The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-22
SAYS EMPLOyES
 WILL LOSE JOBS Ormsby McHarg Is Here In Interst of Roosevelt CHANGE IN ALABAMA Says Taft Delegates in This State as We'll as Others of the South Will
 Not Be Seated at Chicago
 Convention
CHANGE IN ALABAMA

That he had read a recommendation of
 the civil service commission for the dis
 missal of r local postal emp-oyes on ac-
 count of 'pernicous political activity
 and that President Taft would most likely
 Issue an order of dismissal after the Chi cago convention, was declaration of Ormsby McHarg, one of Colonel Roose-
 veits national managers and forcer as-
 sistant attorney general of the United
 States, in Birmingham last night.
 MT. McHarg, who is widely known all
 over America, Is in the south interesting
 himself in the campaign of Colonel Roose- welt. He was the guest of E. q. Chand-
 Ter while in this city at the home of his friend Judge O. k. Hundiey. The latter,
 however, is in the New England states campaigning for Colonel Roosevelt.
 MT. McHarg said the nomination of
 MT. Roosevelt was past the speculative
 stage now, and that as sure as Colonel
 Roosevelt lived to the convention time he would be nominated for President on the republican ticket.
 T. H. Aldrich, postmaster at Birming-
 ham, was asked for statement in ref
 
 dismissal of the employees, and said: "I know nothing of it. The civil ser- vice commissioners made an examination
 here and I am told made some recom-
 mendations regarding one of the em- ploys who acted on political commit tee. However, do not think the recom- mer dations will result in his dismissal from the service. He will perhaps get some demerits. As for r employees of this office being up for misconduct politically, I am totally uninformed in reference to that matter. l would most likely know about It..
 .McHarg on Situation Mr. McHarg at the home of Judge
 Hundley discussed the situation in Ala
 bama and nationally in this way:
 "The political activity of federal of fieeholders in the republican matters in
 the south is about all the strength that
 MT. Taft can or has mustered. And so
 far as that goes the civil service has re-
 ported upon local matters and recom-
 mended that between 15 and 20 employees of the local postoffice be dismissed from
 the service for political activity. If the ltpoIl Has nOl OCCh lidoC PubiAS iSAO Ae
 Is being held back by the officials. I saw the report and it is matter of public rec ord in Washington. The postmaster at
 Birmingham, I am sure, has the report
 and knows about it.
 .The examination here disclosed the fact that federal officehoders had ex- ceeded their rights and had entered into political activities which were specific violations of the civil service. The recom- mendation for dismissals followsd. They will be carried out only wnep President Taft issues an executive order to that effect
 will the President dismiss his friends? ?'
 was a question asked the New Yorker.
 "Oh, yes, he will be compelled to- re- piled MT McHarg That is, the order will
 be issued after the Chicago convention.
 He would not dare do so now on account of the fact that he wants all the delegates
 that can be secured by such tactics or otherwise.
 T was very much surprised to know
 that the report of that investigation was
 not known in Birmingham.
 Judge Hundley and MT. Thompson, who are leading the light for Colonel Roosevelt in this state, are both doing
 fine work, and they have handled a diff
 cult situation with remarkable ability and satisfaction.
 Alabama in Good Shape Alabama is in good shape. and the solid southern delegation which MT. Taft is backing on heavily will be found shat tered when the convention seats dele gates In Georgia the delegates elected are clearly illegal, and will not be seated as they now stand. In North Carolina they do not intend to force Taft upon the party because they know he will not stand one chance in getting elected. In Illinois Colonel Roosevelt is leading Mir. Taft by lop,s odds.
 .'The movement toSelect Mir Roosevelt Is as deep seated and as fundamental as the movement for the abolition of slavery. It Is along the same lines as a matter of fact. One was the attainment of per sonai rights and liberties, and the move ment for MT. Roosevelt is one for the att | tail,ment of industrial liberties, The move ment if successful. as it will undoubt- edly be, will not mean that we will be | industrially free, no more so than that | abolition meant that all black men would | be entirely independent. However 1t is a movement being perfected in one year tha. required 10 before the war. There cannot be any dscountng the
 fact that the people of America are clam | bring for MT. Roosevelt, and will see to 1 1t that he is named despite political frame ups of the federal officeholders.' MT McHarg, who is one of the colonels 8
 most trusted lieutenants. left last night
 on his southern trip. getting line on the situation. Talking of he local situation, | he went further and said that locally the republicans who were supporting Taft
 knew down in their hearts that a dem- ocrat would be elected provided MT. Taft | was put up for the republicans. He said
 the latter proposition was to be avoided at all costs.