New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-03
KELLAR GETS HIS PLACE.
WHAT HIGGINS AND CHENowErH SAY
MANNING PASSES ON HIS REBUKE nv THE PRENs
DENT TO THE FIRST AUDITOR.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuSn,

MANNING PASSES ON HIS REBUKE nv THE PRRSTs
DENT TO THE PIRsr AUDITOR.
fBr TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNAL
WASHINGTON, July 2..-The Civil Service
Commission scored victory to-day over the combh 4
forces Of Higgins. Chenoweth and Warner Owen KsI
lar, who after having been certified to $1,000 clerk.
ship In the Treasury Department and refused employ.
ment by Mr. Chenoweth the ground that he was Ro-
publican is to-day clerk In the First Auditors Office
This was not accomplished without trouble Uorrnan
b. Eator the Chairman OF the Civil Service Commission,
probably recognized the Importance Of making this o
test case He called upon the President yesterday and
stated the facts to him. The President sent for Mr.
Manning and Mr Manning sent for Mr. Chenoweth.
What took place at those interviews surmsed only
but the outcome was, already stated the appoint
ment OF Mr. Kcllar 1t s difficult II could be
otherwise. The law cited In THE TRIBUNE to-day. ex
picit on the point. In violating 1t Messrs. Higgins
Chenoweth and Warner made themselves to prose-
cution.
Mr.. Higgins, when asked about the case to-day
fatty denied that he had refused to ap
point Mr.. Kcllar. All he did, he says, was
to send Mr. Kellar to Judge Chenoweth.
There his duty ended. Indeed It was with an air Of
injured innocence that Mr. Higgins complained OF being
continually made the scapegoat In everything by
papers and other malicious publications. had moth.
Ing to do with the whole thing" he exclaimed, except
to inform Mr. Kellar Of the existence Of vacancy re-
quest him to come to Washington and send him to tho
First Auditor"
The air OF injured innocence became Mr. Mannings
appointment clerk wonderfully well. Unfortunately.
however, the statement he made that Kelar refused tho
appointment when offered to him conflicts with tho
statement made by the person most Interested In tho
Judge Chenoweth denied that refused to appoint Ke
lar He admitted however that he told Kear that II the
charges made against him proved to be true, he would
be discharged These charges I'm effect that Kear
had aided Judge Taylor I'm his contest against General
Warm Op mt ha
Congressman Warner. Then there q mysterious
charge that Kear was not gentleman, that he bad
been violent partisan and that he had "insuted Demo-
cratic ladies'" "Would you have me appoint a man,
exclaimed the First Auditor, Indignantly, "who is in tho
habit OF insulting ladiesi wouldn't have him around
me whether he was O Democrat a republican"
"By whom are the charges made ."
"By reputable men,"
Democrats r.
suppose So But this is not the point. I am to bs
judge any body Is OF the fitness Of those employed
der me- the civ Service Act she contrary notwith-
work doac under me Mr. Rsiar was put 10 work tnis
morning lie Is here now II tho charges made against
Judge Chenowetn must be said in justice to him. is
the only man In this whole business who acted with any
doing this" no said, suppose violated one Of tho
party the As%oI SS not Sls
portuny to be heard That may do for other men, ses
for me. II Is not to my taste. Mr. Kelar knows the
charges against hn IL he car refutc them to eatia
faction well and good. II not he must CO."
This Is only Judge Chenowets version Of the story.
From other IL is learned that there pretty
stormy this morning between the Secretary oI tho
Treasury and his First Auditor in which the latter vaS
severely rated for exposing the Administration sncn
and just criticisms in substance tho intcrvsv
lieved to have been reflex only of tho
meeting which took place between President tao
sS ID G e G 10
had been ecured himself by Mr. Cleveland ON the day
before Mr. Cleveland probably bore IN min ot
the which Commissioners EatOu had
addressed him.