The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
FORMAL CHARGES MADE.
Federal Employees Accused of Per
nici0us Activity

Federal Employees Accused of Per-
nicious Activity.
There seems to be no doubt about the
pern;cious activity of numerous Federal Of
fcehoIders in the State campaign which
closed in North Carolina on the ID inst,
and the Democrats in that State are de-
termfned to invoke the Civil Service law
for the punishment of the offenders
The charges which have been preferred
against the various Federal employees are
accompanied by afIdavits TO be presented
20 the Civil Service Commission Follow
ng is q sample OF the afidavits:
North Carolina BERTHE County-Before J. A.
AiodIin, J. p. Wcodvii.e Township:
Daniel y. Baker, j duly appointed Judge OF
election representing tbs Il publican party IN
%oodville township BERTHE county, y c, beng
duly sworn, Gcposes and says:
That he is chairman Of the Republican EXec;i-
tive Committee IN NoodVille township, Berthe
county, and that he Is intimately acquainttd
With the political proceedings carried On IN ana
BY c. II. Lewter, the postmaster in the United
States postoflice at Lewiston. n C, and that 10
his certain knowledge the said c II. Lewter
makes himself exceedingly active politically III
irving 10 iutimidate voters. and that he th1
United States postofice rs a place to gather the
;olored voters Together to confer With them and
10 counsel and advise them. and that by using
he Office for this ptlrpose 1t makes it extremely
announcement for patrons OF the atice 10 get Their
nail, and especially for ladies; and by their
}onsregating IN said Cftice they at times become
TeTy boisteTous-
And teponent further says that the said C II.
tewter is keeping IN said Office at the money or
Ter department a private registration book, and
mat he has told the Coi0Tcd voters in said Wood
nile township that they legally required
70 come before him and register much SO as
hey go and register before tha legal reg
strar. and that he has heard parties who went
before the duly qualified registrar to ask him for
their name as he had registered it. 10 carry it TO
the said c. H. LewteT TO be entered his pri-
vate registration book. he had told them they
were legally required to do so
And that deponent further states that said c.
II. Lewter had publicly charged him with selling
out to the Democratic party, and had accused the
sheriff OF BERTHE county and John L. Harrington.
Chairman of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee for said Woodville township ef giving him
check for same which publicly proven in
his presence, to be false, and that said Lewter
had originated the lie.
The deponent further says that said c. H.
Lewter has been delegate to the various Repub-
lean conventions and has made himself very
eficious. and in every instance trying to domi
hate the conventions and tryin to carry
everything according to his own dictations ant
has repeatedly tried to nave him impeaehed a:
chairman OF the Republican Township Executive
Committee, and TO have him read out of the
party. DANIEL ". BAKER
Afiant
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 30tl
day of July, 1900 j. A. MODLJN, J. P
These affidayits. it was said this morn.
Ing, had not yet been received by the
Civil Service Commission, which has beer