Evening journal., 1912-05-01


ing Alfred Rauehley the Clark can
! didate. was elected on the third bal
lot, and Reynolds Clough was elected
cn the fifth ballot The caucus bowleC
over such political veterans as form.
er Senator Richard r kcnney. Dr
w. T. Hoey. John y. Hutton and Will
liam II. STATION. of Smyrna. the lat
ter With the backing OF Mr.. Handy
Friends Of Mr.. Konney regarded his
chance OF election as the best, but a
combination Of the Wilson men and
ccattering votes kept him away from
the goal Retirement Of Mr. Stayton
and Mr.. Hutton and Dr. Watson from
the contest after the third ballot gave
kenncy some votes. but Clough got
moro votes. The defeat of Kenney for
delegate was being attributed to some
last-minute switches made by Handy
of men who had been supporting Mr.
Stayton, who was q Wilson adherent.
Fight Over Increase.
Former Senator Kenney. undaunt-
cd by his defeat for delegate in the
caucus. reported the new rules for the
party in behalf OF the State commit
tee They increase the State commit.
tee to twonty-sevcn members, one
from zach Senatorial district and
three from each county at large. Mr..
kenney said the only change to which
objection might be raised Was that 10
give Wilmington ten, additional dele.
gates. Tho new rules also provide fol
the state committee to be elected al
the first, instead OF the second con.
vention in Presidential years. TIL,
rules we're adopted. excepting tha
Wilmington did not get It's ten ad
ditional delegates
Watson w. Harrington. Deputy At
Norncy General Of Kent county. NOV
ed that the increase in delegate rep
resentation for Wilmington. as pro
yidod for i'm the new rules, be strick
en- out, leaving Wilmington its oil,
representation Of Is. Armon ID Chay
tor. Jr.. Of Wilmington. appealed {,
the Kent and Sussex delegates I,
grant Wilmington the increase. not Z,
give the city more power, but 10 en-
able an equitable distribution of dele
gates among the wards. 1T will hell
our party" he said. "The Republi
cans have a more equitable represen
ton, and our party needs it for vii
mington.'
Martin f. FAIRY spoke along tn,
same line as Mr.. Chaytor
Benjamin A. Hazel OF Smyrna, sais
he had no objection to giving vii
mington ten more delegates If Ken
and Sussex were each given five NOR,
delegates.
This brought Mr. Chaytor to his
feet again. He pointed out that from
the viewpoint of county lines bein,
drawn. New Castle County woul,
have only 15 delegates against 100 TO
Kent and Sussex. "All we ask (
for you TO be fair" said Mr.. Chaytol
Put us on the same basis as the re
maiuder Of New Castle county. lie
a Democrat in Wilmington be wort
as much as a Democrats in Brandy
wine hundred or in the rural county.
W w Harrington in opposing IN
increase pointed out that IL was nc
based on population. This is but a
entering wedge, and we don't kno'
when it will stop. I still think som
satisfactory adjustment can be mad
, without increasing the representatio
in the convention"
Mr.. Chaytor explained that an N
crease In representation according I
population was nof asked by WI
J mington. "If we did get represents
tion according TO population we woul
have enough delegates TO control
! convention But we don't ask tina
All we ask is fair treatment that W
be put on the same basis as ruri
New Castle county"
John A White of Broad Creek hun
dred Sussex county. advocated NOR
delegates for Kent and Sussex if Wi
mington is to be given more del,
gates.
Against New Castle. Too.
Now you are tramping on the toe
of rural New Castle county" eN
claimed T. Bayard Heisel. "Why ar
Kent and Sussex given six delegate
TO district when We get only five.
Mr.. Heisel said he did not find IN
city a bugaboo that some others di
and he felt no fear Of increasing tn
city's representation. Mr.. Heisel re
ferring 10 a Statewide primary sys
{ ten said it would solve the repre-
sentation problem and he hoped
would come.
I'm not afraid OF New Castl
5 county or OF Wilmington" explaine
w w. Harrington. "But Kent an
Sussex have a certain amount Of pov
er and why should they surrend,
it?"
4 Call Time on Handy.
L. Irving Handy, speaking of IN
= plea of Wilmington for increased rel
resentation quoted figures to sho'
= that with 25 delegates. Wilmingto
would continue to have trouble in dis
tributing it's delegates. Mr.. Hand,
I referring to the direct primary sys
d TEN. said il was coming.
We have gone along in this mar
4 ner for 100 years. Why amend IN
o old lady when she is about 10 be bur
r ied2" he asked. Yet. Mr. Handy All,
: he saw no reason why the next can