The New York herald., 1879-08-24
w A S HIN G TON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON August 23 1879.
GOVERNMENT CLERKS AFRAID TO ORGANIZE TO
HELP THE REPUBLICAN CAUSE IN NEW YORK.
The New York republicans residing in Washington
invited to rally this evening for the purpose of
organizing for the ensuing campaign. In order to
avoid tie Presidents civil service order it was in
tended to divest the meeting of anything like
departmental influence. MIR. A. NJ. Clapp,
formerly government printer, was called
upon to preside. aud after preliminary
motions campaign committee, consisting of one
from each Congressional district appointed to
secure reduced transportation. send voters to Now
York. and also to forward political information TO
that State. Mr.. j. H. Lake. who is not in govern
ment employ, suggested that the chairman be au-
thorized to call meeting of New Workers whenever
he deemed it necessary. This provoked con-
siderable discussion, the departmental clerks
objecting the ground that it would cause
offence to the President and be regarded defiance
OF the civil service order. When this meeting ad-
journed there could bc no organization formed to-
night that would continue beyond the meeting with
incurrng the responsibility of disregarding the
order dsbanding State associations. 1t was well
enough for persons not in government employ to
talk about perpetuating the organization but some
other plan would have to be adopted if it was ex-
pected to have the aid of department employees.
Washington who were anxious to secure reduced
rates to go home to register ana vote; but they
could afford to imperil their positions under the
government by belonging to political organiza-
ton. 1t was finally decided to recognize
the campaign committee the nucleus of
the association, and the chairman of the
committee should be empowered to issue
call the next meeting. Only twenty-six gentle
men were ready to act on the committee, leaving
vacancies.
The call for the meeting tonight set forth that.
"It is important to the nation from democratic
rule and that New York is the pivotal State in that
endeavor, hence every New York voter here
and elsewhere should bear a noble part in
this laudabe endeavor Let every true
republican who votes in the Empire State. and re-
sides here put in an appearance this evening and
help whoop up the cause
Notwithstanding this urgent representation there
not more than fifty persons present. and If an
association is formed. judging from the timidity of
the clerks in attendance. will have to
be organized entirely by not subject to the
Presidents civil service order number one.
SENATOR BLANCHE BRUCE, OF MISSISSIPPI,
ANXIOUS TO EXPLAIN CONCERNING THE
YAzoo AFFAIR.
Senator Blanche X. Bruce, Of Mississippi, regrets
the publication in the HERALD of the 21st inst. of
what he calls an interview the subject Of the
murder of Captain II. M. Dixon. and now authorizes
denial of what he is reported thinking about the
affair. The colored race is not prescribed in his
State and it was not mob which bounded Captain
Dixon to his death. but number of Southern gen.
tlemen. He is not anxious to bear the honor of be-
ing called "a partisan and accomplice OF assassins,
and stands in no fear of the Yazoo mob so long as he
remains in Washington, which it is his purpose to
do He only fears the criticism which the publica-
ton III the HERALD OF his alleged views would evoke
in the papers printed in his State.