The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-21
How. Gen. J. 3. Weaver Sold Out his
areenback followers to the Repuh-
liean Managers.
MARSHAL JEWELS FINGER IN
THE GREENBACK PIE.
How hs Paid Lum.s Expenses to Maine
to Oppose Fusion-More Llght.on
Weaver.
From New Sun, Oct. 10Th.


by Dyer d. Lum, assistant Secretary of
the National Greenback committee, that
Gen. Weaver. the candidate for president
was 10 collision with Republican managers,
and that he had been secretly working to
throw the Greenback vote 10 the Republi'
cans. Weaver indignantly denied this.or
a portion of the statement, but he did not
answer all the POINTS Now comes Mr..
Lum, aud 10 a communication to the New
York San. shows By documentary proof
that his (Lam's) charges arc true and that
Weaver is guilty. lie also shows most
conclusively that Marshall Jewell, chsir-
man Of tho Republican national mmittee
is working hand ana glove with the
Greenbaek leaders.
Below is the letter in full, which we ask
every Greeubacker to carefully peruse:
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-.Sir:
Having publicly made the charge that the
Greenback party was being used by the
Republicans to secure GAr6eld's elect
ion. | desire, through your columns, TO
give portion Of the evidence in my pos
session. Ny first interview with Marshal
Jewell was held on Aug. 80 went to
New \ ork TO call on him in response to
the following letter:
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMM,
2i1 FIFTH AVE, N Y, Aug. Is. 1850
D. d. Lum. Esq, 903 Penn, Ave, Washington DC
DEAR SIR: Col. Hooker has cen telling me of
have au interview with yoa. Please come over
Yours truly, MARSHAL JEwe
A that iutcrvjeR Weaver's course ir
Malice was highly commended by Gov.
Jewell Ou the sanc day Gen, Arthur
told tne, ia reply t. ;iIe statement that car
Executive Coiumitta0 were strongly OPP
90sed 70 Neaver's Coming 10 New IOIk
that " eaver's speeches in iaIgz cities hk*
Abaay aud BGffaio could got bat aid
them. Oar object vas to have Weaver
visit Congress districts in other States
where be had hopes OF success, but Geo.
0. Jones, Viewers agent, trium Pied,
and Weaver spent a week 10 New York,
Connecticut, and New Jersey. The tenor
of his speeches shows whom he was trying
to serve.
was 10th to Withdraw from the com
mittee, rs bad not then sufficient evil
dence to Justify such course to those
interested, | had ever been a decided
opponent of fusion. This was wsll known
that our leaders were secretly carrying
our their plans, it was readily believed
that as assistant secretary, must likewise
be in full accord Hence, on the 18th of
September, while on q visit north TO my
home, received the following telegram;
NEW YORK, Sept. IS, $780,
D. D. LUM: We wonld like toShave You go to
Maine viii send you check wherever you desire
Gro. W. HOOKER, Asst sec'y
| determined TO accept and sift the
whole matter for my own information, and
do little business not laid down in their
programme. | answered to send check to
United States Hotel. Portland, with
names of persons whom | was to see. On
arrival, again telegrphed for names of
persons with whom it was decided |
should confer, and stating that no letter
of instructions had been received.
received the following reply;
New YORK. Sept, 20, 1880,
Letter last night. ol,Hooker ont Of town. You
will have TO act your own pleasure about conferr-
ing,
W, s, CARPENTER,
About the same time | received this
letter from Republican Headquarters;
NEW YORK, Sept, Is, 1880.
Dyer, D, Lum, Esq, United. States Hotel Portland
DEAR SIR: Enclosed hand you check for 800,
Please acknowledge receipt of same,
". S, CARPENTER, Private Secretary,
The check was drawn on the Merchants
Exchange Bank. and bears the signature
OF Marshall Jewell,
While there L was visited by a Repub-
can who said be had been requested to
call on me. He wished me to go into the
Convention and oppose fusion / asked
who he desired me to cooperate with.
He answered, We will tend to all that, ;"
He said that Mr.. Murch would support
the fusion, and that l, coming from W ash
ington and representing the gentlemen
who had been conducting our national
can paign, could do much good by sntag
onizing3 him. | replied that had been
largely indebted to Mr.. Murch, aud that
by no act Of mine could we be placed in |
opposition, He asked ne. What in h Il |
did you come tor, then? | told him |
had other business there not i'm portaut for |
him to know.
Immediately on Mr.. Murch's arrival | |
had long interview with him, and |
acquainted him, without going into details,
with thu statements made to him in my
published letter, adding that / had the
necessary documents to prove them. /
did not go near the Convention at any
time, and refused 10 give advice beyond
telling the Hons. Charles A. White and E.
w. Fogg both strong advocates Of fusion
that / could not see how they could hon.
orably adopt any other course. The first
train after my conversation with Mr..
Murch took me to Boston, where | spent
the night, and did not know till the next
from the Iapers, that bolt had
been organized.
In Boston and in New York; consulted
with friends prominent in the Greenback
cause, who advised me to speak out. A
friend in New York urged me to call on
Gov, Jewell and report. [ did so on I
Sept. %. lie asked if the bolt ,
would amount to anything. | said it could
not unless literally sustained from Repub. /
Iisan funds He said that Mr.. Blaine was I
then in the city, being on bis way TO s
Newark, | think, to speak that night. and {
he would consult with him at once on the
matter. / returned to Washington, and
Immediately took steps to sever my COZ I
nection With the management of the cam I
paign.
A few words as to Senator Dorsey : !, ! .
alleged denial. He denies that he ever Il
paid or authorized to be paid dollar to .
Gen. Weaver. and says that he does nor I
know him, and that he does not believe i
Any agreement was ever made with him. s
ALL of which may be true to the letter. NV Y
charge was that Weaver appointed George Y
! .inpaa n ufalI Epox-n Iabh,;a. b;a .<o... | /.