Evening journal., 1905-01-16
THE SENATE WILL
CONFIRM GAHALL
Conner, Although Disap-
pointed, Says There VIII
be No Hold Up
PERHEWILL is VERY CONFIDENT
snoelal 10 rhe EvenIng Journal.


Dover. Jan. Ex-senator Alvan y.
Conner hurried home from Philadel-
phia on Saturday night to counsel with
United states Senator Alice, but the
latter had not returned from Wash
lngton. and the Unions caucus NOM
inee for President pro tempore Of the
Senate had to postpone his conference
until today. Senator Alice reached
Dover late ON Saturday night
Senator Conner usually as jolly as
the day is long. seemed concerned over
the situation, with the whole State
reverberating with GovernOr-elect
Loa's appointment of Joseph l.. Cahan
to tho office Of Secretary of State-the
same Cahall with with senator Penne-
will has been playing sad havoc with
I the Union Republicans line OF cam
paign within their own lines for the
] past month.
Senator Conner at first refused to talk
over the situation, then added:
"Oh. it's all right. Governor Lea was
our candidate and IS going 20 be our
I Governor. II Mr.. Cahah Is his choice
| for Secretary Of State, that settles It,
He SIS "a fine young fellow, although he
| IS not DIT. Layton, whom l regard as
the smartest and ahlest man in the
Republican party in Delaware today.
/ No appointment or disappointment
could phase him politically, for he
/ knows the party would have to come
right back to him."
Then there is no doubt about his
continuation he was asked.
Il have not heard of the slightest
| objection, although I have not talked
with any Of the Senators. Really
have taken no part IN the fight; not
the slightest. You see i have the
! greatest admiration for Dir. Layton on
the one hand. and for Senator Penne-
WILL who sits beside me I'm the Senate"
Senator Conner was then asked
whether he proposed to stand for Pres
ident pro tompore Of the Senate, and
whether or not the organization Of the
House would force the Senate to a
speedy compromise.
yes sir; / propose to stand and
fight this thing out until we get a
majority rule This Is not a fight for
office; # IS "a fight for principle. OF
course. IL the Union Republican caucus
should suggest my withdrawal, 1 ann
simply a creature Of that caucus so far
as my candidacy is concerned. 1 told
Senator Sparks, the Regulars nominee
that / had no personal feelings against
him, long ago. 1 feel that the only
( way we can ever organize is for them
to support the majority candidate. Ow
people have had to give too much away
already"
on the same train going down th'
Delaware railroad was Senator Penne
will. the most prominent supporter o.
Cahall and the leading dissenter I'm th'
Union ranks on organization lighting.
: He shook his head when a newspape
man approached.
] How do you feel?"
ooh, very good"
"Wnl your man be confirmed by tn
vote of the seven Union Republican
b. Senator's"
q on, yes: I think So"
'Will the appointment have any ef
feet on the senatorship or on the or
d, ganizatlon OF the Senator"
{ mo, sir; / should think not"
Previously to the announcement o
b. Cahahs appointment Secretary LaytOl
s expressed the opinion that ne woul'
not be reappointed. IL has been gen
orally known here for some time tina
] he was arranging to remove to George
town. where he will build a modeT
residence. His friends say that he ma,
bob up later with a large following o
Republicans as a Senatorial aspirant.