Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-13
SCHEME TO GUST
DOVER POSTMASTER
STRIKES A SNAG
Ball and du Pont Unable 10
Agree on the Selection Of
Temporary Successor.
WILL HAVE TO FIGHT IT OUT
Special nlHpatch From Every Evenings /
Washington Correspondent

Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent
Washington, Aprii i4-ft appears
that The directing pOwcrs IN tho ap-
pofn'rneni ~ postrnsstara IN peia
ware have struck q snag" IN their
harmony arrangement go select an
acting ppeimastsr ~ aucceod ! Frank
Startling. postmaster ~ Dover Della
ware. who has he"u asked tu sasign
The harmony agreement entered
into ~ SENATOR Z. IIeIalsr nau and
Senator Coleman dn pout fpr the tur-
pose OF appdrtiUnlng the Federal
patronage 90 Delaware has endured
despite some little difference. nko ths
enuft 20 aecurs a faf lnb fur Thomas
v. PeeuHY. and q appears that r. =
general way. the dual domination ~
Federal appointments would reuysit,
in force and unlupaired trf right
n9w the fear IL entertained ~ the
friends ~ the Usla ware senator. that
'he Dover poa'pn sersbip may cause
trouble
The Renuiora d. not agree On tha
pfosre' tive appointment ~ ths acting
pos'rnss'er A. Dover. - the lunfor
Senator wants Elmer s. Benson for
,he ioh while. II ls aaid. tho rouinr
senator insists upon the appointment
~ William = sa,terneid
When Senator du Pont was nsked
about the developments IN ihn casa
and 40 20 who would BE rocorrrnnuaeA
for the appointment. no said Post
n,ss'"r StaFiinR has bsen ask ed 20 70
sign. but no agreement as 20 his SIR.
cessor has yet been rearhed CaI
later IN the day. whom 'hai inforrne
ton may he available
S"natdr Bail in reply n inquiry n,
q" the situation. said There are u,
developments no additional news &,
tho case---no announcement ~ make
( Il should be understood that IN,
man who IL appointed acting pos, ma e
ter will have distinct advantage ovp
OIL other applicants for the perrnanaD
appointment which will be made sfte
an examination shall have been he'll
for tho purpose ~ ChoosinR thre
"ligibles. - the acting postmaster q
ono of the eiieibles would be csrtsi
10 he recommended by tho two Son
ators and his nomination and confr
nation would follow.
There May Be a Hitch.
II Senator Ball and Senator du Pom
however. fall 20 reach an agreernsnt
their recommendations for the an
poIntmsnt OF an acting postmaster "a
Dover. NJ now seems possibIs, the
no oDe can fortell the result. In sue
mn event. there would be no one
decide the Issue between them. and m
Dover appointment would have 10 h
deferred. The President would M
decide II. The postmaster-eener
would not. for he has enough trouble
Of his own. and It Is not the policy ,
the administration to decide dispute
arising over appointments betwee
two Republican Senators. II Is a,
sumed that Senators. enjoying tn
prerogative OF making effective recon
mendations for appointments, wi
agree on what they want, and the
ask for II together Conflict
authority between two such Senatol
VIII not avail in matters Of this cha
lacter
Information here is to the effe
that the local Republican organizatic
at Dover and in Kent county is b,
hind Benson. and that Senator d
Pont feels secure IN his position
sustaining the organization.