Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-10-14

VIII the Democratic Greenbackers
of Audrain county, who have been
led into the Greenback ranks, to de-
feat the Democratic party, read the
following expose of thsirrcandidate
for president, which appeared in the
Chicago Times as a special telegram.
ThiE 9 be Mmoeras he, but from
the leading officers of your National
Committee and prominent men oil
the Gttenback party Of the q. S.
WEAVER, JBWELL's TOOL.
New YoRK, Oct--1.-Dyer D.
Luul, assistant secretary of the na.
tional greenback labor committee,
has SEM to Congressman elect Thomp.
son H. Mureh, OF Maine,sa letter de.
scribing the operations of General
Weaver, the greenback candidate for
the presidency, and calling upon Mr..
MUCH, Who'll Is Chairman ct the ma
tional committee, to call the commit
tee together and give him al oppor-
tunitp tc present the proofs of his
statement. Mr.. Lum is the man
who made arrangements with Marshall
Jewell, of the Republican national
committee, to 60 to Maine, and pre-.
vent the union against the Republi.
cans on the ELECTORAL ticket in that
state. He has in his possession, he
says, letters from Mr.. Jewell to sub
stantiate the statement he has made.
These letters, as he describes them,
show that Chairman Jewell has been
running Weaver and the %greenback
party as the
SECRET ALLIES OF THE REPUBLICANS,
while openly the Republican mana
gers stfite to make capital of the
fusionhin Maine. Committeeman
Lum's letter says: 81 make the
chE@ fhat the .gresnback national
caatSssis manipulated in the interest
of the Republican-party,~ and Gen.
Wcaver's, expenses have been borne
in a large measure from the Republi-
can campaign fund. On the 9th OF
July there vas a meeting of the ma
tional, executive committee in New
York. There were present on tina,
occasion besides ourselves, General
Weaver, Leo Crandsll, Edward Dan
iels and George o. Jones. At that
meeting Gen. Weaver suggested the
name of GeorgeQ. Jones, of New
York, % financial agent, to- raise
funds fet tbe eampaign. When Gen:
Weaveffeturned from Arkansas
told him l had been informed by d
fmember of our executive committee
that Jones had received $1,000 from
the Republican campaign fund Gen.
Weaver replied that 1t made mo diff.
ference how much had been received,
for his tour in Alabama and Arkan.
lsas Would have been simply inpossi-
BILE without the aid Mr.. Jones extend
led to him, He further stated that
7 in Alabama he had received from Mr..
Jones $1,000. and several hundred
while i'm Argspsas.~ Genas- Weaver
left that day brSsMaines and was &C
fcompanied to Bostonb by Mr.. Jones,
On that trip down it was arranged
THAT Gen. Weaver should
DENoUNCE FUSION IN AIN
on avery sHnilsble occasion, and take
such measures as in his judgement
4 would be most conductive TOWARD
creating dissatisfaction between the
allied forces of greenbackers ant
Democrats. What l have stated ]
have in my possession letters anc
kilograms from the Republican ma
tional committee headquarters, show
ing their solicitude for the %greenbaci
movement, and written proof of thei'
appropriation of funds to encourage
greenback dissensions.~ Genera
u Viewers plan Of the campaign was
formed before his nomination. Hi:
ambition has been to throw the elec
ton into the house. Last May, whel
reasoning With him on the improba
blity OF sueeessi in that case, he sale
he was confident that it could bt
brought about through On alEane'
witD the Republicans, who held nine
tdeal statessin congress. Every move
made by our standard-bearer has
y been to win the, confidence ofrthe5 Re
publican party. In case 1873 p,
THE OCTOBER ELECTION
should g9hsaviy Demoesatfc, Gen
\ Viewers friends are hopeful of in
ducipg 4s, Republicans TO Withdraw
tltelfA eIeetoral tickets III West Vir-
ginia, Missouri, Texas, and Missis
sippi, and perhaps secure, through
their support. enough votes to enabl,
tlHEhdtionIto be throNn fntb coh
ghNAA1Weaver has ~oHlyivisited tli6s'
states where. in accordance with thu
81 terms of tho bargain between the Re
i publicans and himself, the Democra
could be injured. ,Mr: Lum con
cIudes his letter by Withdrawing
from the committee. sfD isvnstEE
Another Leader Attacks, Gen. Weaver.
From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
I New YORK, Oct. 6.--IIon.tID. T
Devices, of Pennsylvania, who wa
chairman of the National COMMITTEE
of the Greenback-L Labor, party preyi
, ous to the nomination. of GenI Weavet
when he was succeeded by Mr.. Murch
has written a letter to E. J! Watson
.L.,,. IF thu National Craophanl