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Show MUST KEEP OUT OF POLITICS. Political Activity of Census Supervisors Supervis-ors Limited to Casting Vote. Beverly, Mass. President Taft has taken the thirteenth census out of politics. In a striking letter addressed to Secretary Nagel, the president has ordered that the political activities of all census supervisors shall be limited to casting a vote. Any further participation partici-pation in politics, the president declares, de-clares, shall be regarded as sufficient cause for immediate dismissal. The rule had already been laid down by the president that merit alone would be considered in the selection se-lection of the supervisors, one hundred hun-dred and thirty-four more of whom were announced on Saturday. The actual work of collecting the census will begin on April 15 next and will consume about thirty days. About three months' preliminary work devolves de-volves upon the supervisors, however, and there will be about six months of work for them after, the enumeration has been completed. |