Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-01

EVERY EVENINGS exposure of the
corrupt deal between f. Il. Bach, chair
man of the Republican First district
committee, aud Alonzo Foster, wherein
1t was shown that there was well-dis-
gpised plan to run the Peoples party
of Delaware as u decoy for Democratic
votes, appeared in the issue of October
9th and created sensation at the time
Of its publication. The plan to CONSOLE
date the old Independent Political Club
and the Peoples party was engineered
by Messrs. Bach and Foster, and the
II Republican campaign fund was to pay
all the expenses of the Peoples party
OF Delaware. In this manner Alonzo
Foster was to render valuable services
To the Republicans and Bach was to act
Il as the dispensing agent Of the corrup-
ton fund, which he has at his disposal.
N To-day THE GAZETTE is able to
give in detail the whole circumstances
of the corrupt bargain for democratic
votes, and the gentlemen who largely
composed the Peoples party organiza-
ton are given an opportunity OF telling
their own story. The bulk of the
exposure is supported by affidavit and
cannot be easily controVerted.
which was the official organ of the
Peoples party, gives under oath his
statement of the transaction and pays
his respect to Alonzo Foster, who made
public attack on the former at II meet
ing in the Auditorium last Friday night.
When Mr.. Rollo heard of the structures
which Foster had made on his veracity
and integrity, he sent word to repre-
sentative of EVERY EVENING and his
statement was reduced to writing and
attested by notary. The statement is
given below in detail;
MIR. RoLLos STATEMENT.
"Having been publicly attacked, in
my capacity as the editor of Tie Re.
former of this city, which was nominally
the organ of the Peoples party OF Della
ware, from its first issue on September
Goth to its fourth, on October 18th, but
actually so only for its first issue, this
attack having been made by one Alonzo
Foster, and countenanced by Charles
Beadenkopf Che being present upon
the occasion of said attack which took
place in the Auditorium Friday evening,
October 26th. l deem it my duty both
as q man and citizen to make the
statements contained herein.
"lhs main facts of the Bach Foster
affair have already been made public
through the Messrs. Kellys, Crossgroye,
Edwards and Kett, to whom disclosed
the facts which came into my posses
sion, and all of whom were candidates on
the Peoples party ticket excepting one.
/ disclosed what | had learned about
the origin Of the party to the candidates
and left the matter with them to decide
on u course of action. Those of us who
felt the disgrace oil being connected with
such rascality, and whose feelings as
honorable men We're outraged by the
knowledge that they had been duped
Immediately repudiated the dishonor'
able acts of the men concerned.
"Those candidates resigned from the
ticket. |, rs editor of Tie Ret0rmer, re.
pudiated the acts of these men in the
issue of October 9th, in an editorial di
rected 10 the Public
"Iwo considerations led me to make
no further public statement. One was
Il certain feeling of Difference for the
two men who still remained ut the heaC
of the ticket One of them, Mr.. Charlie!
Beadenkopf, personally requested me tt
make no detailed statement OF the fact'
in the Forthcoming issue Of Tie RJormGl
Chat Of October 6th). / only wrote wha
have already quoted, and that purely
in self.defence. | suppressed my owl
inclination to give the story entire partly
for the above reason and partly he
cause of my earnest desire TO see III
Ref0r8i1r stay in the field rs liberia
journal for the education Of the masses
~ considered that when l had giVer
the facts to the men who were most con
cerned, and when | had published TIN
note in my own defence, that had dom
my duty as an honorable man. Ii the.
refused to act | could not be blamed for ii
"Neither of the TWO reasons abov
mentioned exist now, and L therefor
make public these facts.
"On Saturday evening, Septembe
both, 1894, at about Z o'clock or there
ahouts, | was in the store Of George L
Norris, No. 222 West Second street, thi
city. Alonzo Foster came in and | en-
gagged in conversation with him. L re
marked casually that | had scored tn
Democratic speakers of the prevlou
Saturday evening III the editora
columns of TIE Refor0,er, and that,
the Republicans opened any weak spot
in their armur, would fire broadsid
at them as we'll. MIR. Foster at ono
said to me that | must be careful, an
further, that he had something TO te
me which he had not been able to con
municate before, because L was not IN
position which would enable HIM 10 d
so. suggested to him that if he ha
anything of importance to tell me th,
we had better so up to the office Of ~
Retormer. We went TO the office, bt
before the conversation had fairly begu
John X. Kelly came in. Nothing mon
was said, excepting on matters Of gel
eral interest, and promised to resum
the conversation if he would return ,
10 o'clock. He agreed to do this, bl
was later, and being engaged wit
others | asked him ii Monday would d
and upon his asserting to this, agree
TO meet him at his store, No. 4 East Sc,
ond street, on Monday. He then lie
the office i had some conversatio
with Mr.. Kelly touching on what | sn
pected Fosters motives to be. l learne
enough from Mr. Kelly to arouse me
fully my suspicious. Mr.. A. I. kle
came in shortly, as did MIR. John
Edwards and Mr. L. E. Martin. l d
termined that night, to 90 to Foster
N the next morning, instead of Monday
vi agreed upon, but | said nothing abe
NI my determination.
~ Accordingly the next morning, whit
was Sunday, | reached Fosters sto
shortly after o'cloch. Upon his inN
tation | sat down in small room ha'
80 Ms otora and he then said to me til