Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-09
BALL POWERLESS
TO LAND PEENEY IN
GOOD FEDERAL JOB
Unseen Influences Operate to
Check Senator'S Appeals
to the President.
THEIR ORIGIN A MYSTERY


Wy Ethhh W. ''"'~-
Washington. Jan. g.---Senator l.. /
n.ls'.r nan Il unable 20 give any /
reason for tho DELAY In the appoint /
mcnt of tho District % Columbis Rent /
sommsson. Months ago. or soon /
alter tho passage ~ the hin increas- |
ins tho m.'nhcrship ~ the commits /
sion. senator hall roc mmendcd the .
appointment az Thomas y. roency a.
y fn.mhor 81 that body, and had hoped.
with rs.ney and other friend. ~ the
.cnlor senator. ,here would hc M dc-
lay ln thu appointment. but Tor some
rpaa.n unknown 20 Senator Hall or
h.a frienda tho President has CALLED
tn make the appointments The mat
tpr H suu hanging nrc. and people
are woudorinE what Influences are az
work O. keep reonsy from getting
thla important and desirable position
~ frst ~ appeared IL would Do only
few days when tho appointment
would he made ~ % WAS cona-ied
senator nan. ON account 80 h,ins
chairman 81 the District committee
and author ~ tho uo1eur, creating th'
nd1 Ioual mefuhers ,t tho comm .s-
's.nn. would ho recognized Nv the
President ~ ia appointments. and
onrrr hi'N ns Co. his support ~ pCcuey.
whom tho Senator has heen very
anxious fl. place Ir comfortable
hrI'h However 'he MATTER was
usiafcd al that time. when. q e. said
Senator a. Fonts Opposition may
have heen effective iu preventing
q.
r,ss.p here that IA pon' hal caused
tho President Co withhold the APP
poiniment u was then said du Point
was following his VEL defined course
ir .rroaIrr recuc,s aprrirfwcr' %.
any important station whatever. ""
hRt ohisD'ci f' l'eerey'a appointment
hH '"'rfra' re,enuo collector for ne'a-
vtro Following this DO intorpoeod
ohiertion Co peeneys appointment 20
600 Important trriEn station and. IN
'o,' etood 'r mo vav 20 Teerc,'s
HIr. nfmont to any of'c,
Ran stands Alone.
Sow hovsNcr. du rru' .s o,t ~
fra senate and or', ,n. MAN from
n,'nvne ie lu q rase.'u 90 influence
hnd power h1N.nF tho oT'c.o' nree'ire
fn command eurh arno.r'vcut. and
fhaI ufan H s. natter ma Eorr,~erfa-
tivc Cai,h o. ta,f,r has lcng since
90 'nIu.shed DTS ,lairs fo Federal
gafrnnaEo Us 49, fh'e whom Senator
Pa and Senator 80 R'nt urde~took
e. di,d" Co., ufnc~s among locomotives
savins Or LAYTON entirely ou' ~
thr waiter The doctor ~ that tlne
made tho Ner 80 g. savine Ne had
Waehoi hia hon,ia 90 tho who,
rasonegc mess taking consolation
fr'm The fact thai 80 10 was siven ~
Nuire IN the snpoin tments Ne would
nnt ~ had responsible for any
rhou.h arivsn ~ enc combined T--yct
CT the tvo Senators fr,,-n tho hon. -,
havins ANY part in the selection Of
i'o,inr,l Officers fo- Do'avarc. NJ
LAYTON congratulated hims, upor
having bcon -c'iotci 90 tho attend nl
rearonsihrH,
Hut Someone l. Potent
when Sonator du POM went out o
'nice when Ne reurei from IN,
nena nr~hfp 80 vas naturally assume.
that he Nkswise sar-cnderv-s -,
power Cor inducements Federal ap
rointments by rho presc6-ut I, wa,
q. 10 at mat time that all To Toia.,
patronage anportioned TO polavar,
wullld he confr'led hv Senator pa.
Lot % app'arr This has no, proved @,
De- The case. 40 leas, senator Ran IA,
uut hocn aide 20 Induce ;he pres.dcr
fo appoint pconsv gneusher ~ IN,
INstr.ct Rent Comn ssiou over ~. ~
u,'tun ~ formo Senator a. rout
Tho situation as to che Pe,uev cas
has caused People o. wonder Z fnrms
senator du port intends O. engage Il
contest with senator Raj in the az
po.nfncni ~ other Fedora officials !,
l~nla ware such a. she Wilmington
lusi MASTER and other positions Il, y
nils~d by the pIVssldent They ar
wondorinE Il the former senator ~
ts'nt 10 pToctiro and power IN IN
Ar1ire ~ tho government and -
peciahN With tho executive. and VI
~ endoa vor O. exercise that ur,ass a
ana power IN Fedora appointments
10 should be- rcnlemhe,-ed the form,
senator 10 scr che Republican Va
TlonaI Cummitteesmnn from Dolawar.
und. With the entire committee beh!n
him. 20 De- should hp 80 fortunate a
fo have eu'h su4pcr, he would -.
ho firUng factor .n the npportion
grp.rf ~ T.dfraf pa-rlrac.