Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-16
Association Is Committed
to Civil Pension Plan

BY a substantial majority the delegates
to the conference of the United States
Civil Service Retirement Association yes
terday afternoon committed that orSanl-
zation to an unqualified Endorsement OF
civil pension for the employees of the
government in the classified service. After
a long debate which at times was mark
ed by considerable feeling between tie
two factions, the majority report of the
committee on resolutions. indorsng as
the sense of the association the straight
out civil pension. with a length of service
clause of not more than thirty years and
an adequate physical disability clause,
was passed.
The vote of the committee OF fifteen
stood eleven in favor OF the majority re-
port, two in favox of the first minority
report and one in favor of a second
minority report. There was one member
absent.
After those who favored tile contrib
utory plan saw that there was little
chance of their carrying their point.
they offered numerous substitutes as
in compromise. But each substitute was
defeated or laid on the table and the
steam roller moved steadily forward.
crushing down all opposition Of the mi
nority. The same tactics We're adopted
even when it came to the election of
officers.
0c1cdlSO ny LICK.
Dr. Llewellyn Jordan, secretary of
the organization, who was generally
recognized as the leader of the
minority, was not renoninated by the
nominating committee. and when he was
nominated from the floor he was made
ineligible by trick Of the majority
AS the time came for electinG officers,
the chair appointed as nominating com
mittee NJ. i. Finnan Of Illinois, w. d..
Clarke Of the bureau of engraving and
printing and Peter Wynn Of New York
The officers nominated by the commit
tee and subsequently elected were: NJ. F.
O'Donoghue, Interior Department., presi-
dent; j. Fl. Robins, Department of Agri-
culture, vice president; +. J. Cantwell,
letter carrier, Washington, -. c., secre-
tary, and r. $. Jackson, Treasury BE-
pariment, treasurer. The members of
the executive committee elected were:
Emmett Hamilton. War Department
Rogers. Chicago; A. G. Walton. Massa-
chusetts; Pierce Maher. Connecticut;
George w Williams, Ohio, and John A.
I. Carrousher, New York.
Many Protests From Floor
As the nominations were read there
were many protests from the floor be-
cause Dr. Jordan was not nominated for
reelection as secretary. Members Of
both factions argued that in the interest
of harmony and good feeling and in
recognition of his many years service in
the institution. he should be elected.
His nomination made from the floor
was seconded by several members, and
was greeted with applause
In the meantime, as there was no other
nomination for the other officers. a mo-
tiOn was carried to have the secretary
cast the ballot OF the association for the
officers nominated except secretary. After
Dr. Jordan read the names and an
nounced that he east the ballot OF the
association for them. they were declared
the secretary to be chosen by ballot be-
tween the two nominees.
After the telers had been named and
preparations were made for the election
the point raised by the majority
that Mr.. Jackson, who had just been
declared elected treasurer. was from the
Treasury Department. and that as the
constitution declared that no two officers
could come from The same department,
DR.. Jordan was ineligible.
The chair at once sustained the point
of order and DIR. Jordan'S friends We're
not given an opportunity to vote for
him.
Several times durin. the proceedings
DR.. Jordan asked for the floor. but the
chair refused to recognize him and lie
was not given an opportunity to make
an address which he had prepared. lie
lost out the leader of the minority
and the ma jority of the other faction
showed him no quarter.