Evening journal., 1896-10-27
THEY WILL KNIFE RETTEW
ADDlCKS MEN WILL NOT VOTE FOR
BAcH'S FRIEND.

GAS MANS LIEUTENANTS UNABLE
TO SAVE THE REGULAR-RET-
TEW AND BACH ENTER De
NIALS-WHAT A PROMINENT
ADDICKSITE SAYS.
Horace G. Rettew, the regular Re
publican candidate for receiver of
taxes and county treasurer, and whose
name also appears on the Addicks
ticket, emphatically denies that he will,
in event of his election, appoint ex-
Chairman F. e. Bach, of the Republi-
can First District Committee, his dep
uty in the tax Office. He says that he
taisi. ssAs.e. ,rsi1ratea A., tiac various
subordinate places in the Office.
At the Auditorium meeting last
evening Mr.. Bach made a similar de-
nial on his own behalf
The Addicks man whom the Evening
journal reporter quoted yesterday, said
in his interview that he supposed that
both Rettew and Bach would deny his
assertion, but that, as a matter of fact,
the deal was consummated
Some of the Addicks leaders who are
anxious to have the tax office fall into
Republican hands. are endeavoring to
UHk
always been one of Bach's bosom
political friends, but they are unable to
do it, and the Addicks knife will be
driven to the hilt into Rettew's can
vass. There are hundreds of Addicks-
ties in New Castle county who know
that Bach was particularly desirous
that Rettew should be the nominee.
and that it was owing to his indefati-
gable efforts that he finally got the
nomination. These men are only too
anxious to cut at Bach through Ret
tew, and Rettew's friends know il.
They are putting the best possible face
on the situation but cannot ward of
the blow
I'VE know that they will knife
him." said a member of the regular
Republican County Committee this
morning, but we hope that their cut
viii not be deep enough to defeat
him."
Bach may declare that there is
nothing in the deal for his benefit. "
said the Addicks lieutenant quoted
yesterday, but / know that he states
what is not true. IL would not do for
either him or Rettew to admit it. To
talk Bach to our boys would be as DO
litic as to shake red rag in the face
Of a Texas steer. / want to make a
prediction right here. and that is that
/ there will be enough Addicks votes
cast against Rettew next Tuesday ia
elect John N. Carswell and give him
several hundred votes to spare. We
would rather have a man like Carswel
! in that Office than a man like RetteW
! with his bosom friend, Bach, at his
, back. Both of them are working ia
; elect Tunnel, Handy and a Demo-
cratic Legislature, and we see no rea-
3 son why we should swing in and elect
Rettew to the most lucrative office OF
Z the ticket, and place our franchises al
{ the mercy of Bach, who feels much
5 more bitterly towards us than Cars
4 well does. From Carswell we could ge
e fair treatment, but we have never re-
8 ceived anything but abuse and misrep
p resentation from Bach and his crowd
p Finn and Kelley are all right. They
are not Bach's creatures; but If Ret
Y tew once gets in the tax Office a mos
{ dangerous weapon will be placed In tn,
d hands of Bach and he will not be con
g tent with using it against Democrats
b His policy has always been to staml
I out those who would not agree witt
{ him in political. matters. Horace G
Rettew has entered this campaign
& under most unfavorable auspices. III
r selected Bach as his godfather and w
+ viii see that both Rettew and Bacl
s suffer the penalty. They refused t
= abide by the primaries and bolted a
every opportunity. Now we propose 4
S do the same"