The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-09-09
A PROTEST FILED AGAINST
HIS APPOINTMENT
Ministerial Association Asks Census
Bureau to Hold Up Mr.. Stump.

Washington protest against the
proposed appointment of Mr.. John
]. Stump, of Cumberland, as super
visor of the census for the district
in MARYLAND embraced in the Sixth
congressional district, namely the
counties of Garrett, Allegany,
Washington, Frederick and Mont
gomery. The association met this
week and passed on a protest which
was carried to Washington by one
of the members of the association
and filed Wednesday.
Mr.. Stump, it is understood, has
been recommended by Congress
man Pearre for the appointment.
Mr.. Stump has always been close
to Mr.. Pearre and among the Con-
gresham leading lieutenants in
his bitter factional fights in Allie
gany county. The proposed ap-
pointment is in recognition of faith
full political service, Mr.. Stump
is wholesale and retail liquor
dealer in Cumberland, trading un-
der the name of John J. Stump &
Co. The protest is accompanied
by copies of eight or ten adver-
tisements which have been pub
lished by Mr.. Stump in the fur
therance of his business The pro-
test is as follows:
Cumberland, Md, August so,
1909.
Hon. Z. Dana Durand,
director of the Census,
Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir:-The Ministerial
Association of Cumberland, Md,
being informed through the med
ium of the pubic press that the
name of John J Stump of this city
is being considered for appoint
1nent as census supervisor for the
! ounties comprising the Sixth
congressional district Of Maryland,
namely the counties of Garrett
Allegany, Washington, Montgom-
cry and Frederick, respectfully
beg leave to file this protest against
the proposed appointment of Mr..
Stump to this important and re-
sponsible position, urging as the
basis of our objection the charac-
ter of the business in which he is
now and for many years past has
been engaged.
1--WE desire particularly to call
your attention to the character of
certain advertising matter habitu-
ally circulated by Mr.. Stump in
the conduct of his business, speCi-
mems of which are hereto appended.
In one of these advertisements he
publicly urges on railroad men the
use of whisky. Considering the
hazardous nature of railroad en-
ployment we consider the Charac-
ter of this advertisement espec-
Tally censurable. We also respect
fully call your attention to the an
nexed copy of the advertisement
published in the West Virginia
Argus of Kingwood, w. Va, in
which he brings his wares to the
attention of people living in ter
ritory where the sale Of liquor is
prohibited by law.
"In view of the above facts and
bearing in mind the statement of
President Taft in mis- letter outlin-
ing the duties of census supervis-
ors in which the President saws,
"the supervisors are given com
plete discretion in the selection of
the enumerators under them, " we
would not consider the proposed
appointment a proper one. Our
protest against the appointment is
in nowise due to any desire to in
terfere in any way, matter or form
lth political matter, but is bas-
ed on two grounds alone, first, the
character of the business of the
proposed appointee; and second,
the character OF the advertising
matter circulated by the proposed
appointee, which is certainly sus-
ceptible of just criticism.
The advertisement first referred
to is display and reads: Rail