Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-08
FIGHT FOR THE TOGA
Delaware to Have Hot Contest
to Elect Senator.
LAYTON SEEMS TO LEAD
He Is Said to Have Ten Votes, With
Richardson Second.
JUDGE PENNEWILL Is NOW OUT
Refused Point Blank to Take Part IN
the Contest or Accept Sena-
torship. ,t, ,s.ss
LAYTON SEEMS TO LEAD
JUDGE PENNEWuL Is NOW OUT

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILMINGTON. Del. January 6-With
the clearly defined lines drawn by the re-
suit Of the legislative caucuses Of last week
to guide them. the aspirants for the United
States senatorship and their friends will
work with renewed energy this week and
the state capital is likely to be the scene
OF memorable contest The legislature
will be required by law to take q ballot for
senator in each house on Tuesday January
Is, the second Tuesday after organization
and the republican caucus for the selection
OF candidate for senator is set for next
Monday night
A careful canvass Of the thirty-six repub-
iican members of the legislature shows
their preferences for senator to be about
as follows:
DR.. Caleb r. Layton Of Georgetown, ten
votes; Harry A. Richardson Of Dover sew
en-; Senator Alice, six; former Senator L.
Helsler Ball, six; former Senator Anthony
higgins. hye: non-committal. two.
The Bal-Higgins and non-committa1 votes
are all from Newcastle county, the others
are from Kent and Sussex.
Layton Might Lead.
This division Is interesting in view of
the demand made by Layton and Alice
that the choice Of senator should be
made by the republican members from
Kent and Sussex counties. It shows that
In such a caucus. composed Of only
twenty-three members, Layton would
lead with ten votes, or only two less
than q majority. While Layton has
been working in conjunction with SEN
ator Alice. 1t is now admitted that he
also Is a candidate and will throw his
strength to Alice only in the event that
he cannot win the Office for himself.
But nothing at present seems more I'M
probable than the acquiescence Of the
New Castle county members in the two
county caucus proposition, while it is
also resisted by the seven avowed Rich
ardson supporters who are from Kent
county. In full caucus Richardson
hopes to win, as he will undoubtedly Sc
cure a large following in New Castle
county, where the votes credited to Ball
and higgins are only tentative, there be-
Ing no hope Of New Castle county, which
already has one senator, being permitted
to walk away with both.
Twenty Seven Will Elect.
The withdrawal Of Judge Pennewill OF
Dover, or rather his refusal to take part in
the contest or even accept the senatorship,
leaves Richardson decidedly the leader in
the event that the contest is decided by the
full republican caucus, as 1t surely will
be. Judge Pennewill's formal announce
ment Of his position is expected to be made
public this week.
whether Layton and Alice win quietly
submit to the full caucus selection is
interesting. DR.. Layton insists that
the right of Kent and Sussex to make the
selection was agreed to at the time Of Col.
Dupont's election, but this is denied, There
is little doubt of his willingness to bolt
the nomination Of a full caucus, but It is
not believed he could hold enoug Oh votes to
prevent an election. Twenty-seven votes
will elect senator, and the full repub-
lican vote is thirty-six. It is not believed
that the members could be induced to bolt
the caucus.