Evening journal., 1913-01-25

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Jan 25--While there
was a perfunctory session at noon to-
day TO ballot for United States SEN
ator. the members Of the Legislature
left yesterday afternoon, not 10 return
until Monday morning They desig-
mated three members to take the Sen
atOrial ballot today. The followers
Of Willard Salisbury yesterday after
noon were intimating that two OF the
four Democrats who refuse to vote
for Salisbury and are holding out for
Kent man for Senator. may be I'm
line behind Salisbury by Tuesday
Just what they based this on is not
apparent. and a general opinion rs
that thoy were merely handing out a
bold-faced bluff
Senator Williams and Representa-
tives Houston. Schneider and Cum
Minis the four Kent countans, who
have hraved the abuse, villiiication
and inuendoes OF the Salisbury men,
and refused to vote for the National
Committeeman for Senator. were firm
er than ever In their stand yesterday
afternoon They did not hesitate TO
say that they never would vote for
Salisbury. That they mean business
has dawned upon the salisbury adj
hcrents here painfully. They thought
the deadlock would be a one-day or
two-day affair. Now they are uneasy.
They are going to the four Kent men
instead OF the Kent men going to them.
! But their importunings and their early
and ill-advised attacks upon the -four
Kent Assemblymen have left too deep
and biting a sting, which has removed
lany lurking possibility that Williams
/ Houston, Cummins and Schneider
might have joined the twenty-five
Democrats behind Salisbury for SEN
ator within a day or two after the
caucus The oft-repeated charge
which reached the ears of the four
that they had sold OUT simply solidi-
fed the four ia their attitude.
All Independent.
The four Kent county members,
who demand that Kent by reason OF
clccting twelve of the twenty-nine
! Democratic Assemblymen should
have "A Senator. are all well-flXed H.
nancially Representative Houston Is
merchant of Dover and one OF the
foremost residents Of the town. Tie
Is a dapper looking young man OF the
prosperous business man type, calm
deliberate never excited nor undull
hastencd lie ponders everything
and rs so impervious 10 the attacks
of the Salisbury opposition that thel
have given up attempts even TO tall
the situation over with him.
Representative William T. Cummin
Hives at Leipsic. He Is an oyetermai
and Is known as Captain Cummmi
He has his own fleet OF oyster boat
r and enough Of this worlds goods Q
q live on comfrtably
Senator Henry Williams and Rcr
e rosentativc Robert j. Schneider, VIII
N live not many miles from Dover. eac
D owns a lnc farm I'm high cultivation
y They are classed as Independent
p prosperous farmers so far as thei
q livelihood is concerned This mercl
indicates the type of men represent
ed hy the four who will not vote 70
salisbury
Friends OF the four contend ,ha
they would not be in the Legislature
now a the salisbury men had thei
way. as they point out that Williams
Houston. Schneider and Cummin
were fought at the Democratic pri
marios by the Salisbury men bu
we're triumphant This is anothe
reason cited why they are so pro
nouncod in their stand against Sauls
bury
Willard Salisbury after campinl
here for two days IN conference will
his lieutenants. left yesterday after
noon for Wilmington He is trying q
take a "dont-care" view of the stua
tion that is difficult 10 portray be
cause of his great disappointment
May Join the Four.
Most OF the Salisbury pressur
squad has been Withdrawn from
Dover and a policy has been adopte
of not importuning Senator William
j I and Representatives Cummins
I Schneider and Houston for awhile, 4
= the hope that they may decide Q
i walk into the Salisbury fold.
h There have been rumors that tn
I four may have reinforcements in
r few days According to the repor
going round Dover, Senator Carte
: has given il out that he doesn't con
p slider the caucus that nominate