Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-14
BREWER DEFENDS HIS COURSE
Civil Service Commissioner Has Himself In
terviewed by Reporters,
RsstNTS THE AsPERsloNs OF CHANDLER
Gives an Account of His Disintcrcstcd
and Successful Scrviccs-ChandIcr
still Intends 10 Make the
Charges Against Him.

CONCORD, y. H., July 13.-The Civil
Service commission investigation against
| Senator Gallinger is over so far as Con-
cord is concerned. Commissioner Brewer
gave monologue to the representatives
| of the press who had reported the invest-
| cation. 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 a half in reply
| to charges made against him by Senator
| Chandler and Governor Busiel through the
| press. Senator Chandler was invited 10
| be present by Mr. Brewer, but declined.
MIR. Brewer stated to the newspaper men
that when the first letter came from Gov
ernor Busiel making the charges against
Mr. Gallinger he was absent from Wash
| ington.
Had I been present my first suggestion
would have been that the governor should
put the charges in form and present them
to the district attorney for New Hampshire.
| Inasmuch as they seemed to present Vio-
| lation of the statute and not the commits
sions rules, the district attorney could
! have brought them before the grand jury
| of federal court and compelled the at
| tendance of witnesses. which the commits
sion could not do.
IT have had personal acquaintance with
than twenty years and / have been on
friendly terms with them both. On account
Of those friendly relations l did not desire
to come here and try this case. I did come
| simply because | was ordered to do so. Upon
our arrival here my associates insisted that
must conduct the proceedings. This | die
| with as much vigor as l ever displayed in a
| trial in court. l have sought in every way
| to elucidate pertinent facts. ] never have
had a thought of screening anybody from
trial or from conviction for any violation o.
the statutes
No statute Violated.
In relation to the statement in the course
of the Investigation that he had himself con
tributed to the campaign fund Brewer stated
that he had never contributed one dollar II
violation of any statute. Il have accom-
plished ten times more for the cause of civi
service than Senator Chandler ever dreamed
Of" remarked Mr.. Brewer parenthetically
With reference to the fact that he notified
witnesses that they were not obliged Il
answer certain questions Mr. Brewer said n
did only what any judge in any court in thu
land would be expected to do, inform wit
nesses as to their legal rights.
AS to Senator Chandlers request for hi:
removal, Mr.. Brewer said: "He know!
dent and no more about the civil service
commission than does the man in the moon
am not filing the position at my own re-
quest and through my own seeking, bu
simply and solely because William McKn
ley sent for me and urged me to take it
If Mr.. Mckinley should decide to take thu
| advice of Mr.. Chandler and Governo
Busiel and should ask me for the chair
have occupied, 1t would be almost as pleas
ant to me as to Senator Chandler. l an
| earnestly desirous, as a member Of the com
mission and as citizen, of having the Law
and the rules thoroughly, honestly an
straightforwardly enforced in every state o
the union. Senator Chandler and I hav
long been friends and will be again in
few days, l doubt not"
Senator Chandler when seen later sal
that his position is not at all changed b.
Mr.. Brewers statement. He will prefe
charges against Commissioner Brewer, no
on account of any personal discourtesy. bu
on account of the general misconduct Of tn
hearing by the commission