Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-06
MUCH INTEREST
IN FUTURE AWARD
OF FEDERAL OFFICE
Speculation in Washington as
to Whether du Point or
Ball Will Win.


BALL AND LAYTON At OUTS
Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent.
Washington. March 6.--The recon-
nendation 81 John w. Herring OF Mil
ford for appointment as Internal revc-
nue. collector for the state III Delaware.
which WIS made Friday by senator
l.. llelsler Ball. means that In due
time MIR Herring will he appointed
Senate Ball presented Herlng's name
g. Commissioner David IL. Blair, ask
Ink that the Milford man be appointed
Commissioner Blair will now send the
name ca President Harding, who will
send the nomination 10 the Senate,
which Will have TO be confirmed by
that body.
Harry A. Brown OF Wilmington. as
previously announced. will be the chief
deputy Of the internal revenue collec-
tor The appointment of Herring ends
long and strenuous flght. with the
friends ~ senator Hall and Thomas r.
recncy on the one side and Senator
Coleman du Pont and his friends on
she other, Senator Ball had set his
heart on having Pecncy appointed 70
The important station. bu, the close
political advisers of Senator du Pont
Objected 20 reeney. senator du Point
himself tntcrpossd objections 10 Pee
ny's appointment. mainly because the
Junior Senators friends opposed him
For a LONG time the matter was dead
Hooked. with Senator Bah and Sena-
TOR du ront opposing each Other
Finally. senator du punt. as a COM
promise. offered a list Of Senator
Balls friends from which. 20 choos,
the collector. the proposal heiuG that
the Junior Senator would agree 20 IN,
appointment OF any one from the lis
Senator Rail- might designate. THIS a.
FIRST. was not satisfactory e. SCnd;cl
HAL. "a he said that he was going 9,
stand by Pecney 20 the end "a un;.
he got the Job.
AZ last, however. Senator Rail yielded
60 tho inevitable and picked one 81;
hts friends offered for the place D,
Senator du punt.
The respective friends OF the Sena
tors claim tina, the result Of the Ash;
81 "A "dog-fall." as senator du Pom
succeeded IN defeating Peency. whi,,
on tho other hand senator Bau vas
given the privilege % naming one ~
hts FRIENDS.
what WIN Peeney Gcti
Now the question IS. what will he
como OF pceney? Il is natural 20
assume tia; senator Ball has as
slyanccs tina; nothing VIII DC thrown
81 IN, way ~ peeney's appointment
&C. good place In fact Il IS under
stood that pccney VIII have no trouble
in setting a comfortable berth He
wac offered. Il - understood. the place
~ deputy under MIR. Herring. bu;
turned q down That place was not
hlg enough e. satisfy the aspirations
al senator Balls secretary. after NJ
Ind been 80 nicely groomed for the
Sollectu~hlp. and he let & he known
that 4, would take equally as good a
Sob a. che collcctorship 10 satisfy him.
Quite number 81 important sta
lions have been discussed in conneC-
tlon With the prospective appointment
az Mr.. peeney. but nothing definitely
has been agreed upon, and OF course
there - no way 20 guess what Will Zoe
done for him. IL may be assured, how
ever, thSt the two Delaware Senators
will ioin each other in recommending
peeney for some post that viii be IN
xiting and creditable.
Not only Will Brown be indicted int,
Office not sooner than April !. wher
Herring will be sworn IN and take
charge OF the office % internal reve-
nue. collector. hut George SchIfer ant
Frederick Bender will ALSO have tC
swal, Mr.. Herlngs taking charge oi
th. Office.
Awaiting du Points Return.
People here as well as the people
of Delaware are looking forward with
interest 20 the return 81 Senator d.
pont from Florida, which, II is an.
nounced. will take place this evening
He wired here yesterday that he wUulC
arrive here tonight 60 as 10 b,
ready 20 work with his associates II
the Senate for the ratification Of tn
Tour-Power Treaty, now before tina
body Several days ago Senator dl
Pont asked Republican leaders here i
he presence IN the Senate was needed
and when ne was told that il was n,
replied promptly that he was leavin,
Florida for Washington 20 meet hi
obligations 20 his party and his coun
try.
Y pom lft hNFtNf VI MS ptt HlCiat
Senator du POnt went 10 Florida {,
get the benefit OF the mild climate an,
90 escape the rigors Of winter here. III
as said TO have been greatly improved Il
health since he has been sojourning il
the Land OF Flowers. where the frost.
never fall and the winds are tempere,
20 mild degree.
n Ia interesting 10. contemplate VIVA
will happen with respect TO the yari
Gus matters affecting Delaware whel
Senator du pOnt goes back into woT k
ing order as a Senator While he an,
Senator Ball are friendly and ind
cate their friendship by exchanginI
visits and in trea ting each other in
cordial manner. still there is obviousl
conflict of authority between then
when Il comes 10 the distribution q
Federal patronage. az was Indicate
,n the appointment Of Internal Reve
nus Collector for Delaware This wa