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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1921
Page
7
Washington Apr 1 Postmaster General Will Hays plans to replace the current executive order with an honest civil service system for selecting first second and third class postmasters after restoring the postal service to a business basis. He will then address political aspects of the government.
Discussion of a 1917 plan to replace the spoils system with competitive civil service exams for first, second, and third class post offices. Under the proposal the three top applicants would be certified and a senator or congressman would pick from that trio, balancing merit with party influence.
Petitions calling for a recall election against three state officials will be circulated soon after the Nonpartisan convention endorsed the action. The election must be held on or before November 8, 1921.
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