Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-19
oEoRsE GRAY FoR SENATOR.

GE0RGE GRAY FoR SENATOR.
Details OF the:ssRnggle-rne General
Opinion OF Those Not Actively I'm.
gagged an she Cause OF Any Candf-
date in Favor OF MF. Gray.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and 10 lrnAl.
DovKR, March l6.-The spxiously
awaited legislative caucus hsa been held,
and, instead Of lasting tili midnight and
being bfim full OF excitement, was In
session lees than one hour, and was calm
and uprufhsd throughout. The nolse
that has been made to day has been
made by outsiders; the members OF the
Legislature have been quiet, and, ON the
surface At least, as serene as 10 their
wont
Dover has swaTmed with the big men OF
the slate 10 day. Rvery train brought
Its contingent some TO work for this or
that candidate and probably equally as
many 10 look on without taking an active
part. From Wilmington came, among
others, Register Ignstius C. Grubb, Sherifi
Ford, ColOoel Il. B. MoIatire, Recorder
HolOomb, PfolhonotAry Maxwell, Harry
shaipley, L. c. Vandserifi, Harry
RmmoDs, II. c. Turner AID William T..
Lyman, B.qs., Councilman Farrell, *.
CouDoiimen Carmichael and Quinn, Reg
is,rAr Frazer, Auditor Bali, DF. snitchef,
Albert Thssoher, Flown ssEd and m any
others from New Cattle county out
side oil Wilmington, came Clerk
Of the Peace Cochran, County
Treasurer Herbert, Samuel h. Black,
William P. Lodge, J. wilkins Coooh,
Samuel Handy, ex. Governor Cochran,
Jefferson B. FoAfd, Robert @. Justis, John
II. Rodney aud elhers; from Kent,
ex-Senaiofs Harrington aud RyDeaf
Williams, or Representatives Cahall
and LswiR, ex Treasurer Reynolds and
others from Sussex, ex Senators Rus,
and Horsey, John Il, PAynter, Bsq., Bbs
runnell, PSynter Frame, Charles W
Whitley, D. 7. Marvel, Isaac Foe ks and a
whole host besides; while John W,
CAuaey was everywhere, smiling and
stable as usual. seldom has Dover
entertained 80 large al influx Of visitors,
aud the hotels have besa taxed 10 their
full capacity.
Rx.CopgrsssmAn Martin was on hand
at the station to meet the afternoon ex.
press from WILMINGTON, bat was mot seen
up town sud he probably went home by
the same train.
The deleR stious we're In high good
humcr, fall Of predictions Of sucOsss for
the various candidates and ready to
demonstrate and prove the iemonatra.
lion by nsures that the senatorial cat
was going 10 JUMP in that direction,
sooner or later. But 1t was apparent BIS
fore long that q great part q the talk cur
rent was puTe froth, and that the ballot
ing might break away any slate that
oonld be fixed mp.
The most noteworthy feature Of the
current gossip was that those not actively
engaged In sry carditate's interest-tht
Democrats drawn by curiosity purely
and the Republican lockers ou-wsr,
agreed upon one thing that Attorney
g 1neTGl Gray would lead IL the race az q
could hardly bs bsRten. As 10 whether Il,
could be nominated WAS not 30 evident.
IL was also quite apparent that ex. Con
giessman Martins forces had bsen over
rated and there was talk Of q diversion
10 Judge Wootten. At 8 O'Clock seven o
the Sussex msmbsrs esucussd upon THU
matter, Representatives TAimsn Snt
Truitt not entering the osusus and Rep
ressDtAiive ReaTu being dessinsd at hom
l " kOa- hLC AlbAAk VI htb
it was given ont that the esvan hLt
united on judge WoostsD, but the rspor
lid 10: meet with CEREAL acceptance.
This conference showed, however, tina
Mr.. Martin could only depend upon fiv
yotsa from Lis unity and an effort wa
SGT on foot 10 settle the question whether
considering the evident impossibility q
ioiug their oTn candidate Epy praotics
} good, should tbese five votes 60 to Nj.
Gray or to Mr.. Lore
Between Z Apd 8 O'Clock in the svanip
another conference was held this tin
between the mArsgers Of Mr.. Lore's car
VASES and the Martin men, at which II.
latter agreed to come over TO Lore sfie
the preliminary ballots. The Lore me
counted surely upon 10 votes on the u
ballot and, With the Martin votes ;
come TO them later, fels quite confident
victory. IL.
! This was the situs,ign a. the cpenin
Of tho legislative osuoas, which W.
7 called to order By representative Barlow
in the House, s6Jus s 10 p. IN. Tn
caucus organic ID With DR.. Chandler in ID
ohsir aud Representative ViEdsn 3
E secretary. Attorney General Gray
: nsme was plaetd frat 10 termination b
Speakers Cooper and Comegys Cor
irsssmBn Lors's nomination BY Rspr,
sentative BtoRn, eecJuae0 By SenGt.
Q AcWhofteT, came next, al d x COrgresi
nan Martin TEs plhOzd Ia nomination /
, Representative salisbury snd seconde
! by Dr. Martin.
Then came tine bAliOiing, which W;
e Unexpectedly short ard decisive.
The frat hrIinE gtood
Lore, g.; Martin, 6 blank, 2.
! Upon the esc,ud ballot the two wi
: hsd previously voted ak, reported
q he Senators Civehder and Muftsrd, eau
: over to Mr.. Grsy's column, giving hl
the nomiI stion - foilOWs: Gay, Is
. Lore, o; Martin, S
Ga motion Of Senator Bousion the pom
cation Of Mr. Gray wss thsn made unsr
) mous aud the caucus rose.
= Taere are Two analyses of the onuot
vote, by counties, which gives Mr. era
! vOtes from New Cattle, from Kent A.
? q from Sussex Nj Lore from Ne
d Castle aud fron Kent and Mr. Martin
!, iftm Sussex The other makes GRAY
i vote irou New Castle and z from Ksrt
Lors's bSiug OF course In thAt osmpu.i
tion from New Castle Ard from Ken
e0tn come pretty straight Int, aft,
: weighing the matter carefully
am inclined to give greater weisl
10 the fret A pretty well posted an,
b porter OF Mr.. Lore, wuo ACC spts Il
;. second, anal, Ees the vote 60 follows: F,
. Gray: Comesys, Barlow, Speaker Coops
Wilson, Virdsn, sohsbipssr, BennsI
o JohnsOn, Roe, Lavender, DR.. Coop.
. Houston, Mustard, TAtman and Trnit
For Lore: MoWhortsr, Chandler, Arr
5 strong, Palmer, Ferguson, Moore, Saul
. bnry, Howe AID Brown. For Msitir
$ Adams, Atkins, Cannon, MoCAbe aud D
Martin,
OF course the failure OF Mr.. Lore
. seouie 10 votes on the frst ballot re,
dsred abtrtive the reported agreement
8 profit By tbs Martin votes,
ABoUT MR.. 6RAY.