The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-10-13

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iue iolioWlng letLer mas Qeen maue
public here to-aight, and creates the
utmost CONSERVATION:
headquarters National Committee of
the National Greenback Labor Party, 903
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, d. O.,
September Goth.
"HoN. THOMPSON II. MuRcH, Chair
man Of National Committee Green
back Labor Party-Dear SIR The
early election in Maine, and the ne.
cessity Of attending to your own can
vass, has prevented you from having
personal knowledge of the mannerin
which the Greenback campaign has
been managed in your absence. ]
desire to lay before you, and before
the National Committee, to each of
whom / mail a copy of this letter,
some facts which it is alike my duty
to report, and yours to take cognii-
zance Of. Probably nothing / may
say will surprise you, as directly or
indirectly many Of these facts have
come to your knowledge within the
past few weeks.
That / may be understood, / dis
tinctly make the charge that the
Greenback National canvass as now
conducted is manipulated in the in
terest of the Republican party, and
General Weaver's expenses borne in
a large measure from the Republican
campaign fund. This is a serious
charge, but it can be substantiated
in every detail, and l believe that
my duty to the National Committee
requires that the facts should be laid
before them.
You will remember tha on the 9Th
of July there was a mes ing Of a por-
ton Of the National ESecutive Com
mittee at the ST. Jaues Hotel, New
York. There were resenton that
occasion; besides aasse elyes, General
Weaver Lee Cranda1l, GdHardI Dan.
iels and George,0. Jones. %yes%ere
also assisted with the advice and
counsel Of Senator John P. Jones, of
Nevada. At that meeting General
Weaver suggested the name Of George
o. Jones, of New York, for the fnan-
cial 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withdrawn yourself from the man
agement of the campaign.
Immediately following his ap-
pointment Mr.. Jones requested the
fact to be communicated to Senator
Jones and Ex-senator Dorsey, Secre-
tary Of the Republican National
Committee. This was done, but
how much money was raised 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 expendedin the National
canvass. When Weaver returned
from Arkansas | took occasion to re-.
monstrate with him on the matter,
stating that l had been informed by
a member Of our Executive Commit
tee. That George o. Jones had re-
ceived $1,000 from the Republican
campaign fund. General Weaver
replied that it made no difference
how much had been received, for his
tour in Alabama and Arkansas would
have been simply impossible without
the aid Of Mr.. Jones extended to
him. He further stated that in Ala
batna he had received from Mr.. Jones
between nine hundred and one thous-
and dollars, and several hundred
while In Arkansas.
General Weaver left that day for
Maine, was accompanied from New
York to Boston by Mr.. Jones. On
that trip it was arranged that Gener-
al Weaver should denounce fusion in
Maine on every available occasion,
and take such measures as in his judg-
ment would be most conducive tow
ard creating disaffection between the
allied forces Of Greenbackers and
Democrats. This agreement heard
of ia New York before General Weav-
er had made a single statment to
that effect in Maine. How well he
tried to fulfill his contract you know.
Every dispatch or circular emana.
ting from these headquarters or from
General Weaver has been trying to
injure the Democracy alone. His
dispatch 10 General Plaisted, to Solon
Chase, and his more recent letter cir
cular confounding Senator Bayard
with the Democratic party are cases
in point, and are corroborativo eyi.
dences of the truth Of this statement.
In my 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 Jewell's urgent request,
| visited General Chester A. Arthur
at his rooms in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, the'subject of discussion being