Evening journal., 1912-11-08
HANDY OPENS FIGHT ON SALISBURY.

u ESTORED to health by his timely trip to Europe L.
N Irving Handy. OF the most prominent and pop
uar members of the Delaware bar and the Democratic
party. home again and in the thick of a fight for
the United States Senatorshp that is coveted by Will
lard Salisbury The friends Mr. Handy say that the
idea that Mr.. Salisbury has the Democratic caucus
nomination "sewed up Is wrong and that Mr.. Handy
stands good show of defeating him. The result of
the recent election in this cited good
son why MT SALISBURY deserves TO be beaten II is
asserted that he was responsible for the to the
the Governorship because he persisted in
keeping Senator Monaghan in the nomination fight
when he had been warned that he could not possibly
win in the election Attention also is called to the
that New Castle county, the home of Mr. Sauls-
bury, returned a heavy Republican plurality while
Kent and Sussex counties in which Mr. Handy has
many friends returned heavy Democratic pnralities
which part of the ticket and also the county
tickets and the Levy Courts in those two counties
We have no doubt it would be exceedingly pleasing
to thousands Of Democrats in Delaware If Mr. Handy
could defeat Mr. Salisbury in the Senatorial fight in
view Of the loss OF the Governorship and the New
Castle county ticket Tuesday The New Castle
legislative delegation in the Democratic will
be small and Kent and Sussex counties if they unite
viii be able to make Senatorial nomnation. Doubt
is expressed that Mr.. Salisbury control all the
New Castle county view Of what has occurred
here great the dissatisfaction with Mr. Saulsburys
conduct of the election for the Democratic party.
It is not denied that the Democrats accomplished
things were accomplished a result of Mr. Sauls-
bury's political management Senator Monaghan was
knitted by Democrats in Mr.. sausbury's home county
the control Of the executive department of the State
government lost in Mr. saulsbury's home county;
about all tho Democrats out Of Mr. Salisbury S
home county few members of the Legislature
understood be favorable 10 Mr.. saulsburys cleo
ton ID She United States Senate In short everything
that was obtained by the Democrats in Mr. Salisbury
home county was something which Mr. Salisbury
1cl sure would be for his good when the Demo
cratic Senatorial should be held The cues
lion now presents itself whether the wide-avakg
Kent and Sussex county Democrats. who won
the real fight so far it viii be will
ing 10 give the chief prize the Democratic side &C
the man least for the party II they Shout,
be then Mr. Salisbury unquestonaby viii be sent e
the Unod States Senate. II. tho other hand the,
decide that the Senatorial prize should go 10
the counties which really accomplished something il
the election and the thar had the least incentive
Tor accomplishing something for party which ho
denied II representation the State ticket then III
next United States Senator should be a Kent count
man, and air. Handy should stand good chance o
getting IT, may be accepted a fact however
that regardless whether gets IT, II is his porros
% make determined fight for it and that in Itself
interesting