The evening times., 1900-04-27

vember 2s. 1879. Appointments made by
President Hayes, Republican.
Second Board-Commissioner Dent, DEM
ocrat became president. and Thomas T.
Morgan was appointed by President Hays
to take the place OF Seth L. Phelps. Major
Twining was continued. November 29'lS'S'
TO May i3. 1882.
Third Board-Major Garret F. Lydecker
took the place Of Engineer Commissioner
Twining being appointed by President Ar
thur. The civil Commissioners were the
same as in the second board. May l3, lSS2
to July IL, 1882
Fourth Board-Joseph r. West, RePub-
lican. was appointed by President Arthur
TO take the place CT Commissioner Dent
He was made President OF the Hoard
Commissioners Morgan and Lydeeker re-
NAMED July II. 1882. TO March s, 1883.
Fifth Bcard-Commissioner Morgan re- J
tired TO give place TO James B. Edmonds, |
a Democrat. appointed by President Ar
thur. Commissioner West continued fres-
ident of the Board and Commissioner Ly-
decker continued member. On Aareh
| p Commissioner Edmonds became fresi-
dent of the Board instead Of Commissioners
West The Board existed from March .,
| 1888, to July %. 1885.
Sixth Boar6-Commissioner West gave
| place to Commissioner William b. Webb,
Republican. appointed by President S'eve-
| land Commissioner Edmonds. the Demo-
crat Of the new Board. was made its presi-
| dent Engineer Commissioner Lydecker.
| continued July %. 1885 to April l. lSSh-
Seventh Board-Commissioner Edmonds
gave place to Commissioner Samuel h.
! Wheatley Democrat. appointed by Pres'
! dent Cleveland Col William Ludlow VS.
| appointed at the same time to succeed Ly-
| decker Commissioner Webb was mad1
\ president OF the Board April l, 1885 TO
| January "a 1888.
Eighth Board-Major Charles W. Ray
| mond succeeded Commissioner Ludlow as
Engineer Commissioned Otherwise the
| Board remained unchanged January 20
| 1883 to May u. 1883
| Ninth BCard-Both civil Commissioners
were changed. John W. Douglass, Re
publican. and Lemon G.. Hine, Demo-
crat. being appointed by President Har-
rison soon after his inauguration Com
| missioner Douglass was made president OF
| the Board. The Engineer Commissioner,
| Raymond was unchanged. May q, IsSs'
| to February IA. 1880.
| Tenth Board-Lieut. Col. Henry NJ Rob
ert took the place of Engineer Commis-
| sioner Raymond. February IA, 1880, 20
October /. 1890.
Eleventh hBoard-Commissioner Ross was
appointed by President Harrison to succeed
Commissioner Hine as a Democrat. Com
) dent of the Board. and there was no
; change in the Engineer COmmissionship.
October l. 1890, to October 10. 1881.
Twelfth Board-Capt. W. T. Rossell was
y ! appointed Engineer Commissioner TO sue
: ! ceed Lieutenant Colonel Robert The ciVlI
+. ( Commissioners continued OCTOBER To-
/ 1891. TO March 10. 1893.
Thirteenth Board-Myron NJ Parker, Re
publican. was appointed to succeed Com
d missioner Douglass by President Harrison
, ! Immediately before Mr.. Cleveland was IN
: ! fuguratPd Commissioners Ross and h9s-
: sell were continued Ross as president Of
the Board. March l. 1898, to May $. 1888
Fourteenth Board-Captain Rossell gave
place to Capt. Charles F. Powell. as En-
gineer Commissioner. The civil member
: of the Board were continued. May s, 1893
TO March g 1884.
Fifteenth BOard-Commissioner Parker
e gave place TO Commissioner George Trues
+ dell. Republican. appointed by Presiden
! Cleveland. Commissioner Ross was cen
$ ! tinued as President Of the Board, and IN
= Engineer Commissionership remained un
20 changed March 9. 1894. to March 3. lSs,
Sixteenth Bcard-The civil membership
of the Board continuing the same. Captain
he Black was appointed 20 take the place 0
ed Commissioner Powell. Engineer Comnls
ne sioner March g. 1891 TO May S. 1891.
= Seventeenth BOard-C3mmissioner J. I
a. / Wight succeeded Commissioner Truesde
as Republican Commissioner, being ap
lie poipfed bv President Mckinley. Commits
hi sione- Ross vas continued as president (
en- the Board The Engineer Commissions
ios was also continued. May S. 1897 10 Jun
no l. 1888.
Eighteenth Board-Commizsioner Wig
all was made President of the Board In pla'
on of Mr.. Ross. Capt Lansing H. Beach wi
en- made Engineer Commissioner in place
Captain Black June !. 1885 10
~ 1t viii be seen from the records that
a. / has heen the understanding from the b
MS ginning that the two members .- u
at Board Of Commissioners appointed fro
nc civil I.fe shall he of opposite polite
fai-h The two FIRST Commissioners 2
nj 1 pointed by Tres.--ut Hayes were Repd
N lican and \ Democrat, respectively. L
10 Republican Icing appointed the Preside
as of the Board in harmony with the polls
icsfl of the Administration And SO in eve
vii succeeding Boa-d from 1875 70 the 2rese
time there have always been a Republi
-. and a Democrat The one possible e
H. L. ception TO this. in the eighteenth Bcal
- is in the case of Commissioner Mors
W who was appointed to succeed COmmissio
er Phelps. a Republican. in Novemo'
a | 1879. and vet remained on the Board VIII
y Commissioner Dent Democrat, gave pla
y | to Commissioner West. Republican,
N 1882
n Since Commissioner Morgan retired
n 1883. there has been no question as to {
e opposite political faith OF the two ci
I | Commissioners who have az various tin
n been spontaneously members Of
N Boards There was much comment at
- % time OF Commissioner Morgan's appoil
~E merit as a Republican and later when
n was retained as a Democrat. 1t Was s.
n by some that he had deceived Presidel
n HAYES aud Arthur and by others that ii
n were parties to an attempted deception
e the people of the District The success
- of Boards. properly constituted with De
n ccrat and a Republican on each has Il
n given the custom almost IL not quite
" force of law. IU is an unwritten law wh
G no President has ever thought of evad
N since 1888.
Brother Wapamnker.
a II is understood that Brother John Wanama
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V | gain sale 10 c0upneuorste the downfall u
e | thew QUAY. On tins great occasion Partisan
q ceits in ladies' frilicd things VIII be ma