The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-02
CENSUS SUPERVISORS.
Congressman bailey Has Letter
Which Is to the Point.

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Which Is to the Point.
Gainesville, Texas May 3l,--Your cor
respondent sought an interview with Hon.
j. w. Bailey today in reference to the ap-
pointment of census supervisors in Texas
and obtained the following statement,
which will doubtless be interesting alike
to all tire democratic congressman from
this State as we'll as to the applicants
themselves:
Mr.. Bailey said; II doubt very much if
the democratic members OF the house of
representatives from Texas have any voice
whatever in the selection and appointment
OF census supervisors, and that doubt
arises from some correspondence with the
director Of the census himself. Urder date
OF May 10 Mr. Merriam wrote a letter to
an applicant in which the following para
graph appeared;
i am now in correspondence with SEN
ators Culberson and Chiffon and Congress
man Hawlcy concerning the division OF the
supervisorships between the two political
parties and trust that an equitable division
will be agreed upon at an early date
Immediately upon reading the above
statement ! wrote Mr.. Merriam and asked
him the plain question II ke intended TO
consult the democratic representatives
[ from this State in respect to tho appoint
ment OF census supervisors, In reply Il
my letter l have received the following
and as it relates to public matter have
no hesitation in allowing you 10 print IL.
lion }. W. Bailey, Gainesville, Texas:
Washington, May 26.-Dear Sir:
am in receipt of your letter of May o. re-
latiug to the appointment OF supervisor.
OF census for the State Of Texas.
Thirteen supervisors have been as
signed to The State Of Texas. nave ask I'D
Congressman Hawley and Senators Chill
ton and Culberson To have a conference
and agree upon an equitable division of
] me supery.sorships between the two pl-
/ luieal parties also upon the particular
j distrlcte to be controlled by each party
/ The supervisors will be appointed hy the
president by and with the advice and
/ consent of the senate. The president, how
ever, mas requested me TO submit to him
list Of suitable persons for those places.
asked the senators and Congressman Haw-
/ ley TO agree upon the matter and | pre-
sumo after the division, as well as thu
/ districts to be controlled by each party
! nave been agreed upon the senators vii
/ confer with the democratic REPRESENTATIVE
In congress as TO whom they should rec.
ommend for the districts which the dem.
ocrats are to control. / should be pleaset
I 70 nave you communicate with senator,
/ Chilton and Culberson on this matter.
hope the whole matter will be arranged in
a manner which will be satisfactorily To ali
! concerned, Yours very truly.
w. r. Merriam Director'
/ IL VIII be seen that the director of tbs
census does not have the candor to say
that the democratic representatives are tg
oe Ignored, but 1t is perfectly plain from
MS Ions and evasiye answer to NV sbort
ana direct question that the census slIner.
fisorships are to be controlled hy the two
senators and the one republican congress.
maa' ! was entirely willing to take M
| responsibility for my part of the distrfb,,.
lion OF this patronage, aud I had aiready
announced my Endorsement Of Mr. Kelsg
q bsnton county. ! am not. however
( wiling for the director OF the oensns ~
play miserable little game OF pplitirs nv
Wh}ch he expects to Involve me democrat (,
| representatives in congress from MS SAT-
IN controversies with one another ne well
as with their constituents. aud RI Inc sam.
time 70 ignore their recomme n aa,i.n.
That is a cheap kind OF politics thst VII
De desplsed by all honest men"