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When Postmaster General Payne receives the Huldah Todd case from the Civil Service Commission he should send them a copy of his letter to the Civil Service Reform Association.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-30
Postmaster General Payne explains to President Roosevelt the reasons for his removing Huldah B. Todd from her position as postmaster general at Greenwood, Delaware, and appointing Jacob L. Houseman to replace her. Delaware Senator J. Frank Allee spoke with Payne about making the change, on the grounds that under the agreement he and Senator L. Heisler Ball came to regarding referring appointees to office. Allee alleged that Todd had engaged in partisan activity in her office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-08
Civil Service Commissioner Henry F. Greene rebuts Postmaster General Henry C. Payne’s assertion that civil service laws do not apply to fourth-class postmasters, because they are not in the “classified” service. Greene cites the civil service rules to show that although they are not hired by “competitive examination,” fourth-class postmasters are classified employees and thus subject to civil service laws.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-14
Postmaster General Henry C. Payne and Henry F. Green, a member of the Civil Service Commission, have met to discuss the dismissal of Delaware postmistress Huldah B. Todd, and discovered that they are actually in agreement about her removal. The article notes that the civil service rules allow for the removal of classified employees who misuse their positions for political gain.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-16