, 1873-05-27
THEY MUST PAY.
Frank Lumbard Tires Of Waiting
for Els Money.
Tho Patriots Must Come Down
and SEQ Him.
He Wins Ono Suit, and His Appetite for
Blood is Now Aroused.

Tho reluctance of aa1tatory humanity to dofray
tho oxponses Of tho muBic requisite to aatis-
factory indulgence In thoir pnetino has found
expression III tho question always asked In nd
vance, "Wllo pays tho piper7" This reluctance
Increases In tho Bamo ratio with tho pipor'a bill.
though that docs not necessarily bonr tho sumo
relation to tho pper's soryicos. Bnt whom tho
tunoful person is Frank Lumbard, aid whom It is
satisfactorily answered by that gallant songsser
that ho elected 9ou. Grant to hts second term,
and holpod overy Ropublionn oflco-holler
to tho position he has occupied since
November. ono would suppose that
tto moagro demand of 9175 from tho
Cook County Republican Central Committee waa
not oxtortionato. If It Is m cxtortion, thon
the value Of thoao gentlemen to tho community
is just what all right-minaed persons have sup
posed It to be,-fractional, minute, microscopic
But Frank Lumbard has applied unto himeolf
. provorb which iB supposed only to lave any
direct force with wo11-to-do preachers, and
claims that " tho laboror is worthy Of his hire"
and that Lumbard was a 1aboror Of tho most
abused typo, having borno tho burden
and heat Of tho laBt campaign, and hav-
ing been "bilked" out Of Ills Just
deserts. To claims that Mr.. Urinl
4. Hawloy, patriot, ox-oillce-holdor, md
staunch Republican, was Secretary of tho Ro-
publican Central Committee of Cook County
that while occupying this exalted position Mr..
Uriah Il. 1lawloy ongagod him md his gallant
company OF vocalistB, composed Of John NJ.
Humbard, basso; ~ Center, alto; J. Il.
Rickoy, tenor, and Frank Lumbard, baritone
and leador. to MD IN tho capture Of tho votes Of
tho free md enlightened people Of tho county.
Tle Biugcra wore to sing for two wooks in Chi
cago. On lis representations Frank consented
TO-. do SO. bit Mr. Urinh Il. Hawloy,
with true fidelity. to hs party. consist
pisco OF 1900. Il wao Understood that {lo stato
Committee would stand tho expense OF Mr,
Lumbard's musical efforts outside OF Cook
County, but the State Committee failed TO SEQ it
mittce to pay its own piper Mr.. Hawloy had
promised to lay itboforo Ills Committee, and giyo
htr. Lumbard m answer as to whom ho should
look for reimbursement on Oct. 25, upon which
evening tho great and gifted orator, John a.
Logan, would dtncourao upon tho necessity for
crushing out tho Rebellion.
0n the afternoon IN question Mr: Hawley &C.
ITALY s'anyy ga givo t LIN go and told him to 'g9
Lumbar9 to pay tho bills himself, and, thus OH
e@ouraged Frant sang - tho party",to victory.
mailing total Of s25, oil ho received.
n Nov gTe atan5 6s could ros os sad hs NJ "osm oo
agreed to handle thousands Of dollars for tho
Committee. For patriotism Con. Macarthur ex-
hibited plenty Of zeal for the party, For Datri-
otiam Col Reynolds paradod tic streets in clotlcs
that did not bocomo him, These men
vcro all patriotic, md 10! tlloy lad
theirroward. But poor Frank, who ,sag alao patri-
oic, with m honest agroenlont to furnish ali tic
patriotism rcquirda for 90 much d week. eot
oothing but 525.
So le appealed from tho narty and patriotism
OF party to tho cold and IispaBsionnte arbitre-
nent Of law, md yesterday brought suit Against
N1r. Uriah Il. Hawloy for S175, before Justice
Daggett.
Tho cx-Secrctary Of tho Republican Central
Committee Of Cook County clni1nel In defense
that lie only hired Frank for Quo night. He con-
ductcd his own casO, in order that ho might savo
i. legal expenses, exhibit his OWL wisdom, and
prod Mr.. Lutnbnrd into corner.
Ho therefore inquired Of Frank how ho had
run rp such all enormous bill.
Frank answered that tho money had been
equanlered In beer, olectoneerlng among tho
Germanu, getting them to yoto against Greeley
and Koernor, and for Grant.
''Who authorized you," said tho patriotic
Haw1oy, ITO sroud monoy on tile Dutcli7"
Frank replied: "Iou told mo knew moro
about olectfoneering than yom dld, md said, Go
ahead, I'll stand the EXPENSE"
Alr. Hawlew here ,claims TINT Frank was only
authorized to hiro laclA,-apt of tile politicnl