Evening journal., 1913-09-30
MARYLAND
IS UNITED
Agree at Late Hour on Their
Choice for the Collector
ship
WILL PRESENT BRYAN'S
NAME TO PRESIDENT

snecial TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
WASHINGTON. d. c., Seut. SV-
The MARYLAND delegation will for
mally indorse William II. Bryan OF
Baltimore county, for Collector oi
Internal Revenue Il Baltimore.
This is the substance of state
ment made yesterday 10y Representa-,
tive Linthicum following sccoho
conference of the Maryland deiesa-
ton called by Mayor Preston OF Bal
timore. and attended by him.
The further announcement was
made az the conference itself Dy
Representative Talbot, who is spon-
sor for the Bryan candidacy, thar
senator John Walter Smith viii join
his colleagues in recommending the
appointment of Mr.. Bry n. As Mr.
Talbot put IL, Mr.. Bryan will be
entirely satisfactory to Ienaiof
smith.
The Senator was not present yes
terday and took no part IN the hrst
conference held week ago. lie
did. however. sign the letter of pro-
test 10 the President against the APP
pointmont Of Alfred Raughlcy, of
Delaware. lie has now, II seems. de-
cided to unite with his associates IN
Congress In favor of Mr. Bryan.
Il can be stated positively that tho
selection Of Mr.. Bryan Is the result
Of Mr. Talbotts vigorous support.
The Second District Congressman Is
the only member OF tho delegation
who went into the original confer
cnce or that yesterday With can
ddate. The others members we're
prepared TO suggest names and did
suggesc them. but Mr. Talbot alone
had man for whom he could make
a fight.
Some Members Not Enthusiastic.
II can be added just as positively
that some OF the members OF the
delegation are not enthusiastic over
the candidacy Of Mir. Bryan, though
All OF them concede tina. nothing OBJ
jectionable can be brought against
him. lie has been recommended by
many business men C. Baltimore. but
every seasoned Congressman knows
that such recommendation may be
had without great difficulty.
Yesterdays conference was at
tended by Representative CoyingtOn,
Linthicum. smith and Talbot, Rep
rescntatiYe Lewis being absent be-
sides senator Smith Mr. Lewis
sent word that he was engaged upon
other matters and Senator Smith
sent no word az all. Mayor Preston
strongly urged the Congrcssmen 10
make stubborn fight to keep the
office in Maryland. He said that he
had no candidate, but that Mr.
Bryan was not objectionable TO him
Following the conference Repre-
sentative Iinthicum made this an
nouncement:
'Thc entire Maryland delegation
will endorse William H. Bryan. oI
Baltimore county for Collector Of In
ternal Revenue. A second conference
will be held the latter part OF ihil
week or the first OF next, when ",
viii formally recommend Mr.. Bryan e
the President. We VIII probably cal
upon President Wilson in a body fol
this purpose
Mayor Sees President.
Earlier la the day President Wilson
was asked by Mayor Preston ant
President Rufus NJ Gibbs. of the Bal
timore Board Of Trade, 20 give the Of
fee 10 a Marylander. They made thu
same arguments that have been prev
iously used against Mr.. Raughlcy,
pointing to the fact that PRACTICAL.
all OF the taxes 10 be collected vii
come from Marylanders and that
Mafyiander should be the man Z
make these collections.
Mir Gibbs said IL mattcred nothin
TO him whom the President named 8
L.. .t4 81 tut.
Representative Talbot Joined tn
visitors in asking that a Marylande
be named.
The President smilingly suggesto
hat he would like the Baltimore pee
Die to hear what Senator Saulsbur
lah 10 say about this appointmen
tie said he wished they could have
lose OF the same medicine which I
had been taking for about two week
Then the President reminded h
callers that Delaware had DEM
cratic Senator now. which entitl'
hat State to some consideration.
But when Delaware had two Der
,cratic Senator's put in Mr.. Talbot
the State did not get the cole
iorship. lt was kept in Marylan
where IL belonged. This was in q
clyevelsnd administration
Ne Other Name Presented.
The conference at the Capitol las
ID only nalf an hour. but that VI
ong enou I to develop the fact IN
20 other name than that of Bryi
was being pressed for the indorscme
of the State delegation.
Representative Talbot will call
third conference either on Saturd
or on Monday Of next week and "
at the same time make an appoir
ment for the Marylanders to call up
the President