Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-28
CONFERENCE is POSTPONED
Not Probable That the Fight Will Be
Carried Through This Week.
OPPOSITION IS VERY VIGOROUS
Next Monday is the Day When the
Senatorial Contest Will Prob
ably Get Warm.

TRENTON, n. j., January 2S.-If the
Dryden campaign managers succeed In
their present plans there will be no election
of a United States senator this week. but
instead the republican members will meet
in conference with Mr.. Dryden on Monday
of next week. This Is the request con-
tanned in the letters sent out by Mr.. Dryden
from Washington Saturday to the republic
can members, most of whom received the
communications yesterday. For the eight
republicans who are holding out against
the reelection of Mr.. Dryden there was a
special form of letter prepared, which read
as follows:
II have written to Senator Hillary and
Assemblyman Barber, the republican lead
ers of the senate and house of assembly.
requesting them to arrange, II possible, a
meeting of the republican members Of the
legislature at Trenton so that 1 may pub
licly appear and state my claim for re-
election to the United States Senate, a
claim which l believe to be based upon
reasonable and equitable grounds, both
from the standpoint of a senator and a
member of the republican party.
1T is my understanding that you are OPP
posed to my reelection, but that your OPP
position is not based upon personal grounds,
but upon an impression that many of your
constituents are opposed to my return. !
believe that your constituents desire to
meet this and every other public problem
in the spirit of fairness, and l am sure that
If they were familiar with my record as a
senator and properly appreciated my claim
for reelection their opposition would no
longer exist.
viii you do me the favor of appearing
at the meeting, If held, prepared to make
any statement of your constituents objec-
tions. or to ask any questions which you
think they would like to have answered?
Il regret very much that you feel at the
tfvrrn hat of x-Nta fnr vy,xy
reelection, but l ask that you suspend
judgment until you have an opportunity to
hear what 1 have to say
Program Agreed To.
When the first intimation was received
Saturday that Mr.. Dryden had requested
q conference IT was understood that today
was the time fixed. but last night the state
ment was made from the Dryden head
quarters that although Mr.. Dryden would
be pleased to meet and talk with any of
the republican legislators at any time it
was not proposed to hold the public con-
ference until week later. This program
has been agreed to by both Senator Hill
larry and AsSemblyman Barber, the repub-
lean leaders in their respective houses
and this virtually insures a continuation
of the present deadlock for another week
at least.
The only outward effect of the Dryden
manifesto Is to bring out a renewal of the
declarations by the ant-Dryden members
that they will not vote for him. This at
least Is the position taken by Senators
Colby Wakelee and Alderman, comprising
the senate representation in the band Of
eight who are opposing Mr.. Dryden. Sena-
tor Colby, who has been anticipating q
break In the Dryden ranks when the ballot
ing is renewed tomorrow. said he could
not see what could be accomplished by the
proposed conference since the attitude of
the anti-Dryden men has been arrived at
after mature deliberatiOn and WAS mail
terable.
Assemblyman Drake of Middlesex has
expressed a willingness to attend the con-
ference, declaring. however, that 1t would
take only few words to tell why he Is
against Dryden.
Il won't have much to say" remarked,
MI. Drake, but If asked why I am opposed
to Mr.. Dryden 1 shall tell him. 1t is be-
cause the people don't want him. That's
plain enough for him or any one else to
understand and 1t ought to be all that is
necessary for him to know"
Assemblymen Fake and Devine Of Bergen
are Voicing so nearly the unanimous senti-
ment OF their county In opposing Mr.. Dry
den that 1t is hard to see how Mr.. Dryden
can nope to alter their positions by argu-
ments.
Front of the Opposition.
Assemblyman Perkins of Union has been
at the very front of the opposition, and the
two members from his county who voted
for Mr.. Dryden this week have manifested
an evident desire to break away from the
caucus choice and line up with Senator
Alderman and Mr.. Perkins Assemblyman
Sculy OF Somerset has been IL possible
more pronounced in his opposition to Mr.
Dryden since this weeks adjournment of
the legislature than before.
The position Of each of the eight opposing
members is regarded fully justifying
the declarations made by Senator Acker-
man and Senator Colby last night that
he M II inf hair ov,ly.,
that instead Mr.. Dryden's supporters would
soon beg to leave him.
ASBURY PARK, N. j., January 2s.-That
there will be bolt at Trenton tomorrow
from the Dryden column is clearly set
forth in the announcement of Assemblyman
L. Nelson Lilligore of Ocean Grove who
says he Will vote once more for the Newark
senator and then quit. The assemblymap
says only two ballots will be taken. On the
second call there will be general break
away. Mr.. Lillgore says ne has grown
FESTIVE under caucus rule. He has no Sec
ond choice, but will vote for any good rep
resentattve man. The other members of the
Monmouth delegation are still for Dryden
Will Not Recede.
PLAINFIELD. n. J.. January 2s-"I shall
not recede from the stand / have taken in
reference to the reelection of Dryden"
declared State Senator Ernest R. Acker-
man last night when questioned about the
open conference which Mr.. Dryden has
asked for and which would afford him an
opportunity, as he says to state his claims
for reelection.
am thoroughly satisfied In my own
mind. said Mr.. Alderman that my con-
stituents are against the reelection of Mr.
Dryden. There was time two or three
weeks ago when l refused to commit my
self as to the question of abiding by my
party caucus but now I cannot see my way
clear TO vote for Mr.. Dryden when a large
majority OF my constituents believe that