Evening journal., 1898-04-13

SIGNED BY BACH, BUT THE MEM
BERs OF THE LINCOLN REPUB-
L[CAN CLUB SAY THAT THE
CLUB NEVER AUTHORIZED ITS
ISSUANCE.
An Evening Journal reporter to-day
obtained a copy of the political circu-
lar letter which has created such stir
among Republicans and Addicksites, in
view CT the fact that it processes to set
forth the purposes Of the Lincoln Re-
publican Club, and yet is repudiated by
members of that organization. 1t is as
follows:
Wilmington, Del, April 6, 1898
''Dear Sir: The Lincoln Republican
Club, whose inception dates back to
February IL last, will be permanently
organized within few weeks. The
leading Republican office-holders OF
this county, with a profound sense of
duty owing to the party, recently form
ed a temporary association, secured a
clubhouse, No. 91S King street.-the
best house for the purpose in the city
agreed to pay the rent for three years
and to furnish and maintain it, and
dedicated it to the use of the party
by setting aside suite OF suitable
rooms for the use of all party COM
mittees, rent free and absolutely under
| their control. This temporary asso-
| citation guarantees a home for the
party for the next three years, and ex-
| poets also to raise enough money
from its own resources to pay the cur
rent expenses of the party committees
| OF this county. Under the leadership
| of Mayor McLear, who very properly
is our temporary chairman, the office
holders have at last agreed to- perform
their simple duty to the party which
| has honored them. The primary OBJ
ject of this movement is the unifica-
4 ton of the party factions, a task
which deserves and requires the help Of
every intelligent and patriotic Republi-
can in the state. 1t is our purpose,
therefore, to form a club of all the
leading party men in the city and
county, and we agreed on last Satur-
day evening to invite to our next
meeting on Saturday evening, April g.
each for himself ten or twelve of his
personal party friends, with a view OF
having a representative gather
ing to which the work of form
ing the permanent organization is
to be referred At the next meeting
a committee, composed Of CMessrs. Med.
ford II. Cahoon, Frederick z. Bach
Thomas S. Lewis and Levy Court
Commissioners Gallagher and Lynn
will report upon a constitution, a SCI
Of bylaws and upon the question o
/. annual dues. A date will then be Sc
for the adoption OF the above, and foi
the election of officers. Some of III
! think that the dues should be four dol
lars per year, and the money devoted
to the formation of voters clubs 70
instruction, ETC., throughout the coun
} ty. With these several objects il
view, all Of them solely in the interes
= Of a united party, ask you in all earn
3 | estness to attend the next meeting I
4 join at once and take part in the per
manent organization. In respect to tn
. latter you will pardon me for maxim
the single suggestion that the mayo
OF Wilmington ought to be the perma
= nent president of the club. with char
. ity toward all and malice toward none
!. | the Lincoln Republican Club can b
t | made the instrument which will unit
D., / our factions, secure a single ticke
. throughout the state, and thus insur
party success next November. BY Jul
4 next the club ought to have a thou
+, sand members, which would make
e an irresistible force, first for harmon
E, and then for victory.
= yours in absolute confidence,
''F. e. BACH"
> The signature is either Bach's, or
v wonderfully clever forgery, but th
d whole letter reads like Bach when b
s. has a stroke OF political policy on hanC
ls 1t was mailed at Washington, and seV
le eral other copies have been receive
lee by Addicks men in this city.