Show CITY OFFICE S special committee files report of its findings after investigation of newspaper charges charges are sustained in part a notable exception being the allegations that ro roosevelt coerced officeholders office holders into support of taft new york the Tho report of the cial committee appointed tar or the national civil service reform league to investigate the political a activity on it part of officeholders office holders was made public sunday april 4 the slona ot of the iho com committee mittet briefly stated are that charges made by certain newspapers to a great extent are aie sua bus tallied A notable exception la ili se re ported in the allegation 1 that mr loosevelt coerced certain federal or flee helders into the ho support of mr taft for the republican nomination the committee finds that evl Jenci to sustain tile the charges made Is ly lacking lickl ng on t in le contrary mi roosevelt Is credited with civil service reform by so amending the civil service rules as aa to employed emp calp loyes in the competitive sier service vic from gulting part in political cam palana on the broad question iu pellon of office hold ers era pe rill elotis activity in politics however the finds a most situation exis exists tg ot the more than general office holders are not amena amenable blet t civil service classification these of ten exercise it a powerful influence in ili politics and constitute in tho the opinion of tile the committee a menace to fret institutions 1 the remedy Is to be found the corn coin believes in extending the clasa class fled competitive service and ft 31 dearer clearer definition of tho the executive or der governing political activity in n tl unclassified service |