Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-11

The RJormer, organ of the Labor
party in its issue of Saturday, gave an
intimation of Il corrupt deal by which
the party had been started as an ad-
junct to the Republican machine. Mr..
Beadenkopf, candidate for Congress,
confirmed the reportin speech at u pub.
y lie meeting Saturday night, aud said
that the money used IN the preliminary
organization was furnished by the Re-
publican party.
Below will be found full statement
Of the bargain and sale engineered by
Chairman Bach, of the Republican com
mittee, by which the Peoples party was
70 be organized simply as dccoy for
Democratic votes. The statement is by
"a member Of the executive committee of
the Peoples party, one who entered it
In all sincerity, but withdrew when he
learned its true character, and is as fol-
lows
THE STORY IN DETAIL.
Sometime in February last, man
named Millhall, who is said to have
been travelling salesman, arrived in
this city and after finding out who the
prominent labor agitators were, saw
Alonzo Foster, cigar dealer, No. East
Second street, in regard to the formation
of an independent political club, which
he said would benefit the workingmen
and himself. The object, he admitted
privately, was "boodle," and his efforts
resulted in the formation of the "lnde-
pendent Political Club" which met at
4l9 Market street.
That club went on for some time and
is said by one of the members to be
te iaI I,nt
ideas and experience of leg-pulling in a
small way soon gave them an idea Of
what could be done OH larger scale
and soon the club called on the trade
unions to send delegates there. The OBJ.
ject of this was the formation Of poiti-
cal party and TO put ticket in the
field, and here Bach's certain connec-
tion with the party began. There were
said TO be between six and nine assem-
blies represented there, among which
were the Carpenters, Machinists', Plas-
terers' and American Railway Union.
The organization was first formed under
the name Of the "Independeut Labor
Party"
K. 5. Monck was chairman and John
p. Edwards secretary, At that time
they had no treasurer.
VEL The name adopted was the lndepend.
ent Labor party, and the platform was
the Socialist Labor party. Committees
&C., were formed and convention was
called for Labor Day at Union Park. In
the meantime meeting had been held
AZ Fifth and King streets. That meet
ing was addressed by j. III. Turner Of
Georgia, secretary OF the Populist Ma
tional committee, and Lucien Saniel
Ewho was the candidate of the Socialist
Fparty ticket for mayor of New York.
HH There was another meeting addressed
by Socialist from Philadelphia at Fifth
and King; he was u painter. Then the
convention came off at Union Park, al
which this ticket was nominated: j
Alexander Fulton for governor, Charlie.
Beadenkopf for Congress, A. b. Cros
grove for sheriff, Ernest Martin fol
coroner, George l.. Norris for Legis
lature, A. Il. Klett, j. p. Edwards aut
y. A. Roberts for assessors.
Candidates for Legislature outside o.
this hundred resigned, but those who
stayed on and are now on the ticket arr
u. +. Michener of Christana hundred
6James Gem OF AppoquinimInk anc
Albert Weld and William b. jackson
for State Senators. That was the ticket
If Then the next thing done was the es
tablishment of newspaper, the RG
Former, with John Hall Rullo as edito
and board of directors, of which Johr
P Edwards was chairman; Klett, Mar
tin and w. A. Kelly, committeeman.
M The name had been changed in TIL,
meantime from the independent Labp
9HParty" to the peoples Party" and u
the convention the platform of the So
cialst Labor party was never mentioned
and platform was presented by Mr
Fulton and adopted.
M Ine editor vi the paper had criticised
the speeches of the Democratic speaker
X at the open air meeting of Septembe
22d very strongly and when the mex
edition was about to appear the edito
said he had been approached by Mi
Foster, who told him to see him be
q fore he wrote anything about the Re
4 publican meeting and that he ha,
" better not criticise the Republican
party, as he had something 10 tell him
and requested an interview with him
N The Republican meeting was Septem
Der 29th, and on Sunday morning, Sep
Ettember Both the editor saw Foster an
was shown some letters written I
FFoster, signed L. b. Bach, stating tina
money had been sent him and would b
sent, and that circulars advertisin
meetings had been or would be sent I
him. Some of the letters were copied
il is understood, and as will be seer
were afterwards read at Beadenkopf
Mouse.
MIR. Rollo, the editor, took the letter
OF copies and showed them to seyeri
ppople whom he thought he could trus
and they went to Mr.. Beadenkopf
house and had consultation over thel
and concluded to inform all the cand
dates and meet at one of their house
on the following Monday night, {
which meeting the candidates for go,
ernor, for Congress, sheriff and thre
assessors were present, together with
member of the State central committe
The result of this meeting was reque
,irned by the candidates Tor the resign'
lion of Mr.. Foster as chairman an
, from all offices connected with II