Evening journal., 1913-01-30


bury was that they feared the effect
Of another days delay and also be-
cause they had a suspicion that the
Republicans would turn in with the
other three holding-Out Kent members
and help them to elect a Senator of
their choice other than Salisbury. AS
a matter Of fact the Republicans had
no such intention, as they had decided
in one of their conferences early I'm
the session to keep hands off the
Senatorial contest and let the Demo-
Gratis settle IT,
Two 10 Leave Salisbury.
II is asserted. however, and was
admitted by more than one Democrat
on the "insde" that il the Senatorial
contest had gone until today two of
the men who had been supporting
Salisbury would have left him. This
was known to the four Kent boilers,
It is said, and for that reason some
of the men who had been backing
the four in their attitude for a Kent
countian for Senator are far from
pleased at the surrender of Repre-
sentative Houston. They claim that if
Houston had not given in a Kent coun-
tian could have been elected Senator,
as Senator Williams and Representa-
tive Schneider would have held out
with Houston and would have had two
recruits from the Salisbury ranks to-
day. But there are indications that
/ Representative Houston was not sorry
for the chance to climb on the Sauls-
! bury band wagon, although Senator
Williams and Representative Schneid-
er were not any too willing to claim
a seat there Representative Houston
claims It would not have been any use
for him to hold out further after Cum
Minis had surrendered although am
other vote beside Cummins' was neces-
sary to elect Salisbury.
Meanwhile Willard Salisbury was at
the Salisbury homestead in Dover, and
when the election was assured he was
deluged with congratulations James
b. White, Speaker Holcombs secre-
tary, conveyed the first news to Sauls-
bury that he had been elected. When
asked for a statement, the Senator
elect said his sentiments could best
be expressed In a telegram he had
sent to President-elect Wilson, which
he said was the only statement he
cared to make The telegram was as
follows:
Il have just been elected Senator by
the unanimous choice Of all the Demo-
cratic members. l am delighted to be
able to help your administration. All
! Democrats here look alike now to each
other and to me- Willard Salisbury
Mr.. Salisbury had not received a re-
ply from the President-elect up to the
time he left Dover yesterday afternoon
for Wilmington.
RumOr of Patronage Deal.
James II. Hughes, who possibly was
the most active of the anti-Saulsbury
leaders was Jared when he heard
that Representative Cummins had
given In and that Representative
Houston had followed him. While
Mr. Hughes had known that Cummins
was wobblihg II is said he told
friends that he was surprised that the
other three fell in fine. When Mr.
Hughes was asked by a reporter if he
cared to comment on the election. he
: replied
Il have a thought but nothing tC
. say about &C. I stand where l always
stood" When asked to explain whal
he meant by that he said he did moi
, care to discuss the Senatorial sub
ject
= Former Senator Richard r. KenneN
was in Baltimore when the cyclone
swept the four Kent members into the
Salisbury corral He left Dover yes
: terday morning Representative Hous
, ton, when asked about report tha
he and the other three Kent members
4 had conferred with Senator Kenne!
> on Tuesday evening, denied that there
y had been any such conference HI'
= also denied any knowledge of a politi
. cal deal that involved the surrende
y of one or two of the four to Sauls
!, bury.
= There was a report about Dover tina
some kind of a deal involving the pc
! litical patronage for Kent county un
- der President Wilson's Administrative
= entered into the settlement of tn
Senatorial fight According to the re
port. friends of the four holding-ou
i members may be patronage-dispen
y sers for Kent county, or at least 10
seekers from that county must hav
a mysterious 20. K" before they ca
A.. lana place QNuel the new dAihihle
: tration But Il generally is admitte
- that willard Salisbury, after he get
"a into the Senate will be the "hig boss
~ Of the Democratic party and he wi
! have six years in which to make SON
@ political reckonings.
Il is generally admitted here that th
Il, Senatorial fight has left a bitternes
~ in the Democratic ranks in Kent coul
~ ty that will require years and years
~ heal The struggle has been too kee
ho and full of stinging incidents to be TO
a6 gotten easily, and aside from that
~ has reopened the old Saulsbury-Wo
ne colt political feud, with many fa
-, tional tangents that somehow hay
90 flown away from the Salisbury co
at umn.
To Go to Washington.
- Within few days arrangements wi
~ be made for the Organized Militia
"a Delaware to participate in Preside
~ Wilson's inaugural parade, and q
- members of the Legislature also W
~, 90 TO Washington in a body to after
~ the Inauguration. II was said tod
N that Senator-elect Salisbury will e
= tertain the Democratic members at {
- elaborate dinner in appreciation
"a their electing him.