Evening journal., 1910-09-12
DEMOCRATS
FACE FIGHT
CONTINUED From First Pagel

DAILY man, and John W. Coverdale,
Kenney man, instead. William
Salisbury delegations, who are said
to be acceptable to Messrs. DAILY and
Kenney, were elected here and there,
aud, unless Kenney and DAILY 90
against him, he will be Kent's choice
for Congress.
Alexander NJ. DAILY was interviewed
yesterday as he was leaving the First
Baptist Church, where he regularly
worships, and asked for a statement
Certainly, you may have my posi-
ton" he replied. $50 they are smart
ing because Of the element Of voters
that were used against them, are
they? Well, those voters we're
splendid fellows when they were be-
ing used to beat me two years ago.
o, what a change in virtue happens
when they go against onel
Il am glad to let your newspaper
know my position. am a no-license
man. | have been forsaken by friends
and I have sacrificed everything in
the fight to keep rural Delaware dry,
but, mark my word, she stands dry
to-day and the friends of right liv-
ing and a clean State are the vic
tors.
Mr.. William A. Wise, than whom
no cleaner. finer type Of Delawarean
exists, will go to the House from the
Fifth district. He will be nominated
and elected. Mr.. William Pennewill.
an educated, hustling and upright
gentleman, will be our nominee for
the State Senate, / believe, and, IL he
is, he will be elected from a Republi-
can senatorial district.
why did I associate with Mr. Ken
ney in this fight? And are not Messrs.
Wise and Pennewill lifelong friends
OF Mr.. Kenney? Well / will tell you.
All my other Democratic col
leagues seemed determined--to nomi-
nate wet men. Why they should have
picked out vet or doubtful men IN
dry Kent county. seemed a problem,
but they had but one idea in view
the senatorship.
principles and not men Is nv
! view of campaign when II comes to
electing a Legislature to sit here all
/ winter, only a few days Of whose time
/ IS taken up with the senatorship. The
| Democratic party is full of good men
] ntIdIOIHUlD
| does not concern me in the least for
I am not a candidate.
"Mr. Kenney, having been I'm the
Senate, naturally has ambitions to 90
| again, that is to have at least friends
in the caucus from his home districts
Whether he can go or not. / am not
here to say Nobody can go unless
men are put up who will command
the respect and support Of every Del
awarean.
"Mr. Kenney and I had an under
standing in this fight. was not TO
interfere with his favor of certain
district delegates who are legislative
nominator's, provided the proposed
legislators were, first. capable men
and, second. dry men. Mr.. Kinney
gave me his word that he would not
raise a finger for resubmission Of the
liquor question in this county and be-
lieved 1t a dead issue.
What more could I desire. What
are the results?
while | have not been able to dis
cuss the matter with other delegates
freely and fully, believe Il will give
us such men as William. A. Wise and
William Pennewill, Fifth; H. II. Pratt
Third: Marshall Derby. Seventh
Leander Hopkins, Eighth; r. Il
Lewis. Second or another equally
strong legislator, and exceptionally
good men from the Fourth and Ninth
And. unless some friends desert US
believe every district will be car
ried except the Tenth"
Mr.. Wolcott was alone i'm his Office
when seen late Saturday night by q
newspaper man. getting returns.
When asked for a statement as to
conditions. he said: "I could say a
whole lot. but It would not look nice
I'm print"