New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
REILLY AP UlNItD
 . ]. BY SIC. h'Apoo fx-congIessman Named Special
 Internal Revenue Agent Tor Conn.

Internal Revenue Agent TOT Co00.
 Hartford, May 5.-The question of the future of ex-Cogressman Thomas IL. Reilly of Meriden was settled last evening, when he received word from Secretary Of the Treasury William G. McAdoo that, he had been ap- pointed special internal revenue agent for Connecticlt, with head quarters in this city. His duties will begin next week. MT. Reilly will displace no other good democrat as 1t is understood that the place was created for him.
 MT. Reilly said last evening at his home in Meriden that he would do special work in connection with the income tax. He was unable to say what that particular work will be and
 knew of no other details. He said that
 James J. Walsh, collector of internal revenue for this district, had nothing
 whatever to do with his appointment,
 but that, inasmuch as Mir. Walsh is
 the collector of the district, he sup
 posed he would be under his super. vision, although, he was accountable
 to the treasury department.
 Walsh Not Satisfied.
 Collector Walsh said that he knew
 nothing of the appointment. Neither
 did he know what duties would con- stitute the work of the former con
 gressman.
 There have been many conjectures
 as to what Tom Reilly would do,
 after his retirement. to private life,
 which dated from March 4, last, as he
 severed his connection with the .'Mer-
 iden Journal some time ago. For a
 number of years he has given much
 of his time to politics, having been
 mayor of Meriden before being con-
 gressman and continuing as mayor for time while still a representative
 at Washington He was the first democrat to break into congress from
 this state in number of years, hay ing been elected in 1910 with four republicans. Tn 1912 he was reelected his colleagues being four democrats. Last fall all five went down to de- feat in something that looked like a landslide.
 One of the things which has served to keep MT. Reilly in the limlight Is the report that the postal service ern- ployees were to give him a big purse. He had been instrumental in securing
 legislation favorable to their inter- ests and they gave him reception re- gently in New York, when 1t was said that the purse was given to him, when, as a matter of fact, nothing of the kind was done. 1t was, however, Afterwards said that the receipts from the sale Of tickets to the reception would be presented to the former congressman and it was estimated that the fund thus created would amount to sac, 900, l or more. How ever, MT. Reilly Is authority for the statement that he has received noth- m sssgs lse Irony of Political Fate.
 Mr. Reilly's appointment, which Is likely to bring him into business re- lationss with Collector Walsh, is an H. illustration of the irony of political | fate. MT. Walsh was formerly fore man of the composing room of the 'fMeriden Journal" in which Mir. Reilly had a financial interest and was also active in the promotion of the political interests of the mayor congressman. He owes his present place as commissioner of internal ] revenue to the efforts of Congressman Reilly. who was supposed to be pay ing a political debt when he recom- mended him for the appointment. l Now MT. Reilly, while not, perhaps, to ofbe called a subordinate to Collec- tor Walsh. will, in a measure. be un- der his direction, according to the l understanding.
 1t is a number of years since Tom, l Reilly made his headquarters in this l City and, when last located in Hart l ford, he ran a baseball team which made something, Of a record for con
 secutive defeats. There will be many l tos welcome him back and he may be 1 glad to come, but he will probably be sorry that he comes at a time when
 there, is no professional baseball here.
 as; reports from Washington indicate
 that he is still lover of the national
 game.