Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-11
D Il A w A R E TAIL K
PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO INTER
FERE IN CASE OF MISS TODD.
Union Republicans Want w. n. Hayes
Of Wilmington to Succeed Byrne
Contest Not Settled.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
WILMINGTON, Del, September H.
Whatever hope may have been entertained
that the regular republicans and the union
republicans would reach an agreement on
the appointment of a successor to VIM
Michael Byrne as United States district
attorney for Delaware was dissipated today
when Secretary Of State Caleb R. Layton,
the Addicks lieutenant. declared at Dover
that such an outcome was impossible.
Secretary Layton said 1t was perfectly
absurd to think of the union republicans
accepting John P. Nields OF Wilmington as
the successor of Byrne." Mr.. Nields, who
was named by Federal Judge Bradford to
temporarily fill the office Of district attor-
ney when Byrne resigned last fall, In order
to run for Congress on the Addicks ticket,
Is the choice of Senator Ball and the other
regular republicans for the office. Layton
further said: Such thing cannot be, for
we are against Nields."
The secretary of state, in discussing the
action of President Roosevelt In requesting
a report from Postmaster General Payne
on the removal Of Miss Huldah B. Todd as
postmistress at Greenwood because she was
particularly obnoxious to Senator Alice,
declared: Il will bet horse that We win
out in the end
Future Of Byrns.
who will remove to New York and engage
in the practice of law, will be accompanied
there by his father. Michael Byrne. and his
two sisters. Mr.. Byrne, ST.. will resign the
management OF the Christana Window
Glass Company here but the plant will
continue to be operated by the brothers Of
the former district attorney. This will
transfer the Byrne homestead to New York.
report has been current the past day or
two that President Roosevelt had hand
In Byrnes resignatipn,1 intending to ap-
friends Of Byrne admit that it is possible he
may receive another appointment at the
hands Of the President. with whom he is
very friendly.
oessor to Rn e all al at sea-
the resignation is understood not to take
effect until the LIST Of October. 1t Is hardly
likely that much will be done in a definite
tends to take up official work in Washing
ton September %, ana as he will not mako
any move in the matter before that time, 1t
is difficult to do much figuring on the out
whether Judge Bradford will be called
upon to make another temporary appoint
ment has not been decided.
state are understood to desire the appoint
ment of Walter II. Hayes of this city. while
John L. Cahill Of Georgetown Is favored by
other Addicks men.
Action by the President.
When Senator Ball was informed today
that the President has decided to investi-
gate the removal Of Postmistress Todd he
said that that was the first intimation he
had that the President would take Official
action In the case. He, however. did not
appear to be surprised.
The following statement was made this
afternoon by prominent federal official:
'While 80 far as known there never was
any official ruling as to the status OF
fourth-class postmasters by Postmaster
General Payne. there appeared In the Post
masters Advocate In April. 1902 during
Mr.. Payne's administration. q statement to
the effect that hereafter p0stmasterS at