The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-09
BROWNE At WORK AGAIN.
State Superintendent Returns to
Eastern Washington.
SPENT TWO WEEKS IN SEATTLE
Long ana Earnest Conferences With
the Triune Fusion chsfrmsnship
Result In Formation Of several
Lines Of Defense In school Book
scnndaI--yow Away ON "omefaI-
BusfHess-wni Not Retoin Rogers.

Bussre.s-wni Not R~ioin Rogers.
TIE vanfshment Of Superintendent Frank
]. Browne from the stump has excited
tho comment cf press and people In
Eastern Washington. 4 little more than
fortnight ago the superintendent was
.rdcsfrisusly campaigning the state in
the Interest NJ himself and his school
boots In the august company Of Hon.
John r. Rogers and Hon. i T. Ronald.
Mr.. Browne toured the northwest coun-
ties, speaking earnestly TO ali who would
iisten Of the urgent necessity OF voting
for the fusion ticket The trio swung
across the state into what are referred
70 IT fusion headquarters as the cow
Counties end were said. at the same
headquarters to be doing good work:
when on sudden, superintendent
Browne auit the party and the cow
counties" have known him no more.
That the people Of Eastern Washington
were disappointed IL evident from what
their newspapers say. In addition 20
Erepsng mp his end with the star trium-
ylrate. Afr. Browne was billed TO address
number Of local school boards. teachers
Institutes and the like. These dates
were apparently cancelled; many OF them
have already passed and no hope was
held out OF Mr.. Brownies return.
AZ nearly can be ascertal-ed the
fact appears 10 be that superintendent
Browne was gagged; not In the sense OF
nauneation but muxxled. After hard
nights work In attempting to keep In the
fusion path the unwilling feet OF those
who are straying. Mr.. Browne awoke one
sunny morning TO md that Harr Wag-
hers geography and Prof. Hughes
speiIsr had become famous and that the
faAf wtaxx nj hafr eel
shimmered about his own head
Coincidenf with the reading Of the
Post-Intelligencer of September a. Mr..
Browne. II II said. received n peremp-
tory telegram from Chairman Drum and
Chairman Pierson and Chairman Bal
iaine. ordering him forthwith 70 appear
upon the carpet In tho inner sanctum
or The fusion state headquarters in the
Hotel Northern.
Journfying wentwaFd In some haste.
Superintendent Browne yet found time
10 talk for publication al North Yakima.
f,,sion committee further justification for
hts recall.
Asain Set IT Large.
To the disappointed veterz Of Eastern
Washington and those anxious ones who
superintendent browne try to square
himself there will he news In the infor-
nation that since september y. and until
all his time has been spent at fusion
headquarters Anxious days and sleep
less nights have been employed in con.
Chairman h1om Drum ana Chairman A Piers sma
IN I'm c6ort to cook up something that
may serve ~ an explanation Of the
superinssndent's indefensihle. connection
with the school book scandal.
Something Of this kind seems to have
been accomplished. for on Sunday last
Superintendent Browne was set st large
- <t.n frss n D xt.A
dipfeiy betook himself to Eastern wash
inston. goins Il is said. directly TO Col
vile. IN Stevens county on "ofncial
II II not doubted that there II official
business In the northeast requiring the
attention Of the superintsndent. After
40 long period OF devotion to personal
business. Il is quite reasonable. 10 sup
pose that something may have happened
here and there throughout the state that
ir TO he considered worthy OF official
notice.
ii Is not doubted. either. that In both
his official and his private capacity the
superintendent VIII be. asked 70 respond
connection with the westiand Publishing
Company. Just what Chairman Drum
and Chairman Ballsine and Chairman
Browne may say on this subject IL nos
vet made public. From authorized In
tsrvisws and signed statements % the
are Indicated. a. follows
several Lines of Defense.
1 That Mr. Browne II opposed 10 all
trusts and especially 20 the trust called
the American Book Company Under
this head AIR Browne may indulge IN all
vha gisttering genoralitiee common 10 fti-
sion talk on that subject and may OBJ
rcnre the fact that he assisted in or
Fanisins the trust known as the West
land Publishing Company.
2 That Mr browne encouraged tho
Wessand company and profnlsed his Of
snctal patronage for The purpose of build
this Nv Browne may appeal 10 The com
mon sentiment IN favor OF patronising
horne Industry, Keeping ~ The back
ground the fact that the westiand com
pany while taking in the money % the
state bad only small part ~ It's al
legged publication work done In the state.
That Mr. browne had nothing what
wsstiand sompany and that the puhiica
,ions Of thAt concern secured favor with
hrowne. Meredith and Plumb. % the state
board 81 EDUCATION. on their own inertia
Under this Mr. browne viii have "a az
Arm the false assertion that hts p3rAonai
letters row In possession 81 the Post
fntetiIksneef are fnrx~Fien
That Mr. Hrovne really believed the
Wagner geography and Hughes srellsr
q BE- hfsf.ciAss text books. entirely az
Tor use In the public schools % the
state. Under this Mr.. HFswue viii run
asnsai az the tales - common sense. bot u
~ s@Xs y effvn enough aud earnestly
fffyAEN II kNNN NhtNN 10 HB4FAF ~ TEA
scnahle - many other things being said
~ ms colleagues on the fusion state
ticket
whiue OK theer feur tires ~ defense
has bess decided UPON ~ Chairman Pier
son ard ghslrnam EsisAinc and EhaiS-
man Drum r. mot vet known n ~ BE-
NeVed. however that during the coIrer
~ NJ Rrownss STAY u Seattle argunen,
tN Support ~ each asfsnNe has hrcn prr4
pAr@d and wigi Nc nkej with discretion
Necaraiax 80 inv make-Wn ana tempes *
me vArt9ua amalruees which Mr. browne
a. eapeeKed 90 asSNt
M trswnc q "a .ait, viii not re}oia
Nsx raeant august com peers ffRa John
ri Rogers asta tien J r RsnatA. bot
viii frnra Nnw on 60 the close ~ the
campaign eFniee about thc state BY hlm-
ssif This Wif relieve tNe ffst0a earn.
uAtsw ~ ore * So n,est asllEhgful ah-
sassttt8ss nueetagfe ~ Mou John X
Rogers pTsNrhinr Awa ftHn PRANK
flrW~ms nrarticing reform SIN shs samo
plAtsaFn