New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-04
THE MASK DEE.

The Tribune has several times suggested that
it would be good thing for Mr. Edward NJ
(irout the Ring candidate for Mayor In Brook
lyn 10 take the public into his confidence and
inform them who ii was that conducted the
negotiations which led to his nomination by the
Willoughby Street machine. 1t has been know.
for four weeks that after the conferences be
tween the Regulars and the Shepardites re-
suited in nothing but disagreement, Boss Nc
IAughlin had decided to put Justice Jacob Neu,
an out-andout machine man, at the head Of his
ticket Orders to that effect had been sent out;
but shortly before the meeting Of the City Con
ventlon on October >. the Boss changed his
mind. Neu was turned down" and Circuit was
made the candidate. There has been good deal
of speculation as to what caused this remark
able flop IT was plain that some person or
persons had seen Mclaughlin in CIRCUITS inter
est, made the necessary arrangements and given
the necessary pledges Mr.. Grout has franti-
cally proclaimed in public that he did not know
Mclaughlin and had had no negotiations with
Willoughby Street which only wheted the curl
osity to know who acted in his behalf. armed, of
course, with the ample powers of n minister
plenipotentiary. Mr.. Grout has not consented to
make the disclosure. but the secret has come
ont through THE Brooklyn Eagle" whose ac
count we have reason TO believe substantially
correct
The man who saw Boss Mclaughlin and in
duced him to consent TO the nomination Of
Grout was William j. Gaynor, Justice OF the
Supreme Court OF the State of New-York, II
appears that on the forenoon of October ! Me-
Laughlin met Judge Gaynor, by request nj an
office in the Brooklyn Real Estate Exchange
and II was their interview which led 10 the sud
den withdrawal Of Neu. and the bringing for
ward of Gaynors former partner. Only little
part of what took place at this meeting has been
told but as Judge Gaynor subsequently re
marked that Mr. Grout had been asked for no
pledges ut all" II Is evident that the Judge acted
for him in all respects, so that Grout was able
TO tell his audiences-or some Of them M least
that he had had no dealings with Mclaughlin
and had given no pledges to the Ring. In doing
SO he told only part Of the truth, for il il a
legal principle with which he must be familiar
that what one does through another he does him
self. What arrangements Judge Gaynor made
with the Democratic Boss we have no means
Of knowing, but the Boss would not of course
out just what manner Of man he was. Hugh
MCLAUGHLIN Is too shrewd 10 buy n pig in "A
bag.
Now what do the people OF Brooklyn think
about 1t? Here Is the spectacle OF n Justice Of
the Supreme Court. elected two years ago be-
cause Of his zeal as a reformcr and bitter OPP
ponent Of Mclaughlin and all he represents in
The politics Of Kings County, himself unable to
secure the united Democratic nomination for
Mayor. hoDnobbng with that same Mclaughlin
and arranging for the nomination OF his friend
md partner by the convention Of which Me
Iaughlln was the absolute master. After this
Mr.. Shepard's structures on Judge Gaynor for
his activity in politics will not be considered
90 severe, and the Judges laborcd reply viii
ieem pointless. The fact of commanding In