Evening journal., 1913-09-23

call issued by Mr.. Talbot a few
days ago. to discuss the matter
of the appointment of a Collector
OF Internal Revenue for the Dis
trict OF Maryland. Congressman
Covington, Lithicum, Talbot,
Lewis and Smith we're present.
Senator John Walter Smith had
intended TO join the delegation,
but he was Unexpectedly detained
al Snow Hill by business en-
gagement. Senator Blair Lee,
the Democratic candidate for the
United States Senate, and Senator
Charles P. Coady, the Democratic
candidate for Congress from the
Third district, we're also at the
meeting Those present all dis
cussed very thoroughly the possi-
bility of a resident Of the State
of Delaware being appointed as
Collector of Internal Revenue,
and the various phases of the
present fight to keep the place in
NldA Aanu WII0 kOAAI ONEIs 2Qh~
gressmen Talbot, Linthicum and
Smith told their story of the re-
cent interview with the President,
and Congressman Covington and
Senator Lee also detailed their
interview with him today. All Of
these interviews had for their
object a vigorous protest against
the appointment of a man for In
ternal Revenue Collector for
Maryland who is not a Maryland
er, because of the vast volume of
business Of the State being in
Maryland
Maryland Entitled to Office.
The delegation determined 10
keep constantly before the mind of
the President the fact that of the
total revenue Of the district, ST.
100000 is collected from Maryland
and only $50, 900 from Delaware, and
that the business interests of all
kinds in the State are filing strong
protests against the naming OF col
iector not a resident of Maryland.
They also obtained some data which
shows that when the income tax
becomes part of the revenue col
lectel in the district of Maryland, it
will increase the proportion of the
total revenue collected from the
state of Maryland. There will be
presented az once TO the President a
formal and vigorous objection in
writing against the appointment Of
any person not resident of the
State of Maryland to be collector,
and the delegation was entirely
united upon the subject.
In the near future it is expected
there will be q candidate offered who
will be acceptable to the Maryland
Democracy and whose character and
capacity will be such that he will be
entirely satisfactory TO the Presi-
dent The present delegation in
Congress is practically united be-
hind candidate at this time.
Appeal Made to President.
Early yesterday Representative Co
ngton and Senator Lee called upon Il
President in person and explained u
ressing political as well as businei
easons why the collectorship should
.ept in the state. They did not go t
ether, but il is known that they toe
lmost identically the same ground.
Mr.. Covington made II plain to tt
President that facuonalism in tn
Iarty in the state had. not been n
ponsible for the failure of all II
erests to agree upon candidate. Il
aid the office itself being of unce
ain tenure the Marylanders had r
ntimation that il was about to
He'd. II any suggestion had con
lefore IL did that Collector Hanr
vas about to be replaced, Mr.. Covini
on assured the President, such
candidate would have been produce
All this and a good deal more in Il
natter of detail was presented to q
President and when the intervie
vas concluded the Congressman le
With the distinct impression that Il
mind, il II had been clos'
vas again reopened upon the subjeC
70 promises we're made, but the a
urance was given that precipita
ction would not be taken in maxim
he nomination.
A second conference will probab'
'e called as soon as It can be mad
to Senator Smith. In II
Meantime the letter of protest wi
e dispatched to the White House an
he President relied upon not TO mo'
urther until the Marylanders ha'
'een given an opportunity to preset
heir candidate