Outlawing the Spoils: A History of the Civil Service Reform Movement, 1865-1883University of Illinois Press, 1968 - 306 pages |
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Page 94
... despite the weight of Jenckes's citations . The appointing power , he decided , could not be restricted to one candi- date but could be limited to a class selected competitively . Curtis , despite his former opposition , now bowed to ...
... despite the weight of Jenckes's citations . The appointing power , he decided , could not be restricted to one candi- date but could be limited to a class selected competitively . Curtis , despite his former opposition , now bowed to ...
Page 172
... despite a few indiscretions and despite his lukewarm attitude toward the competitive system.13 Even the highly critical 40 Hayes to Merritt , Washington , February 4 , 1879 , Hayes Papers ; Hayes to Burt , Washington , February 6 ...
... despite a few indiscretions and despite his lukewarm attitude toward the competitive system.13 Even the highly critical 40 Hayes to Merritt , Washington , February 4 , 1879 , Hayes Papers ; Hayes to Burt , Washington , February 6 ...
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... Despite this lobbying , Garfield's prediction that Conkling had com- mitted political suicide proved correct . To the delight of reformers and Half - Breeds , Conkling and Platt were not re - elected , despite the hold Conkling had had ...
... Despite this lobbying , Garfield's prediction that Conkling had com- mitted political suicide proved correct . To the delight of reformers and Half - Breeds , Conkling and Platt were not re - elected , despite the hold Conkling had had ...
Contents
JENCKES ASSAULTS THE SPOILS SYSTEM | 13 |
REINFORCEMENTS FOR JENCKES | 33 |
GRANT FAILS REFORMERS | 50 |
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Outlawing the Spoils: A History of the Civil Service Reform Movement, 1865-1883 Ari Arthur Hoogenboom No preview available - 1982 |
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47 Cong administration appointments April Arthur Ashfield August Ben Butler Bing Boston Burt Collection Butler campaign Carl Schurz Charles Eliot Norton civil servants Civil Service Commission civil service reform collector competitive examinations Congressional Globe Conkling Conkling's Convention corruption Curtis Papers Curtis to Norton Dawes December Democrats Department Despite Eaton Edwin Lawrence Godkin election favored February Garfield George William Curtis Godkin Papers Grant Harper's Weekly Hayes Papers Hayes's Henry Adams ibid James January Jenckes bill Jenckes Papers Jenckes's John Johnson July June letter Library of Congress March Massachusetts National Civil Service nomination Norton Papers November October officeholders Ohio opposed patronage Pendleton Act Pendleton bill Philadelphia political assessments politicians President President's Republican party revenue Rosengarten rules Schurz Papers Secretary Senate September Service Reform Association service reform movement sess Sherman speech spoils system spoilsmen Sumner tion Treasury Villard vote Washington West New Brighton wrote York Customhouse