Evening journal., 1896-11-17

disbursing agents and he threatens ia
have them arrested for larceny of
money as bailee. Taken altogether the
situation in Sussex is badly muddled
on the Addicks side Down there our
boys are working hand in glove with
the Democrats and you may bet the
balance of your campaign fund that
Addicks won't make anything out of
his contest down there.
He threatens to form n rump I.egis-
lature. He can make It rump. round
or sirloin for all we care. Ii won't
amount TO anything. When you get the
Democrats and regular Republicans
united for the accomplishment of an
object, somebody's trace has got to
break, and IL isn't ours. We went out
Tor Addicks and we got hlil. We have
handed him over to the tender mer-
cies of the Democrats az they are
subJecting him to all OF the exquisite
tortures OF their inquisition. They
have him on the rack and you can hear
his cries from one end OF the state to
the other.
l don tknow just how much money Ad-
dicks put into this campaign. IL is
yariously estimated at from 100000 to
Sl25,OOO. Presuming that one-third of
IL stuck and the other two-thirds
went into circulation among the voters.
you Will be surprised to hear that he
made out so poorly. | have heard that
OF the $4,000 put in New Castle county
$4,000 of 1t is unaccounted for and
charged to incidentals. This means
that there will be some movements in
real estate as soon as the smoke OF
battle clears away.
While the Bay State Gas Company
receivership was pending in the United
States Court money was awfully tight
In the Addicks sub-treasury in Will
mington. The band men were not paid
for month. They got tired OF wait
ing and determined to bring the gas
man to terms. It only took two or
three nights to do it. They began play
ing He May Have Seen Better DAYS,
THE Heart Bowed Down" Fifteen
Cents In My Inside Pocket" "Oh, Prom
ise Me" and Never Shove a Man
When He's Going Down the Hill"
Some OF the patriots forced a bond is
sue, paid of the band and ordered the
leader to have his men play "The Man
Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo"
and pieces OF that kind.
If you want to save the coming ad-
ministration no end Of trouble you will
not become a party 10 the Addicks
scheme OF having General James H.
Wilson removed from the National
Committee. General Wilson repre-
sents the only genuine Republican
party in the State of Delaware. The
Addicksites may outnumber us, but
that is no reason why they should rep
resent Delaware on the National Com
mittee. One might just as well con-
tend that the devil should be a bishop
because the sinners outnumber the
Christians. This is some more ol
Powell ClaytOn's work. He has beer
/ playing a snide game against us righ
/ along. ] don't know whether Addick
is on any OF his notes or not, but ther
is something beneath 10 all. A maI
can't be an Addicksite unless he's paiC
for It. l don't think that Powell Clay
ton ought to let his private money az
fairs prejudice him in the discharge OF
his official functions. Call him down
the next time you see him. He is be.
coming entirely too fresh. Remind hin
that l am the only genuine Republican
state chairman in the State Of Della.
ware, and that he wants to keep his
nose out of our business down here
The man who captured Jeff Davis and
hObnobbed with Ii Hung Chang and
helped to make me what / am in poll
tics does not propose to be depOsed by
any Clayton who ever lived, from John
NJ. down.
We had a terrible time in Whining
ton while the official count was being
made. Bach came very near being hurt.
He is an unfortunate fellow If IL
hadn't been for the Democratic police
men our charter would have been in
thirty days mourning. They didn't
like the job very much for he had said
so many nasty things about them, but
they hurried him out OF the room TO a
place OF safety. Then Levi G.. Bird
came over. You know Levi. He's q
friend of ours now, but he didn't use TO
be. He came over to the Court House
to straighten matters out but the
boys got onto him and things became
worse than ever.
Several other influential citizens en-
deavored to exercise their good offices
in our behalf, but with no better result.
Through It all / stood calmly waiting
for an opportunity to speak. Finally
Milt Hawkins went out for a drink OF
water, and ] arose and said: Gentle
men, ! am Hugh c. Browne, the only
regular Republican state chairman in
Delaware. (Cheers) AS such l com
mand you to stop your damphoolish-
ness and settle down to work. cloud
applause.) If you are determined 20
count our men out, do Il in 2 quiet and
orderly manner and like decent, law
abiding citizens. (Cries Of 'Hurrah for
BrowneiD Go at it Systematically and
be sure OF your basis OF calculation.
(Yells OF Bully Boy!D Whatever you
do, don't make a mistake, for we shall
take full advantage OF any majority we
may have left after you are through
with your pairing machine methods.
(Cheers.) ! am sorry that / cannot adj
dress you longer but it is grow
ing late, and feel that you
still have much to do. (Cries Of Go
on Don't stoplD" But I did stop
and from that minute you could have
heard a pin drop, il it had been big
enough.
When the count was completed Bill
Finn, our candidate for sheriff, only
had about 200 majority left. It seems
that the Morning News estimated his