New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-12
THE CIVIL SERVICE BOAhD'
10 INVESTIGATE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
xx,sr DISTRICT REPUBLICANS WILL LOOK INTO

XXIST DISTRICT REPU BllOaNo WILL
CHARGES THAT DEMOCRATS ARE FAVohED
Altar an exceedingly warm debate which ns'eu
for more than two hours, the members Oh inc hepAO
Icsn Organization Of the XXIst Assembly Dis'r la9'
n,obt sent to committee for investigation the reso"
ton which were introduced time ago crfticisihg
,h local BOARD Of Civil Service Examiners. Inc reSo
uttns are as follows: -, n,
Whereas The Republican party has been III oo"Oo, "
the affairs OF the Nation for upward Of TWO ye"r', VI"
desIrous as we believe, OF carrying OUT '"o 80
adopted at the National Convention In Ohicaso u,
t,cn,.rv the nan pertaning to administration OF
the Civil Service; and .,..
wbcreas The local Civil Service Board OF Examiners
is composed OF Democrats antagonistlc nov" as "ey
have been to the Republican party, and VINO un'us'S
AGAINST all Republicans becalse OF peJuuoc
thereby making examinations under this law iace e
Whereas, The local Board for some unexplained reason
is sustained by the Civil Service Commission eohsuO
as 1t Is OF but Republican and TWO openly "'o"0"
opponents Of the Republican party, wv.
Therefore We, the Republican voters OF the AAA.'
Assembly District, in general meeting aSscnOt1 :.
most earnestly protest against the mode anu ' -, -,
conducting the examinations adopted by the local ON
Service Board Of Examiners, and we dcnounce Nie''
workmanship and the farcica in when the eAan
nations are conducted by them, and earnestly requ.'
that the authorities devise some means 10 eonlei W
local civil Service Examiners TO adopt practe s'"u
OF theoretical examinations, and urge upon thc 1e ~
portance of recognizing the Board by appointing COM
petent Republicans, who Will not unfairly or uhJusely
discriminate against Republicans or prevent py their
conduct the promotion and appointment OF compe'"'
RenublIcans 10 Office Be II further
Resolved That copy these resolutions be trans
mitted to the Civil Service Commission In Washington
and to the Secretary Of the Treasury
The knowledge that the resolutions were about 10
come ND seemed 10 bring unusually large NUMBER
~ members TO the meeting. Among those present
were John Proctor Clarke, Bortimer &. ADAMS,
lanes A. Blanchard William Leary, Joseph Murray
Charles A. Hess, William Brookfeld, A. " Wmthey
and Edward Lauterbach.
The discussion over the adoption OF the
resolution As substitute for the one previously pre-
sented This resolution merely corrects techhicai
grammatical errors which were In the former one
Joseph murray moved the adoption of the substitute
and in his speech he showed some Of the workings
of the local board Mr.. Leary wanted the resolutions
laid on the table, but he beaten by large vote
spceches we're made by James owens, Colonel Odell
| Colonel Mason, ex-Judge shannon ex-AssemoNman
Lewis and Mr. Clarke, for and against the resolutions
| Al times considerable feeling shown by those
who were In favor Of the resolutions by tner applause
| ~ the speakers who sided with them. None 0i tne
sneakers criticised the Civil Service system All up
| held il hut criticism Of the methods employed "a
| carry il ont were freely made. Mr. Clarke came
forward with a proposition from Theodore Roosevelt
one of the Commissioners, to refer the resolutions Ie
| n committee which would have power TO examine
| books and report its findings Colonel Odell MADE
motion to this effect and 1t was carried oy VOC
| OF 81 to 1.. The committees to consist OF hve mem
hers and IL will be appointed by the chairman, MT
! Clarke In a day or two.