The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-01
Because Of Inability To Quail
ify For The Position
Importance Attached To The
Meeting Of The Dem.
OCratiC Committee

Columbus, O., Day after day the Will
lis administration continues to brand
as inefficient state employees named
by the order of Governor Willis.
There are big ones. and little ones in
the list. Starting with T. p Riddle,
whom Willis had re-appointed as
corn boy manager and whom he later
ordered removed, "for political rea-
sons" passing George w. Bope, who
failed as factory inspector, and end
ing temporarily with Renick w. Dun
lap, who was publicly humiliated and
removed as secretary of the state
board of agriculture, the attention is
turned to lesser fry. But it is said
that there are others nearer the
throne and of more Importance to
follow. Attention is being given to
deputies also.
Eary in the week the civh service
commission announced that of the
twenty deputy inspectors of work
shops and factories holding provision
al appointments, eleven not only fail
ed to qualify for their positions. but
failed even to pass the examinations.
The next blow came in the office of
the secretary of state where five ap-
pointees were ordered dismissed be-
cause they held defective appoint
ments.
In the dairy and food department CT
the state board of agriculture, seven
inspectors were ordered dropped from
the payroll as having failed to pass
the examination to qualify for their
positions.
Considerable Importance in the mat
ter of those dropped because of fail
ure in the civil service tests is attach
ed to the fact that the civil service
commission has largely favored pro-
fessors of Ada college as examiners,
and applicants charge that the tests
are impractical, severe and nonsensi-
cal. They also take filings at the
commission, and speak in unkind
terms of Secretary Mckinley, who is
said to be responsible for what they
term Stiffness" of requirements
among which are included the "soul
test" for efficiency.
A melting of the Democratic state
central committee, held Thursday
January 81, was adjourned to meet al
the Neil House, Columbus, Wednes
day, February 2, to issue call for &
state convention and fix apportion
ment of delegates. The state conven
tion is for the purpose of writing thu
state Democratic platform and nomin
atting candidates for presidential cleo
tor.
Adjournment of the meeting wa
taken because of lack of quorum ant
because of the uncertainty of a plal
of action for selecting delegates t,
the Democratic national convention il
the absence of declaration of candi
dacy of President Wilson, which is re
quired under the Ohio primary cleo
tion law. Suggestion has been mad
that "favorite son" be presented t
make declaration, or that delegates b
chosen by state convention. Neitt
er plan has been approved by leaders
National Committeeman Ed H. Moor
has the mater under consideration an
decision will be made at the commi
] tee meeting, an effort being made t
a have attendance of every member.
: Inasmuch as the meeting of the con
+ Mite is the first step in the state can
y paign and the national campaign /
Ohio considerable Importance is a
tached,
o.
d In an address before the session {
D the Associated Ohio Dailies, Goyernc
Frank B. Willis, took some pretty bi