Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-06-26
To Leave All To Wilson.
Washington Correspondent of the Balti-
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AS soon as the confirmation of Joshu
W. Miles, to be Collector of Internal Reeve
nue., and of W. Mitchell Diggs. to be Nava
Officer at Baltimore, is ordered by tn
Senate the Senators from Maryland vii
submit individual lists of names for tn,
remaining Federal offices to be filed.
There will be no compromises or agree
ments as to a slate and no understanding
between Smith and Lee that one or the
other of them will keep hands off this jol
or that. Each of the Senators will propose
his own names and take what the Admin
istratiOn chooses to pass out.
Moreover, it can be stated with reason
able certainty that there will be no fur
Their blockades of Maryland appointments.
Any nominations sent in that do not in
volve the obvious unfitness of the nominee
will be promptly acted upon by the Senate.
The experience of Senators Smith and
Lee in holding up combinations has not
been pleasant 1t has strengthened neither
OF them with the Administration or with
the party at home. 1t has not promoted
harmony between the two factions and
made neither of them friends in Washing
ton or in the State
Each of the Senators has tried the ex-
pertinent of delaying the confirmation of
Maryland appointments, and each, for rea-
sons of his own. As is well known, Sena-
tor Smith checked all action on Miles and
Diggs until he could have some demon
stratiOn of the Administration future at
titude toward him and his friends lie
has, in the income tax appointments, re-
ceived measure of recognition, enough, it
can now be stated, to warrant him in with
drawing further objection to the pending
nominations.
Senator Lee held up the confirmation of
a group of Maryland postmasters few
weeks ago. All of them had been recon-
mended by the Congressman in whose dis
triets the Offices were located, and the en-
barge which the junior Senator placed upon
the appointments, temporary though it was,
caused considerable feeling in the delega-
ton.
Later Lee withdrew his objections and
the postmasters were acted upon
These experiments have convinced the
Senators that it is not very comfortable
thing TO exercise the power each of them
has in the matter of nominations, and the
result will be, it is now believed, that all
future appointments, through whatever
influence they may be made, will be
brought forward and confirmed without
difficulty or delay.
This will hold, il now seems likely. even
in the case of the United States District
AttOrneyships. Each of the Senators will
be chagrined II the other is given this
place by the President or if third man
not originally Endorsed by either is named
II is TO be doubted. however. if the con-
firmation of the nominee for this Office is
held back, whoever lands it.
In other words, the patronage deadlock
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pears to be broken in so far as the con-
iirmation Of nominees is concerned. The
fight for the remaining Offices will centre
around the White House and executive
departments. Senate committees will not
be appealed to. either by Senator Smith or
Senator Lee. for support in forcing issue
with each other or with the Admnistra-
ton
Recommendation will soon be submit
ted by the Senators as individuals for the
other offices in the near future The lis
of desirable places includes the collector
ship of the port. the appraisership. tn,
surveyOrship of the port and the deput,
surveyorship.
The United States marshalship is to be
filed also, as is the commissionership o.
immigration The subtreasurership is moi
calculated upon. the information havinf
gone out that this office Is to be abolished
as soon as the new currency system be-
co mes operative.
For these places each of the Senators il
expected to have slate. The admins
tration will therefore have a further oppor-
tunity to divide offices between the ele.
ments represented by Smith and Lee.
Only the direct request of the President
himself for the get-together plan will, il is
now evident. prevent the fractional fight
being carried from the top to the bottom
of the appointment list.
Senator Lee will confer with Secretary
McAdOO this week. il is understood, with
regard to the three income tax officials to
be awarded to the Lee people. So far the
junior Senator has not indicated whom he
will recommend for the remaining places
1t is still stated that Mr. Smith will urge
the appointment of Delegate McQuade for
the fourth place which Smith, the senior
Senator. expects to get. Cecil E. Wing, of
Cecil county, may be urged also for one Of
the places.
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