Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-10
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the other this evening at Fargo where
the Hughes party VIII spend the
night
Charles E. Hughes. replying to Sec
retary Redheld's telegram denying
that E. Dana Durand was forced out
or ONCE as director of the census, yes
terday read to a large audience at
Minneapolis letter from Mr.. Durand
IN which the former director said that
ne had told Secretary Redfeld he
would resign but wanted to remain,
and that Redfeld replied that the ad-
mlnlstration had decided on a change
Mr.. Hughes went into detail as to
the charge he made in Detroit that
the administration had made a raid
upon the civil Service of the United
states, and concluded as follows:
We must have higher standards
than those of this administration
This administration. with loud pro-
tessions of devotion to Civil Service
reform has not been true to the stan
dards of the administration which !
believe the American people desire
to see enforced"
In his Minneapolis speech Mr..
Hughes said in part:
IN my speech in Detroit I took oc-
casion to refer to the fact that in
very important bureau, the Bureau of
census, an eminent statistician, a man
OIL conspicuous eXpertness and fitness
for the place, had been retired and a
man had been appointed in his place
without qualifications for that import
ant technical work. You must know
how important that Census Bureau is.
IN the proper collation. of those statis-
tics is furnished the opportunity for
many investigators to detect important
tendencies in our life. 1t is work that
must be done eXDertly.
Now, my statement that E. Dana
Durand was retired. as l said, in effect.
and his place given to a politician, has
been challenged by Secretary Redheld.
Secretary RedfeId telegraphs me that
was greatly misinformed. He saws:
.Durand was not removed or retired.
but resigned voluntarily unasked.
was glad to indorse him for his pres
ent employment
Create Vacancy
z Dana Durand happens to be a
professor in the University of Mime
sofa, and am going to read the letter
which he has written me in respect
TO this matter. He says:
Inasmuch as the truth of YOUR
statement with regard to change in
the directorship of the census has been
challenged. think it is only fair to
you that 7 should make this state
ment: Ny resignation as director was
distinctly forced resignation.
AT the first Conversation I had
with Secretary Redfield on the subject.
l told him that I would of course re-
sign whenever he desired, but that l
hoped might be permitted to remain
as | was much interested in the work
and considered myself reasonably
qualified, especially by reason of the
experience already gained in the posi-
uon. He at once told me that the d.
ministration had decided that if
wanted to make a change-I believe
to create vacancy there" were the
words used The next I heard about
the matter was the announcement in
the press that the name Of nv sue
cessor had been sent to the Senate.
thereupon wrote out my resignation.
prefer not to be quoted, but If YOU
consider it necessary. you are at lib
erty to DO So.
But stand by the statement which
l thought l made, which I now make.
that there was in that year, ending
about April, 1915. one hundred and
-FOUR OF these executive exemptions:
that sixty-two of these were made
against the advice of the Civil Service
Commission, and twenty of them
without requesting the judgment of
the commission.