The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-09
Rock Island. Illinois. SATURDAY. October, 8. 1880
probably be sent to the lower house. There
are more

probably De sent 10 tue lower mouse. liner
are more
GREENBAcKERs
in this senatorial district then there wer
four years ago. but as they are draw
about equally from both parties they vii
not affect the general result, The repub-
licans were first to organize here. ant
we're in full working order before the dem
ocrats thought of making any special ef
fort: but latterly the democrats are get
ting to work are thoroughly organized, and
the boom is proDouncedly with them
This is apparent even to casual obsery'
er,
This evening Gen, A. C. Dodge, of Bur
Iington, Iowa, addressed a very large aud.
ience in the park. He attacked Garfield
on his congressional career, enumerating
the Credit Mobilier, De Golyer, and sal
ary-grab Jobs; for his federalism, bis
eulogies of Hamilton, and disparaging
illusions, ond especially for bis participa-
| ton In
THE LOUISIANA FRAUD.
He appealed to the citizens Of Illinois. the
friends of Douglas. to rally and redeem
the state now that they have snch a
splendid opportunity. being all united. and
showing a solid front from 10. Daviess
county to Cairo. He paid high compli.
ment to Judge Trumbull at the onset.
Gen. Dodge and his father have both
served in the house of representatives aud
the senate of the United states at the
same time-a thing unparalleled 10 the
history of the country,
Judge Trumbull went TO Burlington
early this evening, and Will arrive in
Chicago early to morrow morning. He
will speak at Plymouth. .Iud., on Saturday.
BlsindinsviIi. in McDonough county,
expects, to have the banner meeting on the
18th. Hin. Lewis B. Parsons has been
selected as the orator.
I.um Again,
New York World.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Dyer d. Lum,
the patriotic ex assistant secretary of the
greenback executive committee, has risen
IN his virtue to confute the wrathful dec.
larations of George 0. Jones, who denoup-
ced his receDt letter published in the
World as mass of falsehoods. so far as
Jones was therein concerned. Mr.. Lum's
counterstroke is as follows:
GEORGE o. JONES: My attehtiou has
been called to card signed by you DENY
ing in general terms the truth of the
charges made by me, that you had acted
as agent for Gen. Weaver in obtaining
money from the Republican party for
carrying on the greenback campaign.
Y Our denial is couched in such general
terms that if it meant anything it covers q
denial of the whole charge. In that letter
stated, as a matter known to several
gentlemen whose names were given, that
at General Weayers request you were
appointed financial agent to obtain funds.
1t your denial covers this point you should
have mentioned it, but you wisely forbore
entering into details. If untrue, you GER
talniy can obtain statement from Mr.
Murch. who was present, but who. as /
stated, from that moment withdrew from
the management of the campaign. Your
denial must be held simply as plea of
not guilty'-not inguiar under the cir.
cumstances, Permit me, however to
refresh your memory. The greenback
national committee had at that time a
treaaurer, Ttomas j. Durant, of Wash
ingtou, gentleman whose integrity can
not be impeached, Whatever money was
obtained legitimately should come through
his hands. Tho appointment of financial
agent without Mr.. Durant's knowledge can
be understood only in the sense of al
necessity for obtaining funds from such
sources as Nh. Durant's well known probity
and acknowledged character would prevent
intrusting to bis charge, You had no
official connection with the national
committee. Permit NE 10 ask a few
questions:
DO you deny having been appointed
financial agent at Gen. Weaver's request?
DO you deny having acted as such. and
that you have never made any report to
Mr.. Durant of funds collected By you2
Have you ever made any financial
statement whatever showing from what
sources he obtained money? ?"
Before answering. permit me to give a
citation or two from your pwn letters.
Under date of July 14th, 1880, on paper
bearing the heading of the Albemarle
hotel, where owing TO your generosity the
New York Rreenback state committee
have elegantly furnished parlors for head
quarters, you said: II have received a
dispatch from Gen. Weaver, requesting
me to send to the chairman of the Ala
bama committee $1,000, also giving most
glowing eccpGpts Of meetings and proba
bihties of success. Under date of July
%, you wrote this: IF we do carry Ala
bamai il will place us in a position to raise
abundant funds to carry on a vigorous
campaign
In view of the fact that we had q
treasurer chosen because be stood above
suspicion: why were yop made financial
agents Why did Gen. Weaver telegraph
you from Alabama for $l,0OO2 Why in
view of success 10 Alabama could you
obtain funds better than the treasurer OF
the national COM mmittee? 10 drafting your
next denial, my dear sir, bs more explicit
and take time to state whether you have
not on reoeut OCCASION stated TO a gentle
man on the New York Sun that you had
received retainer of $4,000 for cam
paign purposes, with promise OF $I5. 900
more. and FROM Republican sources?
DYER ID, LUM"s