The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
WILL BE A GRANGE.
Mr.. Fred Wannamaker Will Appoint
New Civil Service Board.

New Civil Service Board.
The Columbia State says: Upon
the retirement Of Mr.. A. P. Wilson
from the postotiice to seek health on
his farm near the city negro named
Nix was appointed to succeed Mr.. Will
son as secretary OF the local board CT
civil service examiners. The appoint
ment has been the subject of COM
plant, and Congressman Lever has
succeeded In having him removed.
The objection to this colored man
may be best stated by an example.
Recently young lady informed Or.
Ensor that she wished to stand the
examination for Stenographer In the
government service. She was referred
to the secretary and with indignation
she refused to stand the examination
when she found that the person to
whom she applied and to whom her
papers should be submitted is negro.
This incident, among others, was
brought to the attention of Mr.. Lever.
1t was also brought to his attention
that white men as vel! as womca
WIZ 1SAhcihS w 81 oCiOtO oil CAu1llh1
ing board the secretary Of which Is a
negro, and as a result the postoffice
was being filled up with negro clerks
and carriers.
When Mr.. Lever took the matter
up with civil service commission, he
was told that the commission had de-
cided to create southern department
with headquarters in Atlanta and
with Mr.. Fred Wannamaker in charge.
Friday Mr.. Wannamaker was in the
city for a short while and promised
Mr.. Lever to give the relief asked for.
1t is not known who will be members
or the new board, but they will be
employees Of the federal government,
OF course.
The appointment of the local
examining board has been made by
the commission In Washington upon
recommendations from Columbia, and
it is understood that DT. Enso1 did
not recommend the negro's appoint
ment, but in way approved the pro-
posed appointment when his opinion
was asked. Mr.. Lever says that the
change will not cause DR.. Ensor any
worry as the efficiency of the postal
service ia the city may be prom oted
thereby. The postmaster employs
his clerks and carriers from list OF
eligibles and this list Is made up with
the exact standing Of every applicant,
standing examination. II nons but
negroes apply, none but negroes wili3
be appointed.
Mr.. Fred Wannamaker,sRho 40 as
to be secretary in charge Of he iii 6si
or southern division OF theseiYil i
commission, is native of 0rtij
aud conducted a newspaper }Ee ys5s7
ing to Washington where Do
an appointment in the itlae
civil service Commissio iofis
tion has been rapid IL Is
recognition from the depar tment Is q
matter Of qualification to his friends
In South Carolina,
Udeer the new plan, the local boards
Of examiners will be abolished in every
town In The State in the district.
The manager of the division, In this
case the i'th division, will have under
| him force OF examiners. These
examiners will be sent to every town
or city where examinations are to be
held, aud at the conclusion OF the ex-
aminationS, the papers will be sent to
Atlanta, instead OF Washington as
has heretofore been the rule. Under
the new -ule, the work OF holding the
examination will be greatly simplified.
Instead Of each place having it's local
board ot examiners, an examiner will
be sent from the division headquar-
ters and the examination papers from
all the States In the division will be
sent to Atlanta instead Of Washing
ton, thus doing away with the con-
| fusion.