The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-11
DELLA WARE
MARSHALSHlP.

going to be trouble over the ar
pointment OF Marshall.J. Cam o
Short. A dispatch from Washing
ton last night says:
President Roosevelt to day agree
to withdraw the denomination o
United Marshal Short, of Delaware
which he sent to the Senate on Wed
nesday under a misapprehension
Representative Ball went to the
White house this morning aud ex
planned the Delaware situation tc
the President, with> the above re
suit.
Mr.. Ball will now endeavor tt
get the Republicans of the, State
on slate OF Federal appoints far.
ly distributed with regard to &C.
ographical and other consider
ations.
THIS will cause a stir among the
| politicians. Congressman Ball
could not stand for the appoint
ment. He believes IN a geograpb
ical division OF the State in the mat
ter OF appointn ents.
Sussex County now has the Col
lector OF Port, a deputy in the Of
flee u the Internal Reve due Office
IN addition to United States Mar
shall The workers Of New Castle
County will not stand for 1t.
r The President. it appears, misun-
-derstood the position of Mr.. Ball ia
the matter, aud the latter was very
much surprised when he learned
that Mr.. Shorts reappointment
had been sent in. The Represent
ative is personal friend Of the
Marshal but tor political reasons
he did not think that the collector"
ship OF the port Of Wilmington aud
the Marshalship should be held bv
men hailing from the same county
Sussex.
1t is understood that he has urged
the Republican State committee to
name candidate from Whining
ton, and one whose name has as
yet. not received public mention.
The committee was derelictt IN
agreeing upon a candida ate, and Mr..
Ball asked the President to allow
Mr.. Short TO continu. in office, but
without nomination, until som.
arrangement as to his successor
could he made, 1t was MIR. Balls
understanding that ths would he
done. '@
v Here's where the rub comes. The
Marshal had yiveu up the fight aud
mad not sept il letter to the Presi-
d>nt. They are still at his Office
aud he is still wondering how the i,
plum le.l in his lap.
During the past four years Mar
shall Short has been power III i
sussex politics and while his office
prevented him from taking an act
We part his hand was visible lust
he same. Short was an uncom.
promising DUPONT man. lie ir-
1ored Addicks and his lleuteuauts,
He was trusty and carried com.
MISSIONS to postmasters in Sussex
ounty.
Now TO ruthlessly turn him down
,eans trouble or the whole com
The New Castle County
will not stand such
reatment- He is Of no earthly use
them. He draws his salary and
hey want one OF their own in
here. Deputy Marshal Clark
'ould like the plum.
Who ever heard of the Clark-Rey.
old Price family being without an
nicer holder and without of the
anting positions. ID. W. Elkinton is
:cused Of voting for Democrats in
700 SO that certain people would be
'feated. And now comes the rub as
where lightning will strike. Let
have New Castle County man for
lc position. Let Short and Clark
tire for the present as there are lots ,
competent men to ill the posiii i'm,
'ngressman Ball owes it to New Cas-
county to recommend u man for
arsllal from this county.
Albion G. Pyle oi this city is con. 8
Tered to be Il candidate for the posi-.
M and his appointment would meet
th general satisfaction. Such man +
MIR. Pyle or buckingham would fill =
Office with credit. :