The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
TO UPHOLD STATE OFFICIAL
Grace Can Have Hearing if He Insists
but Commission Declares That He
is Late in Asking For it at This
Time-Will Probably Drop Fight.

Kenosha will probably have a new
oil inspector before the end of the pres
eat week as it is reported today that
FL. E. Grace, recently removed by the
State Inspector will not contest his
removal and the political football Of
flee will be allowed to pass unchal-
lenged to some more favored friend of
the state administration. Grace through
MS attorney A. E. Buckmaster has had
considerable correspondence with the
State Civil Service Commission and he
has been given to understand that the
commission has practically passed on
his case already and that it was in
possession of the charges made against
the local man by the State Inspector
before any notice of his removal was
sent out. The commission seems to
be of the opinion that Grace lost his
chance for hearing before the COM
mission by not demanding it just as
soon as he was notified that charges
had been preferred against him. Even
at that the members of the commiss-
ion have advised the attorney for
Grace that if he is still DESTROYS of the
hearing that arrangements will be
made to give him one, but under the
statements made by the officials of
the commission it will be regarded as
certain that the hearing would be lit
tie more than form and for this rea-
son Grace is in doubt as to whether or
not it would be wise for him to waste
his time or money in such hearing.
The department. has been most sue
cessful in the removing of deputies
which have failed to make good with
the administration and there is little
doubt but that the case of Grace would
meet with the same sort Of reception
by the state commission.
Grace has not formally waived any
rights he may have to a hearing but
he has not urged the matter and it is
probable that he will quietly give up
the Office he has held for the past two
and half years to successor.
While there have been a lot of can
didates appearing for the position it
is declared that Fred G. Babcock has
the inside track. Just as soon as the
announcement was made that Grace
would be removed, Babcock FASTENED
to Madison for conference with the
State Inspector and the Governor and
while he has not as yet been formally
appointed it is generally understood
that be has been given assurance that
he will be appointed just as soon as the
removal of Grace has been carried out.
The appointment of Babcock would
meet with general satisfaction in Ke-
nosha and men who have been close
to the administration in the city seem
to believe that Babcock is as much de-
serving as any one of favors from the
administration.
It is said that when a new man is
named the district for his work will
be considerably enlarged and that he
will be expected to have charge of
the inspection of oils not only in Ke-
nosha but in several of the outlying
districts of Kenosha and Racine coun-
ties. One of the charges made against
Grace was that he failed to take
charge of the work in the outlying dis
tricts.
There were a number of candidates
for the position of inspector for these
outlying districts but no appointment
has been made and it is generally un-.
derstood that the new Kenosha official
will have charge Of that work.
With Grace out of the way it is ex-
pected that an announcement of an ap
pointment will be made within the
next few days.