Evening journal., 1896-09-08
BROWNE MAKES A KICK
Bach and Hastings Interfere
With His Campaign Work.
THEY ARE TOO FULL OF ADVICE.

THEY ARE TOO FULL OF ADVICE.
THE STATE CHAIRMAN CON-
PLAINS TO THE NATIONAL
CHAIRMAN AND ASKS FOR AN
OTHER JOB.-HE REVIEWS HIS
TROUBLES AND THOSE or HIS
ADVERSARIES AND LEAVES
HIMSELF IN THE HANDS Or HIS
FRIENDS. /
Janitor Dumpson, the new factotum
at Republican headquarters, does not
seem to be any more careful than his
predecessor, who was given a leave ot
absence, went to Atlantic City, and got
lost in the crystal maze on the es
planade Else the following letter
from State Chairman Browne TO Ma
tiOnal Chairman Hanna would never
have been given publicity:
Mark A. Hanna, National Chairman,
Republican Headquarters, New York
City, N. Y.
hand to inform you that we are all
well and hope you are the same. Col
quohouns throat is much better,
thanks to The efficiency of your Nc.
Kinley sticSer antidote. / am Slad
that your mistake was discovered III
time, else serious results might have
ensued, for we hadN just formed q
Licker and oticker Brigade to pass
Mckinley ntterances from one oad OF
the state to the other. but we have now
disbanded the organization and sent
two or three walking delegates down
to Addicks headquarters, at Fifth and
Shipley streets to work up Sucker
Brigade in addition to the Liquor Bri-
gade already formed down there and Of
which Charley Ewing is president; SO
that there is every prospect hat there
will be an Ad1icks Liquor and Sticker
Brigade joined in the lasting ties Of
death if the liquors and stickers hold
out. The Wilmington funeral directors
are a unit in support of the scheme.
l am young in politics, but do you
think the use of poisonous mucilagi-
nous substances and disease germs
proper weapons to use in nineteenth
century political warfare? OF course
know that the proposed victims are
Addicksites aud not entitled TO much
consideration, but it seems to NE tnat
we could find some easier and less re-
pulsive manner Of getting rid of
them. Have you anything in your dis
pensary which combines happiness
and death. few gallons of syup OF
delerium tremens, essence Of mania a
potu, or extract of rams, which we
could send to them in lieu of the pOis-
oped mucilage and bottled bacilli
They would like it better and the cor
oner's jury could be asked to return &
verdict that deceased came to theil
death from natural causes. Shl, VT
leave it all 20 you, having profound
respect for your knowledge OF way'
and means in an emergency like th'
present. However, something must b
done, and dona quickly or the AdaicK
ties will be too numerous for extermi
nation by the remedial measures sue
gested above.
l hate to complain, but really some
thing must be done for the suppression
of Fred Bach You have already rec
ognized in ME the only genuine Re
publican State chairman in Delaware
but that has not ended my troubles
have warmed a serpent in my bosom
When we opened our headquarters OF
Market street Bach came 10 me an'
asked for desk room, saying that h
thought he could make some money b.
occupying the semi-official position o
insurance agent for the regular Re
publican candidates. l have alway
liked Bach. for the enemies that n
has made. but I'll be burned If l an
going to stand this much longer n
started out all right and was as hum
bic as a piece Of pumpkin pie after
has been kept for a week or two.
gIatified me somewhat to take visitor
to the back room and say: This
Mr.. Bach. who used to run the Repul
lican party before | took hold Of It.
They would express their sympathy tC
him and congratulate me upon my SUI
cess as a politician. But pretty 500
things began 70 change. Bach bega
giving me advice in a patronizing so
of way, especially jarring upon II
feelings of the only Republican sta
chairman in Delaware. Really, b.
tween him and Washington Hastins
my official life has become a hurdle
We'll to resume the narrative, III
week or two everybody who visit,
headquarters would ask Dgmpst
(who is our fat, fair and forty janitoT
where is Mr. Bach?" instead
where is Mr.. Browne? Shortly aft
that Mr. Bach would walk into II
office and, addressing the visitor So.
81 his is Mr. Browne, the figure-hea
who has been running the party sin
I made my big bluff Of getting out
politics and going into the insuran
subjects but, if you want to hnc
anything about the political situario
come to my Office, second hoor head
main stairway / don't think tha
just right What's the use of having
State chairman if everybody asks I
Bach first? l am sorry that 1 ev
gave him iodgment here, bat t
courts are all Democratic and
sheriff is a Bach man, so you see
can't get a writ of ejectment beiC
the campaign is over. Then, if We "
this fall, Bach will strut around t
city with Observation-Disclosures, and
we're licked, he'll meet Republica
around the corner and say: 10
what Browne did" Oh. my oh, N
| wish / had stayed away from Geor:
town. 1t was bad enough to be a si
pie regular Republican, but to be
only genuine Republican State cha
man, subject to the bedevilment a
bpdamnmpnf of Rach and Hastings