The sun., 1919-09-09
BURLESON PLAYING
= POLITICS IN BOSTON
Postmastership Used as Toy
of Washington Official.
Special pespatcA % THr sur.

BosroN. Sept S.-when Charles M.
Galloway, en- his retirement from the
Civil Service Commission on Saturday
attacked Postmaster-General Burlesop
for holding up post Office appointments,
ne Tipped over once~more the Boston
postal situation.
1t has been almost year since the
once was made vacant by the death of
William F. Murray, and William Z.
Hurley. assistant, is still holding down
the Job. THIS is not for lack for ap-
plcants On March 26 OF the present
year the names of thirty-nine applicants
on the civil service lists were announced.
They had been favorably acted on and
represented various sections of the postal
district They included politicians, real
estate dealers. soldiers. sailors, news
paper men. lawyers. clerks and a police
man.
The most prominent on the list, how
ever were Mr.. Hurley. Charles l.. Bur-
lille, State treasurer; George ".
Srocker, ex-city treasurer James NJ.
Curley, ex-Mayor: Frank ]. .Donahue,
&-State treasurer. %ho is Senator
nalsh's candidate, and G. Loring Briggs,
manager of the Boston Floating Hospi-
IN the meantime the civil service au-
ulorities at Washington had/decided that
sie selection should be on the basis of
aneSa This brought forth from Sena-
w walsh a denunciation of any plan
@hulng to encroach on the Senatorial
"artesy" tradition.
State politicians became active at once
ana put forth their most powerful EFF
0IS TO block the plan.
me examination of candidates was
wSs,snally scheduled for January 81.
Hls, but at that time there was not a
snsie applicant The $4,000 position
,s gong begging. Then the examina-
: sou was postponed until March Is. 1t
as charged the postponement had been
5 ss aued by certain politicians to. give
,~S Iiers returning from France oppor-
alAues TO try for this position. None
~ professional politicians had been
O'nhenuy mentioned thus far, but
ssae OF these could fill the bill in the
si saser OF seven years executive expe-
S"e one of the requirements laid
SOmn by the Civil Service Commission.
.~ot II counts so per cent
a man who had had seven years
,ASuuVe experience sufficient to meet
80 requirements would hardly want to
S"e up his position In civil life for an
nrtaln position like the postmaster
.V even though 1t carried an attrac-
i've salary.
Nouce Of the postponement Of the
nnation carried with H. the an
sncement that. under an executive
So eI Oh March 81, 1917. the. test was
- 70 De an examination In the usual
se OF the word, but rather an ex-
s,a lneuon into the qualifications OF can
Mes submitted by them.
w"nat man headed the list sent 10
sAnnston is not known. II has never
zen zen made public and the charge Is
IA II has been held I'D by Mr.. Burle-
.. .s7.ay tho question II whether the
st man, applicant trained exclu-
,",..y IN business administration. or the
Ssn is to be the selection. The
iH opinion in Massachusetts politi-
49, circles is that In the end Mr.. BurIe-
~ wiil make a political appointment
~ me office, but that his real reason
M, holding off in the matter is that he
1sen is between the devil and thu
oeS advertised bounding main.
senator Walsh wishes Mr.. Donahus
20 postmaster OF Boston. But Mr.
-ns constituency IL out ana oui