Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-04
ANOTHER ATTEMPT
TO COMPROMISE ON
COLLECTORSH|P
Unsuccessful Effort TO Reach
an Agreement for Internal
Revenue Job.
BALL STICKS TO PEeNEY

senator Coleman du pcnt and his
friends. u WAS stated today. have Of
fer-d to senator l.. Heirler Rail- and
his frionds. position IN Delaware for
senator Balls secretary. Thomas T.
fscrey, which would pay him more
than he IL now reeeiving NJ Washing
ton. and agree 20 tho nomination cf
sny one of six friends Of senator
BALLS tor the office of collector of In
turnsl revenue. The matter is said
90 have hccr threshold ont NJ con-
ference IN Washington early this week
Tho AIN friends ~ senator Rau that
senator ia ront and his friends agree
So sanction Tor appointment are: r.
y Shurter. william a. Heald Darling
son Finn. Colonel Weller z. Stover.
TURNER Governor s. : pennewill and
John W. Herring
Nr. shurtor. who is resident of
rlsner.. acted a. Col Henry \. du
Points secretary. while the lstter was
In the Sonste. and IL hts personal
s"cr"iarN ~ the present time. MIR.
Hrah is u well-known Wilmington
nttornoN n former postmaster of the
city I've was NJ one time memher
~ Congress- and II recov iized az a
friend and supporter ~ Colonel Henry
\. du rort Darlington Finn. who Is
recorder ~ deeds is also recognized
a. supporter ~ Colonel du ront. He
was appointed 90 the recordership by
Governor nennev az the request of
Colonel IA ront. u is understood.
Colonel Weller T.. Stcver. who is city
assessor ~ Wilmington. Is man gen
orally recognized as independent OF
both factions. hut Is closely allied TO
she Republican city chairman. J. Aus
TIN Ellison. who is known as ono Of
senator Balls supporters In this con-
sroversy.
Former Governor :. : pernewill
resides IN Dover. He has been recog-
nircd In the controversy heretofore
a. a friend ~ senator Rail and former
senator Henry 4 du pont John w
Hrring ~ Milford Is personal friend
~ senator Bail and one ~ nj, former
classmates 40 college.
Senator Rail has turned all these
proposals down. n Is said. He wants
he secretary. Thomas r.. reeney. 10
he appointed recorder ~ deeds ~ New
Castle county In place Of Darlington
Finn the present recorder. in the
event of the istter's appointment as
internsl revenue collector. according
~ report.
Feency 10 reported To have been Of
fcred tho position of deputy state tax
commissioner. under Sts,e Tax Com
missioner NJ. Howard Jester. which
position would bring him 20 Delaware
snG pay him more than he IL getting
a. Washington.
n - significant that ono ~ tho six
mon offered hv senator du Pont 70
Senator Ball Is city Assessor Slower
and u is understood that Senator du
ront and his friends would unite on
peenev for s'overs Job IN the event o'
tho latter being eventually named for
internal revenue collector.
In spite ~ the desire Of Senator dy
ront and his friends IN comprouais.
tho controversy. by Offering tho Ball.
Henry du pont men for the Office O.
collector ~ internal revenue. which
brought with II the proposition 20 ap,
t'oirt p~eney 20 one ~ two Jobs n
Delaware Senator Ball and his friend.
refuse 10 agree 20 the compromise. :,
Is said. unless Peeney he appointed
recorder of deeds of New Castle
county. which office would be open II
the event 90 Flihns being appointed
20 tho colleCtorship.
Peeney's appointment as recorder n
deeds for the uneypired term. which
ends in December 1922. would placs
him IN a position 10 run for nonlinR
rion for the next four-yeer term ir
New Castle county in the fall Of thi.
year.