Evening journal., 1910-09-13

said. Yet there was much talk Of his
name being put before the convention
anyway.
Liquor Interests Oppose Salisbury.
BY some the attempt to force the
Nicholson boom to the front was re-
garded as an attempt to throw the
switch on the agitation by friends
throughout the state of Mr.. Nicholson
for United States senator should the
Democrats by any possibility have a
joint majority of the next legislature.
With Mr.. Nicholson given the congress
sional nomination. he would be out of
the way Of the army of other senate
rial aspirants, IL was pointed out.
There we're many who predicted that
Mr.. Nicholson would not be given the
count in the senatorial contest so cas-
lily.
Late at night a powerful movement
was under way by New Castle county
liquor interests to try to prevent Mr..
Saulsbury's nomination. They said
they we're willing to vote for a Kent
man. but not for Salisbury because
OF his anti-license activities.
The Richard Kenney and Alexander
NJ. DAILY combine in Kent county,
whereby they worked together at the
Kent primaries on Saturday was one
of the morsels for political gossip. Mr..
DAILY and Mr.. Kenney were seen to-
gether in earnest conference many
times during the evening. The fine
hand of Mr.. Kenney is expected to
be played I'm the convention today.
too. He has every one of his two eyes
centered on the senatOrship, and il
Is admitted that he got a good look
toward the plum on Saturday when
he won out for delegations i'm several
districts favorable to his candidacy.
Biggs n Senatorial Possibility.
John Biggs. who also is looked upon
as senatorial possibility, arrived ear
ly i'm the afternoon, as did State
Chairman Thomas +. Bayard another
promising entry i'm the senatorial
handicap. Attorney General Andrew
G. Gray and former Congressman l..
Irving Handy, still another senatorial
possibility, along with Howell S. Eng
land, Josiah Marvel, Newton Grubb,
Frank J. Williams and many other well
known Democrats in and around VIII
mington, arrived on an evening train.
Street and Sewer Director John G..
Gray. who early in the campaign was
mentioned as a congressional possibil-
ity and who later decided he wanted
none of 1t this year, was one of the
early arrivals. DR.. Rowland G. Payn-
ter, of Georgetown, who was the CUB
ernatorial nominee two years ago,
came up from Sussex looking forward
to sitting as a delegate in the conven-
| tion.
Landreth l.. Lawton, of Georgetown
as active and prominent a Democrat as
his brother, Or. Caleb r. Layton, is
Republican, came up I'm his automo-
bile He was in the role of tho great
pacihcator With him IN his auto he
brought Mr. White and Mr. Polk, the
rival candidates for congressman. It
was sort of peace pageant from Sus-
sex and showed that after all keen
political rivals may find good compan-
ionship on the rear seat of an automo-
bile.
County Chairman Chauncey p Hol-
comb. City Solicitor John w. Brady,
John r. Malloy. Harry T. Graham,
Building Inspector John j. Cassidy
City Chairman and Councilman John
p. DuRoss. William Morrow and John
p. Dickey were among some of the
Wilmington Democrats here last night
William A. Scott and Charles II. Sal
mon came down to look things over
and sit I'm the party councils, and
there was a good representation OF
Kent and Sussex Democracy here
John d. Holland, of Milford, was an
active figure.
All during the night there was talk
that Mr.. Handy might be picked. He
declared ne didn't want the nomina-
ton. but wanted to see Millard f. Da-
Wis. Of Wilmington, nominated for
state treasurer, he having started the
Davis bOom