Evening journal., 1912-12-09
TOSTEER SHY
OF BOOST FOR
SALISBURY
Senator Gore and Congress-
man BurIeSOn to Avoid
Advocacy Of Any
One Candidate
DEMOCRATIC CONTROL MAY
HINGE UPON DELAWARE

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec 9-lfl
United States Senator Gore of Okla
homa and Congressman Burleson OF
Texas. attend the Democratic "har-
mony' dinner in Wilmington next
Thursday il will not be for the pur-
pose Of urging the election TO the
United States senate OF willard Sauis-
bury or my other aspirant In par
ticular. but will be exclusively for
the purpose of bringing about har-
mony Ia the Democratic ranks and
assuring the election of a Democrat
/ By the Legislature next winter TO sue
ceed United States Senator Richald-
son whose term expires March
/ Senator Gore and Congressman Bur-l
/ lcson though invited Go participate inl
the harmony feast boy salisbury sup-i
/ porters for the express purpose OF as-l
aistng In his election are too wise
TO Interfere IN the politics Of a State
other than their own, but what they
land every other Democratic member
OF the United States Senate. as We'll
as the other Democratic National Lead
cis dosire. is the certainty of thel
election Of o Democrat by Che Legisla-i
turc fo succeed senator Richardson,
and the certainty also that the Legls-
lature viii not be deadlocked as it
was several years ago ON the memoir
able occasion when J. Edward Adj
dicks tied up things Dover, and de-
prived Delaware OF one of its repre-
! sentatives in the L. rl States Sem
I ate for a term or SO
Tho election Of Democrat in Deli
. TO the interest of the party than any
. other ono thing. The House Of Rep
d roscntatiycs is already uuder Dcmo-
y cratic domination by n hg majority,
/. but the control of the Senab- hangs
~ In the balance As The senate viii
" stand after March with the election
y of Democrat from Delaware tno
y Democratic control will be just one
h. vote. that Of The President Of the Sem
y -Nice-pIosident Marshall That is
!, assuming chat Tennessee and illinois
y elect Republicans. thing that q lust
" as likely as tho election of q Demo-
y crat. as neither of the big parties has
, enough votes 10 control the Leeisla-
y turc OF either of those States. Tho
y election Of either a Democrat or q Re-
Y publican will depend on a coalition,
y and each party IS claiming that II VIII
~ be successful I'M an case the DEM
y ocratic majority in the Senate viii he
y so slim as 10 mako the election OF
: a Democrat from Delaware almost a
y necessity
So IL can be readily seen what tbs
Y election OF a United States senator
v from Delaware means TO the new ad-
y minisu alton. Tho loss Of Senator
(, Rayner, OF Maryland by death, and fhe
N appointment OF William n. jackson,
cepublican. as his successor has cut
M The Democratic majority down by two,
" and has left it with bare ma
"A iority of one, counting Delaware's new
n Senator Oh the Democratic side That
N is the reason that the leaders mere
N are SO auxiOns 10 bring about har-
al monv in the Democratic ranks ip Del
Is aware. sud assure themselves tnat iha
y Icgisia.rre VIII not become dead
10 locked
N n Senator Gore and Representative
nrrleson see evidences of harmony
"a fajling 20 materialize, it is not unlikel'
!, that presidcnt-elect Wilson viii be
ln asked te take a hand Ia fact rumoI
d ,s cnrrent here that he will be ap.
la lrocled 20 and that steps have already
lO loon taken 10 bring the Democratic
DO facaonal condition existing IN Della
we've 10 his notice. Democratic SEN
m ators here ADMIT that the situation
as Is frsught with danger to the party
E Mr.. Wilson expects TO return to Inn
le country December l6. and upon ms
ty return the matter will likely %
Id brought to his attention
Mcmhers OF the Wilson Young
n Mems First Voters Club are much
I stirred over the impression that has
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