Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
But BE Will Not Commit Him
self With Respect to the Mat
ter Of a Special Session
Of the legislature
WANTS TO BE INFORMED
he Says He Will Not Act Until He Has
Assurance as 10 What the
Result Will Be.
HE HAD A CONFERENCE TODAY
With Secretary Cahall, Senator
Sparks and w. n. Hayes.
THE OUTCOME WAS NOT MADE PUBLIC

81 will not do anything until / know
exactly what / am doing.'i
This statement was made tn is morn
ing to reporter of Every Evening by
Governor Preston Lea, at his Office, in
the Union National Bank, in reply to
inquiry made by the reporter as to the
governors intentions with respect to
the movement for a special session of
the Legislature At the time the
inquiry was made the governor was in
conference with Secretary of State
Joseph l.. Cahall, who had come up
from Dover Unexpectedly TO the gov
ernor; George W. Sparks, one Of the
Regular Republican State Senators,
and Walter IA. Hayes, "a member of the
Union Republican State Committee.
Whether that matter was under discus
sion at the time the governor declined
to state, but he did say that the mat
ter had not been brought formally TO
his attention and he really was not
familiar with the situation He said
he would not commit himself until he
had been fully informed as TO how
matters stand.
Governor Lea left Wilmington two
weeks ago yesterday and until last
Sunday was taking a rest at the club
house Of the Stadacona Fish and Gun
Club, of which be is a member. The
clubhouse is about 100 niles north Of
Quebec, Canada, and away from com
munication with the outside world
either by telegraph, telephone or mail,
the nearest stations being some dis
tance away. The governor said that
for two weeks, until this morning, he
had not seen a newspaper containing
any Delaware news, and the first in
formation he received concerning the
political developments of the past two
weeks he found in a Philadelph ia
paper when he arrived in that city
this morning he did not remain in
Philadelphia, but came directly to
Wilmington.
1t was intimated that the governor
was coming home at this time as a
result Of having been requested to bo
here to receive a petition for a specla.
session of the Legislature, but he de-
MED that he came home as result oI
anybody's request, having followed tn,
plan mapped out by himself when b,
left. He also denied that he had beer
in communication with anybody will
respect to the political situation here
What developed as a result Of today
conference could not be learned, al
none Of the parties who ATTENDED
would give out any information. It i
reasonable to presume that the politi
cal situation was discussed, but Their
is nothing to indicate that the Cover
nor has made any move or taken
hand In the matter in any way. It j
understood that he will not do any
thing unless matters are gotten int
such shape as to give him assuranc
that a Senator will be elected il
special session of the Legislature
called.
1t was stated this morning that ther
are still some Of the Republican mem
hers of the Legislature who have nc
signed an agreement to abide by tn
decision of caucus, but efforts ar
being made, 1t IS said, to get the sig
natures of all.
A report was also current to th
effect that there was a movement look
ing toward another conference Of th
Regular Republican members, with
view to taking some action prelimi
nary TO a proposed caucus, which'it
understood, is likely to be held
Dover on Friday night. Those VIII
are promoting the schemes are endeaN
oring to have a caucus of all the Re
publican members, but up TO the pre-.
ent time, so far as could be learne
today. there is no assurance that a
Will attend.