New-York tribune., 1872-08-30
GRANTS BLANToN DUNCAN CONTENTION

MORE EVIDENCE THAT POSTMASTER EDMUNDs Is
RUNNING THE LOUISVILLE CoNvENTI0N-HE
FURNISHES DOCUMENTS AND GENERAL BOUR-
BON INFORMATION TO A BOGUS DELEGATE
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29-The evidence that
the Grant party cooperating with the Banton Duncan
dsahectants and aiding them with substantial assist
ance is accumuating daily. Senator Harlan's paper
which is pecuniarily interested in the matter OF dong
the party printing yesterday attempted TO deny the fac
that the STaghout Democrats had been nursed by the
Grant party, that the Louisville movement had been
fostered by them and the denial was repeated to-day
The honesty OF The Chronicles statement may be Judged
when il is stated most, if not ALL Of the Duncan
documents printed at fs own ofice and PAID 1or
by the Grant Committee in this city These documents
have circulated under the forged signatures OF e
resentatiyes c. Foster and j. H. Pla by the Secretary
of the Grant Committee, j. NJ Edmunds, who is Post
master Of this city, and who in that Office has sworn to
keep the laws Of Congress which he is violating every
day. In order 10 show that the Grant Committee were
doing the preliminary work at this end of the line for the
Louisville Convention certain letters were addressed TO
Postmaster Edmunds and his thereto given
below The first order to the person in charge OF
them for "a lot OF the Duncan circular as follows:
UNION REPUBLICAN CONGRESS EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE, WAsHNGToN; Aug. 2, 1872
Mr.. HOWELL: Let Mr. Taylor have lot OF Duncan cir
cuar o. NJ L.
The next was in reply TO request for passes TO attend
at Louisville as a manufactured delegate:
Aug. ~, 1871
Tn replv TO vours Of this day. have to say that we
have means of procuring passes, and cannot under
take their purchase. We send few samples OF dOcu-
mepts but have others that would be applicable should
you desire them. We regret our inability 10 meet the
ohedient servant, j. NJ EDMUNDs
To Geo. Taylor, esq, present
The third letter Of the Postmaster OF Washington Is
one transmitting documents.
send two packages Neo TOrE Times, 80 circulars file
a moment j. NJ. EDMUEDs.
Aug %, 1877.
The last letter written after Judge Edmunds had
begun 10 wonder il he had not been sold.
Union REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE, WASHINGTON, ID. C., Aug. q, 1872.
SIR shall be at home at half-past p m, when II
You wish TO me- yOu can call. we are CUT OF the
document you ask for this morning. Yours truly
J. NJ EDMUSDs.
In addition TO other evidence there are hundreds OF
postmasters throughoat the country, and other paid
Government officials who have received the following
order from the authorities here;
WAsHISGToN D. c., July 13, 1872.
DEAR SIR Please send inclOsed circular TO active
Democrats your district who do not support Mr. Gree
lev and will cooperate in the Louisville Convention.
Send a list Of such men IN each county immediately
j. NJ. EDMUNDs, secretary.
A DELEGATION FROM IOWA.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 29.-The Straight
ont Democrats OF the State of Iowa held conveD
ton in this city last night selected delegates to the
Iousylle Convention. Resolutions adopted pro-
testing against the sale OF the party 70 Horace Greeley
and declaring that defeat true principles Is better
than victory on an ingOrious policy.
TWO FROM MICHIGAN.
JACKSON, Aug. 2S.-The Straight Democratic
State Convention to-day, elected c. c. Burland and
owen Groom delegates TO the Louisville Convention.