New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
SOME FACTS ABOUT ONE LUM.

SOME FACTS ABOUT ONE LUM.
PRONOUNCED A scoUvDREL AND TRAITOR BY ONE
WHO KNOWS HIM-How HE HOPED TO RUIN
HANCOCK AND WHY HE Is now EAGER TO HELP
HIM.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUSEt
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.-The Democrats have pub
lished extensively in New-York to-day, and have
caused to be circulated by the thousand IN ONO
and Indiana letter of one Lum, who claims TO
have been assistant secretary of the Nationai
Greenback Committee. and boasts that he has pe-
trayed some of the secrets of his employers. Mr'
Warwick Martin, noted writer on finance OF tne
Greenback school and an active member vi tuo
Greenback National Committee, has furnished 10 inc
press tonight the following letter. giving DIS views
of Mr. Lum and his operations in the interests oi
the Democracy:
WASHINGTON. Oct 2.-More than one month ago B. J
Mr. Lum in his presence traitor TO the Ma
tnnol (reenbncE party of whlcn am me Dber ana 10
the principles of witch deyotedy attached lie was
live committee aud a scoundrel he used bis post
ton to inurc instead OF TO beneht the party lh,s
discovered aud exposed He would bave Deen reinone'
If ne had not abandoned the party 10 save ms own oS
grace before ibe order for bis removal arrived. .,
His letter addres ed to Sir. Murch, hut given pY MN
% the press il a fraud upon It's face IL Is written upon
sheet Of the heaquarIer; OF the Na;oqa a. o0n, %
nor here the 29b OF September He was men IN u,
NewYort' aTran-lnS VIII t9e Ter Ss dismissal
| could arrive He had for the purpose OF @ ue,
cevngthe public taken with himone OF me 'e,,er M
OF the committee. perhaps many Of thein al" ne u
written his letter thereon. HIS letter contains 5o'eI
falsehoods. which know to he such. heaih ths con,
versatIon between him and hi. weaver, Mn'cn u ~
tempts to report. and know MS statements arr
Mr. Lums man in search OF money ana % wno5
of principe. He sh0u haye lhiCI'H .ny t Ist tao
that lie spent most Of hIs Tine tor te ,a-t "
months in writing uD and preparing Tor pu2cauon toe
hisorv IA he called II. OF the Murder OF Ms surratt
by General Hancock" He informed me tlat he @ hai
y;eG pBa a"re %Srv'GTsa and collected IS from them
All the facts of the case lie read ms hsi'S h ~ ere, IN
! Washington. whose names | gave This history
cnarged upon General Hancock the greatest cruelty OF
intended il for publication The IriSh World Just be
fore the election as TO prevent INC irsn Ct,n0
! 10 others He went NeNYork TO arrange wsh M ahs
Lsh World the cartooning and publishing OF % tnlJ
attack upon General Hancock, Dnt inc HtSh nOItt
that upon this refusal he offered the history orr,
tDev refused to pnrchas IT, lie then to the Demo
crats-whether they paid hm anything not TO pupisn
! ,he history | am unable to say.
| Mr. fum does NOT woik nothing. He has no doubt
been paid His statements about General WV w. aer
! never had any confidence IN him. INC party ana u1e
committee are happ NJ re9 @ Do o isa Ss saved them
| dsgraced WARWICK MARTIN.
MR. LUM IN THE ROLE OF AN ADVENIUREH'
George o. Jones, chairman OF the STATE
Committee OF the National NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. party ""'
very indignant yesterday the statement published
bv Over d. Lum accusing General Weaver, the Green
hack candidate for the Presidency of working III the
| interests of the Republicans
"This fellow Lum." said Mr. Jones, is the clerk Oh
Democratic Congressional Committee, and he is dissi
| mated reckless fellow. He has been here III tn'
city several times telling how there WAS money
TO be made in this campaign and he proposedto mah'
IT, He has been preparing this published statement o.
his az Democratic headquarters for several days ana DC
sent an agent mere nmatiug that 1t could be suppressed
for considerations word back that would nave
nothing to do with him in any manner This only on
OF the many ways in which the Democratic Na'iona
Committee has trying to force General Weaver u
| favor fusion with that party. We are WORKING 1o
principle and Barnums mules or anybody cises mono!
| cannot swervc U.s." =,
| Dont you find 1t hard work to raise funds Y =.
| Yea and we have had to take up suoscrlpllons u
INV our way. General Weaver has been spending his
own time and money establish the prncitles OF oH
nory We are doing "a good work IN tins state and VII
nnlI so 600 votes, and mean to keep right ahead
regardless of the lies of such adventures as Lum