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

the following morning by the candidate
appointed to notify him and the impress
sion he got from Fosters interview was
that he would not withdraw and he cer-
tainly has not, for Saturday night, as big
as life and as natural as Doodle he sat
cohspicuously on the platform when
the meeting Of the party was held at
Fifth and King streets, endeavoring to
place beyond doubt tile responsibility
OF accepting Republican "boodle" and
determining what should be done.
The next meeting was held at tho
office of the Rctofmer, the official organ
OF the party. There were present at that
meeting, the editor, William A. Kelly,
A. i. Klett, Ernest Martin and j. +.
Edwards, and during the session several
prominent members of the parry came
there and stated that Mr.. Foster wanted
trial and he would resign anyhow.
That was the last meeting until last
Thursday night, at the residence Of Mr..
Beadenkopf. The chairman Of the
Peoples Party Club, Mr.. Monck, gave a
history of the Independent Political
Club. He concluded with the remark
that it was what is commonly called a
leg.puller.
Five members of the executive COM
mittec were there, Foster made state
ment of his connection with the lnde-
pendent Club and the Peoples Party
Club, and read some of the letters with
out the signature. He tried to smoothe
things over by claiming that the money
mentioned in the letters had been re.
ceiyed by the Independent Political
Club and not turned over to the Peoples
Party Club, but got mixed up and con-
tradicted himself in statement that he
made about the last time he received
money from Bach.
Mr.. Norris, one of the candidates,
said that on the 22d OF September Foster
acknowledged that he had received $50,
and that the organization was out OF
debt. The candidate for Congress eX-
pressed himself us satisfied with the
party, although the party had received
money from the Republicans, and ex-
pressed himself OF the opinion that the
object was to split the Democratic party.
Mr. Beadenkopf seems 50 tickled over
being nominated for Congress that he is
going to stick, even If he gets but one
vote. At any rate, if he can draw away
few Democratic votes he will be able
to help his old love, the Republican
party, and Bach will get something in
return for his cash.
The revelations made to the candi-
dates by the letters, which were seen by
Rollo, caused the withdrawal of the
candidate for sheriff, Mr.. Crossgroye,
Mr.. klett and Mr.. Edwards, candidates
for assessors OF the First and Second
\ Mi Al ,f Nh
j. r. Kelly and William A.
Kelly. The sentiment expressed by
MIR. Beadenkopf, who was in favor OF
continuing the ticket, caused the with
drawals. Those who favored continu-
ing the ticket under the circumstances
were Republicans; those who withdrew
were Democrats, except Mr.. Edwards.
'rhe cause of the breakup was that
the Democrats felt that they had been
duped and were being used as tools by
Bach and by the men who had formed
the club at first, which was stated by
the organizer, MillhAll, to be for Doodle
and those who = oithdrew felt salts
fled that the club was being run by
| Bach; at least one OF Buch's letters
copied by Mr.. Rollo referred to circulars
enclosed in envelopes which would bt
delievercd to Mr.. Foster; in which Bach
asked Mr. Foster If one Bennington
could deliver them. These, circular:
were found to have been printed by thu
Mercantile Printing Co. and were cvi
IDENTIFY intended for the meeting helC
on July 18th, as an entry on the Mer.
cantile's books shows that the First dis
trict Republican committee had 10000
| Al fThaps. auiHnppf
ON the Mercantile Company's books
that any work had been done for thu
Peoples party at that time. The circu
lars themselves had the imprint of tht
Mercantile Printing Co. on them
Another letter from Bach to Foster, in
vited the latter to d meeting at Bach's
house, "if you think it safe.
Bennington is Il tonsorial artist, EN-
ployed at Preston's, Fourth and Jack
son streets. He masquerades as ;
Populist, but is said to be Republican
in Bach's employ.
Rollo made two or three copies of thu
letters received by Foster on the morn
ing of September Both, when he visitet
Foster at his house about breakfas
time, and showed them to severa
parties; an original letter signed by
Bach was also shown to several persons
members Of the party. The letter wa
in Rollo's possession for a considerable
time and was afterwards mailed t
Fcster The letters which We're pro
duced by Foster at the meeting Il
Beadenkopf's, when he read them
emitting here and there few words o
sentences which seemed to incriminat
him. corresponded with the copies mad
by Rollo.