Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-08
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONER.
Ex-Gov. Thompson Turns Up To-day
Ready to go to Work.

A man of medium height and trim figure.
with well cut features and small white NOUS
tache, appeared in the hall Of the courthouse
building to-day. He was Ex-Governor Thomp-
son, of South Carolina, one of the two
new civil service commissioners ap-
pointed yesterday by President Harrison.
Mr.. Thompson was looking for Mr.. Lyman.
who for several months has been the
commission. Mr.. Lyman was away from the
ofhce on business, so Mr.. Thompson
was welcomed TO his new Office by a STAR re-
porter and Mr.. Doyle, the secretary of the
commission. Mr.. Thompson had not received
his commission Yet.
Il returned to the city this morning from
Fortress Monroe" he said to a STAR reporter.
and 1 knew nothing of this appointment I'M
I'll got the morning papers at Alexandra.
IL came rather Unexpectedly. for / had ceased
to think of it as a probability. was coming TO
arrange to remove my family from the city. III
it had not been for sickness would have had
my family away by the LIST of MAY"
You will not have to move now" said the
reporter.
mo" said Mr.. Thompson with a smile.
WAITING FOB HIS COMMISSION.
Mr.. Thompson had not then received his
commission, or had any dotice Of his adpoint-
ment except the newspaper announcements.
Il don't know that l ought to act on
that; he said, ''but L thought |
would come in to see Mr.: Lyman,
understand that there is good deal
of work to do. Mr.. Lyman, you know,
has been all alone for some time.
l am ready to go to work, but of course am in
no hurry. How are the commissions sent to
a civil service commissioner, anyhow? l sup
pose he gets notice somehow, of his appoint
ment"
AS The STAR reporter had never been COM
missioned Secretary Doyle was ques-
toned on this point. He said that the
Commissioners were, he thought. gen
orally sent to the Office of the Commissioner
found that the commission was being filled out
and would be sent to the Office this afternoon.
Mr.. Thompson said he would be there when il
came.
CIvIL-sERvIcE REFoRMER.
Talking of his appointment to The STAR re-
porter, he said he had heard and read intima-
tions that colorless democrat would be ap-
pointed to the place.
He said he did not consider himself that kind
of a democrat and did not believe anyone in
his state would speak of him as such.
He believed in civil service reform, he said.
and in his first inaugural address as governor oil
South Carolina In 1882 he had expressed his
views on the subject, and in his adj
ministration of the Office had given
practlcal erect 10 his views. IL was ms record
on the subject, he thought that led to Mr..
Cleveland's selecting him for the Office of As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury.
During his chat with a STAR reporter Mr..
Thompson remarked that he thought he was
the first to use the expression Public Office as
a public trust" This. he said. occurred
in his inaugural address referred to.
He thought he would find the work of the
Office to which he had been appointed con-
genial.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT.
1t was not known at the ciyil-service rooms
to-day when Mr.. Roosevelt would appear to
take Office