The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-14
CHANDLER
WILL PREFER
CHARGES
Against Commissioner Brewer
OF the United States Civil
Service Commission.
THE INVESTIGATION is OVER
So far as Concord is Concerned.
Brewer Says he Did NOth'
ing but Get Mad.

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CONCORD, N. H., July 1s.-The civil
service commission investigation into
the charges against Senator Galllnger
is over, as far as the city Of Concord Is
concerned. Commissioner Mark S.
Brewer this afternoon gave a mono
iogue to the members Of the press who
had reported the proceedings of the IN
vestigatiou. Mr. Brewer invited the
reporters to the suite Of rooms In the
Eagle hotel where the sessions had been
held. and there he spoke an hour and
half in reply to charges made against
him by Senator Chandler and Governor
Buslel through the press.
Senator Chandler was invited to be
present by Mr.. Brewer, but declined.
Mr.. Brewer stated to the newspaper
men that when the first letter came
from Governor Busiel making the
charges against Senator Galllnger, he.
was absent from washington. Had I
been present my first suggestion would
have been that Governor Busiel should
put the charges in form and present
them to the district attorney for the
state OF New Hampshire. Inasmuch
as they seemed to indicate violation
of the statute and not OF the commits
slnn's rules, the district attorney could
have brought them before the grand
Jury OF federal court and compelled
the attendance of witnesses which this
commission could not do.
'I have had personal acquaintance
with both senator's from New Hamp-
shire for more than twenty years and I
have been on friendly terms with them
both. on account Of those friendly re-
la.Ions 1 did not desire to come here
ana try this case. did come simply
because / was ordered to do so.
No Thought Of Screening.
Upon our arrival here my associates
insisted that / must conduc: the pro-
ceedinss. This / did with as much
vlgor as I ever displayed in trial in
court. hare sought In every way to
elucIdate pertinent facts. never have
had a thought of screening anybody
from trial or from conviction for any
violation of the statutes"
In relation to the statement in the
court Of the investigation that he had
himself contributed to the campaign
fund.- Mr.. Brewer stated that he had
never contributed one dollar in viola
tlon of any statute.
II have accomplished ten times more
for the cause Of civil service than Sen
ator Chandler ever dreamed Of, re-
marked Mr.. Brewer. parenthetically.
With reference to the fact that he noti-
fled witness that they were not obliged
to answer certain questions, Mr.. Brew
er said he did only what any Judge In
any court in the land would be expect
ed to do, that is. inform witnesses Us
TO their legal rights. Commissioner
Brewer quoted Senate: Chandler's re-
marks that the other Investigators,
Commissioner Harlow and Agent
Wales, were good fellows" and ex-
planned: 81 did nothing here. except
get mad, that has not met the approval
OF thes4 two good fellows and take
the responsibility for getting mad. II
Senator Chandler had continued those
Inslnuations / would have flung him out
Of the window. No man with parti-
Gle Of self-respect could sit still and
permit such allegations to be made by
a gentleman Of his position"
Not of His Seeking.
AS to Senator chandler's movements
for his removal, Mr.. Brewer said:
'Bless his dear heart, he knows moth
Ing about my relation with the PresI-
dent and no more about the civil SER
vice commission than does the man in
the moon. / am not filling the position
at my own request and through my own
seeking, but simply and solely because
William Mckinley sent for me and
urged me to take It. II President Nc
KInley should decide to take the advice
Of Senator Chandler and Governor
Busiel and remove me from the chair,
have occupied for the past eighteen
months. 1t would be almost as pleasant
/
to mG as to Senator Chandler. am
earnestly degIrous as n member OF the
commission and MS a citizen. of having
the law and the rules thoroughly, hon
estly and straightforwardly enforced
in every state In the union. Senator
Chandler nnd 1 have long been friends
and will be again in a few days, l
doubt not"
Senator Chandler when seen later,
said that his position Is not at all
changed by Mr.. Brewers statement.
He will prefer charges against Com
missioner Brewer, not on account OF
any personal dlscourteSy, but on ac-
count OF the general misconduct Of the
hearing by the commission.
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