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

penses, Mr.. Beadenkopf said that this
is all done in legitimate way and that
nothing is now received from outside.
You are still going to remain on the
ticket" the reporter asked.
Oh, yes. Mr.. Fulton and have no
idea OF going back now"
WHAT MIR. CRossGRovE SAYS.
A. B. Crossgrove, who is the candi-
date for sheriff on the Peoples party
ticket, was also seen bya reporter Sun
day at his home, No. $40 East Seventh
street.
Mr.. Crossgroye's name was placed on
the ticket without his request and with
out first consulting him. 1t was done
by the convention held at Union Park.
~ am n workingman," Mr.. Cross
grove said to his interviewer, land am
in favor at all times of anything that
will help my fellowman. | want no
notoriety whatever, did not want my
name placed on the ticket. But they
persisted and that is how it stands now.
"Before | had heard anything about
those letters from Bach had been told
both by Mr.. Foster and Mr.. Monck, that
all the bills were paid, that all obliga-
tions were met. In fact that was the
common public understanding among
us"
''How was it, the reporter asked,
that you did not inquire who paid these
bills?"
l, with all the others, the truth is, had
no reason to suspect anything. TheIe
were 80 or 40 present and none of us
had any cause to suspect anything
nha all niI 1tFrr
publican sources.
81 heard the Bach letter read and this
it was that first aroused my attention.
1t caused me to think, and | have no
doubt it caused the others, some of
them at least, to think also. | rcmem-
Der those parts of one of the Bach let
tiers where money was mentioned. Also
where Bach asked Mr.. Foster to meet
him at his (Bach's) house If you think
1t safe
~ am fully confident in my mind
that the Democratic party had nothing
to do with any offer of money to the
Peoples party. | saw Mr. Bach's own
handwriting concerning financial provi-
sion for paying printing bills, for distri-
button of campaign documents, and for
other incidentals.
''At the meeting of the candidates at
Mr.. Edwards house on Monday night,
1t was my intention to offer y resolution
to drop the ticket. | was SO disgusted
with the revelations. | made the propo-
sitiOn to make public expose of the
transactions. Several of the candidates
were thoroughly in accord with me.
Finally it was agreed, as a substitute, to
write letter to Mr.. Foster asking him
to resign from the independent Political
Club. This was signed by all the candi-
dates. have not sent in my resigna-
tion, but propose to do so.
II desire to say emphatlcally that not
one of the candidates on the Peoples
party ticket has been smirched in any
way. All the money transactions in
this matter have been with the In
dependent Political Club, which is,
think, identified with the Labor party.
They handled it and ran all finance
matters. conclude that it looks as if
| we (the candidates on the Peoples
party ticket) have been used as cats
paw. That is the worst feature of it as
far as We are concerned"
WHY MIR. EDWARDS GOT OFF THE
TICKET.
John p. Edwards, who was the
candidate for assessor in the Third dis
trict, was seen last Sunday by reporter.
He unhesitatinyly admitted that u
meeting was held at the residence of
Charles Beadenkopf Sunday evening,
September Both, and that meeting
was held at his own residence the next
night.
When asked whether there had been
read at the latter meeting a letter or
note from MIR. Bach asking Mr. Foster
to meet him on Sunday evening, if he
thought it safe, Mr.. Edwards replied
81 cannot say. | had heard of several
letters, but / cannot say that l heard OF
letter referring to that matter"
MIR. Edwards was questioned about
the Republican party's connection with
the independent movement and his re-
ply was:"l would rather not say anything
about that
Il was in so far" Mr.. Edwards re-
marked, that what heard convinced
me that had better get of the ticket.
During the last seven or eight days
have been in n state of mind I hardly
know what / want to get out OF the
new party"
When asked about the Republican
committee furnishing money for the ex.
pcnses of the party's campaign he said
II do not know anything about that
surmised funds were coming from some
whore. When | asked about funds |
was told never mind; it's all right"
Il knew enough" he added, "to con
vince me the best thing for me TO do was
to get out. | think I'm clear of the party
and | thank the Lord that am off the
ticket. | want to get out and Pm afraiG
that if say anything I'll get farther in
| thought the people at the head Of the
party were working in the interest o
the workingmen, but found out that
was sadly mistaken"
MIR. kLErr THOUGHT 1T TIME no GEI
OUT.
Andrew L. Klett is a painter by tradt
and works mt the Jackson Il Sharl
Company. He lives at No. 713 Bennett
street. lie was the candidate for asses
sor in the First district on the People,
party ticket. When seen by a represen
tative of TIE GAZETTE, he .saiC
that on the evening of Wednesday
Sept. 26th, he first learned that cor
ruptlon fund was being used to bolste
up the Peoples party. He further said
II wondered where the money wa.
coming from, but was not definitely in
formed until last Sunday morning
JOHN II, Rollo and William Kelly cam
to my house with II letter signed by +
, E. Bach, Offering to contribute SOL
, towards the party. The letter was ad
, dressed TO Mr.. Foster, / don't knov
where Mr.. Rollo and Mr.. Kelly got tn
letter. This satisfied me that money
was being used. md on last Thnrsdnl