Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-11
GROsvENOR,s BAD MEMORY.
Another Raider Upon Civil Service
Reform Comes to Grief.

Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio, one Of the renowned
squad who went for the wool Of Teddy Roose-
welt and civil service reform. and came back
not only shorh but skinned, seems to have been
the victim of very bad memory. II will be
remembered that Mr.. Grosvenor made state
ment that no one from his district the fifteenth
Ohio, held position under the classified service
Az soon as this statement appeared the civil
service commissioners very promptly made out
list, which was forwarded to Mr.. Grosvenor,
containing the names of eight persons from Mr.
Grosvenor's district who had been appointed
and held positions under the classified service.
These eight names we're Humphrey n. BurHeld,
George N. Perry, Joseph W. Richardson, Thos
II. Sheppard Rnfus 7. Putnam, James A. Wat
son, William +. Gatchell and Alexander Doynie.
According to a strict aportionment by districts
the fifteenth Ohio would only be entitled to
seven appointments, whereas the commission
showed that il was now enjoying eight
Mr.. Grosvenor in his statement before the
civil service reform committee made especial
objection to Rufus T. Putnam Of the above
list being credited to his district In his state
ment he said. 1.-The next thing have TO say is
that Rufus 4. Putnam. fraudulsntly accredited
to Washington county. Ohio, never lived in
Washington county, nor in my congressional
district nor ia Ohio so far as know. He is q
young man who has some relatives somewhere
in Ohio. His grandmother at one time and
possibly now. lived in the county in which
live. never knew the boy until came to
Washington during the term Of the Fifty first
Congress, and then / employed him by mere
accident, and knowing members OF the Put
nam family lived in my district became some
what interested in the boy and gave him
temporary employment. Afterward he came
to me and said no had been certified by tho
civil service commission as a type writer, and
he asked me to write note to the commits
sioner Of Indian affairs saying he was q COM
petent type writer, which did do not remeni-
Der the terms of my letter, but stated, how
ever am sure that he had been employed by
me, and thereupon he is charged up to my
congressional district and charged to Wash
ington county"
MR. GRo3yENoR's UNFORTUNATE MEMORY.
It is unfortunate that Mr.. Grosvenor, when
ne made the foregoing statement denying Mr..
Putnam's right to be credited to his district
did not better remember the letter he men,
tons as writing to the commissioner Of Indian
affairs. That letter is as follows:
WASHINGTON, DC, September 5, 1890.
Dear General: The bearer. sIr, Rufus Putnam lie q
young man who has recently been appointed to po-
board. and desires to be put ON the permanent roll
He Is legal resident Of district and his relatives
he old lady lost three in the army, his father
He's young Of good character. quiet, orderly.
you would 1--WE him permanent r SS: ounce, wish
1t will be seen that this letter makes NO mem
ton OF MIR. Putnams having been employed by
the writer, but states fairly and sQuarely .'he
is legal resident Of my district" Another
statement from MIR. Grosvenor ia now In or der