Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-25

Mr. Rogers, authorizing the former to
nut in my price for printing the lists
of registered voters, the same per list
as the other printers, which will be
satisfactory"
Mr. Rogers said he remembered
having written the letter, and pro
duoing his letter-book showed copy
! Of 1T, under date of October lst, 1900
II wrote Mr.. McCloskey that letter, -
said Mr.. Rogers, because | did not
have any desire to out the prices of
other printers, believing that all would
charge only a fair price for the work. y
Mr. Rogers was asked IL he could
recall any circumstance, or any con
yersation, that induced him, after
having written letter authorizing
Mr.. McCloskey to fix his price for
printing THE registration lists to send
IN his bill for the worR at price fixen
by himself, which was about ss. 10 per
list, instead OF $40, as the other printers
charged.
= cannot rccall anything in CON
neotion with the matter" replied Mr..
rogers, except that ] received the
estimate of the cost OF the work from
Mr. Bedford, my superintendent, and
made cut the bill from it. The eircum-
stance of the letter to Mr.. 6ioOIoskey
mad entirely escaped my memory,
suppose.
. / admit that made mistake in
accepting the check for the excessive
amount" said Mr.. Rogers, land
giving Mr.. McClosley the difference.
IN money. between the amount Of my
bill and the amount of the check. But
! did not give tho matter any particular
thought at the time, as the entire
transaction did not occupy more than
~ minutes. | remember that Mt.
McCioskey said something about his
own services in preparing tho copy and
aelivering the lists, but il did not
impress me then as 1t does now. "
MI. M'cLo.KeY's CLAM.
In explaining the situation to
reporter of tho Morning News, Tuesday
night, bir. McCloskey said that Mr,
Rogers real position was that Of sub
coutract9ss be printing Of the lists was
q comLaS yely small portion Of the
work. ThsS es were arranged alpha
betically and Everything prepaled and
taken TO him. 1t required large
quantity Of labor to get these lists into
shape and to superintend and revise
the work of printing them. He was
responsible for the correctness OF the
lists and not Mr.. Rogers Had the
Levy Court cut down the bill of Mr..
Rogers to 81 a district, when his price
was over s., he would have hold Mr..
McGloskey responsible for the full
amount of his claim because he was
the responsible party and the one who
was having the WORK done.
Martin II. Farry, president of the
state Department. of Elections, called
The Gazette office by telephone yester-
morning. and said that he would like
the public to know that neither be nor
the Department of Elections had any
thing to Go with the printing of regis
tratlon lists, which has been discussed
this past few days. The printing in
which Frank A. McCioskey, the de.
partment clerk, was interested, vas an
affair OF his own In which the depaft-
ment had no concern. lit was a nri-
vate arrangement between him and |
those with whom he had dealings. .
said Mr.. FAIRY, and the departinent
had nothing to do with it. The cepart- |
ment did not object to his Interesting |
himself in the work, as it was thought |
that by permitting it the work would |
he facilitated, but the department had |
absolutely no hand in the matter. Mr.. |
Rogers bill never camo to the depart |
ment and | never saw it. l was stag
sered when read yesterday OF the diff
terence between Mr.. Rogers bill and |
the bill submitted to the Levy Court
for the work. -
As a matter of fact, the printing of
The registration lists is in the hands of
the registration officers, the Depart
nent of Elections having nothing to do
With il, and in this case the officers in
The 40 districts authorized Mr.. MoClos-
Key to haye the work done.