, 1880-08-02
ALABAMA GREENBAGK PLOT,
The True lnwardness OF Gan,
Weaver's Mission in That
State.
&trsI Compact Between The Grtenbafkt, and Re-.
pahiltans In ihe South 10 0rsflhtow
bourbon EQlc.

III IL RNfk DCtNEGu ktlt tNlEEuDaGhElS HIlu 1kE"
p,thEicnrs }h the SOuth 10 divide tho offices
And Presidential EleCtUFs and Glenn out the
l}onrbohs Is going the rounds Of the Southern
prcss:l
On the 24th Of Ju,,e conference of tho
Independent Grgenbark-Labor party Of AIN
ban'a WAS held at the Exchange Hotel in
Montgomery. Ind been asked to represent
The independents OF Montgomery County,
and went inth tho conference for the purpose
Ut doing 30. az | then understood It, the
object OF said conference was to inangurate
siicll measures As would tend to repenl cer-
tnln odlous laws In existence In this State,
and 10 secure nn impartial administration Ut
State aflalrs. / WAS conscientious In whit
did. "a conceived 1t to be movement ret n,
foot by honest, Intelligent tueu of the State,
who were identified wifi, Its Interests, md
who Ind always laboretl 10 promote It's well
fare. am now satisfied that was de-
cetvcd .as to the Intentions of the
Grccnback party, and believe that
the majority Of those who took part
fn this meeting are to-day ignorant OF
the nctlons OF those WHO control the nave
n'ents of the party, and am satisfied That
the men whose names are found on the
def'herntu schcnie to eNtrap goud men. |
knnw they are not men wio wnultt inten-
tio1al!y ", against the interest Of AlabRlnn,
nll,l l can therefore only stlpposu that they
between tic nrcenback and Republican
Committees. After taking part In the co,l-
ferenc.s wns ionked ulon Ms n. leder of the
IY,oyelent Y, In tis COUNTY, md when Gen.
1a,lllleated with me, asklnK NE 10 MD lin In
linn. nTld lie there communicated to me SOME
Of the workings and Intentions Of the greens
{tht fhnH that Z
was. first convinced that tho solo aim s Of
the Decentralization party was to
oys5t51W sa ne hoi o :Syna ad was
Repnbllcan pnrty; | 4ad M Intention Ut VI
Of, and did nut inteht, to bo ,nofn!nally
Greenl,aeker and, IL rcnlity. only IN instru-
overthrow the State Government Of Alabama.
! Mt once set to work to ascertain whether or
not IL was purity conducted In goud faith,
scce a mftsr e ea et npt IL i ws psop,o 9 c csR pss
confidence Of its leaders, and they dill moi
hEsitate to. communicate to me their inten-
fio's' on oDen2r BsrG2re the Ghc1so Convention
70, Tilden, md ths RepnbIican party,
taking It for granted tlin my sympa::
tss Wit wiz sr ne s 'es Was doe aes
s0Gn % se sesa eae IN s n2a o.
tion obtained from both parties convinced
M M tliat te wo!e ,1 movement was dnrg
tho Government Of Alnbamn. With ali The
factS before me, determined to axpoSe nil
THAT Ind come 10 my knowledge, and sever
nll Al con!,eetlons with party which WIS sail-
ssders Of the GreenGack-Labor % party ic are III IT.
tho pny at. and hearty ,co8peration With the
Repul!ican party, and the evidence here
ant FsaSs ssse e}at ai te 6e t4Ee tF1Y sn nks so[ na
oven 6o ai2swereti. I Charge:
!: Gen. Weaver Is in datly communication
With tue leading !!epnb!ican pnper Of the
Birmingham, On tho 18TH inst, he dictated 4
Telegram 10 tflB Things, ,yr0te tout, cnrrfed
Il to the telegraph Office myself, and Mi,l fnr
u, - Tlle te!egra'I Is now on file al llle ". U.
Z. / know tl,at Gell. Viewers movements
aro directed i,y Il coaln,tttce III Washington
Gity, md that OH lts arrival IN Montgomery
with sud committee III order. TO mud ont
whrn his appointment for West Virginia
begun. He Ind III control over his avn
movements, but was ignorant himself When
nnd where he would gu.
llm thus tar 500. Ills money give Uut wien
10 reached Chattanooga, md lle telsgrapled
money order. 10 Huntsville, Ala.
/. The National Greunback Executive COM
nllttec IS In communication with the National
nrpu1licali Executive Committee, and this
In Chicago on, Ang. o. Th's was conlmunf-
catca to me BY Jrsse Harper. Q uieinber Of
and Green1ack Nntianal Com,I,iit'w, who Is
Mow !s; sps;aklns in North aA1aba!n", | Met him
me that Gen. WSaysr wo'4!a eolnplete his
himself would lnish up. ln AlabHma, and
fey TG a al " pistn y nhchso # s ot OF fe
i. II Is tho present intcntlop Of the two
Conln!ttees not to PIT Republican Elect
Ssa reebasS ssS' EleetosI taa ekc @ wi scrs1 3 M
dersttnding tint half arc to vote for Garfield.
'Tllls c1iirse was cnnlnli''icated to MT by
Jesse 3larper. tiesl. Weayer. and George Tgr-
ccuttye Committee. who all approved OF this
d. The Republican National Executive
Committee has pronllsed lnaltclut Md 10
two Con,iiitecs Which ,iicst ID CnIcaso ars
to deterlfIne upon the amount to bo used In
this Stnte.. The nn.oHMt contributed will be
between 81, ,0l md Eho.0o0, which will bc
uxpcnkcs Of travelling speakers, etc.
I. Tho Kepnbican party has already con.
triontsd NANCY to conduct the cnlnraign in
4AlnbaIun IN Untt INSTANCE. rs follows: fuorge
Turner, Chairman nf tho Republican Execu-
tive Cniatu!tte rallied upon the, Postmaster
IT Birmingham for tho ai,n'unt slo Ind been
assyssesi IT. tor ca!'!paigaM ~ nIlTposes CGi; Car
live COMMITTEES Of Al9ca,tla. wInte to Afr.
'rurnor, asll requested llEsn to withdraw his
tloll,ald upon TUG Postmaster, IN ordur that
10 might contribute the nti.olnt to the
t;reanGack party. Mr.. Turner lid So, nntl
the; money contributed BY the Postmaster
was used In tho county cnMpa,En OF Jetfar..
SOIL. ..'
8. That the Grecnback pnrty OF Alabama
has, through Col. Seh!oss. Communicated
Republican Executive Colnia!ttee III tho way
a. nloaey. Mr. rnrner forwarded Nj.
Scoss eitsE t9 WSsingo T. s 1is Rep9o
Indorsenaunt accompanied by tie urgent re.
quest that tho money be forwarded tn,ncdl-
Ateiy., The facts hero stated. mud as con.
tNlntd under the seventh charge, were told
n!e botl. By, Col. Carpenter and George
Turner.
0, The policy Of the Greenback party ls TO