Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-01
mr.. KEL1r's sra rEM ENT.

He Tells of the Arrangement Between
Bach and the Carl Brnwn MenaSsrie.
Brown to Stump tho state.
In view of the statements made by
Foster and Monck concerning the
Peoples party ut the Auditorium mass
meeting, John K Kelly Of No. 1909
King street, who was IL member of the
Peoples party executive committee,
deemed it unwise to remain silent any
longer, and his statement to arepresen-
tativc of THE GAZETTE is given below:
"1'he State Executive Committee was
formed on the night of the 25th of
September, 1874. On the night OF the
2fth Mr.. Foster and | went 10 Beaden-
knpf's by appointment with him. The
idea Of the meeting was to hear what
he was going to subscribe to the cam
paign. Before we went into tie house
| stopped MIR. Foster and told him
before going in that / wanted to have
an understanding about the matter, and
also told him / had spoken to several
members Of the party about Republican
money and led him 10 believe ! was in
favor of it, and l told him that l under
stood that if any one knew these
parties he was the one man. said
did not propose going any further
until | knew something about it. So
then he told me that as knew so much
that he thought, being as | was, a mem
her of the executive committee, should
know more; and he told me that he was
the originator of the Peoples party, and
that q certain man came to him who
outlined the whole scheme, and the
party (Foster did not mention his name)
told him he thought it was good
scheme, if he could give the same
scheme to u certain party with whom he
(the partly would put him (Foster) in
communication.
"Fostcr told him that he could give
the scheme to the party referred to, and
the party asked him about the expenses.
Foster told him about what the ex-
| penses would be for room rent print
ing, meeting and such things.
"Foster told me that he had got $50
for printing the Peoples party platform.
That was all he told me he received.
"He further told me that he could not
put me in communication with those
parties, or give me their names, and
then told him | didn't want to know
who they were, or know anything about
| them, or handle any OF their money,
/
self or the party.
1--WE then went to Baedenkopfs,
where we met Mr.. Bennington, the
other member of the committee, ana
with Mr.. Baedenkopf We arranged to
have Carl Brown stump the State with
his tramps, and Mr.. Baedenkopf at that
meeting agreed to subscribe 800 to the
campaign. That was the amount
of his contribution. Carl Brown
had agreed to do this for $50 for one
week, and | understood that the pay
for this would come from Baedenkopf's
contribution.
II would state that what heard then
made me determined to get out. Mr..
Foster also told me that VIC could get the
Auditorium, for which we would be
charged nominal sum and the pay fol
it would come from the Republicans.
son the following Saturday evening
dropped into the Office of The RJorme'
where met Mr.. Foster. in conversation
with Mr.. RolIo. We talked for u few
minutes, when MIR. Foster started to &C
out, stating he would be back at II
o'clock.
after he went ont Mr.. Rollo asked
me what | thought of Mr.. Foster, and
| told him that | thought lie was ar
agent of the Republican party, and
told Rollo what Foster told me. Other.
came into the office and heard the same
thing.
"Some of them wished to charge Eos
ter with this, and / said that | woule
bring no charge, as | could prove
nothing. | asked them to wait as Eos
ter had come there that night for thu
purpose of influencing Mr.. ttllo il
regard to the meeting of the Republi
. cans at Fourth and Market that night
and that perhaps Mr.. Rollo would ge
proof of what said. That was dgree:
to.
"lhe next morning, being Sunday, q
| II o'clock, Mr.. Rollo came to my houst
and told me that he had been to sie Mr.
Foster, and that Foster had toll hin
: everything. Mr.. Rollo then showhd nj
copies of two letters and an ohgina
! letter, which | immediately photo
! graphed.
! 81 had my suspicious from first whei
, | WAS appointed on the executive com
mittee, and what | approached then
. about was to find out as to whfre TIN
! money was coming from to pal thes
, expenses, and who was receiving tn
: money. ! finally settled upon Foster a
J the man."
: Mr.. Kelly's statement is also lttoste,
i by u notary. 1t is as follows:
!. New CASTLE County, STATE on della
q WARE, SIS:
!, On this twenty.ninth day of October
A. d.. 1894, personally appeared befor
me, Notary Public of the State VI Deal
ware, John II Kelly, who made bath il
: due form of law that the foregoing Dtatt
y ment is true to the best Of his kn5wledg
i and belief
Sworn and subscribed before me thi
! twenty-ninth day of October, A. d., 1S0:
lSEALl JOHN 4. KELLEY,
Notary Public.
a FosTERED BY BAcH.
! In addition 10 the above Statement
4 MIR. Kelly said that he believed tn
f Peoples party movement was Fostere
by Bach from the start.
WILLIAM A, KELLY, roo.
J. William A. Kelly was also willing t
u qualify to the accuracy of the STATE
Q ments regarding the transactions {
Q Foster, and said he placed implicit COZ
y iidence in the integrity of Mr.. Rollo an
believed him to be an honest man. II
\ concurred in the statements of Messr
Edwards, Klett, Kelly and Crossgrov
n regarding the character Of Rpllo,
W Deserving conlideucs-Therei is no artic
" which 50 richly deserves the entire conf
" dence OF the community as Browns Brnl