Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-01-28
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
STATE HOUSE DOVER Del, Jan.
Somehow a cheering report was
circulated among the followers of
Willard Salisbury this morning that
( the four Kent county members who
have been holding out for the cleo
tion OF a Kent countain would sup
port Salisbury today and the Sena-
torial fight would end. IL required but
few minutes 10 show that there was
no basis for the Salisbury mems
buogancy.
There Is no change so far as we
know. /" said Representative Houston
in behalf Of the four Kent members.
& The ballot for Senator taken at noon
showed no change
on toplof the unfOunded report that
4 the Kent mon would surrender today
came another rumor that some of the
4 Kent county delegation had had a
conference and decided to cease sup
3 porting Willard salisbury after to-
. day This stirred some Of the Sauls-
& bury men for 2 while. but careful in
\ ouiry failed to disclose ANY SEM
llance Of conference other than the
. lNIflNItWk NNHNt AUll ilhH 4 AhRAht'N
Bayard had with Senator Williams
and Representatives Cummins, Hous-
a ton and Schneider yesterday after
r noon to try TO get them to vote ioi
Salisbury.
& May Dust Republican.
Il became known today that the
Salisbury Democrats have under
serious consideration the ousting ol
Il Representative elias IT, Bennett Jr.
s Republican. of the. first Sussex dis
trict whose election is contested by
John W. Dickerson. defeated Demo
cratic candidate
The Salisbury men figure that i
Dickerson could be seated and woul'
Il support Salisbury the latter woul'
n lack but one vote of election. on
deterring factor. however. is an i'm
preston that DickersOn is an anti
Salisbury Democrat and might no
q vote for the caucus nominee. IN
contest is now in the election com
mittee of the House which has he'll
no hearings of IT, At the outset ther
81 was A. disposition to drop the contes
81 but some Democrats today were ure
u ing that it be prosecuted. The
Il figure that it might help to break th
Senatorial deadlock. The Democrat
have enough votes. even II Represef
tatives Houston, Cummins an
81 Scheinder would not vote with thel
81 TO oust Representative Bennett
they desire.
Senator Williams and Represent
livcs Houston, Cummins and Schne
der are being bombarded with letter
81 from Democrats i'm all parts of q
State. some commencing their at
81 tude and some condemning the fou
"I was surprised. said Represent
tive Houston today, AT the cohteh
of one letter from a sussex man
have known most of my life and vi
is regarded throughout the State
a staunch Democrat In his letter
advises me TO do all I can to ele
willard Salisbury and if we cann
clecf him for me TO vote for k
publcau Of course. / have no lnte
"a ton of voting for a Republican b
I was surprised at such letter lro
a man known as substantial Dem
crat."
Tie result Of today's ballot I
United States Senator was;
n Willard Salisbury
81 Ruby r. Vale-ll
!. G. Townsend-5.
George w. Marshall
N James r. Hughes.
Harry A. Richardson.
L. Irving Handy
nj The detailed vote today was.
For Willard Salisbury. Democrat
& %. Senator Blackstone and Repres'
z tative Records absent
81 For Ruby R. Vale Republicans
& ators Anderson. Ellison, Ewing, III
81 ris. Hazel, Reinhardt Walker Rep
sentatives Bennett, Lingo, Pool, SIN
III Ill
81 For John c. Townsend. Republic
81 Representatives Derrickson, Ora
81 land Hoffecker, King, McCorm
AN S
81 For George W. Marshall, Republic
81 Senator Pierce. Representa-
81 Barnard, Bradford. Cook-4.
For James II. Hughes Democra
Senator Williams. Representa-
81 Houston. Schneider
For l.. lrvlng Handy. DemOcra
Representative Commas.
& For Harry A. Richardson, Repu
can-Representative Mcdonald
Senator Blackstone, Democrat,
absent and paired with Senator N
shall
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