Evening journal., 1914-03-21
NAMED,
SALISBURY IS
TURNED DOWN
President Appoints Maryland
Man to the Revenue
COIIeCtOTShip
RAUGHLEY URGED
BY DELAWARE SENATOR
py The united press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. March 21.-Presi-
dent Wilson today turned down scna-
tor Salisbury of Delaware, In favor Of
Senator Blair Lee, OF Maryland lie
nominated Joshua W Miles, Of SOM
erset county. Nd as collector Of in-
ternal revenue for the Delaware
Maryland and District OF Coiumbls
district and Mitchell Digges. Of
Charles county. Md. to be naval officer
for the port Of Baltimore.
Announcement from Washington
that President Wilson had appointed
Mr. Miles TO be collector Of internal
revenue for the district OF Maryland,
which includes Delaware. viii be o.
shock 10 the Democrats of Delaware.
Alfred Raughley. OF Harrington. Kent
count. WAS urged by Senator Willard
/ Salisbury for appointment as collec-
tor of internal revenue Senator
Salisbury professed confidence an
along that he would be able to land
the appointment for Mr. Rauehley.
The first intimation that Senator
Salisbury had been seeking the Of
fee for "a Delawarean evidently took
the Maryland delegation by surprise,
and they marshalled their forces and
got behind William Ii. Bryan, OF Bal
timore. for collector Mr. Salisbury
still maintained that Mr. Raughley
would be named
Last week announcement was made
that Seuatot Blair Lee of Alarylpnd had
urged Mr.. Miles Tor the collectorshipl
and that Senator John Walter Smith OF
MARYLAND would not oppose the appoint
ment of Mr. Miles The two Senator'S
j had not been agreed on Mr. Bryan
Senator Lee Withholding support from
the Baltimorean.
On Wednesday last delegation OF
one hundred Democrats from all part.
of Delaware called on President Wilson
+ and urged him 70 appoint Alr. kaughle,
as recognition OF Delaware, which hal
t not had the collector foi many years
p and also AZ recognition Of pelawnr
/ Dcm6lrdts 7he-P president promised q
3 40 sumc .'mofc thinking The next da.
p an unofficial report came from Wash
inaion Tint The President had decided l.
appoint 1lf Miles
Mr.. Rauphlov, who was urged b,
Senator Salisbury, was a delegate <
the National Convention In Baltimore
and Is well-known down the State
When he was elected a delegate hs
was regarded as a Champ Clark man
but he voted with the Delaware dele
cation first, last and all the time fol
Mr. Wilson in the convention.
The turn-down of Senator Sauls
bury and the failure 90 appoint Mr.
Raughley is regarded as a blow a
the prestige and influence the Della
[, ware Senator Is supposed to havl
! with the President, and it will causl
a disappointment TO those Delawar
Democrats who had counted on land
i. ing some Of the patronage that tn
collector OF revenue has TO hand oui
I, Heretofore Delaware has gotten bu
Z two deputy collectors of revenue, AM
they are under civil service.
Whether senator salisbury will b
able to get some lucrative office for Nh
7 Raughley. since his failure to land hin
y a. revenue collector. remains 10 be- seer
: The colcctorship is 10 pay $4,000 a yea
under a new law, 10 say nothing of tn
many good jobs that the collector cai
hand out TO the faithful. practically al
of which il Is expected will 20 To Mary
y landers.
!, Mr. Miles lives in Princess Ann,
Z Nd, is lawyer and was formerl
4 Congressman from the First Con
: gressional district For many year
h he has been the recognized Dem
cratic leader in Somerset count,
n He was an ardent personal and pol
4 teal friend of the late Arthur I
a German and was. perhaps. the pic
q neer in the fight to eliminate tn
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