Evening journal., 1911-01-17
I'M DR.. Ball before going in.


Senator Darlington Finn was made
chairman Of the caucus and Represen-
tative Evans was made secretary
Thirty memhers-nine Senators and
twenty-one Representatives were pres
ent. Representative Hurdle of Sus-
sex, was absent from the Legislature
and as a consequence he missed the
caucus, too.
Caucus Soon Under Way.
After the object Of the caucus had
been stated, a ballot TO select a can
didate for United States Senator was
called for.
The caucus was remarkable IN thal
nobody was placed In nomination for
Senator before a vote was taken, and
! every participant was free to vote for
whom he chose. There was an open
field Heretofore there have been
nominations of candidates. for Sena-
| tor prior to voting In caucus.
A secret ballot was agreed upon.
Prior 10 the ballot being taken Rep
resentative Conwell, of Camden, Kent
county. explained that he was electeu
with an understanding that he was 10
support an opponent OF Senator ou-
pont II the latter might have chance
of beinq elected. Under the circum-
stances Professor Conwen said he
would be neutral and would cast a
blank ballot, although he said ne
would support the caucus nominee.
Result Of the Ballot.
The secret ballot then was taken
with no names having been placed IN
nomination, and it resulted as tollows'
Senator Henry A. DUPONT, twenty
eight votes.
Pennewill supposedly Governor ..
S PennewilD. one vote.
Blank, one vote.
Total present and voting, thirty.
Absent one.
On motion of DR.. George w. Mar
p shall. Senator DUPONT was declared
8 the caucus nominee OF the Repubh-
G cans I'm the Legislature.
7 The ballot for Pennewill did not
contain any initials to designate who
: was meant. but IL was canvassed for
oil Governor Simeon S. Pennewill. II
d evidently being intended for him.
d Who cast that ballot Is not known.
r. One Of the DUPONT ballots was for
II &C. dupont" and this was canvassed
9 as being intended for Colonel DUPONT
\ At $40 o'clock the caucus adjourn
= ed, having been of about half an hours
ol duration In all. It was in singular
~ contrast TO many of the Senatorial
- caucusos that have featured Dover
n political life I'm years gone by, par
- ticularly from 1895 to 1906, the days
when the Republicans were arrayet
10 against Republicans. II was consid
~ cred fine tribute that Senator du
~ Pont who. under conditions where
=, anybody could have been voted for
4 received twenty-cight or twenty-ninl
y votes actually cast. and Il not onl.
showed that he is unQualiiedly IN
y choice OF Delaware Republicans 70
p another term at Washington, but
~ also knocked to smithereens some O
~ the Democratic campaign prattlo q
~ formidable opposition" to Senator du
~ Pont
m Governor in Senatorial Race.
or Governor Penncwill was surprise
d. when he heard that somebody ha
pc voted for him in caucus. The Cover
ps nor Is an ardent advocate OF Senate
DUPONT for recollection. II is believe
he the Pennewill vote was cast by som
ar Sussex friend of the Governor, and
ne evidently means that Governor Ponn'
20 will will be a formidable candida
m- for United States Senator two yea
ed, hence. when Senator Richardson
zee term expires. IL Is understood th
to- Senator Richardson does not desi
af- reelection He was reluctant to a
Or cept the Senatorship when electl
four years ago. Governor Pennow
has been spoken OF I'm many quartz
for some time for the Senate tv
vi years hence.
at Picturesque Scene Gone.
ith The Senatorial caucus In the afte
rs. noon marked the passing Of one
err the political institutions of Delawa
nd the night caucus, with its accor
,u panying crowds Of politicians. its bu
srs tonholing. its speculation and MAJ
ial other sidelights.
es- There was none of that glamour
Use the night assembling OF the polite
ted clans at the Hotel Richardson, Il
la- bandying of political rumors and q
ex- of that Instead there was a quickl
arranged and businoss-like cauc
md that soon got through It's work wit
ew out the crowd to give zest to it.
M Probably the hasty arranging
in the caucus will be a surprise TO man
he Some Of the Democrats We're surprl
ma ed by it, but they took It as a matt
lli- of fact and sat around and MUNICH
ion apples that Professor Wesley We
. had sent to both branches, while The
Republican colleagues We're IN caucl
- When the legislators left here Ia
, 4 yesterday afternoon IL was with {
4 intention of balloung for Senator
noon today.
IF Attorney-General Gray decid
that January "A is the legal time
xs VIII paliot men, 100, one OF the h
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