The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-28
CIVIL SERVICE IN BALTIMORE.
Special Reference to Census Matters
I'm the Reports of the LcnEuc-

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I'm the Reports of fhe League
BALTIMORE, June 2S-The Civil Serv-
ice Reform League. of Baltimore, held a
most important meeting hast night VII
liam Reynolds, chairman of the execu-
tive committee. opened the session by
reading his report In it he commended
the support of the merit system by the
school board. He said that the examining
board of the fire department had shown
a commendable regard for the merit sys-
TEN. but that a majority Of the fire COM
missioners had done all in their power
to nuIlify and hinder it Referring TO
the police department. ne said that the
combined efforts Of the board of police
commissioners and a majority Of the
board of examiners have efectually sue
ceeded in taking the starch out of civil
service" by sending up the names of all
who pass as list from which the com
nissioners are to fill vacancies. The re-
port suggests that the association work
for amendments TO the Police law, which
will remedy this state of affairs and
compel the commissioners to make ap-
pointments from the highest men on the
list
Mr. Bonaparte, the president OF the
league, in his annual address comment
ed on the fact that the association was
twenty years old and seemed destined to
a long life.
Dr. H. o. Reik, chairman of the COM
mittee On State census. submitted his re-
port. which begins by relating the ef-
forts of the committee toward influence
ing the Governor and ethe officers Of the
census to appoint proper. persons as emu
merators-' and TO secure a compilation of
the census in he same manner as the
Federal census IF 1850 A letter to the
Governor and one to Superintendent
SchIey, of the census, are given, together
with the respective replies Of the two
gentlemen. Both assure the committee
that they are pleased to receive sugges-
tons Governor Smith calls attention to
the fact that his duties are fixed by law
and announced the appointment of Mr..
SchIey- The latter, in his reply TO the
committees letter, declares he viii ap-
point Democrats as enumerateTs-.'men
who viii honestly and conscientiously
perform all the duties. etc. Commenting
on this letter the report says:
Your committee cannot state that they
were much encouraged by the tone of
this letter of Mr.. Schiey, as his reference
more nor less than an attempt to obtain
cheap partisan popularity and at the same
time to eyade the question at issue"
The report then takes Assistant Super
intendent Ogden to task for stating in a
published interview that the law Eek
pressly provides that the census (in Bal
timore city, shall be taken by election
precincts. Dir. Ogdeus view is declared
erroneous In reply to the committees
letter Mr.. Ogden denied having said what
was credited him in the interview.
Next the report says, the committee
was shocked BY the appointment of Mr..
Fleddermau q Su0erint eudent OF the cen
SuS for Baltimore city. The committee.
however. did not even consider it worth
while to make any protest" The report
then proceeds to say severe things about
Mr.. FieddeTnan
The report goes into its work of enquiry
into the character and sntecedents of the
enuuerators appointed Fault is found
with Mr.. Schiey. Individual cases of al
legged improper appointments We're cited
According 10 the report some OF the emu
nerators were officers of election, some
had bad political records one or two were
Saf0onkeepers and ran gambling games,
one had been dismissed from the police
force. one had got drunk and lost his job.
etc. etc Altogether, about a score are
mentioned specifically
The report ends by detailing the Efforts
OF the committee TO convince Colonel
Schfey that he should accept the aid of
the committee IN comparing the State
with the last Federal census. A further
report Is promised
. Henry W Williams. chairman of the
cornmitfe e 20 investigate the frauds N the
nationa census. went into the history of
the st Mary's county case and mentioned
Mudd IN connection with
them. The report closes BY saying that
in the end the frauds in ST. Mary's county
viii cost the people about 500 GEO or about
S. for each person in the county.
resolution was introduced asking
President Mckinley not to depose H
Clay Evans as Commissioner of Pen
sienS