Evening journal., 1914-06-22
maryland Leaves
ALL TO PRESIDENT
No Further Hold Up Of Ap-
j pOintments in State Now
Expected
EACH SENATOR
TO SUBMIT LIST

WASHINGTON, June 22.- As soon as
the confirmation Of Joshua W. Miles
to be Collector Of Internal Revenue and
OF W Mitchell Digges, to be Naval ON.
Ger ut Baltimore, is ordered by the Sen.
aye the senators from Maryland will
suomit individual lists of names for the
remaining federal offices to be filed.
There win be no compromises Or
agreements as to slate and no under
standing between Smith and Lee that
one Or the other Of them win keep
hands of this job or that Each Of the
senators viii propose his own names
and take what the administration
chooses to pass out.
Moreover, it can be stated with rea-
sonaole certainty that there will be no
further bloekades Of Maryland appoint
ments. Any nominations sent IN that
DO not involve the obvious unftness of
the nominee will be promptly acted
upon by the Senate.
Inc experience OF Senators Smith and
Lee m holding up combinations has not
oeen pleasant, IL has strengthened
neither OF them with the administra.
tion or with the party at home. II has
not promoted harmony between the
two factions and made neither Of them
friends IN Washington or in the state
Each OF the senators has tried the ex. |
pertinent Of delaying the confirmation |
Of Maryland appointments, and each, |
tor reasons Of his own As ia well known. |
Senator Smith checked an action on
Miles and Digges until he could have
some demonstration Of the admmistrn
tion's future attitude toward him and
his friends. He has, in the income tax |
appointments, received q measure OF /
recognition, enough, it can now be
stated, to warrant him in withdrawing I
further objection TO the pending nomi. |
nations.
Senator Lee held up the confrma-
ton OF group OF Maryland post |
masters few weeks ago All of |
them had been recommended by the |
Congressman in whose districts the |
offices We're located, and the en- /
barge which the junior Senator |
placed upon the appointments, tenn |
porary though II was. caused con- |
siderable feeling in the delegation. !
Later Lee withdrew his objections |
and the postmasters were acted upon. |
These experiments have convinced |
the Senators that II is not a very |
comfortable thing 10 exercise the |
power each OF them has in the matter |
oi nominations. and the result will /
be, II is now believed, that all future |
appointments, through whatever in |
fiuence they may be made, Will be |
brought forward and confirmed with |
out 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 If the
other is given this place by the Presi-
dent or II third man not original
~ lndorsed by either is named. II |
u to be doubted, however, II the con
Of the nominee for this Of
nee is held back whoever lands il,
In other words, the patronage dead
lock in the matter OF Maryland
patronage appears to be broken inso-
far as the confirmation OF nominees
IS concerned. The fight for the re-
offices VIII center around
the White House and executive de-
partments. Senate committees win n
not be appealed to, either by Senator
smith or Senator Lee, for support in
forcing Issue with each other or with
the Administration.
Recommendation will soon he si-.
mitted by the Senators as individuals
for the other offices in the near in.
ture. The list Of desirable places in
eludes the collectorship Of the port. the
lppraisership, the surveyor OF the port
and the deputy surveyorship.
The United States marshalship il 10
be filled also, as is the commissioner.
ship of immigration. The subtreasure-
ship is not calculated upon, the infor.
nation having gene out that this Office
s TO be abolished as soon as the new
currency system becomes operative
For these places each Of the Senators
s expected to have slate. The adj
ninistration win therefore have a fur.
her opportunity to divide offices Id.
ween the elements represented bv
smith and Lee. Only the direct request
i the President himself for get to.
'ether plan will. il is now evident. pre-
'ent the factional nght being carried
rom the top 70 the bottom Of the ap.
continent list. i
Senator Lee viii confer with Secre. |
ary AIcAdoo this week it is understood I
With regard to the three income tax \
tlicials TO be awarded 70 the Lee peo- I
'le. So far the junior Senator has not I
Indicated whom he will recommend for
he remaining places.
II is still stated that Mr.. Smith will
rge the appointment of Delegate Nc
luade for the fourth place which Smith,
he senior Senator, expects to get.
'ecil p. Wing, Of Cecil county, may be
Urged also for one of the places.