The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-20
Frank Campbell's Little Grievance.

somewhat displeased Democrat Is the
Hon. FRANK CAMPBELL Of Bath. the State
Comptroller. The cause of his displcasure
is a member OF the Democratic Cabinet. the
Hon. WILSON SHANNON BIssELL heretofore
OF Buffalo. but now. and probably until
March 4, 1897. OF Washington, ID. G.
Mr.. CAMPBELL's Republican opponent Mt
the recent election in this State was the
Hon. JAMES A. ROBERTS of Erie. Soon after
the dimensions Of the political tidal wave
had been taken. Mr.. RODENTS received tho
following communication from Mr.. BIssELL,
warmly congratulating him on his success
over Mr.. CAMPBELL:
"To JAHKs A. RosERTs. Republican GoHptrorrr Fleet:
"r congratulate you upon your election as Comp
troller. IL IL very important postioni indeed tho
most important place in the state next after that OF
Governor. though = certain Lieutenant. Governor
thought otherwise"
A perusal OF the Postmaster Generals
letter proved confusing and unsatisfactory
TO Mr.. CAMPBELL. lie thereupon forwarded
to Bliss" as that sedate functonary Is
sometimes called by jocose famlliars. a
newspaper clipping Of tho letter to Mr.. Rob-
ERTs. adding that he. CAMPBELL, had or
ganized the Observation-Disclosures Club OF
Young Mems Cleveland Club in Bath the
same year:
81 spent my money literally these two organi,a-
tOns and the elevation Of Mr.. BIssELL to be Post
mAstsrGsnerAI this spring sent him my eongrAiuA-
tons lie now reciproeAtes by sending his eongrAtuAr
tons to Mr. RoBkETs. my Republican adversary in the
last campaign. will await patiently Mr. BIssELLs
answer"
Such. probably. Is all the satisfaction
which Mr.. CAMPBELL will be able to derive
from the correspondence. and he will gain
little by waiting either with patience or
otherwise for any exculpatory reply from
Mr.. BIssELL.
Mr.. ROBERTS Is fellow townspal OF the
Postmaster-General. The attractions OF
vicinity outweigh often the claims OF poll
tics. and MIR. CAMPBELL. considering this.
might do well to console himself with the
conviction that If he had been elected on
Nov. z. he would probably have Teceiv Z
the congratulations Of some Republican in
Bath, not q Cabinet officer perhaps. but
with as much political influence in that
town as Mr.. BIssELL exercises in Buffalo,
Queen City Of the Lakes.
The POstmaster-Genera allusion To a
certain Lieutenant Governor is somewhat
dllDls uOuS. DOcS uc IGlcI 10 JONES JONES
was Lieutenant-Governor Of the State at
the time that Mr.. CAMPBELL was organic
ing his CLEVELAND clubs in Bath, and
JoNEs's predictions in 1891, when Mr..
CAMPBELL was elected. were hostile TO the
whole Democratic ticket. from which, by
design or inadvertence, his own name had
been conspicuously omitted.
Mr.. CAMPBELLs oh0grin does not appear
TO DO justified entirely by the facts OF
the case. He does not seem to recog-
nize at its full value the fact that some |
men in the field Of politics do most OF their |
lighting after the votes have been counted. |
With such persons, letters OF eongratula- |
Lion are important. They constitute the |
chief weapon Of warfare. Brother BIssELL |
had no Democrat 10 congratulate In New |
York. Ohio. Pennsylvania, Mass7 chusetts.
New Jersey. or Michigan. Being intent on |
sOngratulating somebody. what is more
natural than that he should congratulate a
Republican
Mr.. CAMPBELL would better let It go at
hat. A PostmGster-General has positive