Evening journal., 1897-01-02
JONES INTERFE RENCE
Democrats Wanted Him to
Keep Hands of.
FIGHT IS NARROWING DOWN
TO SALISBURY AND WOi.COTT.
both SIDES MAKING BIG
CLAIMS AS TO THE VOTES THEY
CONTROL

There are hundreds OF Democrats in
the slate who are displcased over the
interference OF Chairman Jones. Of the
Democratic National Committee. in the
matter of the election OF a
United States senator from Delaware.
The malcOntents are not the friends of
John G. Gray They have no cause to
complain. because Chairman Jones has
singledhim outas theman whoshould be
elected. and Congressman-eleC l.. lIv-
ing Handy is using for all Il is worth
a letter written by Mr.. Jones in sup
port Of Grays candidacy. But the
friends of the other men are very in
dignant
II is said that willard sauls-
bury, Jr., will receive five or six Of the
seven votes from New Castle. the num-
ber depending upon the outcome OF the
Cheair5-Dickey contest. Mr.. Dickey is
a Salisbury man. and It is understood
that Mr.. Cheairs is not. Not only that,
but the supporters of Salisbury expect
several votes from Kent and Sussex on
the first ballot in caucus If these
hopes be realized, he will have splen-
did start in the fight
Ex-Chancellcr Wolcotts friends look
more hopeful than they did three weeks
/ ago They declare that their leader
stands az good a show as anybody, but
/ the mathematicians who are opposed 10
/ him only figure him out FIVE votes
| Friends Of Gray claim seven to start
with, but these are not conceded by
| those opposed to his election
Hon. 10. L. Martin claims six OF the
| eight Sussex county votes.
Chairman Jones has been asked &c
withdraw his Influence from the fight
and to permit 1t to be fought out alonl
local lines, and it Is expected that n,
will do so, II he does not. much bitter
ness will be engendered
THE fight has practically narrowe,
down TO one between Willard Sauls
bury, Jr., OF this county, and ex-Chan
cellor Wolcott, OF Kent, with Hon. Il
L. Martin and one or two others hold
ing the balance of power I'm scattere,
votes, which ! believe, will be cast Il
Wolcott when Mr.. Martin and tn
others become convinced that the.
J cannot win
This was the declaration of a yer,
prominent Democratic politician thi
morning, and he spoke with consider
I able assurance.
Martin will get six of the eigh
votes in Sussex he continued. &C
the other two Gray will get one an
{ Salisbury one. Wolcott will have fiy
q Of the nine votes in Kent. not cOunun
Meredith, who. seated, will also vot
S for him. The other four votes VIII b
scattered. i(enney will get one an
, Salisbury one. Wilson, OF Wef
=. Dover hundred, is sick and may nc
! vote at all, but if he should he is
g radical silver man and will not yot
b for either Wolcott or Salisbury, an
Gray may get him, but / doubt H. i
This county Salisbury will get Dickey
p Donaldson and Mccullough. He
counting on Dempsey but that yot
VIII go to Wolcott / understand tina
the Wolcott and Martin men have dc
, .ermined TO seat Choaira and unsea
+ Dickey on the start in which even
5 hey will make one and Salisbury los
4 one
"Pyle. Mccoy and Taylor will agro
b on a line Of action. and IL viii certainl
E be favorable to Wolcott rather than Z
Salisbury. That is my opinion base
Z on a close observation, and / think
will be verified"
The Salisbury men here laugh a
{ the big figures claimed by the Wolcoi
, men,