Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-15
LOOKS LIKE EAF|GHT
OVER COLLECTOR OF
INTERNAL REVENUE
Senator du pont Said to Favor
Tcwnssnd, While Ball Sticks
TO Peeney.
WOMEN ARE WITH DU POINT
ersc'sl tisrntch From Every Evenings
Washington Cor 'espcndent.

snsc'sl plsra,ch From Every Evenings
Washington Cor 'espondent.
washington. oct. ih.--Whlle every
thing relating 90 Federal patronage
Toe Delaware aecnAs "a serene and
s~nsile as summers dream. the--
sfe douhtin9 Thomascs here who con-
= that there Ia indication of u'eat-
enins w.ath = IN the coming days for
the Delaware congrcssl aei delegation
There are numerous postofllce ap-
rointmensH 90 be made In the state.
for these places there have been filed
multiplicity OF applications and In
4, mentu There viii have TO be an
ssre~mei aa 90 apportionmcnt of
thear offices among the members of
the delegation, embracing senators
i,aii and DUPONT and Representative
layton. or se their disposition will
have 90 be determined y. the relative
81 inHth uf the individual members
n IL .pw ~ some pei sons here
thni Senator du runt viii become the
venlng fn, or IN the matter. and
viii hrh.n about some kind of agree
~ % an equitable division.
while ma ihll and senator du
rnnt are known 60 be on friendly
serms. and have had at least one con-
ference since the Junior Senator ar
rived IA Washington. u may be IN.
tefestlnH o. a rrcat many persons q
appflaed ~ the fact that IN,
nsniof senator and Representative
aytnn are likewise on the best o
tu ms, ana that they, too, will tall
matters over in a heart heart wa,
whenever opcaaiun presents itself.
Women fake Hand.
A straw showing which way th'
Nnsd blows h the fact that Mrs Don
sd Ashmook, chairman ot the Re
publican Momrn's club ~ Wilmington
lndorued sylvester y. Townsen'
iur internal revenue collector fol
t'Hlawafe, She expresses the view
thai mnsl ~ the women are for Town
ssnh, No because uf any factional In
ruencus uf personal animosity. but
40 aha states, on the lofty grounds @
the hest service.
NfH Ashhfouk contends that th
Wumsn ~ Delaware DO not seek 20
lltleei prefprmunt. hut that they scel
ga nisu the ndard of public ser
Nf w tAN'ANh VT UNIV AtAf AtN0
e@stiani dependable and worthy me-
.. ait WIN may be- relied on 60 ronde
service commensurate with the need
rf enc country,
Mta. Anhhronk has iet IL be know
thAi whe and those associated with he
sfe rirdrcd o. stand together IN sup
pNft ~ the best men for public nc,
and they have determined 60 max
tgelf demands felt IN the selection G
uuhlie officials
n is widely known that Senate
hRl ~ lndorsing Thomas r.. pceney
Ma secretary for the appointment G
collector, and Il il admitted that
would he a dlfilcult matter 90 brin
~ Ut situation that would force hin
lo withdraw his support from him.
an ront was Favor Townsend.
u Il believed ln some quarters su
hhH been 30 suggested, that Senate
du pout viii insist upon Townsend Il
collector, an, u II asserted he can
here fully decided &C. give Townser
hls support, but, az yet, there is 7
Indication that the matter has bee
taNen up by the Senators FOR detc
mlnatinn.
Both senators Yesterday disclaim,
hfVing considered the matter. thoug
they said. they had discussed man
things relating 90 public matters
ihelt disposal