Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-25
DELAWARE GAZETTE ANIb STATE AL-W -WIAffNGTuh.

OF registered voters in lI00. he SUR
prised no one more thad MIR. Roger
himself. For Mr.. Rogere dad renderd,
no such bill to the Levy Ionrt. TR
bili that MIR. Rogers rendered was fb
1855. for printing 40 lists. AS a fact
which no discovered onll Tuesda4
he had printed only 42 listsl The trans
action, as reInted by Mr.. lRoFers an,
fortified by copy OF his Hill as trans
ferred into his bill6ook, the entry i,
his book Of original entries, tho chargl
and credit in bis ledger and the testi
mcny of Witness who was present, Il
as follows:
The printing order for the alphabet
4 cal registration lists was brougnt t,
Mr.. Rogers office by Frank A. Nc
| Closkey, clerk of the DEPARTMENT O
Elections, and was for 45 districts. Tn,
work was taken in charge by Charles u.
Bedford, Mr.. Rogers superintendent
and performed, after which Mr.. Bed
ford computed the time, labor anc
material involved, and adding tho
customary percentage for profit, turnec
over the amount, e3S6, 60 the office.
The order had been booked as 45 dis.
tricts, and no further account wa:
taken at the time OF the number oi
/ districts but on looking over the
proofs Tuesday, Mr. Bedford dis
covered that but AZ lists had beon
! printed. They were for the following
/ districts, all in Wilmington. Distficts
81. 81, ~, 65, 56, 60, 49, "a, 52, Z, 40,
II, 8, 46, Al, !, a. 4S, 81. lG, -, 81,
30. 33, q, u, 20, 36, 20, y, 26, 2s, 4,
IL, 36, "a. IL, 3s, 25, 30, AZ So.
| The bill for this work was made out
on November 18th, nd as copied into
the bill copying book, which was
shown to a reporter OF The Gazetts,
by Mr.. Rogers, Tuesday morning, is as
follows:
Wilmington, Dal., Nov. 18th, 1900.
Department OF Elections, City.--To Mr..
Frank McOloskey:
1900, Nov. i3.-io co copies each district,
no districts, heg. voters, S385
Paid, Nov. ed, 1900.
Mr.. Rogers stated that tho check for
his bill was brought to his oiiice on
November 10th, 1900, by Mr.. MoCloskey.
he does not remember nov the amount
OF the check, but pTesumes it was for
$50, the amount Represented by the
bill allowed by the Levy Court. But
he does remember that tho check wa $
for an amount considerably in excess
OF his churge, and he says that Mr..
McCloskey askel him to give him tho
money representing the difference
between the amount Of his bill and the
amount of the check. Not having
enough cash about him for the purpose,
Nh. Rogers says he went to the bank
and obtained the money, Mr.. Mo
Closkey meanwhile waiting in the
office, in company with Mr.. Bedford,
until his return. Upon returning from
the bank MIR. Rogers says he raid the
required amount the difference be-
tween his bill and the check, to Mr.
McClossey. ~ thought at the Tins
that the proceeding was somewhat
irregular" says Mr.. Rogers, "but j
had no suspicion of anything wrong in
the matter. gave it no further
thought until my attention was at
tracted to it by Mr.. Quigley display-
ing before the Levy Court on alleged
bill from me for printing 81 registra
tion lists az SO EACH or 1920 in all.
whereas my charge was only 1886 for As
lists, and now learn that we printed
but AZ. But this fact makes no dslfer-
ence in my charge, which was only
1886 for the work. p
Mr. Rogers charge of 1886 for the
AZ districts that he printed is at the
rate OF about %. 10 per district, whereas
the charge according to the bill which
so mysteriously found ita way to the
Levy Court WAS at The rats OF $50 per
district for 81 districts. How the
number OF districts became reduced
from 40, the number originally stated
in Mr.. McCloskey's order, according 10
Mr.. Rogers records, or from the ~
lists actually printed, to the 81 men
toned in the bill acted upon by the
Levy Court, is another mystery CON
neoted with the affair.
The bill of 1856 which Mr.. Rogers
sent to the Levy Court was made out
by his bookkeeper, young woman,
and the writing is OF a woman's hand. |
The bill Of S620 for 81 districts, which |
the Levy Court scted upon and allowed, |
is in the handwriting of man.
A detailed copy of this bill will be |
found in the statement of Clerk of the |
Peace Quigley to the Levy Court, Tues
day, printed on the fifth page of
this issue.
Mr. Rogers is desirous that the |
transaction be investigated |
and the details made public. He has
his books to show for the work be did
and the charge he made, besides a
witness who was present at the trans
actions connected with tho payment of
his bill. OF the proceedings that led
to the presentation of an entirely
different bill to the Levy Court and
the allowance of the same by that body,
be has not the slightest knowledge.
Mp. M'oLosKEY's STATEMENT.
Frank A. McCloskey, clerk Of The
State Department of Eleotions, when
informed by reporter og The Ca
zette of the statement made by Mr..
Rogers, Tuesday, admitted that lie
received the difference in money be-
,ween Mr. Rogers charge and the bill
hat won't into the Levy Court, but said
'he money was to ray for ii remainder
u the work in getting out tho lists
lie exhibited letter dated October
st, 1909. which read as folows
Mr.. Frank A. McCloskey. -Dear Sir: /
Iuthorize you to put in my price for print
'er list as the other printers, which will be
satisfactory. John NJ. Rogers,
Per b.
All of the printers that year. said
1r. McCloskey, charged $40 for print
ng each set of lists, and that is why
dr. Rogers bill vas rendered for that
mount. In preparing the 45 districts
o be printed by Mr. Rogers, havir e
,een authorized by the fegistratIon
Ulcers in those districts to have THO
lists printed to the best advantage, /
rranged to have the copy carefully pre-
AIRED in such manner that the lists
you'd be useful to the Democratic
arty, by having them so arranged that
II people Of the same name should be
ogether and that all white and col ;
red should be together. This took a
.reat deal of time and required the as. !
istanco Of two men. | also arranged
Or the daliphrY nf tha lists IN rhn -