Evening journal., 1913-09-19
MARYLAND Is
ANXIOUS TO
HOLD PLACE
Delegation Would Prevent the
COIIeCtOrShip Going Outside
Their State
UNITE IN APPEAL
TO THE PRESIDENT

tives ]. Fred c. Talbot, j. Charles
Linthicum and Frank o. Smith, call
ed at the White House yesterday, and
personally entered a protest with
President Wilson against the appoint
ment of any one but a Maryland man
to the position of Internal Revenue
Collector of the District of Maryland,
of which Delaware and the District of
Columbia are a part.
The President has under advise
ment the nomination of Alfred Raugh
ley, of Delaware, who has been recon-
mended by Senator Salisbury.
Congressman Linthicum was so en-
couraged by the Presidents disposi
ton not to act finally in the collec-
torship fight until he has consider
ed thoroughly Maryland's claims that
he decided to request Mr.. Talbot,
chairman OF the Maryland delegation
in the House, to call a meeting of the
Maryland Representatives, Senator
John Walter Smith and State Senator
Blair Lee, IN Washington, next Mon
day, and arrange for going to the
White House in a body and urging
President Wilson to give the collec-
torship to a Marylander.
Mr. Linthicum called upon Acting
Secretary Foster and asked that ac-
tion on the collectorship be deferred
until the President can hear from the
entire Maryland delegation. Mr.. Fos-
ter gave assurances that no action
would be taken before the first of
next week
Would Arouse Business Interests.
IF the business interests of Balti-
more want a Maryland man 70 be
made collector of internal revenue of
the Maryland district" said Congress
man Linthicum, Il hope they also will
take some steps in the way of protest
ing against this appointment going
outside of Maryland. ! am hopeful
that if the entire Maryland delega-
ton, accompanied by State Senator
Blair Lee, urge the President to give
this appointment to Maryland, he will
hesitate to turn US down We
can ask for a Maryland man and tell
the President we will back up the Sc
lection. Vigorous action is neces-
sary, and ! hope the entire delega-
tion and the Baltimore business inter
ests will come to the front and helI
US"
In his conference with the Mary
landers, the President declined tC
commit himself in any way. Messrs
Talbot, Smith and Lithicum told the
President they were not fightinl
Raughley personally. but that they
objected strenuously to having the col
lectorship go to a state which does no
bring in one-tenth of the revenue ia,
as Maryland AS a matter Of fact
Baltimore alone collects four time
more revenue than the entire Stat
of Delaware. For thi eason, if fo
no other, the Congressman argued
the nominations should come to Mary
land.
Congressman Talbot informed the
President that if he would name a Mary
lander Tor the position the united party
would agree upon one man. He said the
split in the party had been greatly ex
agrerate6, but agreed that there were
slight differences among the leaders
These differences. he assured the Presi
dent would not prevent the party from
getting together when it came TO th'
selection of a collector of internal reve
nue..
Placed upon a commercial basis, tn
appointment of a aDelaware man was un
fair. the Maryland representatives toll
the President They produced figure
showing that for the fiscal year Just end
ed. MARYLAND collected S7.s667249 il
revenues. while Delaware collected onl.
s52s. $50 .O3 The city of Baltimore alone
the figures showed, turned into the gov
ornment's exchequer s2,9o3,9 ,936.2a
II is an open secret that only a fey
days ago the nomination of Mr.. Raugh
lev. who was the recommendation q
Senator Salisbury. was upon the Pres
dents desk ready to be sent to the Ser
ate
". L. Wilson, of Baltimore, who ha
all along been a receptive candidate te
the place, was the first to get informa
tion that Maryland was soon to lose on
of its most lucrative appointments, as
serticns To this effect having been mad
by Secretary McAdoo, who declared tina
Raughley had been recommended an
the case was now in the hands OF IN
President.
Mr.. Wilson called at the White Hous
and later on Secretary McAdoo TO pr'
test against the naming of a Delawal
man. On the same day Representative
Talbot and Linthicum headed a delegi
tion of Baltimore and Washington bus
ness men to urge before Secretary Nj
Adoo the nomination of William
BRYAN. of Baltimore. Secretary Nj
Adoo intimated at that time that Il
selection of a Delaware man had bee
about decided upon. It was then thu
an appeal was taken to the President.
Not Committed to One Man
Representative Frank Q. Smith WI
the first of the Maryland congressm'
to ask for a conference with the Pres
dent to protest against the naming OF
Delaware man. He called last week az
made an appointment for yesterday.
assured newspaper men that he was n
interested in any one candidate partic
larlv but wanted the appointment to
TO Maryland.
Representatives Talbot and lnthicu
followed soon after in seeking the e
Of the President All three men we
given engagements at the same time al
appeared together.
At present there are four Baltimo
andidates-Wlham H. Bryan, W.
Wilson. Columbus O'Donnell Lee and \
thsniel Ewing, Jr