for day.
who arrived at 40 O'Clock this after
noon, accompanied by:
| lawn J. McDevitt. in a pretty fair
/ imitation OF plaster bronze. the more Or
less famous statue the original Jawn VIII
| offer to a grateful nation tomorrow.
Six bodyguards
! Twenty-seven war correspondents
The remains OF a trunkful OF sand
| witches.
| Eighteen dozen bottles. spent and
wea ried with the strenuous DAYS Journey
from the PENNSYLVANIA coal regions.
! shoe box full Of carnations.
one moving picture operator
Butch" was so overwhelmed by the
uproarious reception ten thousand per
sons gave him al the Union Station that
| ne wanted 10 stop and make another
| speech. but he was seized by nine police
men and plunged into the midst Of bat
terry Of movie" machines.
Statue Parsdes on Truck.
When Butch" had filled all the
cameras in the crowd the famous statue
was loaded on a truck The trusty
guards surrounded II. the band struck
up That Exssperatin' Rag" Butch
noated into an automobile. the war cor
respondents did the same and the parade
started for Pennsylvania avenue.
Never was an inaugural parade. like
IT," said Butch" as the procession came
around the Capitol corner.
Then, as seven or eight thousand per-
/ sons crowded under the hotel windows.
! he gave them the McDevitt family his
| tory. and told them that If he could only
! make Champ Clark see il that way he
| would be only too glad to have his
statue in the Capitol rotunda along with
those Of the other saviors of his coun-
| try.
The only difference there is between
me and George Washington" Butch"
assured the crowd, is that G. W had
| the chance, while mine is yet 10 come.
And when / do get the chance and be-
come great man. wouldn't it he nice TO
have me right here. where YOU can look
at me and say. There's Butch" Nc
| Dewitt. Amt he grand?
Capital Thinks Him Crazy.
Then Butch said he guessed he ought
/ TO have something to eat. and the crowd
cheered.
Now. don't get it into your heads that
McDevitt is a lush or anything OF that
sort" he warned them. 81 never drink,
| I
and | don't eat lobster because | expect
to be broke some day and don't want
to have any appetites | shall have to
play up to"
Everybody here is calling Butch" crazy
tonight, but he says the only difference
between insanity and eccentricity is $780,
600. so what's the difference?
The statue was properly walked at
Wilkes Barre last night. and after a big
parade at 9 o'clock this morning the spe-
clal started for Washington. In Jawn's
own words. 6. W. crossing the Delaware
was backed into the corner and gaspins
for breath by the time the special reached
Mauch Chtnk. Butch" made nice little
speech and told the Chunkers he was as
big a man as old Grant-physically.
Jawn j. also made a speech to the in
habitants of Bethlehem and announced
that he was a candidate for President.
THE fight will be between me and VIII
son and Roosevelt" he assured his audi
ence Wilson is going down hill faster
than my train. and Roosevelt is in South
America. r can beat them both while
they are thinking about IT."
Bound to Make That Speech.
Jawn Us programme for tomorrow is
strenuous. In the first place he is going
to appoint a committee This committee
ask il Butch" cant make speech in
the House wing of the Capitol.
Failing in this. the Senate authorities
will be approached with a similar request
! If turned down here, an attempt will be
made to speak from the Capitol steps.
where, Butch" says. he would like TO
stand and talk with one hand in front OF
his coat like other Presidents.
II this is also denied. Butch is not ex-
actly sure what he will do. He has got
his speech all written OUT, and having
gone to the trouble, he says there is no
Congress in the world that can keep him
from delivering 1t somewhere. If every
other place is closed TO him, he says he
will go to the hotel and deliver it TO the
| statue
! Butch" said tonight that he was not
having such " high old time as he did
when he went to New York on special