New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
THOMAS KINsELLA's TROUBLES.
SOME FACTS ABOUT HIS BUSINESS AND POLITICAL
RELATIONS.

SOME FACTS ABOUT HIS BUSINESS AND f0i
RELATIONS.
Tbomas Kinsella. the Editor Of The BrooetYn
Ea0Le though better yesterday Is still ~
.o Iien Jauuui ia serions drawback in that disease
His maady is complicated by kidney iIa treuinos. I'D
is about sixty years OF age mas to fall
hack 4pon. He has also been greatly fretted re-
Gently by social political and
argravafing to an active mind and sensitive natnre
IKE his for in spite of the rough manner ne Iargey
affects Mr. Kinsella is tender-hearted, charltaoie
man. easily moved and strong IN his friennsIiPs. P.
In the event of his death or permanent dlsaplltY,
it is runored that st. Clair McKelway may be
asked to take the editorship of 4 ne Edge. MI. Nc
Lean. the present managing editor, laOors uhuei u
the disadvantage ofbeing politically opposed a. MI;
Kinsella is and even more bitterly opposed than
he, to the dominant faction of the DeInocraIic PuL
ty in Kings County: Mr. klnsea starter nooy ooye
ment in Brooklyn, and carried ne rage lrpa a, .ro
regular Democracy, which it had supported % down
to the time OF Mayor h9wss I secona nsr1 which he
called the .Jeflersonian Democracy. 1t was py the
cooperation of this faction that the Repuollcans
have been enabled twice 70 eject Mayor @ho tbe
deadlock in the Board of Aldermen and preventing
the regular Democrats from organizing IL LII theH
Mr.. Kinseia was able to control The Edgle, in the
interest of the independents IN spite OF me tact
that Messrs. Kingsley and Keeney and MI. van
Anden, who owned controlling interest III the
paper were identified with the regular Democracy.
His course gave great dissatisfaction to the party
leaders, and the owners took steps looking TO a
change in the tone or the management OF the papcT
Thereupon Mr.. Kinsella and his friends bought re
I MON and were prepared to make IT a Democratlc
rival of The dgle This seems to have frightened Mr.
Kceney. He sold five of his twenty-five shares ana
gave proxy for the other twenty to Mr.. klnsella,
with the result of giving him the con-
trolling interest with Colonel Hester, the publisher
aud other small holders of the stock. Mr.. van
Anden and Mr.. Kingsley retired from tho contest
for the time. =,
A reorganization was effected last week in Mr.
Knse elias absence and 1t is understood that i is not
in his interest though this is denied by his friends
The proxy given by Mr.. Keeney is said by some TO
be good for years. by others II Is SAID 10 nave
been for only one year, and to have already expired
At any rate at the annual meeting OF the STOCK
holders on January o. Mr.. Keeney was present, ana
by the votes of Mr.. Kingsley, Mr.. Keeney, Mr.. van
Anden and Colonel Hester, the latter, who had been
publisher was elected president of the company.
The presumption is that the reorganization was sat
isfactOry to MIR Kingsley and that the result VIII
be the return of he EGgle to duty as an organ OF
the regular Democrats. either under Mr.. kInsella
or some other editor All those concerned refuse 10
say whether or not this is to he the consequence OF
the recent election but the circumstances indicate
hat such is the case. The regular Democrats, VINO
have neen talking about starting organ, are dis
couraged every time they bring the subject up, by
Boss" Mclaughlin. Mr. Kingsley is apparently
satisfied with the situation, as he sails to-day by
Wards Cuban Mail Line for Nassau, accompanied
by Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen, George \. Abbott, :. X.
ProbascO and other leading regular Democratic pol
itlcIans.