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Washington Letter: Civil Service Moves and Political Maneuvering
May 11 1889 dispatch describes ex-Gov Thompson's Civil Service appointment, Palmer named Public Printer amid a anti-civil service sentiment, and fears of patronage in the census bureau. It notes Blaine’s brother potential appointment, Roosevelt as a Republican Civil Service Commissioner, and Gorman’s doubt over Brice as Democratic chair.
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Washington, D. C
Harrison
Thompson
South Carolina
Civil Service Commission
Treasury
Cleveland
Congress
Senate
Frank W. Palmer
Chicago
Palmer
Combine
Census Bureau
Interior Department
Civil Service
Blaine
Washington
Register of Wills
Gorman
Calvin S. Brice
National Democratic Committee
Barnum
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Fanny