Evening journal., 1912-12-23

FORCES LOSE
STRENGTH
Some Of New Castle Delega-
tiOn Slip Away From
National Committeeman
ATTORNEY GENERALS TRIP
TO WASHINGTON PUZZLES

Some Of National Committeeman
Willard Saulsburys friends have dis
covered 10 their dismay that the op-
position has made inroads into the
New Castle County Democratic dele
CATION in the Legislature. The Sauls-
bury men have been counting all
along on the seven Democratic MEM
bers from this county lining up solid
ly for Salisbury, but now it is claim
ed that some Of the Assemblymen
from this county have been won away
from Salisbury and will vote for
other candidates for Senator. TWO Of
them. it is hinted, may vote for At
torney General Andrew c.. Gray for
Senator. Mr.. Gray has been in Wash
ington for several days on business,
and some Of the Salisbury men are
alarmed over a report that Mr.. Gray
is digging up some data about the
hold-up of James L. Wolcotts ap-
pointment as Federal Judge in 1896,
and also is lining up Democratic
national leaders TO keep hands off
the Delaware Senatorial situation
and allow Delaware Democrats to
solve that problem themselves. II
is no secret that the Salisbury men
have been counting on pressure from
! Democrats at Washington TO aid hin
in his Senatorial fight when the
l"shakedown" comes
The name of Henry Ridgely. o.
Dover. a lawyer of prominence, II
lnow being advocated for Senator as ;
lcandidate upon whom the Saulsburl
Imposition might concentrate.
Because OF a failure OF Senators
dupont and Richardson and Con
gressman Heald to agree on recon
mendations for postmasters at Smy
. rna and Milford. tho appointment
for those offices may be made b.
President Wilson. If so Democrat
would succeed the Republicans Il
those Offices.
According to a report from dow
( the State, William +. Deputy OF Del
mar may be the Sussex Democrats
choice for Clerk of the House
Regarding the Senatorial situation
the Sunday Star yesterday said:
Salisbury Loses Ground.
, THE strength of Willard Saulsbur
as a Senatorial candidate has grow
I less in the past week, and l.. irwin
Handy has. in the opinion of hi
I friends. grown much stronger. Tn
\ week has also witnessed the entranc
of James II Hughes of Dover an
[ Col James J. Ross Of Seaford as ae
\ tive candidates for Senator Bot
A Mr.. Hughes in Kent and Col. Ross ]
\ Sussex have strong political friend
but the candidacy of Col. Ross wi
be the more important of the two b'
cause he is said to be able to tak
three OF Saulsbury's Sussex count
. votes away from him. Both NJ
\ Hughes and Col Ross are said to
regarded favorably by railroad Unfit
ences. Col Ross being a director
=. the Delaware Railroad.
n salisbury appears to have loi
e ground in both the Sussex and Ne
i- Castle delegatiOns-in Sussex b.
n cause of the candidacy of Col Ros
= and i'm New Castle because member
" in this county who have heretofoi
p been counted for Salisbury have i
Is It be known that they look with grea
n er favor on Handy Il is now claim'
bv Handy's friends that he has thri
10 sure votes from New Castle, and thu
10 saw that Salisbury will in fact g
n but two out of New Castles seve
One New Castle member is cOun
N for Gray and another for Biggs
n IF the claim that Salisbury can
r. only two votes from his home coun
10 proves correct, it will practically p
him out of the fight. He can get lit
or no support from the Kent delee
ton. That county has developed
strong sentiment in favor of ke
=. man. They say the Senatorship
IN i'm Kent county now-Richards
holds the seat-and that Il ought
stay in Kent. Senator dupont mol
L. New Castles scat in the Senate. Re
". members are said all to favor ke
he man. Handy lives IN Smyrna, ke
IS county, and Kenney and Hughes liN
Is, in Dover, Kent county; and
on friends of all three are loud in pi
g, claiming that il is Kent county's tn
ed for the Senatorship. They say Kt
elk is the banner Democratic county, tf
she got almost nothing at the Sta
Convention. and that the Senatorsl
must HOT now ut uthl't hNAs
OF while Kenney makes heavy clai
r. as to his vote in Kent, the. best
he formed politicians say that he c
la count four votes in that delegate
u Handy's friends claim for him
i'll votes from Kent county on the n
IN ballot, and say that he will be so
ic. in the lead in the voting that
q: twelve Of the Kent members viii
I'm ally come to his support and q
al nominate a Kent county man IN
ert caucus.
": "Handy's friends think that
]. election will be entirely satisiacu
m TO -President-elect Wilson. They cli
ok to have direct assurance from
on, New Jersey Governor that he Will
ice make move in favor OF Saulsbu
'ck He regards the contests as a pur
of State affair in which il would be
proper for him to interfere