The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-14

THE OFFICERS or TWENTY-FIVE STATE RE-
PUBLICAN ASSOCIATIONS II GOVERNMENT
oFFICEs-.A LIST OF THE NAMES

PUBLICAN ASSOCIATIONS IL GOVERNMENT
oFFIcEs--.A LIST OF THE NAMES.
wAsulScroy, July 10, 1877
There twenty-five State republican associations
In the District OF Columbia the officers ana members
Of which, with few exceptions arc government en-
ployes. Ostensiby these associations organized
to promote good Fellowship and encourage social
amenities among those citizens whose anxiety
their country brought them 10 Washington. IL was
INTENDED that every OF these patriots should be-
made to feel as much at home during his voluntary
exile II select chunk Of hts native adopted State
mad been Clipped of and transferred to the national
capital for hts especial benefit hut OF late years Stale
associations have become horse political machines
with occasional! reception or moonlight excursion
thrown propitiate the lady friends OF The
bers
For various reasons these associations cannot
nipuaie primaries take hand In caucuses, but the
members expected TOR the ticket in every
possible way; " SO home TO vote, matter at what
Inconvenience to themselves, and 10 keep vigilant
lookout for clerks OF democratic prociivties. In
short, they political organi xations" Of the kind
the President referred 10 when he wrote ''No officers
should DO required or permitted 10 take part IN the
management OF political organizations caucuses con-
ventons election campaigns
Under the old order of things, when c!erkships
sas plentiful as blackberries, " aud when political
henchmen got all the big berries, it was pcraps OF
miuor consequence that secretaries Of State associa
tions attended TO thoir secretarlal matters during
Office hours. But now that there proesscd deter
minaton 10 run the various government departments
on ,busincss principles 1t may be hintea TO these
secretaries that, rule business require their
employees to attend strictly 10 business during bus-
ness hours
Tho following the latest official list such Of the
presidents secretaries OF state republican
cations on the pAyrolls OF the government II
any OF them are longer connected with The public
service have coaseJ TO be s. ate association officers
they will do well 10 avail themselves of tho HEnALD's
generous offer TO publish such aets without charee
REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATIONS
Central Association OF the states president z. L.
| Wilbur. Patent Onice; Secretary III. y. n. Howell
Connecricat State Association. --presidrnt, G. II.
| Brown, Treasury Department; Secretary, IA. N. w.
| Br,lntrc, Post Office department
Georgia State Association President, Virgil Hitler,
Pension oficc Secretary, Thomas Robinson. Office OF
| Comptroller OF the Currency
limos State Association. President Il. D. Stephen
son Pension ONCE: Secretary, Theodore L. DeLand,
Indiana STATE ASSOCIATION President J. O. Burnett
Treasury department; Secretary, W. NJ. Bass, Govern
Iowa state Association. Secretary, D. r. Galiatin,
| Patent Onlco
| Kansas state Association. -Presidcnt f. j. Dallas
Post ONCE Departments Secretary, J. +. Hamilton,
| Govcrnlicnt Printing Once.
Kentucky State MISUNDERSTANDING, John 7.
Nicely Second AUDITORS Once.
Name State Association. President j. W. Babson,
Pension Ohco; secretary, J. s. Brown War Depart
ment
Maryland State Association. -Presideut, T. J. Bond,
Interior Department; Secretary c. Farquhar, Sixth
AUDITORS Onice.
Massach usss state on.--Prcsident Charles
+. Hcring, Deputy Second Auditor; Secretary,
Charles j. Soddard, Office OF Comptroller of tho Cur
reucy.
Michigan State Association.-President, 81. 4 NJ
Howell, General Land once; Secretary T.. r. Rankin,
Lighthouse Board
Mississippi state Association. President }. Tarbell
Deputy Comptroller or the Currency Secretary, Will
lam Johnson, Government Printing ONCE.
New England Society --President, William B. Suoil,
Judge Police Court
New Jersey state Associate President j. s. Pat.
torson War Department; Secretary, josiah shaw, Pen
sion Office.
New York state Association. Secretary, j. II. Car
micncke Second AUDITORS Office
Ohio State Association. z. +. Wilbur,
Patent Once; Secretaries, A. H. Pettboue, Govern
ment Printing Office, and J. H. TalmeT, General Land
0nice
Pennsylvania State Association. --Presilent. PauI
Hersh. Registers oncc, Treasury Department. Secre
tary ). III. Wilson, Agricultural Department
Southern states ASSOCIATION. -PrGsldent IT, n. Hill,
Treasury Department; Secretary, s. Gardner, Sec.
ond AuditOrs Office.
South Carolina State on.-Presidcpt August
H. Girard Bureau OF Statistics; Secretary George Lun-
ney, second AUDITORS 0lnce.
Vermont State Association. President, X. Thomp-
son, Treasury Department; secretary, Z. T. Persons
War Department.
Wisconsin State Association. President, c. e,
Heath, Third AUDITORS oaice Secretary, H. II. Red
way, Indian Office
The state associations OF Minnesota, Nebraska and
Virginia are not olicercd BY government employees