Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-10

cooperation with tho Republican party,
and the evidence here introduce can
not be truthfully denied, and l am salts
fled that the chargosI make cannot oven
be answered. charge.
l. General Weaver is in daily commn-
nication with tho leading Republican
paper of tho North-the New York
Times; to this paper hereports bis daily
movements. While in Birmingham, on
the fifteenth instant, he dictated u tele-
gram to tho Times. wrote it, carried
it to tho telegraph office myself and
paid for it. Tho telegram is now on file
at tlis Western Union telegraph compa-
ny's Office at Birmingham.
9. know that General Wcavers
movements arc directed by committee
at Washington city, and that on his ar
rival at Montgomery it was necessary
for him to communicate with said COM
miItee in order to find out when his APP.
pointment in West Virginia began. lie
had no control over his own movements,
but was ignorant himself when and
where he would 60.
2. Gen. Weaver's expenses are paid by
the moncyed men of Ne North. They
have sent him thus Ear five hundred dol
lars. His money gave out when he
reached Chattanooga and he tc]egraphed
for more, which was sent him by tele-
graphic money order to Huntsville, Ala
banla.
4. The National Grcenback executive
committee is in communication with the
Natiosal Republican executive commit
tee, and the two committees meet in
secret session in Chicago on August 9th.
This was communicated to no by Jesse
Harper, q member of the Greenback Ma
tional committee, who is now speaking
in North Alabama l met him in Biz
mingham on the twenty-fourth, and he
informed me that Gen. Weaver would
complete his canvass in West Virginia.
Do La Martyr and himself would finish
up in Alabama, and they would all be
present at the joint meeting of the com,
mittces in Chicago on the 9th of August
S. 1t is the present intention of the
two committees not to put Republican
electoral ticket in the field, but to put
out Grcenback electoral ticket, with q
notwithstanding that half are tc
vote for Garheld.@ This course was com
to me by Jesse Harper, Gen
Weaver and George Turner, chairman
of the Republican State executive colh
mittcc, who all approved of this meas
IRE.
6. Tho Republican National Execu
tive Committee has promised tnancia
aid to conduct the campaign IN Ala
bama, and the two committees which
meet in Chicago are to determine upol
the amount to be used in this State
Tho amount contributed will be be
tween twenty-five and fifty Thousand
dollars, which will be used in support
ing newspapers, paying tho expenses o
travelling speakers, etc.
Z. Tho Republican party has alread!
contributed money to conduct tho cam
Faign in Alabama, in ono instance, a
follows: George Turner, Chairman 0
tho Republican Executive Committee
callellnpon tho Postmaster of Birmins
ham for the amount he had been "a
sesscd tor campaign purposes, Colone
Carpenter, Chairman of tho Greenbacl
Executive Committee of Alabama, wrot
to Me- Turner and requested him t.
withdraw bis demand upon the Post
master in order that he might contri
butte tho amount to the Grecnbac]
party. Mr.. Turner did so, and th
money contributed by the Postmaste
was used in the county campaign G
Jefferson.
8. That the Greenback party of Ala
bama has, through Colonel Schloss
communicated with George Turner
asking the aid of tho Republican Exc
| cutive Committee in the way of money
Mr.. Turner forwarded this letter t
Washington to tho Republican Ma
tioual Committee, with his hearty or
dorsement, accompanied by the urgen
request that tlAs money be forwarded a
once The fsCts here stated, and as con
tanned under the seventh charge, wer
told mo both by Col. Carpenter an
George Turner.
9. The policy of the Grcenback part
is to back their measures Ivy force an
do by violence what they fail to do b.
other measures. They propose to sen'
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