Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-05
A STATEMENT
Which Should Open the Eyes Of Honest
and Earnest Greenbackers Every

Which Should Open the Eyes of Honest
and Earnest Greenbackers Every
where.
III DORIS NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE
NATIONAL LGREESB,CK-LABoR PARRY,
9O} PSSNsYLvASIA AVENUE, WAsH-
INsIoS, d. e, September 20, 1880
"IIon. Thomas II. Murch, Chairman Of
National Committe Greenback- LABOR
Partg
"DEAR SIR-The early election in
Maine, and the necessity OF attending to
YOUR own canvass, has prevented you
from having personal knowledge OF the
manner in which the Greenback cam
paign has been managed in your ab.
sence. desire to lay before you and
before the National Committee, to each
of whom | mail copy of this letter,
some facts which it is alike nv duty TO
report. and yours to take cognlzance OF.
Probably nothing | may say will sur
prise YOU, as directly or indirectly many
of these facts have come to your knowl-
edge within the past few weeks.
Working in tho Interest of Republicans.
That | NAV be understood, distinctly
make the charge that the Greenback
National canvass, as now conducted, Is
manipulated in the interest OF the Re
publican party, and General Weavers
expenses borne in a large measure from
the Republican campaign fund. This
isa serious charge, but it can be sub
stantiated in every detail, and | believe
that my duty to the National Commit,
tee requires that the facts should be laid
before them.
You will remember that on the 9th Of
July there was meeting OF a portion OF
the National Executive Committee at
the st. James Hotel, New York. There
were present on that occasion, besides
ourselves, General Weaver, Lee Gran
dali, Edward Daniels and George ..
Jones. We were also assisted with the
advice and counsel OF Senator John Il.
Jones, OF Nevada. At that meeting
General Weaver suggested the name OF
George o. Jones, OF New York, for the
financial agent OF the National Commit
tee TO raise funds for the campaign.
Nothing was said at that time as to the
methods to be pursued by Mr.. Jones
that was left to his discretion, and has
only subsequently become known.
Since the meeting you have withdrawn
Yourself from the management OF the
campaign.
Receiving Money from the Republican
Campaign Fund.
Immediately following his appoint
ment Mr.. Jones requested the fact to be
communicated to Senator Jones and ex-
: nator Dorsey, Secretary OF the Repub-
ican National Committee. This was
done, but how much money WAS rails
ed no one will probably ever know from
Mr.. Jones; but it is possible from other
sources TO state some where near the
sum he has expended IN the National
canvass. When General Weav-
er returned from Arkansas | .ook
occasion to demonstrate with him on the
matter, stating that had been inform
ed bv member OF our Executive Com
mittee that George o. Jones had rcceiv-
ed - 900 from the Republican campaign
fund. General Weaver replied that 1t
made no difference how mucl had been
received, for his tour in Alabama ana
Arkansas would have been simply I'M
possible without the aid MIR. Jones eX.
tended to him. He further stated that
in Alabama he had received from MIR.
Jones between nine hundred and one
thousand dollars, and several hundred
while in Arkansas.
Weaver Working Under distinctions.
General Weaver left that day for
Maine. was accompanied from New
York to Boston by Mr.. Jones. On that
trip it was arranged that Gen. weaver
should denounce fusion IN Maine on
every available occasion, and take such
measures as in his judgment would be
most conducive toward creating d,saf-
fec,ion between the allied forces OF
Greenbackers and Democrats. This
agreement heard of in New York be-
fore General Weaver had made single
statement to that effect in Maine. How
we'll he tried to fulfill his contract you
know. Every dispatch or circular
emanating from these headquarters or
from General Weaver has been trying
10 iniure the Democracy alone. His
dispatch to General Plaisted, to Solon
Chase, and his more recent letter circu-
lar coniounding Senator Bayard with
the Democratic party are cases IN point,
and are corroborative evidences OF the
truth Of this statement.
JEWELS Denial.
In nv capacity as Secretary, / have
been under the necessity OF visiting
New York to see Governor Jewell and
Assistant Secretary Hirker, the first
time in response to written request
from Marshall Jewell, which / still
| hold. On one OF these occasions, at
Governor Jewel's urgent request, /
visited General Chester A. Arthur at
his rooms in the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
the subject OF discussion being the effect
OF Greenback campaign in New York
and elsewhere on the Repub'
lican party, my object being to
discourage the expenditure OF their
money in that direction. At one OF
these interviews Governor Jewell de-
MED having paid to Mr.. Jsnes any
such sum as | had stated, and said that
Mr.. Dorsey had only given him 81 800,
and that the rest probably came from
General Arthur for the same purpose.
As General Weaver had at that time
fully that amount from Mr.. Jones, upon
his own admission, the fact that more
had been obtained is obvious to any one
who has visited the sumptuous parlors
occupied by the New York State Green
back Committee for headquarters at the
Albemarle Hotel, New York City.
How the Truth Was Made Public.
These facts have come to my knowl-
edge little by little. The natural desire
to protect our party from scandal, and