Evening journal., 1913-01-16

OF KENT. Are
UP AGAINST
SALISBURY
Entire Delegation Will Vote
AGAINST "BOSS'WhiIe Chance
Remains to Elect Middle
County Man to U. S.
Senate
DEADLOCK MIGHT
BENEFIT RIDGELY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE DOVER. Del, Jan.
|16.-Should the twelve Kent county
democratic members of the Legisla
ture adhere to their agreement reach
ed in a long conference yesterday af-
ternoon. Kent county Democrat will
be chosen. United States Senator 20
tsucceed Harry A. Richardson or there
+ will be a senatorial deadlock Stick
ling to this plan through the senator
& ial balloting would eliminate Willard
N NSaulsbury as a senatorial possibility.
The twelve Democratic members
Afrom Kent-three senators and nine
representative adopted motion TO
svote for a Kent county man for sem
ator so long as there is a chance OF
Helecting a Kent county man.
This so long as there is chance
Nof electing" feature Of the agreement
Nmight leave il to each Of the Kent
Il Legislators TO determine whether he
\ would be bound by more than the
Nfrst ballot to vote for Kent MAJ.
Efor senator.
HNilI Try for Caucus Today.
Realizing this, the anti-Saulsbury
leaders here have arranged to gei
twelve Kent members into a caucus
& this afternoon to select a Kent coun.
Ny nominee for United States Senator
hand an effort will be made to bind
n he twelve Kent assemblymen to vote
FOR the Kent caucus choice first, last
&and all the time
Should this bold political stroke b.
manipulated successfully by James
s II. Hughes, Richard r. Kenney. L.
3 irving Handy and James l.. Wocott,
#Who are the most aggressive of the
81 Opponents to Willard Saulsbury's SEN
,torial candidacy, it would mean the
iOwnfall OF Saulsbury's senatorial as
~ #)irations on which he has staked so
81 much to crown his career as Demo
"A ratio boss in Delaware.
The anti-Saulsbury leaders follow
III ng their prediction OF yesterday that
# our Kent members will not be bound
o support Salisbury for Senator. had
81 Democrats from all parts Of the state
M Ome herr today TO batter the Sauls-
S& bury lineup in a further effort to win
% way Salisbury supporters, particu-
# arly in Sussex, where some OF the
& lssemblymen have been held in line
" constant dunning of some of the
# eaders that your district wants
s. ;ausbury" when it is claimed that
NJ ointment is really the other way.
e lidgely as Compromise.
81 While indications are that former
z Senator Richard r. Kenney is in the
cad as the choice of the Kent county
81 delegation with Mr. Handy second
i nd Mr. Hughes as a factor, the
g. hances are in event Of prolonged
az &)alloting that the Kent members
yould unite on Henry Ridgely. the
kz Dover lawyer of prominence, as a
s* compromise for senator Mr.. Ridgely
s taking no active hand in the SEN
# torial fight
The salisbury leaders here
III ontend that no Kent county mem
% er Of the Legislature will care Ia
ace his constituents if he should re
& use to vote for a Kent man for Sena-
Tor. especially when Kent county has
M Welyc OF the twenty Democratic mem
# ers Of the Legislature-threc short
3 + a majority of the entire Demo.
2 ratio membership i'm the Legislature
Eli nd also in the face of the Democrat
6 fall down in Willard Saulsbury's
as wn county-New Castle
r~IE AA' AN'hA 'ohAAtf conference Wdf
& allied to consider legislation affect
u lg the county
Senator Walls was chairman. Az
II Pr county matters were discussed
# omebody asked whether there was
IA nything else for consideration. Re
resentatives Houston and Arthurs
N lggested that the senatorial situa-
5 on might be discussed. Mr.. Hous.
pm advocated that the Kent members
E< ote for a Kent countain for senator
z nd somebody submitted a paper foi
s. he Kent assemblymen to sign bind
5|< ~ them to that effect Some of tn,
PARTICIPANTS objected to signing tn,
& hiding agreement. Each member
resent was called upon to express
is individual view and all favored
Importing a Kent man for senator
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