Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-06
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Effect of Senator Bristow's Inquiry
Upon Local Campaign.
MOVE MADE BY THE REGULARS
Aaron Bradshaw, Taft Candidate for
Delegate, Undismayed by the
Bristow Resolution.

SohiiihSSIoH against TWO cOlOreQ employees
of government departments to the effect
that they are much too active in the
local primary fight. the scare which Dis
trlct republicans received yesterday from
the hands of Senator Bristow today
turned almost into the semblance of a
panic in some directions. Two men own
ing stock in company publishing a
paper here in the interest of the colOred
race were hung up as targets for the ar
rows of the regular administration voters
of the District, and although their names
were not made public by the civil service
commission, it was stated on competent
authority that the men in question have
been charged with conducting an active
campaign against the administration. One
of the men is an employe of the Post
Office Department. and the other an en-
ploye of the census Office.
Regarded as Counter Bomb.
1t being generally believed by the
frienos of the Bradshaw-Chase ticket
that Senator Bristow's resolution calling
for the names of District employees en-
gagged i'm political activity was aimed at
the administration ticket, they were not
tardy in tossing their counter bomb into
the opposition camp in the form of these
charges. District employees, of course, are
not under civil service rules. District
building officials made that point clear
today. but the two colOred men whose
names have been withheld by the civil
service commission are supposed to be
within the scope Of those regulations
which restrict them from engaging ac-
lively in campaign fight, or from edit
ing or owning paper carrying political
matter.
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charged that they are not only violating
civil service rules, but that they are both
opposing in print and in speech the re-
nomination of President Taft by advo-
eating the election of Bieber and Wilder.
which combination has been accepted at
the White House as opposed to the Pres
ident's denomination.
Within Constitutional Rights.
After an evening of red-hot political
excitement both Aaron Bradshaw and
Sidney Bieber resolved today UPON more
activity tonight. Mr. Bradshaw is not
worried over the Bristow resolution. AS
he expresses it, in an interview with q
Star reporter. he is simply exercising
constitutional rights"
Answering for myself alone" he said.
''in reference to Senator Bristow's at
tempt to find out the names of District
employees who are engaged in the cam
paign for delegates to the republican
national convention, I have to state that
Senator Bristow, for whose official posi-
tion 1 have the greatest respect. GER
tainly does not know me nor my po-
litical antecedents when ne supposes
hold would for one moment cause me to
surrender my constitutional right as an
American citizen.
II was upholding republican principles
before the honorable senator was born.
My ancestors fought at Monmouth VAL
ley Forge and at Fort Mercer, and the
sacrifices Of my people in the war Of the
rebellion made it possible for him to be
senator.
whatever Senator Bristow does or at
tompts to do in the curtailment Of my
rights as an American citizen bothers
me little. / will continue to be a candi-
date for delegate to the convention at
Chicago. regardless of Senator Bristow
wishers and supporters can rest assured y
Thinks It May Be Dangerous.
Mr.. Bieber had little to say about the
Bristow resolution. other than it appeared
to him as a dangerous matter to fool
with. and that it might be the opening
wedge for bigger investigation.
Rumors that one of the Bieber- Wilder
supporters had made prophetic references
to the kind of count to be recorded at the
primaries next Saturday caused an in
terviewer to question Mr.. Bieber:
Il expect that this primary will be con-
Quoted squarely.' he said. 1.-The men on
the election board are representative citi-
zens. 1t is foolishness to think of any,
thing but fair count
Right along this line the tip has gone
out frem the Bieber-Wilder headquarters
not to rap the administration, nor any of
its supporters The instructions to speak
ers are to plead for votes, but to leave
out the knocking.
Activity of the Workers.
One man could not possibly attend every
political meeting that Is being held these
nights. Half a dozen were held last
night. and two very important ones are
scheduled for tonight, with numerous
smaller ones on the calendar. One of
the big ones last night was held at
RechaDlte Hall, on Louisiana avenue,
when the republicans of the twelfth and
sixteenth districts got together and in
dorsed Bradshaw and Chase Fifth and
sixth district republicans will hold q
Joint meeting this evening at Masonic
Iempie, 18th street northwest between L
ana NJ streets. The speakers will urge
an Endorsement Of the Bradshaw-Chase
ticket.
The Bradshaw-Chase Headquarters
"hefe friends of the administration
are gathering nightly. will hold a big
rally with the M. NJ Parker Republi- j.
can Club as the nucleus tonight. 1,
being the plan to raise fund to send
big delegation of club members to
take part in the excitement of the
chicago convention. While things are
stirring at this meeting, the opposition
VIII be spellbinding at True Reformers'
HAN. l2th and Z streets northwest, and
at Douglass Hall in Anacostia. 1t will
be warm night for the local politi-
clans The Bieber- Wilder combination
and the Gleeson-Collins alternates arr
eiated today over their Endorsement by
| the Baptist ministers conference. con.
sisting of sixty-fOur clergymen who met
at Walker Memorial Baptist Church yes
terday afternoon
! Bieber Is Non-CommittaI.
/ III. A. Clarke Republican Club Of the
/ District Of Columbia held a meeting at
1917 street last night. at which Sidney
Bieber failed to declare himself for or
against anybody. but asked for the votes
of those present on the ground that he
| intended to vote In the convention for
Another meeting of the club will be held
| Friday night.
Officers of the Fourth and Fifth Baptist
churches met last night in the interest OF
| the ber-Wilder ticket. Other meetings
| in the same interest were held at Fisher
| mans Hall and at the Nineteenth Dis
trict eiubrooms.