Evening journal., 1913-01-21
KINNEY BOLT BODIES
DISASTER FOR DEMOCRATS
THOUGH SALISBURY WINS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Dell Jan. 21.-Poltical
bitterness that bodies disaster for the
Democratic party I'm Delaware in the
future, no matter what may be the
final outcome of the Senatorial bat
tie featured the scenes leading up to
and following the caucus from which
four Kent county Assemblymcn-
,nator Williams and Representa-
ives Houston, Cummins and Schnci-
der bolted last night rather than be
bound by the caucus TO support Will
lard Salisbury for Senator. They
were supporters OF Richard r. Ken
ney, of Dover for Senator. and by
their bolt from the party caucus they
left kenney without solitary vote in
it-cven his name was not put in
nomination in the caucus. II was an
old-time secret binding caucus. too,
with closed and barred doors. When
| the four stubborn Kent Assembly
men resented all the pleadings and
( impOrtunings to return TO the cau-
Gus, ballot was taken by the twenty
five Democrats remaining to nominate
candidate for Senator.
Willard Salisbury received twenty
votes and Henry Ridgely. the blind
lawyer and well-known resident OF
Dover, five votes, ON motion of Sem
ator Carter. of Kent county. who had
placed in nomination Mr. Ridgely the
caucus selection OF Salisbury was
made unanimous by the twenty-five,
who realized all too well that they
could not elect Saulshury or any other
Democrat as United States Senator
unless they could line up the votes
OF at least two OF the four men who
walked from the caucus and boldly
faced the hostile crowd OF Salisbury
"rOotcrs,' many OF whom did not hes
itato to hur threats. jeers anc
curses for the four doughty Kent leg
islators who were not prepared tt
recede so easily from their attitud,
of "a Kent countain for Senator"
Boilers Are Denounced.
Running the gauntlet of denuncia
tion from Salisbury followers, ano
urged by their supporters from Ken
county to stand firm in the position
they had assumed, Senator Williams
and Representatives Houston, Sch.
neider and Cummins walked from
the State House They ignored mos
of the violent words hurled at them
and said they would do the voting
The four Wen who joined in the eau.
Gus at the outset. but who retired
when informed that IL was to be Q
binding caucus. represent districts
| adjacent TO Dover Representative
John M. Houston is a young merchant
of Dover and has a big personal fol.
lowing Representative Schneider
lives in West Dover hundred. anC
Representative Cummins in the ThirC
district which comprises part of nortl
Dover Senator Williams distric
comprises part of two OF the abov,
Representative districts. They ar,
the four anti-Saulsbury Democrat.
who il has been claimed all alonl
would not be bound by caucus. Sen
ator Carter, who also had been de
clared 10 be strongly for a Kent MAJ
for Senator stuck TO the caucus an,
il was he who had the nomination
Of Salisbury made unanimous hy tn
twenty-five.
Even the most tense of the caucu
nights during the old Republican fac
tional days of deadlocks, when J. Ed
ward Addicks made his futile effort
TO break his way into the Unitel
full compared with the Democrat
= wrangling and recriminations tina
marked todays developments. Tn
I acute feeling. the near-clashes an
{ 'mouthy" Quarrels between Demo
J Gratis yesterday and last night. tn
r. factional outcropping and bitterness.
5 are not merely Of today. Stingin
words stung too deeply. raps an
and IL viii take many a campaign /
= heal the wounds and scars of tn
present Senatorial battle None rea
i, ize this more than Democrats then
= selves, and none are less pcrturbe
Z about it than the anti-Saulsbury lea,
!. ers here.
= Don't give mp" exclaimed wei
Z known Dover Democrat slappir
- Representative Houston approving
y on the back. we never can carr
4 Kent county again if Salisbury
~ elected. and we may carry it if I
> is not"
,v salisbury Rioters Fill Town.
70 To make great impression
strength the Salisbury rooters we
to marshalled in great numbers
MS Dover yesterday and last night O
so ganization Democrats by the score
er committeeman and ward workers
joined the pilgrimage from Wilmin
at ton to Dover to shout Saulsbur,
Twas said some had the enticeme
re OF free railroad tickets as a little /
oo ducemont to join the clique for Sau
l. bury OF course, there we're sol
II, prominent Wilmington Democri
= here too. anxious 10 see Saulsbu
~ chosen, such as J. Harvey Whitem;
he J. Frank Ball John S. Rossell.
/, Bayard Heisel. Peter ]. Ford, Pet
4 A. Horty. But State Chairman Baya
n and Josiah o. Wolcott and Andr,
4 c. Gray were among the missing. r
i Salisbury call also brought the I
4 wavers from Kent and Sussex {,
- The Wilmington delegation brought