Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
CIVIL SERVICE STEW.
The President Finally Makes Up His
Mind to Bounce Lyman.
GEN. GROSvENOR'S BROTHER DAN
Runs Afsul of the Commission in Levying
Campaign Tribute.
HE ROASTS THE OHIO CLERICAL FORCE
IFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

lrhOM n STAFF CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-After months
OF hesitation the President has finally de-
clded to remove Charles Lyman, the Presi-
dent of the Civil Service Commission, and
the announcement that he has "resigned'
VIII be made as soon as his successor has
been selected. 1t is reported here that ex-
Representative McComas is to try his skill
at interpreting and enforcing the civil
service Chinese rules, but this rumor is un-
founded. If Mr.. McComas is to be be-
leved, he stated a day or two ago, after
calling on the President in the interest of
ex-Representative Clements, of Georgia, for
Interstate Commerce Commissioner, that
he wanted no office for himself and would
not accept one.
They all say that, however, and perhaps
Mr.. McComas, like the other, spoke only in
Pickwickian sense in denying that he had
ofice-holding aspirations. Should he be
chosen as Mr. Lyman's successor, he would
undoubtedly make a good Commissioner.
He possesses none of the Pecksniffian quail
tiles of the man about to be removed, but is
like Commissioner Roosevelt, fair, open
handed fighter. Indeed, Roosevelt and Nc
Comas are much alike in many ways. They
are manly, aggressive and intelligent.
BRoTHER-IN-LAw CAMPBELL.
Lyman was appointed as supposed Re
publican, and perhaps the fact that he has
since claimed to be without politics is in
measure, at least, responsible for his dis
charge, although the President has proba-
bly, not forgotten that Lyman convicted
Civil Service Commission clerk named
Campbell-his own brother-in-law-of pur-
loining and selling examination papers and
then promoting him. McComas prides
himself on being a radical Southern Re-
publican. 1t it understood that the Presi-
dent offered the Commissionership to Repre-
sentative Owen, of Indiana, now Commits
sioner of Immigration, and that he declined
to accept it.
There is good prospect of trouble over
the collection of money for the Ohio cam
paign, although Civil Service Commissioner
Roosevelt is said to be almost willing to
wink at infractions of the law, in the inter-
est of the success of Mckinley this fall,
though Roosevelt is the one member of the
commission who seems at all times to be
disposed to make trouble.
GRosvENoR's BROTHER DAN.
The truth i'll regard to the meeting of the
Ohio Republican Association has not yet
been told, but enough has leaked out to
Roosevelt to put him on the watch and on
his mettle. It seems that Dan Grosvenor,
a brother of General and ex-Congressman
Grosvenor made speech, in which he be-
rated the Ohio clerks numerically for their
parsimony, and threatened that if they did
not come down with the campaign dust he
would see that the stingy ones were proper
ly criticised. He quoted the fact that last
year when the Republicans suffered such
Waterloo the 800 Government clerks and
officials in Washington sent to Ohio only
the pitiable suEl of 81 100 for the campaign.
Another suggestive fact was quoted by
him, that when Campbell got his promi-
nence was when he was elected to Congress
by q small majority in Republican dis
trict-a majority of only two in fact-and
that at the time this happened only three of
the fourteen Republicans in Office here from
the district in which Campbell was elected
went home to vote
DAN IS QUITE SLICK.
Dan Grosvener, who is chief of division
in the Office of the First Comptroller, is
brother, the General Only a wear ago
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt had |
him before the higher authorities for viola
ton of the civil service law, but Dan is a |
good lawyer himself and managed to show |
that he kept within the law in urging con- |
tributions Now, with Secretary Foster at |
MS back, he is certainly not less bold than |
ne was last year, and, therefore, his talks to |
he Ohio Republican Association have been |
ess guarded than last year.
He contributed S25 himself and declared |
hat every member of the association should |
,ive like proportion of his salary. This |
would swell the campaign fund to the extent |
If about 10000, and with the expenses of |
soing home to vote would be about all that
;ould be expected of the Ohioans in Wash
ivil service laws.
HE MAY BE ARRESTED.
The pressure is so strong and the reference
o some of the recalcitrant members so
lirect that Grosvenor. and perhaps Others,
an hardly avoid being involved with the
jivil Service Commission. The suspects
re willing to run the risk, however, and
reeze in regard to their possible arrest is
ooked on by them as one of the surest means
f exciting enthusiasm among the Repub-
leans at home.
In this connection it may be stated that
ONE anxiety is felt among Ohio Repub-
leans in regard to the temperance on the
Gene of General Grosvenor, who lost his
oSition on the hmm; grafton Commission by
ertain remarks about immigrants and~ was
very promptly from an immi-
rant investigator to visit foreign lands into
Worlds Fair Commissioner. If the Gen
raj does not keep out of the campaign it is
threatened that much capital against the
republicans will be made out of his
peeially anti German remarks, and so the
trings are being pulled all around to keep
ne fiery ex-Congressman away until the
ampaign is over.