Milford chronicle., 1913-09-19
DELAWARE MAN MAY
GET FEDERAL PLUM
Salisbury Endorses Alfred RAughley of
Harrington for Revenue Collector in
This District.

Senator Salisbury last week confirmed
the report that he had endorsed Alfred
Raughley of Harrington. to be Collector
of Internal Revenue for the district COM
prising Delaware and Maryland to sue
coed John B. Hanna. Furthermore Sena-
tor Salisbury expressed himself force
fully on the pending appointment Il
believe that Mr.. Raughley will be ap-
pointed, he said.
Continuing, Senator Salisbury said
"There is every reason why 1t IS now
DelaWare's turn for the Office. Any
one must agree that it is Delaware's
turn. Then again the appointment of
a Delawarean would prevent strife and
bitterness in Maryland.
From his optimistic manner it was
evident that Senator Salisbury believes
that he has practically won his fight to
have a Delawarean appointed to the
office held so long by Marylanders, al
though the whole state of Delaware is
in the same collectors district. Curl
ously enough, Mr.. Raughley while at
tending the fair in Wilmington, was
seated only a few feet from Senator
Salisbury who had box with his guest
Senator Joseph Ransdell of Louisiana.
To friend Mr.. Raughley expressed his
confidence that the appointment was
practically in his favor and intimated
that the matter was nearer a conclusion
than any of the printed reports had pic
tured it.
Naturally Senator Salisbury has con-
Quoted his fight for the cOllectOrship
quietly knowing that it would stir up a
tempest among Maryland Congressman
and Democrats generally when once it
became known. The fact that Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdOO informed
a Baltimore delegation that Delaware
man might be appointed and that Presl-
dent Wilson had been quoted as indicat-
ing that he inclined to the Ranghley
appOintment shows what progress the
iinior Senator has made in his work.
baltimore papers admit that President
Wilson has been impressed with the
recommendations of Senator Salisbury
and recognise the seriousness of the !
situation from a Maryland standpoint. !
On the proposed Raughley appoint |
ment the Baltimore Sun says:
After the delegation had returned |
to Baltimore, however, an investigation |
of the tip given the Marylanders by Mr.. |
McAdoo developed the fact that the |
President is seriously considering Raugh- |
lev for this office and might at any time |
send the name of the Delawarean to the |
Senate for confirmation. Mr.. Wilson |
has been impressed with the recOmmen-
datiOns of Senator Salisbury. That much |
can be stated with certainty.
Moreover, it is known at both the |
White House and at the Treasury De-
partment that if Senator Saulsbury's |
candidate for this Office is named there
will be no question as to his cOnfirma- |
tion in the Senate. This cannot be said |
of any Marylander, unless that Mary |
lander is satisfactory to Senator John |
Walter Smith.
Senators Smith and Salisbury are warm |
personal friends and have been associ-
atsd in many business matters on the /
M aryland-Delaware Peninsula. Neither !
of them will oppose the confirmation of |
a candidate for the cOllectOrship who is |
a friend of the other. That can be stated |
with certainty.
There is no likelihood that a political |
friend of Senator Smith will be named |
collector of internal revenue, in any
event, and the DelaWareans have taken
advantage of that situation to press
the claims of their candidate. They are
prepared to promise that Senator Smith
will make no trouble for the nominee
appointed upon the Endorsement of SEN
ator Salisbury"
Mr.. Raughley is a prosperous stock
dealer in Harrington and of late years
has been influential in Kent county poll
tics. He was one of the Kent county
delegates to the last Democratic National
and at the time of his selec-
tion was regarded as a Champ Clark {
man. He with all the other delegates,
ote for Woodrow %SS pN Wilson e T Durin e the
Senatorial fight last winter Mr. Raugh- Z
ey was a warm supporter of Senator
salisbury. He is about so years of age .
and is known throughout the state. :