Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-08-16
NOT BUILDING UP A MACHINE
Violation of Order Will Subject Party
to Dismissal.
MADE
APPOINTMENTS
Four Supervisors for Nebraska an'
Three in Iowa.
ABOUT ALL ARE AGREED UPON
Few Are Held Up on Account OF
Protests and others Have Not
Been Reached in Making
Out the Papers.


Out the Papers.
The following supervisors were
named for Nebraska and iowa;
NEBRASKA
FIRST Distriot-Frank E. Hslvey.
Second District-Charles L. saun-
ders.
Third Distriot-Joseph Albert Hays.
Fourth Distriot-Philip p. Bross.
IOWA.
First District-John w. Rowley.
Second District-Asa A. Hall.
Seventh District-CambridgO Gull
bertson.
BEVERLEY, Mass, Aug BIN letter
addressed today to Secretary Nagel Of the
Department Of Commerce and Labor, Presi-
dent Taft served notice that any man
engaged in the taking of the thirteenth CEN
sus of the United States who engages in
politics in any VI hy will Immediately be
dismissed from the service. outside of
casting their votes the president believes
that census supervisors and enumerators
should keep clear of anything that savors
Of politics. national, state or local.
The president orders that the secretary
Of commerce and labor and the director
Of the census embody in the regulations
governing the taking Of the census the
rule so forcibly laid down in his letter.
Mr. Taft says that in appointing census
supervisors it has been found necessary
to select men recommended by senator's
and congressman in their districts. He
says he realizes that this method of Sc
lection might easily be perverted to po-
litical purposes and 1t is to take the census
out of politics. far as the actual work
| 1. lfZaN1
pressed his desires as to the regulations.
President Taft has told the representa-
tives and senator's who have urged vari-
Gus men for census places that he would
insist that no active politicians should be
named and that no attempts should be
made to build up a political machine in
any state or district through the distribu-
tion of the census patronage.
Letter of President.
The presidents letter in full follows:
| BEVERLEY, Mass. Aug. 15.-"Mys Dear
Mr.. Secretary: The taking of the census
| involves the appointment of some 800 super
visors who, in turn are to appoint many
times that number of enumerators. The
| supervisors are given complete discretion
in the selection of enumerators respectively
to act under them. The success of the
census will depend on the efficiency and
strict attention to duty of the supervisors
and on the intelligence of the enumerators
and their faithful application to the bus-
ness In hand.
| Generally, there is a supervisor for each
congressional district 1t has been found
to be the quickest and best means of Sc
lectlng suitable supervisors to consult the
|
candidates from their respective districts
| and states.
This system can easily be perverted to
political purposes if the supervisors are not
forbidden to use 1t as an instrument for
influencing local and general elections and
primaries In the interest of particular
candidates or parties. 1t is not an un-
reasonable requirement that anyone who
accepts an appointment as supervisor or as
enumerator shall, during the term of his
employment and service avoid an active
participation In politics.
Draws the Line,
! Il therefore order that in the prepara-
ton OF regulations for the taking of the
census. you and the director of the census
embody therein provision that any super
visor or enumerator who uses his influence
with his subordinates or colleagues to as
sist any party, or any candidate in a pri-
mary or general election or who takes any
part. other than merely casting his vote, in
politics, national state or local. either by
service upon a political committee, by pub
lie addresses, by the solicitation of votes,
or otherwise shall at once be dismissed
from the service
| II wish to make this regulation as broad
as possible, and wish it enforced without
exception. It is OF the highest Importance
that the census should be taken by men
having only the single purpose of reaching
a just and right result and that the large
amount of money to be expended in the
employment Of so vast a machine as the
census shall not be made to serve the po-
liticsl purposes of any one
! Sincerely Yours,
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.
HON. CHARLES NAGEL,
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor"
Mr.. Taft's task is a little more than half
completed. Practically all of the appoint
ments have been agreed upon, but some
are being held up temporarily on account OF
protests.
some Appointments.
The census supervisors announced today
include:
Colorado-First district, Albert B. McGat-
fey; Second district Charles F, Hamlin.
Idaho-Joseph Perrault, Jr.
Kansas-First district, Reese Van SAINT;
Second district, William H. smith. Third
district, Charles Yoe.
North DakOta-First district, Carl N
Frich.
Boy DrOwns I'm River.
YANKTON, S. D., Aug. 16.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-C McCoun aged Is, was drowned