The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-22
How the ''Straight-Out' Movement Has
Been Engineered from Washington.
The Origin Of the Call-Twenty 1--we Thousand Cir
culars Franked to Government Officials
Blanton Duncan Abuses Greeley and
His CoadjutorS but Forgets the
Philadelphia Nominees.

WASHINGTON, August q, 1872.
For several days past there have been rumors in
Washington to the effect that dissenslon had
arisen between the National Republican and the
Republican Congressional Committee as to
the propriety OF further fostering the
Louisville Convention. 1t is already known
that the leaders in the straight-out
democratic movement have derived their
entire support from the Republican Committee, but
the recent widespread report OF the HERALD In
terview with Charles O'Conor has inundated the
more cautious leaders of the republican party
The fear that this movement might prove an OBJ
stacle to the success of the Philadelphia nominees
has been discussed In both administration and
campaign circles.
Until the report OF the HERALD'S interview was
known the Louisville Convention was generally
considered only as farce. Now 1t is conceded
among the most circumspect that 1t might possibly
prove disastrous undertaking to its projectors. 1t
Is also we'll known here that all the publicity the
Louisville Convention has got through
out the country has been through
the instrumentality of the Congressional Commit
tee. They circulated the original call for the Con-
vention and aided the secession movement in Bal
timore.
1t is further known that two members Of the
Cabinet were accessories to the organiza-
tlon Of the disorganizing Convention at
the time the Democratic Convention was
In session In Baltimore and expected to defeat the
acceptance OF the Cincinnati nominees. All this
has been matter OF political gossip until to-day,
when the issue was made between the national
republicans with headquarters in New York. and
quarters in Washington. The former, it
appears, had determined to no further assist
the Louisville movement, which Senators Chandler
Harlan and others who control the Washington end
were equally determined to continue as they had
begun.
Accordingly the Congressional Committee to-day
sent to the pOstmasters and officers Of internal
q circular signed by Blanton Duncan, under the
frank of Senators Chandler, Logan and Harlan and
Congressman Hays and Patt, calling upon all
government officials to place the circular
in the hands OF active democrats in their
locality, who will at once commence an
organization for the purpose OF supporting
the principles of "our party" as they will be pro.
Der 3. sub-circuar was also sent, instructing
government officials to be prompt in the discharge
OF this duty. The circular, which is quite
long, makes an appeal to the straight
out democracy not to be sold out by
the Baltimore Convention, and denounces
the coalition movement between the Cincinnati
and Baltimore Conventions as rope OF sand to
that the circular pretends to be issued by BlantOn
Duncan, who signs it, it has not one word
derogatory to the Philadelphia nominees, but
contains abuses unlimited of Greeley, Brown.
Trumbull, Sumner, Schurz and other leading lib
eral republicans.
tomorrow contain a full expose OF the fraud at
tempted by the republican committee, and prom
ises to show how Duncan recently rec ived $50, 900
for claim against the Treasury Department