The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-25
LATTOMUS
AND ROSE.
Former Talks of Bribery
Stories and the Lat.
tet of That Chacter.

Deputy Attorney General Cooper yester.
day afternoon and answered number OF
questions relative to the bribery rumors
which circulated at Dover during the
closing days Of ths Legislature
Some OF Mr.. Lattomus Information ID
said to be invaluable to the State.
Deputy Attorney General Cooper de-
information furnished by MR. Lattomus
beyond that he gave some information
which the Attorney Generals office ex-
poets to assist In the case. Mr.. Lattomus
was not approached and offered money to
vote for any particular senatorial oandi-
date, but like Repre- ntatiye Donovan,
who was before Mr.. Cooper on the pre-.
vious day. he had picked up considerable
information.
II Ia not known when another member
will be summoned before Mr.. Cooper or
who the member will be, but the work will
be kept up until all possible Information
Is secured. The appearance of Mr. Latto.
mus In tho city caused the usual number
ofinqulrles to be made In reference to what
he was here for and whether there bad
been any new developments.
The raoe-track bill IL a, tracing fully az
much attention as the bribery charges. and
the rumors In connection with 1t are as
grave. Had not Governor Tunnel, Secre.
tays Of State Hughes and Deputy Attor-
ney General Cooper bsen on tho alert and
crushed the measure Delaware would have
been overrun with outlaws race track.
According to the information obtainable
The men for whose benefit this bill was
intended, were Of the same class a. those
driven out Of New Jersey, and later driven
out of Maryland.
Had they gotten here these men would
have taken q hand In politics, and there
would have been thousands Of dollars
spent in elections ir this state for the pur-
pose of keeping crowd of men in power
race track law. The same men made an
attempt to have race track bill passed at
the previous Legislature but failed.
One Of the troubles which Is met in the
investigation by those who are interested
are the stories which arc being told by
various people to get even" with some
one, Many Of these stories come from
Dover Democrats. There is not the best
Of feeling among the members of the
Democratic party In Dover, and an oppor.
turity like this 1s taken advantage of by
some Of the more unscrunulous ones to
circulate stories to the effect that their
opponents, or the members Of an opposite
faction, were Interested In this deal. A
number of these sturies have been locke
into bv various people and found to be
groundlesa
MR. ROSE TALK.
In speaking Of the action Of the three
Democrats who voted for Mr.. Addicks ex-
Representative David q. Rose Of Newark
yesterday said!
"We do not accuse those men with down
right dealing with the candidate or his
agents, but their actions finally became
such that we did not know what next to
expect" said Mr.. Rose, when urged to
make an explanation Of the htv ange treat
ment Of Senator Pyle and Representative
Donahoe BY the Democratic newspapers.
"Do you accuse them OF throwing their
influence to the AldioAs menp" was asked
the assemblyman.
arisen over the anxiety of these two as
sem5lymen to foist that doctored city
charter upon the people Of Wilmington.
Representative Shallcross and sat down
on It hard, because more iniquitous meas.
ure never saw. and thereafter These men
would scarcely speak to us. The idea of
turning the whole city governments to five
politicians whose adaptability and compe.
tenoy consisted Of the tricks they had
turned. The day for that kind Of legisla-
tion, or for any deals with the Union Re-
PuUhoUuo h0o pttoS6u III D0iAWAE0t
Mr. Rose added, however, that the two
''Uncle Johns." as the discerning assem-
blymen were Familiarity known among
their colleagues did moi sec the thing In
that light, and thereupon proceeded to
pout
What excuse did they give you Demo-
Gratis for voting against separation Of
Inc t'ouses9" was asked of Mr.. Rose.
They contended that II the houses sepa.
rated before the hour OF O'clock, they
would Immediately proceed to rssoind the
los,.!ution regarding final adjournment,
and continue In 81 ssion. because the
Univns then had Farlow In the Senate,
and two more DemooratI In the House "
''How could this continuance have been
bt ought about?''
"Iticould never have bsen carried, be-
cau-e both Senat Jrs Knox and Shakes,,enr
would have vigol ously opposed 1t in tho
Senst.. This excuse was no excuse.