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WHO WAS WINNER
IN THE HOT FIGHT !
FOR RCOLLECTORSH|P
Friends Of Each Senator Have
Room to Claim Credit for
Favorite.
BALANCE TIPS TO DU POINT
STAR Correspondence os Every Evening.
WAnhington Corresnnndcnt

STAR Correspondence ot Every Evening
Washington Correspondent.
Washington. Merch "a matter
that n interesting. as well as disturb
fns. 10 the members Of the variou.
factions OF the Republican party Of
Delaware Is the question as 10 which
one of the Delaware Senators. l.. ueis-
Ter Rail- or Coleman du Pont. came out
on top In the settlement OF the difn-
cult problem involved in selection OF the
internal revenue collector for the State.
The partisans of Senator Rail- VIII say
he undoubtedly won I'm that contest.
while the factlonal friends OF senator
du Font Will insist the Junior senator
triumphed. and that the senior SEN
ator was forced To comply with the
terms laid down by the friends and
supporters OF Senator, du Pont.
IL Is true, the du Pont people say
Senator Ball named one OF his friends
Tor the position. but the one he finally
selected for the place resigned for
fecney was one Of the number arbi-
trarily put forward by the hackers of
Senator du Pont as the result OF
conference engaged in only by du
Points friends. looking 10 the settle
mont of tho colleCtorship problem.
Those who are responsible for the Sc
lection or this list OF Balls friends"
contend that the senior Senator. I'm
losing Peoney for collector. virtually
los, his nght, and that du Pont won g.
"Generous" of Ball.
on tho other hand. Senator Balls
friends. say IL was "a generous thing
for the senior senator 10 Yield In this
matter. and that Il is greatly 70 his
credit. for IL shows that in doing this
he showed consideration not only for
the party interest in Delaware but al
- that 10 showed his consideration and
friendship for the Junior senator.
IL Thomas +. Peeney. Senator Balls
secretary. should be given better
toh than the collectorship. which IL
s. said is contemplated. then 70 appears
that Rail- viii not have lost any pres
tiEe In the deal. but viii Ice in n po-
sition 20 boast OF alis political prowess
However. Il must he remembered that
Senator du Pont made a negative fight
for the collectorship- that Is he had
no applicant Of his own. but in defer
cnce 10 the sentiment OF his friends
merely objected 20 peeney. Having no
candidate he and hi. friends selected
q number of Balls friends and asked.
a. compromise. that the senior sen I
aior designate one Of these in lieu Of
reeney. which Senator Ball finally did
The du pont followers in Delaware say
that this was du Pont victory and
Ball defeat.
Problem Hard to Solve. |
I, Is probably the part os wisdom
10 allow the factionists OF the Re
publican party IN Delaware 20 settle
such points OF difference among them
eelves. as Il Is problem hard to
solve. IL Il cannot be settled otherwise,
81 At least furnishes a theme for dis
cussion and contemplation that is at
tractive 20 those who are watching
the various phases OF development IN
the political situation IN the state os
Delaware.
IL x at least interesting 10 recur
20 the fact that In the early stages Of
the collectorship heht. Senator Ball
asserted repeatedly and emphatically !
ihat Thomas +. Peeney, and no one
else. would get the appolntmnt. He
said this SO often and so positively
that those who saw him often were
induced to believe the senior senator
had won the day.
An interesting incident relating 10
this matter occurred about the time
the friends OF Senator du Pont met
and among themselves agreed upon q
plumber OF men from whom they asked
Senator Ball 10 make his choice for
the collectorship.
Every Evenings Washington cor |
respondent was discussing the situa-
ton with an active and conspicuous
Republican from Delaware. who was a 1
member OF the du Pont collectorship
conference.
Bsll ~Cold- d-decked.-
'Peeney Is the man who Is going |
70 be appointed collector" said the
correspondent.
III Peeney gets that Job. III take 1
OF my hat 10 Ball" was the prompt
end significant reply.
obviously. this ''live-wlre" in Del |
aware politics knew what he was talk /
inw about. He felt the cards were
stacked on the senior Senator. and
that Peeney was not going 20 be ap-
pointed. He wac speaking from the
inside"
II IN the view Of observers here tha,
a. the shrewd political game. the sen
aor Senator was. IN the parlance OF
the cardplayer. "coid-decked."