Evening journal., 1913-01-18
SALISBURY
CANNOT CONTROL
In A CAUCUS

AOntlHutO IIOUl IiIrA dbt
not admitting the claims of the great
Salisbury strength by any means nor
are they prepared to give in until the
Senatorial prize is actually taken
away from them. willard Salisbury
will not be elected" one opposition
leader declared emphatically The
anti-Saulsbury leaders we're working
today to try to get the twelve Kent
Democrats into binding caucus on
Monday, to select a Kent nominee for
Senator to receive their votes first,
last and all the time Representa-
, tiyes Reynolds and Arthurs have re-
( fused to bind themselves to support
4 continuously a Kent man for Senator.
4 In the conference on Wednesday a
nation was passed for the Kent
/ members to vote for a Kent coun-
( tian for Senator, but no particular
candidate was called to receive their
support This leaves the Kent mem
/ hers free TO cast one ballot for a
native son, and then vote as they
please after the first ballot, unless a
{ binding caucus OF Kents members
can be put over on Monday and the
delegation be united on one candi-
date
Former Senator Kenney is admitt-
ed to have FIVE of the twelve Kent
members at present, two are given to
Salisbury and the remaining FIVE are
divided between former Congressman
L. irving Handy and James H.
Hughes
With this division no one candidate
lras majority of the Kent delegation
but efforts on Monday will be made
to unite the twelve on Henry Ridgely
as compromise The Kenney men
are reluctant to break away from
Kenney. Should Kents twelve be
bound to support one man continu-
ously it would cause a Senatorial
deadlock. Should Kent's twelve mem
bers decide to vote as unit in a
general binding caucus it would
create a doubtful situation with three
members from New Castle and Kent
holding the balance of power
Even should the plan fall through
to try to bind Kent's delegation on a
Kent man for Senator, the anti-Sauls-
I bury men claim four Kent county
members will not participate in a
general binding caucus and who also
will not support Willard Salisbury
for Senator Three or four members
could cause a Senatorial dead lock.
May Have Open Caucus.
The Salisbury leaders here say
that call will be issued on Monday
for a general binding caucus on Mon
day night to nominate a candidate fol
Senator and they expect at the mosi
but two Kent county members TO re.
fuse to participate They say that
no matter what attitude the Ken
delegation may take, the caucus viii
make it's nomination and the
nominee will receive the suppor
of all participants in the caucus
when the Senatorial ballot il
taken in the Senate and House OF
Tuesday morning The SALISBURY
leaders. it is learned. are determined
to nominate Salisbury, DESPITE
threats Of a Kent bolt or holdout
IL was reported today that tn
Salisbury men expect to spring
surprise by advocating an open bu
binding caucus on Monday night
which the public can attend.
Mr. Handy, Mr.. Hughes. James
Wolcott and Reynolds Clough and
, some other Democrats more or les
active in the anti-Saulsbury camp he'll
= a conference here yesterday u wa
said that an effort would be made o.
Monday 10 get all the men aspirin
to the Senatorship, including Kenne,
together in a conference on Monda
: morning to formulate a concerted pla
: of action, as all have been campaign
, ing independently and each has bee
: sparring to try to get a majority {
, Kent's twelve members.