Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
INDIGNANT OVER
| INTERFERENCE IN
| NAMING O'HANLON
As MARITIME and Ingersoll See
Wilson, Colleagues Promise
Townsend Support.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The af-
Eairs of the nation, including Mexico,
Panama tolls, trust legislation and
fother matters, had to give away this
morning in the Presidents office to
enable the head of the government to
give time and attention to the squab-
pie over a village postmastership. 1t
vas South Orange that occupied the
Ecentre of the stage to the exclusion
of all other national affairs.
Senator MARITIME and Charles H.
lngersoll were given preference at
l0;40 O'Clock this morning over all
comers with the President There are
senators and congressman who have
been endeavoring for weeks to find
time to see the President personally
ITO talk over national matters, but
fthey have been put off from day to
4 day because of the stress of other
things deemed more important. Today
they were astonished to learn that a
Visitor from New Jersey, who hap
pened to be one of the contributors
to the Presidents campaign fund had
been given time to discuss with him
the affairs of a postoffice appoint
ment.
MARITIME and Ingersoll Call.
Senator MARITIME and Charles H. In
gerson called at the White House Of
Z fices yesterday to protest against the
confirmation of John ]. O'Hanlon as
postmaster of South Orange. They
had lengthy interview with Secre-
ttary Tumulty and tried to induce him
to break in on the presidential sched-
ule to permit them to air their griev-
I ance in person to the head of the ma
tion over this postoffice appointment.
.NsEhe secretary proved adamant and
>fefused to break up the days schedule
FLOR ANY such trivial purpose
The visitors then became jnsistent
and Mr.. Ingersoll minated that in
view of certain things that had been
hone in the past for the President
That he should be- given some. con-
sidera ton. He also intimated that
khe had some things to say which were
8for the presidential ears only, and
Z that as a1nfatter of courtesy he should
4 be given a chance to say those things
whether they would do any good or
bot. Secretary Tumulty tried to make
+ 1t plain that the President was en-
crossed with affairs of great import,
affairs that affected the nation at
large, and it was hardly fair to. break
in on these momentous matters with
trivialities. Mr.. Ingersoll declared
that what he had to impart to the
President were not trifies. In view
of this the secretary reluctantly ar
ranged for a place for him on today's
schedule.
Jersey Delegation Indignant.
Representative Edward w. Town
send when he heard of the visit of
Mr.. Ingersoll and it's object communal
Gated with his colleagues. They, too,
had heard of it, and the subject was
freely discussed yesterday afternoon
in the lobby of the House. Most of
the members were outspoken in their
resentment of what they termed the
,inwarranted interference of Senator
MARITIME. Nearly all of them have
had to endure more or less of it, and
now they are on the point of revolt
ing.
They assured Congressman Town.
send that they would stick to him in
the South Orange case and do every
thing in their power to show their re-