Evening journal., 1908-04-15
CONVENTION ELECTS
GRAY DELEGATES
Committee on Resolutions Patched Up the
Fight Over Instructions ns-Unit Rule CIappcd
Upon the Denver Delegates Gray Letter
Made Stir-Fandy, Ford, William
Salisbury, Layton and
Records Chosen
By a Stan Correspondent.

BY a STAFF Correspondent
DOVER, Del. April l5.-It is difficult.
ana often a thankless task to drag an
unwilling horse to the fountain and try
to force him to drink-and it IS all the
harder when the horse gives an extra
kick right at the pump.
The Democrats of Delaware at Dover
yesterday went through their plan Of in
dorsing Judge George Gray and adopting
gentle instruction to the Delaware dele
gates to Denver to vote for the judge for
an indefinite. period.
The following delegates and alternates
We're chosen:
New Castle county-Delegates, Peter ].
Ford and Hon. L. Irving Handy; alter
mates, Matthew d. Murphy and Charles
II. Salmon.
Kent-Delegates William Salisbury
ana Hon. caleb S. Pennewill; alternates.
Francis NJ. soper and DIR. w. f. Hoey.
sussex-Delegates Landreht L. Layton
and william T. Records; alternates. W.
II. stevens and L. w. Mustard.
In many respects this delegation is a
curious composition. There is not man
on the delegation who would have been
the first choice Of the Gray men Of New
Castle county and the Gray boom has
been directed from this county. But there
is no doubt that the delegates will work
for the Judges nomination-that is Handy
will do the talking so far as the delc2a-
ton is concerned and Handy pledged
himself to the New Castle caucus to pre-
sent the claims Of Judge Gray with all
the strength that God has given him. He
added that when he returned from Den
yer no one would be able to say that he
had not performed his duties to the satis-
faction OF the most ardent Gray sup
porter.
There was some talk about defeating
Handy for national delegate. The New
Castle caucus was evidently in control Of
the Gray men. but when Peter J. Ford
arrived in Dover yesterday morning he
at once jumped in for Handy and the
New Castle men adjusted whatever differ
ences they may have had Handy several
days ago was on the point Of throwing
M the entire business and declining to
stand as a delegate. But he afterward re-
considered.
Result Of Compromise.
The complexion OF the delegates was
about the best that could come out OF this
convention The Wolcott men, that is 'l'e
real Gray men. were beaten to frazzie
in Kent county at the primaries. William
sarlsburv who was elected as one Of the
delegates has been whooping It up for
Brvan for the last few months and re-
Gently lambasted the Democratic State
Committee for indorsing Judge Gray. A
more obnoxious man to the Gray forces
than William Salisbury could not have
been selected by the Kent caucus and
saulsburv had thirty-three Of the sixty
delegates in that caucus. Caleb S. Penne-
will is the other Kent county delegate ana
IN the election of DIR. Hoey as alternate,
Ex-senator Kenney won- The, OLD VOL
colt crowd who would have been for
James L. Wolcott, James II. Hughes or
BENJAMIN A. Hazel, hardly had look
in. The name Of Caleb S. Pennewil is
good one for Kenney to conjure with. Mr.
Pennewin is highly respected in Kent
county. He was active at the meeting
here some time ago when Bryan visited
Dover.
The Bryan men say that under the unit
rule. when the delegates leave Judge
Gray at Denver they viii 60 for Bryan
although this is not conceded. The unit
rule was applied at Handy's suggestion
by the convention to prevent Salisbury
from supporting Bryan at Denver even
should he feel 50 inclined. of course AIR
Saulsbury's attitude during the local op-
ton campaign was a powerful aid 10
him in the Democratic primaries No one
seems to know Just how the two Sussex
men will stand with Gray out OF It.
John p. Holland said after the conven-
ton that he was perfectly satisfied with
the Sussex men. He was booming Col
onel Records all the time. Landreth Lay
ton, a brother OF DIR. Caleb r.. seems to
have won on his general all round popu-
iarity. Sussex Democrats like Ian" lay
ton.
Averted Row on Instructions.
The actual convention barring the So
called bombsher of Judge Gray. was
without much excitement There promised
Just before the convention to be lively
row over the form Of the instructions to
be given the Delaware delegates to Dem
yer. Some Of the New Castle men were
insistent that Delaware's delegate should
vote first. last and all the time for