| Show The all of Pennsylvania upuhs WASHINGTON September 4The Commissioner Commis-sioner of flensionR iitttransmited to the Secretnrkol 4wxi theInterior tefoiIowngcomn f inuriication from the chief of the mail division divi-sion of that bureau September iGm1l1al 1 C Black Commissioner Com-missioner SirI have to report that this office today to-day is receipt of over 100 letters to its em ployes postmarked Philadelphia September 3d I herewith submit a sample Dictated HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN STAT CoMMITTEE COMMIT-TEE ST CLOUD HOTEL PARLOR PHILVDEL rniA September 2 Chairmc Thomas V Cooler Dear Sir We desire an early subscription sub-scription to the State Committee and as liberal lib-eral as you can afford to make it If the Republicans of Pennsylvania win a decisive j j victory this year it will prevent any agitation i i agita-tion or disastrous change of the tariff by I the incoming Congress and pave the wav for j I the overthrow of the Democrats of the State I and National administrations We propose to push tHe work of the State committee I with the utmost vigor until election day I Please send your subscription as early as possible by check or money order or call at I headquarters Very truly vours Signed Tnos V COOPER Chn I To J Frank Miller Pension Office Department Depart-ment of the Interior Washington D C A number of similar communications were I I received by the employes of the Land Office I Acting Secretary Jenks has transmitted the i I t circulars to the Civil Service Commission I j j for such action as they may deem proper I I I It is maintained by the officers of the Interior I 1 In-terior Department that the Pennsylvania I I State Committee have by directing the letters let-ters specifically to the employes to be de1 II i I I livered by the carriers in the Government I buildings committed a breach of Section 12 I i I I of the Civil Service law which reads as fol j 1 I lows Section 12Ihat no person shall in any i i I building occupied in discharge of official I duties by any officer or employe of the j I j j United States mentioned in this act or any I I navy yard fort or arsenal solicit in any i 1 manner whatever or receive any contribution 1 contribu-tion of money or any other thing of value i i for any political purpose whatever I Section 11 of the same act expressly forbids for-bids such solicitations by any persons in the service of the United States in any place and ii is probable that an examination willi j be made to ascertain whether any of the I members of the committee fall within the I scope of this section I |
