Evening journal., 1903-10-10
EGULAR RANKS
4 STRENGTHENED
CONTINUED from First PassJ
Alice cause Of Trouble.

! ne rise OF ]. Frank Alice from OBJ
4, ,ity to the exalted position Of
ted States Senator has also caused
sh trouble. for there are hundreds
Il Union Republicans in the State who
.ieve they are better qualified to fiji
Il office than the present senior sena-
r. They claim that his dictatorship
A IS almost wrecked the party. Just
4 evious to the election Of the two
iators by the last Legislature, SEN
Il l,r Alice had lost control of the Union
epublican caucus. The deal to make
II pvernor HUM one Of the senators
a as in charge Of the most astute pol
II Hicians in the party. Lieutenant Gov
y nor Cannon, at the urgent solicita-
# on of his friends, it is said had
freed to continue c. r. Layton az
cretary of state. Senators T. C.
aoore, Connor o. d. Moore. Represen-
ttives Anthony, Warren, Frazier, Pow
h. Newton, Lingo, Purnen, Townsend
rhd others had demanded that the
Dunsels of Alice should not prevail.
bat IL was the duty Of the Republi-
ms r. Ill the vacancies in the United
ates Senate from this State. Alice
las dumbfounded. He had been de-
bsed as leader. He and few Of his
lends FASTENED TO see Addicks, with
Ne result that the latter withdrew,
1t insisted on Alice, which the Union
iucus very reluctantly agreed to.
hese men who WELD considerable in
uence in the party were afterwards
,hamed of what they did and will
i've to be reckoned with in the next
lnpaign. They say that the party
has now become a family affair and
8oint TO the appointment of the son
III the Secretary of State as private
1ecretary to Senator Alice and the ap-
2ointment of the latter's brother as
postmaster at Dover.
While the discontented ones would
Ike to see AddicAs succeed in his am
Aition to be senator, they are afraid
hat he viii again withdraw and insist
4hat another one Of his henchmen even
bore Objectionable than Alice will be
Named if the party is successful.
Democrats Troubled.
Among the Democrats everything is
IA sea. There is no question but what
NE rank and file of the party demand
+ ew leaders. This is because it was
s be universal sentiment in Kent and
*ussex counties during the last Legis-
lture that the Democratic members
'#nite with the Regulars and send two
81 hembers of the latter party to the
a nited States Senate, thus forever
lasting the aspirations of Addicks to
81 seat in that body. The proposition
as fought by Willard Salisbury ex-
Iknator r. r. Kenney and Peter J.
5ford. II is true that Kenney did agree
IM the proposition late in the session
# #lt il was not until every Democratic
ember with whom he had any influ-
0 pee had signed an agreement to the
<1 1bove proposition. So much in favor
the election of two Regular Repub-
E ,ans were the Democrats Of the two
= wer counties that every one Of theiI
IembNrsi agreed 20 the proposition ex-
IS pt Senator Clements of Clayton. and
ere Ais no doubt but that the influence
Salisbury swayed him from doing
hat be believed to be his duty at the
ginnlinR the session. The othei
.tnbd Ng,t -.2eld out We're completely
der the influence Or salisbury anc
ord. The rank and file Of the part,
We not forgotten. they claim. how
eir interests and the interests of ths
od people of the State have been sac.
iced by these selfish leaders and from
e discomfort heard on all sides ther,
every indication the present lead.
will be reDudiated the next tim,
e people have a chance to be heard
Troubled Over Governor.
Who will be the next candidate FOL
Ivernor On the Democratic ticket II
ready agitating the minds of a few
here hardly any question but tha
lila salisbury would be pleased
"a So icter ]. Ford, Of New Castle
81 unity nominated, although he woulC
NJ object to State Senator Clement
Kent county. Ex-senator Kenne,
s started a boom for c. S. Penhewil
Dover. but it is understood his rea
pice is DIR. b. L. Lewis of Harring.
b. The ex-senator is bitterly op.
sed to Ford and would make an,
nbination to beat him. Thus it car
seen that Salisbury and Kenne,
4 u not pull together in the next cam.
Ign and that all deals which have
retofore existed between them ar,
Boom For Hazel.
There seems to be quite a boon
rted for x-Reoresentative 3. A
zell of Smyrna. He was a membe
K the body that elected Kenney Z,
Senate, but was an ardent support
of the late Chancellor Wolcott an,
IS very much depressed at the latter.
eat. His election to the Office O
Vernon would be a thorn in the hesl