Evening journal., 1912-09-10

getting busy to try to block the plan 20 /
have delegates opposed TO the State /
Senator 10 refuse 20 participate IN a
binding CAUCUS. They openly declared
that ii Monaghan should be defeated in
open convention after getting a majority
Of the New Castle county CAUCUS II
would split the Democratic party wide
open and destroy It's political hopes Tor
years to come. They expected to sup
port any mau other than Monaghan who
could get majority of the caucus, they
announced, aud they expected the same
support to be given to Monaghan should
he dominate the caucus A refusal Of
other anti-Monsghan delegates to be
bound by q caucus. they gave IL out,
would only be a Aubterfuge TO defeat him
and an admission of Monaghan'A real
strength There was a show of bitter
ness on the part of the army of Mona
ghau's followers here az the opposition
| that seemed 10 be centered against him,
which was the most pronounced among
some New Castle county Democrats, but
being directed along more secretive and
underground lines by Democrats from
Kent and Sussex who were playing
"foxyn politics. IL was admitted
| though, that if the nomination should
be shunted into the open convention for
the % delegates to settle, Monaghan,
would get some support from Kent and
Sussex delegates, and that Mr.. Brady
also would get a share Of the down state
delegates. This, along with the fact that
Kent and Sussex would put forward sew
eral gubernatorial candidates, would
open up more extensive fight and en-
bitter the Democratic situation.
Paynter Favors Blackstone.
State Senator W. +. Blackstone, Of
Georgetown, who has n few gubernator-
ial aspirations of his own, was here
mingling with the crowds. He was in
real Governor toys too, with his long
black frock coat and white vest and slick
tie. While DIR. Rowland G. Paynter, the
party's standard bearer for Governor
four years ago, was being talked of as
possibility again should the open conven-
tion have 10 cast the g1ibernatorial die
Il was given out here that DR.. Paynter
positively did not wish to be considered
for the nomination, and was for Senator
Blackstone for Governor The open con
vention route Of trying TO make the
nomination would open up a triangular
clash between Henry Ridgely. William
Salisbury and Joseph e. Holland for
Governor, it was predicted The state
ment was made positively BY a man close
70 Mr. Holland that he had been offered
the Congressional nomination but had
. declined to allow the use Of his name in
the connection, as he did not desire any
office that would take him away from
home. His friends were urging him for
Governor as fitting honor for him.
Benjamin A. Hazel. OF Symrna, also was
mentioned in connection with governor.
ship, but Mr.. Hazel let il be known that
he aid not wish to be considered IN con-
nection with the nomination
Monaghan for congress7
During the evening an attempt was
made to set in motion a nlan to nomii
nate either Mr.. Ridgely, Mir Holland or
William Saulsbnry for Governor. and "a
nominate Senator Monaghan for Congress
I as a happy solution of the problem, but
Monaghan's friends would not listen ID
. It. Governor or nothing" they gave II
. out. It was said that II Senator Mona
Q CHAN should be defeated for Governor IN
I open convention the Congressional nomi
r nation might be rendered TO him.
4 Charles d. Bird. former mayor Of vii
I mington. had the five Brandywine hun
: dred delegates solidly back Of him Thel
4 f,sefe a big factor in the reckoning and I
was said they would 60 70 Mr. Brad,
! in event Of Withdrawing their support
+ from Mr. Bird.
! Judge Gray Declines.
! During the evening somebody started
{ the talk again of having the convention
. offer unanimously the gubernatorial nom
. nation to Federal Judge George Gray
3 Josiah Marvel put an end te that talk
. however He said he had conversation
4 with Judge Gray during which the latter
! said he could not for personal reason.
4 permit his name TO be used for Governor
or any other office The Judge told Mr.
a Marvel that he appreciated very muel
i The complimentary suggestion Of hi.
. name for the nomination but in no sens.
did he wish to be considered in connec
. iion with the nomination. and he re
( quested Mr.. Marvel, If necessary. TO con
a vey this information 20 the convention
a Judge Gray has reached the age tha
\ permits OF his retirement from th.
Z bench under the Federal law with ful
salary Should he be nominated ani
a elected Governor he would forfeit TN
+. full salary TO which he would be en-
= titled as a retired Judge. about 81 800
=. year, while the Office Of Governor pays
Y salary Of $4,000 a year for four years
= Friends Of the Judge point ont that i
would be unreasonable TO ask him {,
4 make such a sacrifice, or even TO ask hin
TO retire from the bench in whose dutie
he Is so deeply interested
j. When the Democrats began to hun
(. their beds in the hotel or in the board
4 ing houses early this morning. there wa
i none who could prophecy with any de
: gree Of certainty, and without an 'if
= or "but" just who would be nominate
i Governor or how tho perplexing prob
! lem of between the devil and the dee
= Aea" into which the party had bee
a plunged because Of the Gubernatoria
!, contest would be solved.
" The one candidate whose chances wer
a accepted as more certain than any othe
was Josiah Q. Wolcott, ror Attorney
a General. Sentiment last night SCENE
!. to be mighty strong for him. There wer
!. other candidates, however Sussex ha
m James NJ. Tunnel. county chairman, an
~ Deputy Attorney General Frank
70 Jones. Kent had a candidate in Alea
y ahder NJ DAILY. and New Castle ha
=. Charles +. Guricy. in addition to ST
~ Wolcott According 20 the political tall
~ Mr.. Curley might get out OF the cor
- test II Senator Monaghan should /
4 nominated for Governor.
IL There We're many congressional cand
" dates. too, but the congressional situg
q tion seemed 20 hinge upon the Gubei
~ natorial nomination. Albert r. Polk,
Georgetown, IL was given out. had sui
70 stantial majority Of the Sussex del,
( gates for Congress, and Franklin Brocl
son. OF Clayton, was admitted TO have