Evening journal., 1905-12-20
MUDD WANTS
COLLECTORSHIP
Says Delaware Has No Claim
On the Office Now That We
Have Treasury Auditor
ALLEE AFTER THE PLACE

Senator Anees efforts at Washington
TO have his friend, Caleb r. Layton,
appointed Collector Of Internal Revenue
for this district, has stirred Congress-
man Mudd of Maryland. to unusual
activity in behalf OF a Maryland man
for the appointment. Senator Alice
thinks Delaware should have the ap-
pointment this term inasmuch as this
State contributes very materially to the
financial showing of the district The
people Of the entire State are urging
Senator Alice to obtain the appointment
and unless all signs fail DR.. Layton
will be the next collector.
1t Is contended by Mr.. Mudd that
Mr.. Alice should not want the collector
ship for his friend now that Maryland
allowed him to name S. John Abbott.
a deputy auditor IN the Treasury De-
partment. but Delawareans declare that
Senator Alice is entitled to both offices.
Mr.. Mudd Hard After II.
Regarding the situation Representa-
tive Mudd says
Representative Mudd, OF Maryland,
will resist any effort on the part of
Delaware politicians to have Della
warian replace a Marylander as coll
lector OF internal revenue for the dis
trict embracing Delaware and Mary
land.
Mr.. Mudd said that he had been
aware for several months that move
ment of this kind had been in progress,
but did not believe 1t would succeed.
He declined to express any opinion as
ITO whether Collector GOldsborough
would be reappointed, but declared that
the appointment should be given to
Maryland. instead of going to Della
ware, which paid but one-twelfth Of the
internal revenue OF the district.
Mr.. Mudd asserted that there was am
understanding among prominent per-
sons in the party. who ought to know.
that when Delaware influences made
the successful effort to have appointed
n successor to Mr.. Bowling, a Mary
lander who was filling the position Of
deputy auditor of the Treasury, this
was about all that Delaware would be
expected to obtain from Maryland in
the matter OF offices filed by Mary
landers.
Tt was because of this reason" said
Mr. Mudd, that l made no particular
protest against the transfer of the posi-
AiRA VI dhHAlpi ll1il maryland 10 DGld-
ware, much as / wanted the place and
much as / thought ] was entitled to il
as the one single Presidential appoint
ment that I had dn my district. 1 am
quite aware that very distinguished in
huences from Delaware seem to think
they ought to have exceptional recogni-
tion and that they not only made ap-
plicationi for Mr.. Bowlings place just
after his death and before his burial,
but they did, in fact. do so some time
before his death.
Il have generally thought the incum-
bent of an office should not be narrowed
during serious illness by a fight over
the appointment OF a successor in the
anticipated event OF his death, so I
made no noise about the appointment
at that time. I repeat, however. that
l refrain from opposition to the very
large and excellent equity of claim that
the uplifting influence of Delaware
politics seems to feel It Is entitled to.
because l was distinctly led to under
stand that the raid in the direction
Of the collectorship OF internal revenues
for the ristrict of Maryland and Della
ware would not be successful after the
authorship OF the Treasury had been
conceded to Delaware's very strong
pressure for It,"