New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06
Mr.. LYMAN ACCUSED.
A CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS CHARGED
WITH SHIELDING A GUILTY MAN.
HIS BRoTHER-IN.LAw, A CLERK TO THE oo"'
MISSION, ALLEGED TO HAVE SOLD EN-
ANIMATION PAPERs-MR. LYMAN
COURTS AN INVESTIGATION.


COURTS AN INVESTIGATION.
Washington Oct. 5.-Some time ago The WASH
ingon POST charged that the Civil service III" was
being violated by Inc C!vil Service COMMISSION l.
charged that the commissioners, while requiring al
department clerks be appointed after examination
and certihcation by the Commission nevertheless APP
pointed the clerks to the Commission without rcqur-
ing them to pass an examination and alleged favoritism
in their appointment. subsequently maze
q more serious charge, that examination papers were
being stolen and sold by clerk in the Commission,
who had been retained in office and promoted, not
withstanding the fact that his guilt had been dis
covered @The Post" prints to-day four
column article in substantiaton Of this laGer ana
more serious allegation. 1t says that
woman who went to teacher IN this city
for instruction preparatory to taking the examna'
ton was furnished by the teacher, for considera-
ton, with copy Of the questions subsequently,
asked. Those questions, it says were In the hand
writing Of Dir. Campbell, one OF the clerks 10 INC
Commission, and a brotherin-law OF Commissioner
Lyman. The matter brought by Commissioner
Oberly Mr.. Lyman's attention, and the puDhShed
account says that next morning Commissioner Lyman
told Mr.. obery that his Qymans) wife was perfectly
overcome, that public exposure would XIII her' ana
that Campbell was pentent as he could be- Inc
matter then hushed UP, although called 10 freS-
dent Clevcand's attention, and Campbell was SUD-
sequently promoted at time when Mr. Lyman was
former officer of the Commissioner, now holding an
other Government ofhce is printed in support oil the
charges made The following coIroboratIS letter Is
also published for the first time:
Wizards Hotel, Washington, April "a, 1882
AMI so and 10 Your request through Secretary Hal
ford, that should send TO you IN Nthng S0 vas
nut in possession Of it only on the evening before my
note was written The case is this ana II SnoTS Cv
Service matters and that where doing brought
TO light 1t should not be condoned by retenuon Ii
Mr. Campbell, a clerk in the Commission, and "a
sers of tie Commission, copied set of examination
S sgs them ReO@ttsd for oad Nss BiaaR who
sold them for s35 to Mr. Flynn. the principal Of
the possession Of Miss Blank who went TO the Com
mission ascertain they werH the questions :h TO DC
that the papers were IN the Handwriting Of Mr. Camp
BELL but the result the investigation his re-
ention in once by Comm sioners oberly and Lyman
because disclosures would have an curious enect
upon his sister, Mrs. Lyman Mr.. Campbell has since
and recently been promoted by Commissioner Ly
mar sole Commissioner from 81 900 70 81 200 sslafy
and TO such extent are they known that the In
S oer q too %aGh ef TO the discretion Of the
mission for thorough s,d Th be s sne oF
end varying opinions almost any desired RESULT c ian
s the SSoe Of %vng action upon that
you may be advised that there are ways Of wrong
A. P. EDGERToN.
Mr.. LYMAN was asked today by a representative Of
the Associated Press. he had anything to say
concerning this charge. He replied that his prefer
ence was for a thorough Investigation by competent
tribunal rather than any explanation or defence In
the newspapers, and that he sincerely hoped that
such an investigation would be had. In the mean
time, however, and pending such an Investigation,
he would say that the statement that the
yJv ont nv MIR
current papers, given out in advance Of an examin-
alton was untrue. They were papers, no said, that
had been previously used and had become obsolete,
such as the Commission now publishes TO the world
in It's annual reports. AS soon he said as the
investigation made at the time by the Commission
developed the fact Of Mr.. Campbells connection
with tbs transaction, he saw the Improperly OF his
taking part IN it, and said TO Commissioner obery.
who concurred with him. and he thereupon left the IN
vestgatlon 10 be completed by Mr. oberly, requesting
that he get at the bottom of the facts. The latter
subsequently, reported Mr.. Lyman what he had
found and his conclusion that Campbell should not be
removed but reprmanded. Il expressed my salts
faction with his conclusion said Mr.. Lyman, based
upon the statement Of the case as made TO me by him
This matter occurred nearly quite two years ago
and has not since that time been the subject OF con
sideraton by the Commission. desire to make one
other now and that IS that there has never
at any time boon a appointment or prOInouoh nane
nc the Office Of the Commission in violation or evasion
of the Civn Service rules. In every case the rules
have been scrupulousy compiled with, as INC records
will clearly show" -,
Mr. Roosevelt said The charges, in so far as they
are directly made refer wholly 70 matters affecting me
old Commission, when Messrs, Edgeyton and Ooerly
were members thereof; they do to%sh anything zone
In the Commission since May !, when Governor Tholp
son and myself took ONCE They should
ccrtatnIv he investigated before compe-
tent tribunal and they affect the
management of the Commission under the previous
administration, that tribunal should contain Demo
Gratis as well as Republicans, In other words. the
as II meets; and ] not only court such investga
tion but win regard il as q real misfortune If 1t
does not take nlace As regards anything that has
been done since myself came upon the Commission
the accusations have been carefully put I'm the form
either OF inuendo of sweeping generality :;
so / shall merely say that any accusations of mis-
conduct on the part of the Commission during my
term service false, and particularly desire TO
see those making them do so before tribunal, where
they must speak under OATH"