St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-05
How - Conservative Members Feel il
Regard to he Naval APprO-
priations.
ROOM FOR EVERYBODY,

ROOM FOR EVERYBODY,
Especial Tel gram TO the Globe.
WAsHNGTON, Jan. -" here will be no
trouUle about accommodating everybody that
comes" said Secretary Cluggett Of the commit
tee charged with arranging for the Inauguration
work, to-day when questioned about the reported
difficulty thar some organizations have had in Sc
curing quarters. III organizations will comma
nicate with the committee in time there will be
no trouble as 10 accommodating them. OF
course the committee cant pay the expenses Of
any organization Dut il will see that they secure
proper quarters"
GMr. L. p. Wright, the chairman Of the public
comfort committee hal considerable experience
at the Garfield Inauguration. He says there
was no trouble then in providing accommoda-
tions, The Seventh regiment Of New York,
which has abandoned its o ,3sed trip TO this
rity, had been provided with quarters in the
Washington Light Infantry armory, nut the mem
oers Of the regiment were little lasti ious I'D
lid not like such an arrangement. A member
II the public comfort committee
Isid he thought such arran ments
would be made that persons who expect get
sxt1rtiouate prices for sleeping accommodations
viii suffer. After the public comfort commit
zee organizes next week an Office will be opened
and a register kept OF every person who has &C.
commudations 10 let. BY proper distribution It
thought everyone cun be accommodated with
out great deal Of crowding even accepting the
highest estimates Of the number OF visitors VINO
Mil come to the Inauguration.
LE FEvEE's ArPOISrIyE POLICY.
SpeaSin2 OF the competitive examination feG-
cure of the civil service act, Gen. Ben lie Fevre
said to-day: IL have always been opposed TO It,
When was first elected q member Of the Forty
slzth congress, In 1873, broke 10 u in my dis
.rict, where 10 had been the custom for over
thirty yenrs in the selection Of cadets 70 West
son-. 1 t5membcf iu ths Democratic conven-
non at Lima wnen 1 beat Bill HIN for tho noml-
natiou, there was bright young fellow whose
father wu. there as n delegate. ! can rec his
black, piercing eyes yet. lie was opposed to my
nomination. aud there was nothing TOO mean po-
.iticaliy that he could say against me. lie was
good aud interesting tglker, aud | never have
seen O man at any convention work harder
against a candidate than did this young fellow
against mc. Well, l was nominated. and the
Touug gentleman aud his friends worked against
nc at tine pole. They succeeded IN reducing
hp Democrats yoto in hi. township over 2uu
rotss. ] was elected, however, being In u strong
Democratic district After had taken ny seat
~ the hous, ot representatives, it shortly be-
same my duty 10 appoint cadet to
,he West Point military academy. One day.
Ehile was trying 10 decide which young man In
ny district / should appoint, received a letter
from the young mnu who had worked 20 hard
against tue 81 the Lima convention, and at the
polls Ht the subscqucat election. lie said in his
cticr that he believed and hoped that IL was not
nv Intention 10 break up the custom OF select
us cadets 90 the West Point military academy,
which had always beeu LEFT 10 competitive exam.
nation. lie added that he intended 70 enter
the contest, tuat he had already made applica-
Jon 90 the SECRETARY OF war f5r the appointment
nd that IL hc was the successful competitor he
lopcd / would recommend him 10 the secretary
II war Well, sir, / answered the young man 3
etter a. once. l told him that there would BE-
40 competitive examination taaJ yyar no tuatter
I it had been the custum for over thirty years
said that this was case with which the secre-
AIRY OF war had nothing 20 do. Ia making the
appointment my power Ha- absolute. / said /
lad made up my mind TO appoint a certain young
man manning him) whose father was the best
friend had la the district and hai always been
my personal IA well as political friend
III ] continued. lit turns out :hat the son
Of my friend does not have the necessary qualia.
cations and fails 20 pass, shall appoint the sou
Of my next friend aud ON till the whole list o,
NY friends is exhausted.
Then" said l., - win commence at the head
OF the l.st OF those who were opposed 70 my
nomination, and after / had exhausted all the
sons OF my political opponents, may then con
slider The propr.ety OF selecting you.
bus NOT until aIl the other young men
in the district who think have
The necessary rrIGi-cms have been rejected
received an answer fsum the young man a few
weeks latrr in which he saiI that he wanted 10
bc my friend Tie said my letter atd the true
ruE. Tie has been o. good friend, and in the
conventions before which have beeu a candidate
since, have had no better ri nd or more en-
hasas.ic supporter than he Yes, sir, I'm op-
posed 10 ,ho competitive examination hgmbug-
gerry.
sohhlsstaNrE cUrGuEV rNtNs C-ylL SERVICE
Western Associated Press
WASuJNFroN, Jan. 4-rhc recent criticisms
b some Republican members of congress upon
Gov. C.rvciauts ciyii service letter were made
the t5pico an Associated Press interview WIKI
rrof. j. NJ. Grcsoy, o, thc civi, service com
uissioa. to-day. Ia response 10 TIE drst inquiry
he said;
"Ycs, hsye rcal careguIy Gov. Cl,veland's 5
letter io tscnr-F tu tUrtl-. and 70 seems % me
q 1c an honest exp es-.ou ~ q sincere, and set.
ttcd conviction. wi.a me- hidden meaning. and no
contemplated sfterthogcbt. The paragraphs
relating tC those who have used their places
f3r party VgrV1srs, which 90 some % his critics
snpcar 90 be designed t2- i'op hole Tor vide
partisan prescription. are altogether too Iara sat
plain t5r such construction. They are 50
oPcr. frank aui fearless - 90 forbid all thought
90 theis hiding aay sinister ana malignant per-
posc. l. - irue that By ss'-1i1sd interpretation
OF these : a-rsphs, a large maso-i @; the Re.
pg1.icsus i1 Ceicc mf-at BE p-ogeh. uuGer
con3suuatirg sad oastct from thrir
p.sccs sgd lh.s wcu.d 7-0oso'y be true slso % 8
thousand Democrats ObC have doubtless sa.rcd
oece s.rcsdy 1udc, he civJ service and Mo
proasoly supported by word ani vote the caa-
diistes ~ iheir psrfy. To cbsrEs thc president
elect Wi.b intending such prescription. j. 90 ac-
crsc him % using most heartl6ss ircny 'u a lsi-
Ter at3rc@et Co some of bis rlost influential
srppCrttrs- the foremost fricnts o. civii scrviLe
reform auG be prospective administration.
'Hfs u1t ths ,cttcr done much % eaict the
srr~uheussous % clerks IN TIE government en-
pcyf"
Most certainly. Nut e e nos; welcomed by
ne earnest ard 7s,rictic trisris o. this great
cause % reform. v1o .cok vita drrai on aly re-
turn tc tee srols svstcn- lt IS us-ursl that ger
Sous in oficr sh14d 80 In 81 ;asir only prota-
rion ard that lfsce seekers. o. the cseer haud
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