Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-14
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Mr.. BREWER is DEFIANT
Upholds His Attitude Toward Senator
Chandler at Concord.
Declares He Would Have Thrown the
Senator Out the Window If
He Had Persisted.

The civil service commission investiga-
ton into the charges against Senator Cal
linger is over as far as the city Of Con-
cord N. H., is concerned.
Commissioner Mark s. Brewer yesterday
afternoon gave monologueto the members
of the press who had reported the pro-
ceedings of the investigation. 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 to be pres
ent 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
Gallinger, he was absent from washington.
Had ] 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 commissions rules, the dis
trict attorney could have brought them be-
fore the grand jury of federal court and
compelled the attendance of witnesses,
which this commission could not do.
II have had personal acquaintance with
both senators from New Hampshire for
more than twenty years, and l have been
on friendly terms with them both. On &C
desire to come here and try this case. did
come simply because / was ordered to do
so. Upon our arrival here, my associates
| insisted that | must conduct the proceed
| ings This l did with as much vigor as 1
ever displayed in a trial in court. | have
sought in every way to elucidate pertinent
| facts. L never have had thought of
| screening anybody from trial or from con-
| viction for any violation of the statutes.
| In relation to the sta tement in the course
| of the investigation that he had himself
| contributed to the campaign fund, Mr..
| Brewer stated that he had never contribut-
| ed one dollar in violation of any statute.
| Il have accomplished ten times more for
| the cause of civil service than Senator
| Chandler ever dreamed off, remarked Mr..
! Brewer parenthetically.
| With reference to the fact that he notified
| witnesses that they were not obliged to
| answer certain questions, Mr.. Brewer said
| he did only what any judge in any court in
| the land would be expected to do that is
| inform witnesses as to their legal rights
! Commissioner Brewer quoted Senate
| Chambers remarks that the other investi-
| gators, Commissioner Harlow and Agent
| Wales, We're good fellows and explained
| Il did nothing here except get mad that
| has not met the approval of these two good
| fellows; and l take the responsibility fol
| getting mad. If Senator Chandler had con.
tinued those insinuations L would have
| flung him out of the window. No man with
| a particle of self-respect could sit still anC
permit such allegations to be made by &
gentleman of his position
AS to Senator Chambers movements fol
his removal, Mr.. Brewer said
| Bless his dear heart, he knows nothing
| about my relations with the President, anC
no more about the civil service commission
| than does the man in the moon. l am no
| filling the position at my own request anC
| through my own seeking, but simply anC
solely because William Mckinley sent fo
| me and urged me to take it, If Presden
| Mckinley should decide to take the advice
of Senator Chandler and Governor Busiel
and should ask me for the chair l have oc
cupied for the past eighteen months /
would be almost as pleasant to me as t,
Senator Chandler. l am earnestly DESTROYS
as a member of the commission and as
citizen of having the law and the rule
thoroughly, honestly and straightforward
| iy enforced in every state of the Union
Senator Chandler and l have long beel
friends, and will be again in a few days
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.