Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-29

and the party failed to get the Office
and after considerable wrangling the
funds were returned.
One of Tolbert's referees was recent
ly rejected by the senate because lie
endeavored to get lady postnistrcss
to pay him $500 to get her confirmed
An affidavit of one Of his former follow
ers states Tolbert admitted he expected
TO realize 100000 from this source
The senator also has submitted 10 the
sub committee an affidavit from the
mayor of Tolberts town charging
drunkenness, carrying concealed weap-
ons, the possession of barrel Of IL
quor on the plea that the owner was
government official and therefore en-
titled to hold it.
Discrimination Against Veterans.
Another charge relates to alleged
favoritism and discrimination against
world war veterans in civil service APP
pointments. Upon this point Senator
Dial says: Mr.. To!bert's conduct
since he. has been appointed referee
has shown him TO be a spokesman OF
the worst class. For instance, under
the practice of this administration in
selecting postmasters, the civil service
commission sends to the postoffice de-
partment the three names making the
highest marks, and this department
delegates to TolbCrt, the referee, the
right to select whichever he chooses.
Tolbert has ruthlessly ignored
the spirit of the civil service and
has refused to recommend parties
making the highest mark, except in
very few cases. He has almost uni
versally ignored the CLAIMS Of ladies
and eX-service men,"
Mr.. Tolbert has issued a general
denial of the charges. against him
with reference to postmaster ap-
pointmcnts, but Senator Dial has
submitted to the subcommittee spe-
cifc examples of alleged favo:itism.
For instance, in Grcenvillc two cx-
soldiers and one civilian competed
for the postmastcrship William T.
Robertson made 70 per cent. plus five
for soldier preference; Charles c.
wilmington made GA per cent. plus
5 per cent. for soldier preference, and
Robert T. Thorne made 1880 per cent.
Tolbert endorsed Thorne. In Abbeville
Tolbert named his nephew over a
veteran with a higher rating. In Clin-
ton he named n nephew by marriage
over a veteran, but in this case the
nephew had the highest rating OF the
three. In Kershaw he named his own
favorite over n veteran who had the
highest rating OF the three even with
out the five per cent soldier prefer
ence. These are concrete instances.
Mr.. Tolbert meets them with the gen.
eral denial that he has refused to ac-
the civil service list, and he says he
has the records to prove it. Already
Mr.. Tolbert says he has recommended
about 800 postmastcrs for South Caro-
lima. With regard to the case of the
Bowman postmistress, Tolbert says he
has an affidavit from the postmstress
that she does not know MiXson and
never has been asked by him for
money.
viii Senate o. X. Rotten System?
This is the nut the committee Oh
judiciary is asked to clack regarding
an important presidential appointment
in South Carolina. The whole system
is rotten and the senate will put its
O. X. on it if the nomination of Toll
bert is confirmed. Senators are in
clined to believe without question the
statement to them Of Senator Dial that
ordinarily he would rot mix in Ecpub-