New-York tribune., 1886-03-29
NOW BLACK GOT DEMOCRATS
r,Toys EXPLANATION OF THE MATTER.
COLONEL DUDLUY'S APPORnoNMHNr CoNFAHAD
WITH THAT OF HIS SUCCESSOR
tay rgLyGR arH TO rHK TRIBUNE.

WITH That OF HIS SUCCESSOR.
tsY rxLsGE .rH TO 1HE rRIBUNs.l
w.s,,1<oroS. March 2S.-" How was it possi-
be,or Conms Black to select seNehty''"o pon
ncrats and no Republicans from those coruheu oy inc
1v scr,co Commits ,oner. he stated in his evidence
before tue Senate Conhi'Vco' A'''u' "
asked .,. ,.r
81 should prefer to cay nothing about IT.
rep,led Mr. Eaton, "but 1901
duty TO do on account ol 'No
Inference in THE TRIBUNE that the selecUoh o' po0
ras A. stated by Commissioner Black is fair specimen
=, what NAV he done in all parts Of the service at WASH
i,e,on Lot mo explain. For each vacancy the COln-
missioner sends to head OF the departments where 'e
vacancy exists the names Of four porsohs auu from
,bnse foura selection must be made Ahe oVye0' VI
limiting the numoer four WAS To prevent po'Ioi us
ermina,ion Esoh psrsOu is entitled to three SePeF"o
.or,,5c,,ions Thus, II seems pAin there Is
uttle opportunity for selecting those OF ono p'''''
cary To this OF Oert0cstion there nave oeen "o
,xcep;ions: one relating to the stae D'p"''uo""
,bicb hardly concerns than eight or ten places
and To which not than four or hve appointments
have been made suOe the rules went into enoo' 'h0
o,,er the much larger exception is the Pension once
1t became necessary allow TO that Office the ceruca
tion OF all persons examined and consequently
30 afford opportunity lot so'eo''O
,rom the whole number; but subject TO the
provsons OF Rule g. which prohibits discrimination
Sy the appointing power by Of political Opinions
or anuation Nevsrbelsss sthese general cerhheaie'
make Il possible to discriminate IN Violation oI 'ho
rule ,.,p.,
.The reason for this general certhcation 10 inc rem
son Office was that last day OF tho hTst session Vi
.ho et Congress II created $50 places for Pension E1
aminers to serve year AT that season o INC Eei
Ii was necessary TO I'LL the places PIomP"'
or large part OF the year might expire poo'o 'Ho9
,.ra flied President Arthur thought 1t WAS unns' W
r,i,,n ,rcony the states these Offices Of one year
terms s against spportonment OF appointments lor
ordinary clerkshjps which have no limit OF 'e'n' nv
therefore promulgated special rule when required d
many Of these $50 places as should not Oe nsu ny p
sons already the Pension once 10 DO np
,,ortio,ed a separately among the states Inc
Co,r,,ssion scnt Commissioner Dudley tho name
=, one per.on on July 15 1894, and he was
appointed l. the names OF seven persons on july %
I've OF whom appointed; the names Oh '"onS
four persons on August u, twenty ot "hom WeTo "p
routed IL viii be seen that those sppoin ,nehS az"
the prompt selection made from them almost eAcu'os
,bo n,ss,l,lty OF political discrimns alton. between
August 10 and 80 the Commission had c"'uP'eteu Tue
examinations OF more than 400 persons Anu '"oS
we're all up there being at Vn1I "ui7
63 OF the $50 places vacant From tuis
large number OF persons available, the person sr"uou
1nent among the States The eisGty-nhe places me-
state. and Territories and ~ toe District of
Columbia the manner set ioFth III ''o ''''' Jaw"
'Accordnc TO this table six Of the eighty nine places
went 10 indiana, Colonel Dndleys stats r& 10 trr.
10 North Carolina, three 70 Ne"Jer,ey, "no %
so an There Was political aiio' uIe"V u.
Siscrin'iration On March g. 1883, congress
crea,c 80 places the Pension Bureau precisely .hr
fbos. move descrbed. All new appOlntees iOT thS
vice of course Rad TO 20 In under the ClNl Here |
NJ. Eaon Sat that tho same an ol ,s case
had rasset the examination was sdopel Ia '-'' 'A'7
lie continued: - .,. c,,..,,i,sio,
eer'lFrd more tnau $50 persons from Wlc 20 l'Ho
thesa selections. and abOnt twenty-five OF Gru "r'e
I'D Hct,rreu October and l''cebO'
about 100 more were cer'ihtl. ,t'on "oI
frou these and the prior certlhciuoh
sblut seventy a. appointed As uhH,I S',i't
matter sc'ccllon o. Dcm"cI1ts reiriirt 10 .e
feslu.Iiy OF Comml, ,sOucr. was mAl- la'ly uu'i
these cert iheacns. The apPortoument "t NOSE nIr
,bus arpnipt-0-ss to which the Commission n"' - IA
flo prSylous year neither authority nor p"FNc'pt.o"
~ a. y kind appears IN the table which snow you
table siNfy-eiSht appointments Wr'V
disrlhuted among twenty-five Siai"s lhAo' Nelr'' =.
Tact's own state, received twelve nearly oheS!k'a VI
ihe whole number: Indiana s"yen, NrW- nik wv
Peuusvivauia SIX, North Carolina none. NeW'tiSey
rOre VI ssolri SIX, and 50 on GeheId b-'oA OO'''N'
that ali Of them are Democrats