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Show MUST KEEP OUT OF POLITICS. Political Activity of Census Supervisors Supervis-ors Limited to Casting Vote. Bovorly, Mass. President Taft has -taken the thirteenth census out of politics. In a striking letter addressed to Secretary Nagel, tho president has ordered that tho political activities of nil census supervisors shall be limited to casting a vote. Any further participation partici-pation In politics, tho president de- clnrcs, shall' bo regarded as sufficient cause for Immcdlato dismissal. Tho rule " had already been laid -down by tho president that merit alone would bo considered In tho so-rfc so-rfc loctlon of tho supervisors, one hun- ftf dred and thirty-four more of whom wero announced on Saturday. Tho actual work of collecting tho census will begin on April 15 next and will consumo about thirty days. About thrco monthB preliminary work devolves de-volves upon tho supervisors, however, and thero will bo about six months of work for them after tho enumeration has been completed. |
