The sun., 1900-05-01
BROWNE IS OFFICIALLY OUT
Anti-AddickS Chairman Says lie
VIII Not be in the Campaign
in Official Position.
WILL WORK FOR ONE TICKET
In Presenting Portrait of Presi
dent Mckinley He Tells the East
Side Republican Association
He Doesn't Know How to
Get One Ticket.

Regular Republican State Chairman
Hugh Q. Browne Gays he will not be
known officially in the coming political
campaign. His declaration is a most
positive one, and was made last night to
the members Of the East Side Republi-
can Association while Mr.. Browne was
at the associations club house in the
capacity of the donor Of q hand ONE
portrait of President Mckinley to the
association.
His declaration signifies Mr.. Brownies
intention of Withdrawing from the con-
test for the chairmanship OF the Anti
Addicks State Central Committee. The
organization of that committee is expect
ed within a short time.
The campaign about to be entered
will be the most important you or have
ever passed through" declared Mr..
| Browne, "a2d ! venture the prediction
that the Republicans are going 10 win
| ills election"
81 know that have been accuse OF
beirg one tf tt e obstructnnists to the
adjustment Of a single Republican ticket
aud | desire to state here tonight" con
tinued Chairman Browne, "that do not
expect to be i'll any official position in
the coming campaign. Bat let me add
that propose 10 use every pound OF
| pressure as Republican, as an individ-
ual, to bring about a single ticket. That
ticket | hope will be one for which every
man opposed to Democratic lu.e can
vote.
ANY man who stands up against the
overwhelming majority OF Republican
voters during the approaching campaign;
While that majority is striving for one
ticket, will be cast into political OBJ
livion."
Chairman Browne was not discussing
the methods and means for obtaining
one ticket in the Republican patty in
this State, but he pledged one man,
himself, "humbe and weak TO work in
that direction"
The Regular Republican chairman
prais. the East Side r publican Associa-
ton. Organizations of such vigor, he said,
are bound 10 le ut in magnificent
achit vsniehts for tie pait ty. There is every
nsriTati for Il man to be IA R-puulican.
TIE party las record which means
much 10 every American. TIE abol,tion
of slavery and the estab ishment OF
freedom. Rep blicans have always been
for sound money. There is no need for
speakers tD ascend the stump this fall.
In point Of argument they have but tt
point to the record If the r. publican
: party urlng the last fur years,
Trusts were hand ed hy Mr.. Browne
during the course Of Lis speech. He did
; not. defend them. RE is opposed t6
trusts that infringe on the rights OF he
people. TIE loud crn1tmnaiion of car
porAtion trusts by the Dem Gratis OF b la
ware is )nsidered laughabA by Mr.
| RrOWnp Ia lid attabtipp t0 tI,a nj
that every Democratic member OF the
: last General Assembly V, ted for the
: liberal corporation law now on the stat
} utes Of this State. "R-pnblicahs," liz
continued, "are inst as mucn against
/ trusts that infringe on the peoples rights
2 as Democrats and PoEulists."
Returning to the situation in Delaware
and the question of one Republican
ticket this tall Chairman Browne said:
i I'VE want Republican supremacy il
: De'a ware, we want the g ,vernorstip,
Lieutenant Governorship, Congressman
, Insurance Commissioner and ac of t!tt
three hundred offices at stake. We want
to see that court honse New Castle
county, filled with Republican otfic,
holders.
I "In striving fnr one Rapub lean tickt
. let us be governed by individual opinion
as to right. Let us see if, from out o
all this trouble, we can evolve one t 'cket
]. | don't know how it can be done. |
4 any body can show me will glally joil
r the ranks of those who have arrived at
plan for the ultimate adoption of on
ticket. As to the way for one ticket yol
| may have knowledge. 1t must be one o
. credit and honor.
Closing his remarks prior to the rres
= entation OF the Mckinley portait, Chair
: man Browne called attention to the on
! assessment and collection law, that in
!, siduous foe which aided the Democrat
y in the title waged by Republicans il
Delaware for 20 years. No Republic IN
J. deserve more praise than the Republl
y cans of Delaware. Siuce their triumph
e over that inaiduous foe there has been
n different atmosphere in this State.
The portrait OF President Mckinle
fl which was accepted by President Georg
n Byron on behalf of the association, is
Y handsome three quarters length stee
e engraving. 1t is neatly framed an
makes great improvement to the room
of the East Side Republican Association