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

Thompson's Poor Prospects-An lnci.
dent in His Career.
Washington correspondence Omaha
Be: Ex-Civil Service Commissioner
Edgerton, who was officially decapisated
on Saturday, wss about the capitol to-
day, and Q report was current that the
two senators from his state, Messrs.
Voorhees, and .Turple. would lend the
opposition to the confirmation OF
Thompson. The Indiana democrats In
che house are somewhat indignant over
Edgerson's removal, and at least awo or
three OF them do not hesitate to say that
the appointments of the 6oath Carolina
man is the result of q trick intended to
keep MIN 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, Edgsrton
and Thompson, who would be members
OF the commission upon. the advent of
President Harrison, the Indianaian
would be retained. Il is ascerteined that
the design of the administration Is to-
hevs The nomination. c. Tkcsspssn called
up on the floor of the senate before the
tCO4iL hCtrS obu Oy uluH OF QeQuR
strength secure confirmation before the
republicans have he'd 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 his c~onfirp-
alton secure. He was not calculating
that he might offend the two senators
from Indiana by removing their friend
Edgerton. The prospects for confirma-
ton are not IS bright now as they were
at the time the president had his Inter
view with the ex-commissioner on last
Friday.
An incident 15 related by a 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 q 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,
30 that she was ready for appointment
when called for. I vent to Thompson
told him that I wished he would have
the commission certify to her examina-
ton and then have her appointed to one
CT the departments. Thompson thought
1 WAS a democrat. not knowing much
about me IN any respect, and he told me
to go to Oberfy, O democratic member Of
the civil service commission, and tell him
that he (Thompson) wanted the womsn's
name certified, 30 that he
could have her appointed to
q poaition. Thompson cautioned
nae not to go near the republican mem
her of the commission, because ne said
Lyman was q republican, and ii he knew
that q democrRsic Departmental official
wanted the name certified 10 void not
be done. II YVES TO me q humer ous pro-
%ceedtng. l did go TO Lyman, and not
TO Obesly because / presumed that L
would get more encouragement from q
republican than I would from O demo-
crat. and because I knew that when I
went TO Oherly, he knowing that I was a
republican member OF congress. would
Eot do what / wanted of him even for
Thompson. 1t amused Lymsn very
much, and he told me that this thing
had been going on for months; that
names were being hastily certified to the
departments after examinations, SC that
appointments could be made for political
reasons.