Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-23
COMFORT FOR BOTH SIDES
BUT THE DEH0CRITs FIND OoOA-
SION 10 dAJOICE.
How J. OscsE Brown Was Fooled
Ene GOs an Appointments buLi iL WAS
Only aS Cleaner of CuSpidoEs-EIds
Emphatic Sisgust.


Philadelphia Record special.
MILFORD, DEL, dan. 1.-THE Repub-
lieauS Of Milford hundred, which has
alEes been the ons stronghold OF the Re-
publican party in Kent county, are now
in Il faEmeut OF excitement. Milford has
u large colored vote, which always gives
the Republicans the supremacy here
when they make any kind OF o fight.
This colnred vote iB manipulated by q
white leader named j. Oscar Brown.
Brown hiss more individual influence
with the colored contingent than all he
rest Of the Republican leaders in tine hun
dred and no man in DelRwars did more
to elect the Republican Legislature OF
1889 than did be. During the senatorial
fight Brown was HiSg MS nan to the
core. Hsnce wheE Senator Higgins bs-
gan distributing the official plums every
body predicted that there was something
Riit-edgsd in the Rift-bag for Mr.. Brown.
The latter wae an officer of the blue
blood Milford Hundred RepuolicAn Club
end Colonel George W. Marshall and the
Rev. Jonathan Willis. the preacher poll
ticinn, were his bosom friends. About
two weeks ago 1t was hernlded throughout
the lower part OF the State that j. Oscar
1rown had received an appointment, and
40 he had.
hrown rsturned sfter IN absence Of
three days, in anything but a pleasant
frame OF mind, aud was bitter IN his de-
nunciation OF Harrison aud Higgins.
Whom tgken to task by menlbeys of the
club for his Language, lie told he FOLLOW
ing story:
~ arrived in Washington and reported
to the chief Of q certain blrsau and he
sent messenger with no to jnstice,
whore took solemn oath to perform
the duties OF tbs very responsible position
to which l Tss assigned, for the honor
and glory OF the Govern nent OF the
| United Etates. wsB then taken back to
/ the department 70 he assigned TO duty. l
did not rec Ar. WG9smaker hims5lf, but
the man &hO WAS handling me was his
4 ri hi bower, and knew the sreat pc stsl
department needed my aersios. Wsll,
reported; the messenger vDuohed for
the correctnesb OF the oGth had tsksu,
an then the chief dsaw ont a printed
form ard read my dutiss. Yen will re-
port 10 Chilf - sad he, each mogn.
ing at O'Clock and tnk3 charge OF the
cnsp!iors in a cettaia corridor. These
are to Re thorcrgbiy clsrnsed, and then
the corridor ID to 30 suFnhbod from end
tG eud. All 5osp, ,nopg Nc, which you
need will be given IN you keeping, and
yon will be heli respatsihls for hem
~ was aetaGraoa . confirmed Brown,
'Rnd It wag sone time before l really
coula hslieve the follow was nearnest.
But ae %as. apd fleu l gut mad on
talked plain nea9asa language 10 him.
res!gHet right then md ;l.era aud wrote
my resiGnatiOn Oh the back u my COM
mission SC :hst iji4ains couli understand
if. Ana now l waar 70 raaign FROM hia
club and from the 4 22PahlirAa party. I'm
dose with you all and I'll EylSrantee that
Milford hundred will % Democratic next
fell i it aog every cent lin Wort 10
carry it.n
a'aig YVES sYy. Bsog1s gsi 7ancs an
Unrest, SID OF his ability to larry GU. his
intentions ro cna aoUDts. Tho R5puhli
can leaders huva been using every efort to
conciliRts him, hut to 20 use