Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-27
COMMISSIONERS ROOSEVELT.
The Talk About the Baltimore Post Omcs
Case-Action of the Department

The Talk About the Baltimore Post ono.
Case-Action of the Department
For some days past there has been a rumo,
around the Post Office Department to the effect
that surprise would soon be sprung upor
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt. The
story, SO far as it could be Sc
cured, was that Postmaster General Wanamaker
had dispatched one or two post Office inspectors
to baltimore to investigate Mr.. Roosevelt's in.
vestigation into the combination of pos,
office and political methods said &c
be operating in the monumental city.
Then 1t was whispered that the in.
spectors had succeeded in formulating and
supporting charges against Mr.. Roosevelt in
connection with his pro-ciyil service effoi Is OF
last sprtug, and from one or two of those who
claimed to know the whole truth, il
there was any, came the rather start
ling information that the inspectors had
In their official report recommended the
removal of Mr.. Roosevelt from the federal
service. Gossip of this description has been in
circulation to some extent, but SO far no one
has been found who imagines that
one OF two or three inspectors,
reporting to the postmaster general. would ever
mend the removal of an official over whom the
Post Office Department exercises no influence
and who Is personally presidential appointee.
Inquisitive people have tried to discover the
nature of Mr.. Roosevelt's iniquity in the Balti-
more post office case, but SO far without sue
cess.
AT THE PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
1t is believed at the Post Office Department.
though, that an investigation has been made
under the direction of Mr.. Wanamaker, and
there is also a general understanding that he
will forward report thereon to the President,
and with it an autograph request that the strife
between himself and Mr.. Roosevelt may receive
reasonable share of presidential attention.
Commissioner Roosevelt is not in the city.
His colleagues on the commission had nothing
to say as to the rumors, alleging that Mr.. Roose-
welt would be more than equal to the task OF
minding his own business Friends Of the absent
Commissioner say that nothing would be more
to his taste than an open encounter with Mr.
Wanamaker. They say he has refrained from
inaugurating any such strife, but they are sure
that he will assume the aggressive just as soon
tunity.
AT THE CIVIL SERVICE ROOMS.
At the civil service commission rooms but
little attention is being paid to the rumors re-
ferred to. There it is said that the Baltimore
post office case Is not complex affair. Mr..
Roosevelt went over to Baltimore in March last
to investigate charges which alleged that
federal employees were violating law. The
testimony taken contains the admissions of
post Office employees that they participated in
a primary election (Which is prohibited by
postal regulation) and that they collected
money for political purposes (Which is contrary
to law). The postmaster took no steps to pre-
vent or punish these violations, and for this
be was censured in q report made by Commis-
sioner Roosevelt.
As to feeting allegation that Mr.. Roosevelt
had asked for the removal Of number of post
masters and custom house officers, il was
stated at the commissions rooms today that
the records show only one Recommendation Of
the removal of o postmaster and that was in
the case of Paul of Milwaukee. few custom
house clerks had been removed on the recon-
mendation Of the commission, but no official OF
any prominence had been found guilty Of law
breaking.