The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
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MIR. Fred Observation-Disclosures
New OWL Service Board.

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The Columbia State says: Upon
the retirement Of Mr.. a. P. Wilson
from the postofflce to seek health on
his farm near the city a negro named
Nix was appointed to succeed Mr.. Will
son as secretary Of the local board Of
civil service examiners. The appoint-
ment has been the subject of.com-
,plaint, and Congressman Lever has
succeeded In having him removed,
= The objection to this colore1 man
may be best stated by an example.
Recently a young lady informed DR..
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 we'll as women
were refusing to go before an examin-
Ing board the secretary OF which is a
negro, and as a result the postoff1ce
was being filed up with negro clerks
and carriers.
When Mr.. Lever took the matter
up with civil service commission, he
was told thatAthe commission had de-
cided to create southern department.
with headquarters in Atlanta and
with Mr.. Fred ed,Wannamaker in charge.
Friday Mr.. Wannamaker was in the
City for short while and promised
Mrr. Lever to give the relief az aaakkSdd kkSdd ffor.
1t is not known who will be members
Of 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
1T is understood that DR.. Ensor 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 tine postal
service in the city may be romoted
thereby. The postmaster employs
his clerks and carriers from a list OF
eligibles and this list Is made up with
the exact standing Of every applicant:
standing examinations. If noIi$ hit
negroes apply, none but neer1 viii
be appointed.
Mr.. Fred Wannamaker, SPio
to be secretary in charge OIL 4 fc Fl
or southern division OF the civil
commission, is q native OF ORA !;
and conducted a newspa ps
ing to Washing ton wheFa ss
an ppintnent in the sll 6
civil service commissiUl tej Ifa.SsI
ition has been rapid, q III Itii 1 is
recognition from the depar rtmeht rs ID
matter of qualification to bis 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 htth division, will have under
him a 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 rule, the work of holding the
examination will be greatly simplifed..
Instead OF each place having its local
board Of 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.