New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-05-21

SitudtloH Win respect 10 the en-
plOyment of men who served in tho
world war. In replying the commits
sion is calling attention to the fact
that In July, last year, congress passed
an act which provides that thereafter
in making appointments to clerical
and other positions i'm the executive
branch of the government In the Dis
trict of Columbia or elsewhere, prefer
ence shall be given to hOnOrably dis
charged soldiers, sailors and marines.
and widows Of sue and to the wives
of injured soldiers, sailors and ma
rines who themselves are not qualified
but whose wives are qualified to hold
such positions
This law, Ii Is pointed out, does not
exempt those entitled TO It's benefits
from the usual examinations. The civil
service commission has, however, laid
down he rule that those persons ia
vored by the July, 1919, Legislation
shall be required to attain an average
percentage Of only 80 in order to be-
come eligible for appointment, while
"'A ! W uh
der the statute are required to attain
an average percentage of at least 10.
Favored in Many Ways.
Service men have also been released
from all age limitations; they have
been released from all height and
weight requirements except for posi-
tons of guard and Waterman they
will be certified for appointment in the
departmental service at Washington
without regard to the apportionInent
of appointments among the states on
the basis of population, although they
must prove their residence and dOmi-
cile as required by law, and after at
tanning eligibility through eXanina-
ton they will have their names placed
on the register in the order Of their
grades ahead of those not entitled to
preference under the statute.
The civil service commission. as well
as the heads of the various depart
ments. believe that under such favor
able circumstances 1t will nOt be many
years until the clerical forces of the
government will largely be made up
Of service men, or the wives of injured
soldiers. sailors and marines who them
selves are not qualified to hold the pO-
s%itions.
The war department has been a lit
tie more active than any Of the other
departments in opening the way for
the employment of service men. Sec
rotary Baker announced the other day
that that department was now ready
to cooperate with the federal board of
vocational education and the civil
service commission In an Effort to IA
cilitate in every way possible the EN-
ployinent in the department, in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere OF
partially disabled soldiers on nm equal
basis with those who have not sus-
tanned physical injury.
G. o. p. Convention Gossip.
Interest in the national political sit
uatlon naturally Increases as tine
national nomination conventions of
the two parties draw nearer. Both
parties are busily engaged in chOos-
ing convention delegates. This work
will practically be completed dur
ing the month of May. On the
Republican side, as the work of
choosing delegates has gone on il
has only served to add to the uncer-
tainty of the conventions outcome.
In the presidential preference pri-
marles Gen. Leonard Wood Of the Uni
ted States ut large and Senator Hiram
w. Johnson of California have taken
the lead. Since both of these candi-
dates are representative Of the pro-
gressive spirit in the party, their sue
cess NJ the primaries leads the politi-
cal prophets TO say that the conven
ton will undoubtedly be controlled by
progressives. Apparently General
Wood will lead on the initial ballots.
but his supporters realize that on
these ballots he will be considerably
short of enough votes 10 nominate.
general expectation now is that
the convention will have TO take n good
many ballots before reaching n o
cluslOn. The p~re-conventiOn contest Is
being waged with great vigoc and 1t
Is generally assumed that the support
ers Of every candidate will be disin-
cllned TO draw away from their favor
lite.
List for the Republicans.
There is still some uncertainty as to
Just how many candidates will be pre-
TO the Republican convention.
II II settled that the following will be
In nomination: Gen. Leonard
Wood. senator Hiram w. Johnson OF
Gov. Frank O.. LOwden of
Illinois. Senator Warren q. Harding
Of Ohio, senator Miles Poindexter of
Washington. Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia university, New
York Gov. william G. Sproul of Penn
.sylvania, Senator Howard Sutherland
Of West Virginia and Gov. Calvin Cool
Idge of Massachusetts. In all proba-
Dility Gen. John J. Pershing will also
be placed in nomination. although he
continues 10 say to his friends that he
hopes this will not be done. There Is
ilso the possibility that Gov. Henry j.
Allen Of Kansas will be presented.
About half Of these men will he intro
luced as favorite sons, with no expec- +,
alton that they will go forward In the
but experience has shown {
hat il always takes time TO eliminate {
"a vorftp son candidates and go the .