The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-11
NOT mere POLITICS
IN Mr.. FUbLBR'S Case
Mr.. Mudd's Charges Against
Him Deeper.
TO INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY
Alleged That District Employe, While a
Democrat, Signed Independent Repub-
hcan Petition, But Voted Straight
Democratic Ticket as Usual.

There was only one topic Of converse
tion at the District Building today and
that was the demand recently made by
Representative Sidney E. Mudd Of Mary
land for the dismissal % Mr.. E. a. Fuller,
a clerk IN The Engineer Department.
Various opinions were expressed as to
the probable outcome of the matter and
il was several hours before business set
tied down to its usual activity.
The facts in the case are that Repre-
sentative Mudd visited the District Build
ing few dayssago and placed in the
hands Of one OF the Commissioners Il pub
lication containing the official records of
the government OF Prince George coun-
ty, In which was the copy Of nominat-
ing certificate pdrporting to be OF candi-
dates on an independent Republican
ticket One OF the signers Of this Ger
tiiieate was Mr.. Z. A. Fuller, Of Hyatts-
vile. the clerk referred to.
Mr. Mudd's Charges.
Representative Mud declared 20 the
Commissioner that Mr. Fuller was 4
Democrat in politics. had been known as
such for years. and was the editor of a
Democratic paper published in Hyatts-
Vile
Mr. Mudd stated further that the sign
ing Of the certificate carried with ~ q
pledge to vote the ticket in the election
which followed. This, Mr Mudd declared
Mr.. Fuller did not do Mr.. Mudd claiming
he had evidence that M. Fuller voted the
Democratic ticket as usual.
After placing these facts before the
Commissioner Mr. Mudd made a formal
demand for the removal Of NJ. Fuller
not because he had opposed him political
ly, but on the ground that he had lent
his name 10 a political fraud OF the most
glaring kind, and that he had acted an
entirely false part in the attitude which
be Rad assumed in the last Presidential
campaign.
Of Colonel John BiddIe, the Engineer
Commissioner. in whose department Mr.
Fuller IS employed.
Colonel Biddle is making a careful in
vestigation into all the facts. and will
within short time make a report TO the
Board Of Commissioners and q recon-
mendati5n az to the dismissal OF Tenten-
ton Of the clerk
Position Of Commissioners.
The Commissioners resent anything like
political interference with their appoint
meuts 10 Office OF the retention OF clerks
after they are appointed. Commissioner
Macfarland stated today that no one had
been dismissed, or should be dismissed,
from Office merely for political reasons
The Commissioners. however, feel that
the case presented to them now involves
something deeper than mere politics. The
act OF the clerk appears to them 20 call
for consideration other than as the act
OF a partisan in a national election.
In short as they see il, the man s
character Is attacked in such a way that
they must take -1DgniZancc of the matter
and unless prettygBtrOug proofs are forth
coming OF Mr.. Fuller's innocence Of the
charges made the case may assume a Sc
riOus phase when II is taken before the
Board a few days hence on the recon-
mendation Of the Engineer Commissioner.