Evening journal., 1913-01-20
KENNEY NOW
The LONE FOE
OF SALISBURY
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continued from tlrst rage.
situation Some OF the members. in
GLIDING Senator Carter and Represen-
tative Houston. were advocating such
q conference but no cali for It has
been issued up to early this afternoon.
Some Of the Kent members were
declaring that if some Of their delega-
ton refused to enter into confer
ence they would find that those will
ing to go in could retaliate by refus-
ing to participate in binding caucus.
VIII Caucus Tonight.
The Kent men advocating a confer
ence said they desired to shape in it
their future plans as TO whether they
would decide , nominate and support
continuously a Kent countain for
Senator or whether they would paru-
cipate in binding caucus for Sena-
tor tonight Senator Fooks, az noon,
said he would call a caucus of the
|, twcnty-ninc Democratic members for
tonight in the State House. Whether
it,will be a closed or open caucus is
for the members to determined, he
said
Three Can Cause Deadlock.
The whole Senatorial question de-
ponds on whether the Kent men or
more than four Of them will vote con-
! tinuously for a Kent man for Senator
= Should the twenty-ninc or twenty
seven Democratic members particip-
pate in a binding caucus Willard
Z Salisbury will win on the first ballot.
! Should three Democrats refuse to vote
J for Salisbury for Senator they can
! cause deadlock IL is reported that
four of the Kent members will refuse
to vote for salisbury
What some OF the Kent men expect
to do they smllingly could not say
early this afternoon Willard Sauls-
, bury will receive the Senatorial nom
nation In a caucus Of most, If not all
the Democratic members tonight
. Senators Marshall Ewing and
7 Reinhardt of the Republican side this
morning received letters from J. ed
ward Addicks suggesting that they
! and other Republican members give
4 him a complimentary vote for United
q State Senator
a Addicks Asks For Votes.
Addcks suggested that a contn-
=, goncy might arise that their votes
might elect him. Whether by this he
expects to receive Democratic votes
!, was a question raised by his sugses-
ton II is a good bet that he VIII
receive no votes.
p n was learned today that some Of
the Republican members had written
> to General r. Coleman DUPONT last
!. week expressing their intention Of
Il voting for him for Senator tomorrow
and intimating that he could gain the
I Republican caucus nomination. The
. Republicans who wrote received tele-
grams from General DUPONT thanking
= them for their attitude but requesting
them not 10 vote for him as he was
s not a Senatorial candidate.
= In an effort TO try to concentrate
y the Kent county Democratic delega-
N ton on one candidate a conference
n OF some Of the opponents OF Willard
Is Salisbury was held in Wilmington
s. on Saturday afternoon, but it failed
TO bring that result Former Senator
Richard r. Kenney went to Whining
ton for the conference. but it is I'M
derstood he was not willing to steI
c aside after his Senatorial fight
- On his return Mr.. Kenney MADE
the following statement: "Henrj
g. Ridgely will not be supported by the
= Democratic Legislators from KEN
4 \ NUuMlN NNI 0'HAANif h'AiAIl VIII 'f
he backed by the other Senatorial
candidates i'm this county
:, Handy NithdrawS.
a Another development OF Saturda.
a night was the announcement by For
10 mer Congressman l.. Irving Handy
n of smyrna. Of his withdrawal from
-. the Senatorial race. Mr.. Handy hat
N made efforts to try to get the foul
NJ Kent county Democrats most promi
(, nently mentioned for Senator-Rich
49, ard r. Konney, James II. Hughes
q, Henry Ridgely and Mr.. Handy-tG
NJ Join in a letter to the Kent Assem-
blymen suggesting that they sclcc
40 candidate 10 receive their unites
"a. support. bat nothing came of &C. Mr.
Handy's announcement of his with
drawal from the Senatorial race il
as follows:
81 desire TO make public announce
ment that I release all of my politi
II, cal friends in the General Assembl!
be from all promises and obligations q
vote for me i'm the caucus next Mon
day for United States Senator n
II, this connection express the hop
that the choice for Senator ma.
T., prove wise and generally accepta
bic to the people OF Delaware
IN MT Handy earlier. speaking of tn
~ situation. said IL made a suggestion
~. yesterday that a Joint letter be sen
~ the Democratic legislators from Ken
county by Messrs Kenney, Hughes
Ridgely and myself-the four candi
dates for Senator approving thei
rs, idea that a Kent county man b
ia chosen; suggesting that they agre
on upon such a man. and releasing all q
- them from their obligations to any q
eu us. II was further suggested by my
's- self that the Kent legislators hold
PFC conference and decide this matte
se' themselves. One of the candidate
Sc was agreeable 10 this and anothe
ia oppose II. Nothing therefore came
it,"
'ROOters" ON the job.
Democrats poured into Dover fro
10, an parts of the State this morning
be take a hand in the Senatorial battl
,fh- From various parts OF Kent count
md delegations came to urge their Sem
or tors and Representatives TO suppQ