Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-08-09
Republican Candidate Brings
Forth a Storm of DeniaIS
From the Ranks of the 0ppO-
Sitionj Charges Refuted,
MATTER IS DISCUSSED
AT CABINET MEETING
Telegraph Wires Are Kept Hot
With Messages Civil Ser
vice Rules Have Not Been
Abrogated, Is Claimed,

speeches at Detroit yesterday were
charged as false as to facts and of
misleading substance" in kilograms
sent By administration officials to-
night. after a long discussion of the
subject by President Wilson and his
cabinep at tOday's meeting. The
charges related to changes in the
coast and geodetic survey and the cen
sus bureau.
Secretary Redfield in Binghamton
\. Y. telegraphed to Secretary Tumul.
~. denying the charges made by Mr.
Hughes, and later sent a similar tele-
gram to Mr. Hughes. Edwin r.
sweet, acting secretary of commerce
in Mr.. Redrields absence, also tcle-
graphed Mr. Hughes, giving a detailed
rcfutatlon of the charges.
Mr. Hughes cited the retirement of
T.. Dana Durand as director Of the
census and the appointment of VIII
Ham j. Harris in his place, and the
replacement of o. II. Tittman as head
Of the coast and geodctic survey by
Or. Z. Lester Jones. Mr. Rcdficld's
telegram to Secretary Tumulty fol-
lows.
False as TO Facts.
Statement of Hughes respecting
appointments census and coast survey
in Detroit false as to facts and Of mis-
leading substance. You may say for
me Durand of census retired voluntar-
lily, was not removed or retired. | rec
commended him to present employ
litcaL Made fine record and promot-
ed trade commissioner for merit. Tit
man, coast survey, retired voluntarily
after my refusing one resignation,
Jones, his successor, promoted for
merltoriou3 work as deputy commits
sioner fisheries, has made wonderful
record installing new life into service
Mr.. Sweets telegram to Mr. Hughes
follows:
In a speech at Detroit yesterday
you are quoted as saying:
We had in the coast and geodetic
survey an eminent scientist, a man
who had won distinction in connection
with his scientific work; man Of
very eminent rank. He was displaced
TO make room for an excellent stock
breeder and veterinary surgeon.
"In the coast and geodatir survey
we have had a very extraordinary con-
ditlon with regard to expert places
! mean places that were taken out of
the civil sarvica Iave 7 shall not 90
into the exact figures In tbe wear
ending about AnriI 1q16 there we're
taken ont 1O4-that is amendments
bv executive action removed from tha
operation of tho civil service laws to
the number I believe of about 1O4 |
believe that some twenty of these were
made without seeking tho advice of
the civil service commission. / believe
that about tventv-thrcc were made
after sceltin, tho advice and with the
a,,,,.o,..,1 80 .t,,,, 49, ',,',.,t'.
sion. and I beIfovn tbot eixtv-two were
We're in onnositi,n to tho advice of
the civil service commission
Tfttmon Not nisnIaccd
IN The ahserco of tho .sacrator,, of
the donartment ~ co,nr,orco (onc If
the .buroan, of which is a.. o,,,st aud
geodetic surva,l deem, if my d,t, 10
correct sorno gra,o orrors in mo fore-
going statement Dr 1ittrar euner-
intendent of No coaet ana goodntic
SURVEY. tho scionti,t a. ,.bor, ,o, re-
fer. was mot disnIaced In reb,uarv
or March laI, h., ann, -, ,,,. ,ffice
aud told mo mat no had doternined
to resign on acco,,nt of IN baaltb n.
said that no hod roscbed no rorcn,.
sion many n,onths nro,,ions ana had
already purcbasod nraca il, teee-
burg. Va which he oynoctod to make
his home cn,,,,,raio.,+ad t,is in.
formation to socrata,,' IIodfieId who
expressed ,,,r,,.i,, *, .,,',', ~,
Tutman,s artion ,,a. .,',,roI,, ,'oI,rta,.,.
ana was M, t,a ,.a,,,,,, ,f .,,. .a,.nc,t
or suggestion of a.. .Io,,..,.,,,,o,,t al
rect or indiro,,
"You rarsr g. l. t.,,ou ta,.. bis
successor ~ stor,.Lrood.r' and cot
Urinary spryoo, a, ana tir,a r.. n.d
"a farm in yiroinia ~, ,,.hton Ia 'r,iscd