New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
PUTS IT ALL ON DEVERY.
NOUy TALKS HALF TINE. ,"
at Three Meetings
Grouf Explains Bargain.

OF high standing IN manhattan anu Dloohish
have repudiated him and the Tammany graft
ers' that nominated him. Colonel George b. Nc
Clellan. at three meetings last might've in
Brooklyn and one here-handed out the bluff
OF being the choice OF Democrats of all kinds,
and spoke OF a united Democracy to the people
in a borough where at that very moment BOSS
Mclaughlin defeating Senator McCarren'
Murphy's supporter. in a fight involving the
reputation of circuit and Fornes in one of the
bitterest fights the Kings County Democracy
has known in years.
Colonel Mcclellan attempted 20 show that
Mayor Lows administration had been con-
trolled by the Republicans. and declared that
the red lights" protection OF disordery houses
gambling graft and tenement house prostitu-
ton stood for Deverysm. He forgot TO men,
ton that Tammary stood for Devery. lie
made the schools his chief weapon of attack
against Mayor Low. emitting carefully to men
ton that there had been such thnG as a
strike on schools and tried TO belittle the I'M
provements. such as evening lectures, evening
Fairgrounds. concerts and evening classes, feat
ures which have been of particular benefit TO
the poorer classes, and which Tammany in its
greed for graft never thought of.
While willoughby Street Illuminating
with the factions of the united Democracy of
Kings County. the three candidates on the top
OF the Tammany ticket were making remarkable
confessions in Prospect Hall, Brooklyn Mr..
Grout was telling his hearers the interesting
story Of his version Of how he betrayed MI
Low. Mr.. Mcclellan admitting that IN the
Van Wyck administration. anent which he once
said ours is the glory" there were red lights
and graft" but that IL was all Mr.. Devery. and
that Democracy had renowned Devery. Mr..
Mcclellan gave his promise that there
would be 10 red light" no graft If he were
elected. Mr.. Fornes lahoring with the &c
centricities Of The language to explain that he
was not me. too" and that his bargain with
| Tammany had been entirely different from Mr..
| CIRCUITS, and that his friends in Tammany
/ hadn't even told him that Mr.. Grout had been
| captured
All these remarkable reapses into frank
! speaking took place at the ratification meeting
4 OF the Coffey Democrats, where Mr. Grout mace
his first appearance Brooklyn platform
/ and told his neighbors and friends how he hap
l pened to be in the position that he was Dur
/ ing the speaking Mr.. CIRCUITS picture osten-
/ tatiously displayed the platform. dropped
over that of Colonel Mcclellan. and this ex-
/ pressed in no small degree the happenings of
| the meeting.
Mr.. Grout escaped the Kisses and suggestions
OF Benedict Arnold he met at Tammany Hail.
but one disappointed Brooklynite inquired an1-
iously of Colonel Mcclellan, Where's your
sword?" Moreover. when Surrogate James c.
/ Church. the chairman OF the meeting, referred
/ to addressing the body the audience shiv-
cred at the suggestion of Tammany's definition
/ Of Brooklyn defunct city.
Mr.. CIRCUITS EXPLANATION.
Mr. CIRCUITS story of his dealings with the
| enemy, now his friend, the feature of the
evening His reaffirmation Of his charges
| against r Fulton Cutting the tool OF his
beet sugar interests, and thus of Platt. created
| less interest. Mr.. Grout, who was received with
some degree of enthusiasm. said. in part;
This ratification meeting is great pleasure o TO
us to attend While d the 3pd esesrs are Tm
manyizing Of Brooklyn which we hear so much OF
IS in reality the upheaval of the rank and file Of
TIE party who are taking up the cause they want
reasons. never had any doubt as to where the
A year ago the aged leader of the Democrats
party in This city asked me to PRESIDE at me
envy OF Music If vas not Democrat then he
was false to mis- position in inviting
NOW. propose to give my version of all that has
happened in the last few weeks and let the people
say whether the Democrats interests are safe in
my charge or in those OF persons who have per
/ ton on September Is. Now. let me say that Sep
/ and Vet / found that the fusion conference had
net in my abseTce and forced my name 10 be put
I in nonina ton. forced il when they Enew that
! didn't want 10 and knew tha ought not TO
/ by Low Platt and Woodruff (hisses) to stand
then put aside my personal reasons and wrote a
simple letter OF acceptance. never found public
utterance. simple, so praised as that letter was
expressing my views of the situation
Now. I had the experience that within ten days
! I found myself more bitterly denounced than any
And why? After / had been notified. after I had
accepted as the result OF the bitter ana hat ,
began to be talk of Tammany's indOrsing me. It
/ seemed Impossible. but there more talk, and
/ one day about "A week later. said to Mr.. Low:
THE talk of my indorsement is growing more
| frequent don't think, It probable but | wont
that 's wo o1f' be ' tower q strength to YOU
should think hat sa 5feT 1s aEGr shall
fo4Eet H. Now on the FRIDAY before the Tammany
SonSgn!iG Democrac senator Victor
1 bowling came to my office and said:
the pem n5S1i conyention?s
y viii" said l. IF that Endorsement comes with
! out bargain. conditions or qualifications"
What would your attitude be curing the cam
You have read my letter TO Dir. Cutting l will
/ stand 10 that and will do what my co0science die
then rs let me aSG alone told senator Bowling that
didn't the politics for him u the step and re-
! fim that such an action would seem 10 me 10
/ That night Mr. Bowling came back and seId to
IT have told Mr.. Murphy-(cheers)-and he says
n IS entirely satisfactory TO him was more
amazed in my life never thought they would do
That was Saturday; On Sunday that great boss of
that he could see no objection. But Mr.. Patt and
Mr woodruff and Mr.. Bruce came out with pro-
/ am abused and Mr.. Low does not come for
ward. he keeps quiet week TX after ne says that
out and said that he had said that he had thought
T. but nov, be had charged his min, mind Meanwhile
lion until Mr.. Cutting takes up the old resolution
no-7tratior' This was rescinded when the Greater
New-Vork Democracy Joined the fusion euent
takes tho Assemblymen and the Citizens Union the
Vow Mr Cutting rakes up the old resolution
/ See the ipconsistencv? He has friend. Mr. Sea-