Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
FOR CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Election of Officers at Annual Meeting
at Milwaukee

At milwaukee,. Wis, yesterday, Dahiel
C. Gilman of Baltimore, Md, was reelected
10 the presidency of the National civil
Service Reform League. Other officers were
elected as follows:
Vice presidents-Joseph H. Choate, New
York: Grover Cleveland, Princeton, n j.;
Charles w. Eliot. Cambridge. Mass; Har-
nv A Garfield, Princeton, n. j.; Arthur l.
Hadley New Haven, Conn.,; Henry Charles
Lea. Philadelphia Herbert Welsh, Philadei-
mia: Seth Low, New York; Frank B. Mac
Veagh Chicago; George A. Pope. Baltl-
more; Henry G. Potter, D ;s;o NeW oo VOTE;
Storey. Boston; Thomas n. Strong, FORT
land, Ore.
Council-Richard Henry Dana, Boston;
Frederick l.. Almy, Buffalo; Arthur d
Brooks, Boston; Charles c. Burlingham'
New York; George Burnham, jr., Philadel-
phia; Silas w. Burt, New York; John "A.
Butler, Milwaukee, Wis; Edward cary,
New York; William r. Cushing, Cleveland,
Horace E. Deming, New York John JOY
Edison, Washington D. c.; Henry w; Par
nam, New Haven, Conn; William Dudley
Folke, Richmond, Ind; Richard watson
York; r. Barton Jacobs, Baltimore. Nd;
Robert D. Jenkins, Philadelphia; John +.
Lee ST. Louis. Mo; William G. Low, New
York; George McAneny, New York; Henry
Aiken. Norwich, Conn. Harry j. Milligan,
indianapolis; William B. Moulton, Chicago;
Samuel Fl. Ordway, New York: William
Potts. New York; H. Q. Raik, baltimore;
NJ. Richmond. Buffalo, n. Y; Carl Schurz,
New York; Edward M Shepard, New York
city, F. l.. Siddons. Washington, d. C.;
Nelson s Spencer. New York; LuG GUS r.
Denver; w. w. Vaughan, Boston; Everett
P. Wheeler. New York: Charles B. Wildly,
Cincinnati: Ansley Wilcox, Buffalo; c. d
Willard, Los Angeles; r. Francis Wood
81 Clinton Rogers Woodruff
Philadelphia; Morrill, Wyman, Jr., Cam
bridge, Mass.
Resolutions were adopted In part as
follows:
In reviewing the events of the past
year the National Civil Service Reform
League finds cause for much public salts
faction. In the federal service q series OF
executive orders have brought into the
classified service various classes OF pup
lie servants, hitherto appointed without
competitive examination. The league
notes with apprehension the continuance
of the practice of making special eXemp-
tions in favor of individuals. The league
greets with satisfaction the recent exec
utive order issued by the President at the
suggestion of Mr.. Root, the Secretary or
State providing for increase of the ELL
cheney of the consular service. The league
earnestly commends the attitude OF the
President and the Postmaster General re-
garding the retention In once or Iourtn-
class postmasters during satisfactory
service.
The league regards a precedent OF I'M
portant and far-reaching consequence the
action of the President in Diminishing from
the service William S. Lieb, lately assistant
treasurer at Philadelphia, on the ground of
persistent evasion of the civil service law
in the matter of appointments in his office.
The league also notes with great satisfac-
ton the recent instances of the enforcement
OF the "pernicious political activity" order.
The league earnestly recommends the con-
tinued extension of the merit system to
classes of civil employees not now classified,
and especially to the deputy collectors of
internal revenue. The league congratulates
the country upon the appointment of Mr..
Bonaparte to the cabinet. 1t urges the eX-
tension of the merit system to those COM
munities where it has not yet been adopted,
and constant vigilance in its administrator
Speaking the subject of the exercise
of the power of removal Alfred c. Cooley
OF the United States civil service commits
sion said, in part:
There is practically pressure for re-
moval for political reasons in the classified
service. There are a considerable number
of incompetent persons who remain by
sheer force OF inertia. Under the old rules
1t was almost impossible to get a man out
of the service. because practically trial
was required, and for that reason. instruc-
tons looking to giving a wider power of
removal We're issued"