Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-23
PEENEY FAILS TO
GET APPOINTMENT
Balrs Effort In His Behalf OPP
posed by Senator du Pont,
il is Said.

Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent
Washington. Sept. 23.--F'riends Of
Senator l.. Heisler Ball and Thomas
E. Peeney, his private secretary. have
expected all along Senator Ball would
succeed in having Peeney appointed
trict OF Columbia and that tho APP
pointment would be made before the
adjournment OF Congress. They had
4 right to believe this. as II has been
conceded that Senator Ball would be
accorded this appointment without
question, but something has happened
to defer this matter TO an indefinite
time. ~
1t is said hero that Senator du Pont
appointment.
1t will be remembered that Peeney
has been urged by Ball for several
places. but owing to the lack OF as
sent by Senator du Pont, Pecncy fall
ed OF appointment. II Peeney sue
ceeds In securing an important Fed
eral position, therefore. II may be sure
ne will get It without the support OF
du pont.
Peency. Ball expects him TO be APP
pointed at no distant time. a member
II the Rent Commission. Ball still be-
lieves, and he has the right to believe.
he has all the advantage in this mat
ter in that It Is due him, in view OF
his service for the District Of Column
bia. that his Recommendations as to
this appointment be recognized.
Senator Ball. when he was In con-
appointment of members of the Rent
Commission, did not discuss specifical-
ly Peeney's prospective appointment
He said he did not mention Peeney'a
name TO the President. and that the
President did not mention his name
at that time, but discussed the matter
in a general way, indicating II nigh,
be taken up at an early date
Senator Ball Is disappointed over
the delay in the appointment OF
Peeney which he hoped would be made
before adjournment OF Congress. He
said he expected It later.
uncertainty fIeN0ISs
A Washington paper of yesterday
printed the following about this ap.
pointment:
President Harding will provide foa
the new District Rent Commission
recess appointments.
He gave this information to Sen.
ator Ball. chairman OF the Senate
District committee. He could not say
just when the appointments woult
be made. but promised Senator Bal
he would call him into conference ~
soon as he was ready TO consider tho
question.
The President SAID he had giver
no consideration TO the Rent Com
mission appointments 80 far oecaus,
Of the pressure upon his time O.
other Issues. He has tho data on hit
desk, however. and expects to act a.
soon as he can.
Senator Ball acQuieeced In tha AZ
rNnscment, believing that It woul,
be impracticable to obtain confirma
Ron OF the nominations II they wer,
cent TO the Senate at this late hour
He approved the idea OF recess ap
pointments, and thinks the new boar,
should be organized an soon as posi-
bic.
There was no discussion betwee,
the President and Senator Ball as (,
possible appointees, II was said tn,
personnel OF the commission will b.
left TO the next conference betwee,
the two men. Senator Ball Will leav,
ir his home IN Delaware but ex
poets TO be in Washington occasion
ally and will keep IN touch with Dis
trict affairs during the recess"