Evening journal., 1898-10-26

will appoint my old friend, Washing |
ton Hastings.
Hastings beg to be excused. In
my position 1 cannot afford to accept |
anything at the hands OF the chairman
Of this meeting. He, treachenously--
Hayes-And with malice afore
thought
Hastings-Yes-sli in between
me and the Wilmington post office, and
there can in future be nothing in com
mon between us.
Browne-Waile the gentleman mas
perfect right to decline the Office Vi
chairman OF this committee he has no
right to impeach my honor. lie knows,
as we'll as / do, that DUPONT was for
Quigley and Morse for Hastings. 1t
was deadlock, and was selected as
a compromise.
Hastings-And the continuance OIL
that deadlock was due to the efforts
Of yourself and your friends. / EN-
phatically decline to accept anything
at your hands. You have done me in
the house of my friend, and, that set
Ties it. cannot say that am especial
ly favorable to this peace Jubilee any
how. 1t is wholly uncalled for at this
1uncture. In fact, it is almost unseen
ly. / wash my hands of the whole
thing.
Browne do not care at this time
and place to enter into a controversy
with my defeated friend, but history
will yindicate the position which as
sumed in that fight. As you will not
serve, l shall appoint Frederick e. Bach
to the position. knowing full we'll that
his disinterested efforts and great a.
ecutive ability will ensure its success.
Bachr-It is rather late in the day for
the chairman OF this meeting to be US
ing soft soap and solder on me.
stood by him and made him what he Is
to-day. How did he repay me? BY
going down TO Dover and upsetting all
my plans for the nomination OF Jona-
than S. Willis for congressman. He
and Byrne and Knowles set up combi-
nations which resulted in the nomlna-
ton OF Hoffecker, In the face OF my
solemn protest. He weaned Byrne
away from me by promising to get him
the office OF district attorney. They
robbed me OF Knowles by promising
him the same office. At the dictation
OF DUPONT they sacrificed the best man
for the place. was a Federal APP
polntee. Did / crouch and cover before
q the lash of DUPONT? No stood uI
like man and fought him, while
others were cringing and fawning and
currying his favor.
Byrne-But, Bach, You must remem-
Der that you had secured your job, and
that we were looking for ours.
Bach-I remember nothing but you
perhdy to Jonathan S. Willis.
Byrne-Mr. Bach, if you say that
e acted in a perfdious manner you lie
9 sir; you lie.
/ Barnard-Gentlemen, when we began
d this meeting the understanding wa.
= that we were met to arrange for ;
= peace jubilee, and that there should b
l NO discussion of political topics.
II Browne-Mr. Bach has declined, gen
n tlemen, and / shall be compelled to q
e farther for a chairman of the commit
! tee on arrangements.
I Byrne-But this man, thi
y insolent man, has accused me OF per
ls fdious conduct. and I demand an ex
II PLANTATION, sir.
Browne--Air. Byrne, we cannot per
M init personal animosities to interfer
Is with our peace jubilee. AS Mr.. Hast
% ings and Mr.. Bach have declined Z
serve / shall appoint Francis S. Brad
L. ley as chairman.
Bradley-No you won't. ! have al
A' tended one peace jubilee this Fall an
p that is enough. You know, as well a
e I do, that il / had received fair treat
ment and a righteous count / ehoul
Ks have been the Republican nominee Il
er sheriff. But I was cheated out Of 4
ly and the peace jubilee he'd down at tn
ns Star office was enough for me. 70
can appoint Stidham, or Mcdaniel,
be you want to, but refuse to be men
Der Of that committee.
a. Stidham-I most positively decline.
IN McDaniel-And so do 1.
We Browne think it would be bett'
z for the two gentlemen to await the
ne appointment before declining.
ia1 C,ark-Mr. Chairman, do you real
70 think that it would pay us to both'
H. with a peace jubilee? Here we are L