The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-27
/ ours truly,
MARSHALL JEWELL


Executive Committee were strongly oppose
=. Viewers coming To New York, tina
lyal..r- speeches in large cities like Alba
-.sgI Buffalo could not but aid them
5l- object w4. TO have Weaver visit Con
,,-... districts in other States, where we haC
T,p-. of success; but George O. Jones
Weayer- agent triumphed, and Weave
..ant 4 week in New York, Connecticut
AMI New Jersey. The tenor of his speeches
shows whom he was trying to serve.
was 10th 10 Withdraw from the commit
f... "a, had not tSen sufficient evidence t.
ig.tftv such Il course TO those interested.
had ever been a decided opponent of fusion
This wa. well known to all who knew me
Er.,yin, this. and that our leader was Sc
cr.tIv carrying out their plans, it was readi
Iy believed that /, "a assistant secretary
,,u.r likewise be in full accord. Hence, on
the 18th of September, while on a visit nortl
10 nav home, / received the following tele
gram.
NEW YORK, Sept IS, 1880.
u. d. LrM: We would like to have vol
90 &. Maine viii send you check whereve
You desire for 500 for your expenses.
GEO. ". HOOKER, Asst Sec'y.
determined to accept and sift the whole
matter for my own information, and do .
Ittr business not laid down in their pro
,,rau.rnr answered to send check to UniteC
State, Hotel. Portland, with names of pei
SONS whom 1 was TO see. On arrival, | agair
telegraphed for names Of persons with whom
IL w.l, decided | should confer, and stating
that NO letter Of instructions had peen re
ceiveI. received the following reply:
New YORK, Sept. 20, 1880
u. D. LUd, United States Hotel:
T..-.- f,-t ,,i,,Lt C,I Ho,Lar ont rf
town You VIII nave TO act your own pleas
ure about conierFing
W. >. CARPENTER.
About the same time received this letter
from Eepublicun Headquarters
1000
NJ" oNM' SeP'' 20 ioo0'
DYER II. LuN, E~Q., United States Hotel,
Portland, Maine.
DEAR SIR: Enclosed hand YOU check
for 500. Please acknowledge receipt OF
same
". :. CAErExrER, Private Secretary.
,rI... ll,,,l- ,,..,. 1r,,y,, an tho Merchants
T..'.I,.,,,1, T,,,,i, and haars tho SIGNATURE Of
iI,-.i',I7 I'll
W nile there was visited by i'ePuoH7
can "ho slid ne h3d Deeh requested 10 can
"h me lie wished me 10 go lht9 5he Con
rtuuon aud oppose fusion l a9kea VINO lie
desired me to co operate win lie answer
ed, W. VIII tend 20 All that' lie sald
that Mr.. Murch would support the fusion,
and that ], coming from Wy ashington ana
representing the geutIem' N VINO hid oeeh
conducting our national campaign could 90
much goou oy 'h'aiohlL'uS MN. IePIi9u
tuat hHI peeu l''Seiy i'iuGo'ed W W i
Aurch' anu iH"' oy ~ nv - - -.
we ht Pi'csu ~ oPP'''''oi' -. 81 -
W nat I'D N Ulq you NcI'ie ioi' NJ
t''1 "im ntd "IlSf business '"Si0 "O' III
portaht Ior MIN To Know
ImmediaIsly on MI Murcn arrival
h'd long interview Win hihi' anu &C
auainted mm' without gong INTO details
"lth the statements n'ade 70 nun III my
PNo.''Hed letter "uulhB t"al HNq Iilg
necessary doGuiHehtS 70 prove 'hem: l FlI
ios :" near we oII ie"lioI d 'iil inc 'iiu
tgluSeu 10 give aGEiee Hey Vh4 y, IS ,,y 'ne
Hons NH'rIe7 u " hlIe anu = " |"ss,
''lh st'puS aiFoc''e9 Oh lusioli' ''"S Sopiu
not sec DOW they could hohordoiy adoPC any
othrr course. ne nrsI Tram aiter my Gon-
NeI'aIl"h WIN Nir. Nlurch TOOK me 70 Dos
t'h' where spent me hlsh1, anu l. u'u loI
know tai the next morning, from the
@'Per,, that b2it had oeeh ofSahlzeu.
Ia Boston anu IN New L ork eonsuited
Nl'' IrlehuS prominent III the IIeen'"e
%tH'', VINO advl>ed me 10 speak ouI;
lrlehd ia AeW YORK urge9 i4e 10 ca al, on
C'oN. JeWeil anu report ala 50 on urS-
day' september %. ne ASKED IL Tue bGt'
would amount to anything said II couId
not niieNS lIo5Iaiiy susIaihg Ti rom hePuo
HtAh lui."9- re s'''u tii'' Dl'iHG was tu'i
an the ciiy' ptihS on ms way |" Ne"diA,
'hlnk, 10 SPEAK that night ana he WouIq
consult with htm II once on the matter L
returned TO Washington, and immediately
took steps to sever my connection with the
management OF the campaign.
few words as TO Senator DorseyS a.,
legged denial. lie denies that ne ever palu
or authorized to be PAID a dollar 10 zen
Weaver, and says that he does not know
him, and tSat he does not believe Ahy
agreement was ever made with him. Al
OF which may be true to the letter. My
charge Nas that Weaver appointed George
-. Jones, we'll known lobbyist. his secret
financial agent | gave as witnesses the
Chairman and Secretary of the Greenback
National Committee As present at the time.
l have given quotations from three of Mr..
ZONES letters showing that lac acted rs such,
and that Weaver telegraphed to him from
Alabama for $1,000. gave names OF lead
ing Republicans to whom the fact vas COM
munlcated. That statement no one utter
esIed has vet attemptad 70 impeach Will
Senator Dorsey deny ia explicit terms
knowing Mr.. Jones paying him money, and
consulting with him on the management Of
the Greenback canvass? | would also re-
mind Gen. Weaver that calling names is