The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-16

Beverly, Mass, Aug. u-Presdent
Taft's right hand held out until ne had
signed 1S4 more Of the census supervisor
appointments last night and they were
made public to-day by Secretary Car
Denter. Fifty he'd been announced pre-
viously. This leaves l2G 10 come.
II seems that the President does not
intend TO withdraw a particle from the
stand he has taken in regard to census
supervisors.
More than that. he has issued instruc-
tons that the work Of these officials and
the men under them shall not be exerted
in the interests OF the party which gives
them their jobs.
a letter from the President to Secretary
Nagel was made public to-day. in which
the President orders that a provision be
put in the regulations governing super
yisors and eRumerators. and directing
that any OF these officials who uses his
position for political purposes shan be
relieved OF his Office Immediately.
Selections Based on Fitness.
Mr Taft has declared an along that
the selection OF these officials should be
based upon their fitness for the tasks
which they are to perform, and hls Dosf-
ton was emphasized by the fact he was
not satisfied 10 put his name 10 the com
missions appointing the supervisors until
he had conferred at some length with
those % whom he had intrusted the work
cf preparing tentative lists ana had made
sure THAI their judgment was not faulty.
In his letter the President reminds
Secretary Nagel, n whose Department
I the Census Bureau falls. thar a serious
responsibility rests upon the supervisors.
( inasmUch Is their cBces Involve the Sc
lection OF e1umerators. and because Of
the possibilities for pe-version contained
4 IN system IN which Representatives
and Senators are consulted in picking the
supervisors.
They are simply to control the great
4 field Of enumerators under them in the
( Job Of gathering statistical lists. nothing
more. according 20 to-days Presidential
edict.
Begin Work in October.
I The supervisors viii begin their work
7 by the middle Of October. according TO
/ Director Of the Census Durand. and this
+ win give them six months in which 10
. learn their business and hand down ir-
structons TO their subordina1eS before ina
actual counting Of the thirteenth census
on April Is. 1910
/ Their salaries average about 5000 for
/ the eight or ten months work which they
1 have TO do.
/ The enUmerators win not be kept al
/ work SO l0ng and they viii be paid in
Z proportion 10 the number OF names on
which their energies are expended.
/ Tie Cuban Minister. Carlos Garcia
/ Velez. came down this afternoon in his
! automobile from Manchester. where he is
( living at The 0Iasconono House this sum
mer 10 see the President Senor Velez
was with the President for an hour. bur
I when he came away he refused 70 admit
that his visit was one OF Importance 1t
was simply O talk Of general conditions
I in Cuba. The people Of Cuba We're happy
\ In the recitation that lir. Taft Uuder-
/ stood them and their ways, The Minis
/ ter secuted the idea Of Intervention.
President Attends Church.
/ The cool air this morning encouraged
a bigger turnout az the Unitarian
Church The President arrived a few
minutes after 1O.2o O'Clock, and The serv-
Ice had started when the children scat
tered like rats before the hood Of his car
as il nosed into the street
Mr.. Taft sat alone in the pastors pew
/ this morning. Behind him were Capt.
/ Butt. with sloane and Wheeler. two OF
/ the Secret Service men az Beverly.
The Rev. Dr. samuel Eliot son Of for
mer President Eliot. Of Harvard. and q
man high in the Unitarian Church
/ preached to-day. His text was from
/ Judges. xvi; o.
J Tue crowd outside appiauded the Presi-
dent as he drove away after the service.
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