Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-13
THE CIVIL SERVICE.

T~horapson's Poor Prospects-An incl
dent in His Career.
Washington correspondence Omaha
Be: Ex-CiYiI Service Commissioners
Edgerton, who was officially dscapitated
on Saturday, was about the capitol to-
day, and o report was current hat the
two senators from his state. Messrs.
Voorhees, and Turple, would lead the
opposition to the confirmation of
Thompson. The Indiana democrats In
the house are somewhat indignant over
three of them do not hesitate to say that
the appointments Of the South Caroline
man is the Yesnlt of o trick intended to
keep him in office under the incoming
administration. They say IL Thompson
had been appointed to fill the vacancy
already existing on the board, that as
between the two democrats, EdRerton
and Thompson, who would be members
OF the commission upon the advent of
President Harrison, the %IndiRnaian
would be retained. IL is ascertained that
the design OF thu administration is TO
have the nomination OF Thompson called
up on the floor OF tue SENATE before d
committee acte, and by dint of unequal
strength secure confirmation before the
republicans have had opportunity to get
their heads together and agree to united
ly oppose his confirmation. President
Cleveland told Edgerton that q sufficient
number OF republican senators would
: support Thompson to make hia confirm.
et1on seonFe. He was not calculating
that he might offend the two senator's
from Indiana by removing their friend
Edgerton. The prospects for copfirma-
tion are not as bright now as they were
at the time the president had his inter
view with the ex-oommissioner on last
Friday.
An incident IS related by q republican
member of the house from North Caro-
lima which shows Mr.. Thompson's regard
for the spirit OF civil service reform. The
member says: "Not long ago I was
very anxious to have O woman from my
state appointed to o position In one of
the departments. She had passed an
examination, but her name had NOT been
certified by the civil service commission,
so that she was ready for appointment
when called for. i went to Thompson
told him that / wished he would have
the commission certify to her examina-
ton and then have her appointed to one
OF the departments. Thompson thought
L was a democrat. not knowing much
about me IN any respect, and be told me
to go to Oberly, q democratic member of
the civil service commission and tell HIM
that he (Thompson) wanted the woman's
name certified, go that he
could have her appointed to
a position. Thompson cautioned
nae not to 60 near the republican mem
her of the commission, because he said
Lyman was a republican, and il he knew
that o democratic departmental official
wanted The name certified 1t would mot
be done. II wes to me a numerous pro-
ceedtng. | did go 10 Lyman, and not
to Obe:ly, because / presumed that l
would get more encouragement from o
republican than I would from q demo-
oret, and because I knew that when I
went TO Oberly, be knowing that I was a
republican member OF congress, would
not do what / wanted of him even for
Thompson. Ii amused Lyman very
much, and he told me that this thing
had been going on for months; thai
! names were being hastily certified to the
? departments after examinations. so that
appointments could be made for political
, reasons.