Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-19
LOOKS LIKE FIGHT
BETWEEN SENATORS
OVER APPOINTMENT
Townsend Apparently Backed
Ivy Senator du Pont tor
Revenue Collector.
BALL STANDS BY PEENEY
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MeMnaiun. pct. no. while Sena
irf 80 i'Nnt ana senator HAN are
slfl,lnn o. Kpi luaoiher on tho appoint
alfnl 30 internal revenue collector for
s'piAWRrp. the respective friends and
sHrpNflulR nf sylvester -. Townsend
ava Thomas n. lpsney of Wilmington
49, W lively airunHlo for supremacy
thHuFahdn of ufHunt letter and petit
tiNna Hiu ponNnH 90 the Delaware SEM
HiHiH aahlnH tho appointment ot these
WpN Mnsi of those who are support
NH fuWuaUud ave communicating with
NpuhlUp du runt white those who
utlNf Penney are consulting senator
naN
obviously Be iH clearly understood
that thr ernhtora arc "idcd on the
matter. athatur nall being Tor reeney
end Hpnaiur du pum Townsend
tiUfnra Senator du nont returned
liNm the West pceney thought he
WaH a. sood as appointed Naturally
he Thought that way, as senator Ban
Waa ha ardent supporter and senator
an ipnt was mot taking any part In
thv rhulgo ui Federal appointments.
rpenck hnd bis friends were sanguine
even after senator du Points return
lur sometime after he arrived they
we're under the impression that he was
ntapulinR ~ pvonoys appointment.
% even then lookcd like senator Balls
suptolafN would have "walk-over.' e
thnnge In The situation.
Recently. it daWnctf upon peeney
H.H
ntUr was leaning toward some one
else than Penney. An at once a New
lllrhmond was pat ia the field in the
prrHun of Townsend, and the whole
iaee of the situation was changed.
From q onc-man contest Sc was
changed Go q spirited duel not only
between two asplants but between
tNn pntaEnniatig factions. each rep
frapntlnR certain ideals. policies and
principles in governmental affairs.
Nnl Decide Leadership.
Unless those Senators. who have
the combined power to name the col
lvciur can reach on agreement and
both Indorso the same man. il appears
shat tho appointment may finally d,
nHdp upon the recommendation of tn,
one who is the more strongly en-
tfuurhcd with the administration. II
she vuntcst b. Fought 60 finish be
tween the Senators 90 detormin,
which shall havo the power of direct.
ihn the nomination 81 the collector
then thp ONE who wins viii undoubtedly
hc iu control % a very large degree
Senator GA pont and Senator Bal
unNt hnd humorous conferences about
uiH ent thlncs. phcy are together
every day and of course talk about
theHp matters. senator du pou spend,
great deal of time in senator Bali.
ollce ln the Capitol. and goes 70 tn,
latlers office in the senate ofic,
huiidiug Likewise. senator Ball goe,
90 Senator du Points Office. Natural,
they are on friendly terms, but Il Il
evident thas the collectorship Is a "A,
ga the ointment" which must he dis
posed ~ before Il would he cafe 4
say that "all g lovely and the COOS
hangs high'
No Agreement.
when asked about the collectorshir
to-day, senator Ball said that nothin
had developed I'VE are considerin
the coilectorship." said he. hut \
agreement has as yet been reache,
We have discussed the matter but
can not say that the result near
anythlng. ! have nothing IN come,
ton with the prospective appointmer
that would be ~ interest 10 the public