The sun., 1900-07-14
.DU PONT and HIS
HENCHMAN browne
IN CONFERENCE
Both Satisfied With the Plans
to Wreck the Republi-
can Party.
BROWNE MAKES A SUGGESTION
Says it Makes No Difference About
EIecting Rural Delegates to
State Convention, as They
Can be Declared
Duly Elected.

Colonel Henry A. du Pont and Post
master Hugh C. Browne held several
hours conference yesterday afternoon at
which plans for the insurgent Repubi-
can State Convention were discussed.
Colonel du Pont arrived in town about 2
o'clock and wentto Ainscow's restaurant
sending word for his lieutenant Browne
to meet him there.
From Browne the powder magnate
heard of the arrangements made by his
henchmen in this county to hold separate
primaries and separate convention
from the Union Republican party. He
expressed himself as satisfied with the
execution OF his orders. Over an order of
the best tenderloin steak and little du
Pont milk the leader of tt e Republican
party wrecker then discussed with his
henchmen, the probable bolter slate.
Postmaster Browne said the Grand
Opera House had been engaged for the
State convention. Colonel DUPONT said
the boilers never made better move.
H. explained to Browne that the only
place where DUPONT Republicans are to
be found is in New Castle county. With
State convention held in this city the
powder magnate thought the gallery and
other parts of the Grand Opera House
could be filled with sympathetic spec
tators. ] he effect of such demonstra
| tion, Colonel dupont explained, would
be to make the public generally believe
the ranks of the boilers was increasing
Turning their attention to the slate to
be offered at the August 81 convelti IN,
the two party wreckers came to the con
cusion that Samuel M. Knox would be
| good temporary chairman.
| VIII he suit the boys?" asked du
Pont.
"We won't ask them," came the an.
swer from the Federal Office holder.
One subject of the conversation seemed
to worry both du Pont and his man
Browne. They felt satisfied that the de-
partment of elections would have the
registration books of the city on hand
early Monday, August 20, in time for the
bolters' primaries, but the provisions o.
the law are slightly adverse to the
scheme, so far as the rural part of New
Castle county is concerned.
One secular day is allowed the rura
registrars in which to deliver to Sheriff
Taylo the registration books. That day
will be Monday, August 20. 1t would
seem to be an impossibility for Sheriff
Taylor to get the registration books all
over the county in time for use ON the
same day, Monday.
Henchman Browne came forward with
a suggestion which he thought would
enable the boiling convention to organize
all right. He told du Pont it wouldn't
make any difference about rural New
Castle. "We can have delegates named
in each rural district" said Browne,
land then, as there will be q majority
with take city delegates, the New Castle
county caucus can easily declare the
rural delegates duly elected"
So it was arranged that the convention
should be organized by an unprecedented
procedure.
At the close of the conference Colonel
du Pont left Ainscow's Immediately
Browne remained seated at the table
fifteen minutes longer in order to dis.
suade anybody of the opinion that he
and the bolter boss had been in confer
ence.