The Portland daily press., 1872-11-05
Greeley Campaign Funds.
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS.

The New York Times of Monday contains
some statements relative to the recent financial
history of the Greeley campaign The story
gives an insight into the characters of the re-
formers that is very instructive as well as anus
ing. The Times says:
General Pleasanton subscribed the first
amount to the working fund, which was $500
and paid it. A L. Stewart subscribed $30, OO0
t put with the understanding that it was to come
through his western connections and that he
shonld not be known in it, but Ethan Allen and
his compatriots were so elated that they couldn't
keep the secret, and it goes into the papers,
Then Stewart became mad and refused to give
cent. Fenton, however, brought him about
after a while, and he gave $4,000 This
was given over to Fishdale, Fenton's
private secretary, who sent it down to North
Carolina, where 1T was swallowed up by Wood
and Blumenburg. The liberals had but few
placers, but these few they worked we'll They
sought to take advantage at an early day of
the supposed sympathies of Governor Sprague
and the we'll known democratic sympathies of
his brother Amasa but Governor Sprague, like
some others, did not wish to appear on paper
He was perfectly willing to subscribe, but he
didn't want the fact known in Washington.
SO he put down $4,000 in the names of two
friends, viz: John F. Hamblin, who got the
cneck from the governor and devoted $4,000
OF the sum to the New England States, and
Mr. e. Pierce, who took the remaining $4,000
TOR Pennsylvania. In the meantime Gov.
Sprague had assured his Washington friends
that he had made no subscriptions Amasa
Sprague forwarded $35, 900 in one check. with
instructions to apply it as follows: Maine
S5000; Connecticut, $5000 to Allen, for the lib
eral national committee, $4,000; to Major
Banks, for the dem cratic national committee.
$1,000, and he added decidedly, 'Not a cent
more. In Pennsylvania the liberals had
sad experience. They plead extreme poverty,
but they brought large sums to bear, neverthe-
less. Ethan Allen thought it well to apply the
same aid which he had in North Carolina, SO
he arranged that Murray, the ex-United States
marshal should take charge of the manipulo
tons, with headquarters in Philadelphia, and
that the notorious Wood and Blumenbure
should assist him. -
He promised them $4,000 of Governor
np nra money and told them if they wanted
the State with $5O0O only half of the sum
promised. Murray appraised Allen of this fact,
and Allen replied that he must get the other re-
naming $4,000 out of Pierce, as that was the
h h;n nna agreed upon; Wood went ahead with
MS operations, and desiring $4,000 went ahead
on the strength of Aliens authorization to
to draw. All their plans failed, as they were
SO closely watched, and the result of the bust
ness was not only utter defeat but found be-
tween Allen and Murray which promises to get
INTO the courts, as Allen refused to pay the
$4,000 for Wood. Murray writes to Wood that
Allen is a beat of the first water and that he
means to put him through Over the missing
portion of Sprague's money there is also row.
Allen has written to Sprague, who passed
through this city on his way from Texas to
providence, to send the money at once Muir
ray is also after it. The money from the Tri
batne was $4,000. Sinclair said $4,000 of this
was from Greeley. 1t is limited that Whitelaw
Reds purchase of Tribune share about this
time furnished the cash. Augustus Schell,
chairman OF the Democratic national commit
tee, turned over $4,000 to be expended by the
Liberals Among other contributors, John
Cochrane is down on his own books for $4,000;
Marshall o. Roberts, as late as October 26th'
SSii0 10y John g. Williams, Metropolitan Bank,
Murray is credited with $4,000 The total
amount OF the election funds of the Liberals
then is given as about $25O,0O Fenton has
operated during the entire campaign indepen-
dent OF Allen, keeping his moneys out of his
control, and what this has amounted to is not