Evening journal., 1913-01-14
TALK ! ak OF Oh NOON NOON
CAUCUS ON The
SENATORSHIP
Salisbury Men Suggest Meet
ing Of ASSemblymen When
Crowd is Absent
NIGHT CAUCUS, IF ANY,
IS THE MOST LIKELY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Jan. 14.-While both
branches of the Legislature yesterday
and today transacted all the business
that apparently is ready for that body,
the feeling is general that the General
Assembly will not do much in the way
of legislation until after a United
States Senator is elected to succeed
Senator Harry A. Richardson and un-
til after Governor-elect Charles r.
Miller is inaugurated Tuesday Of
next week is the day for the beginning
Of balloting for Senator, and it also is
the day when Governor Miller and
Lieutenant Governor Colen Ferguson
will be inducted into office Until
these absorbing events are disposed
Of much cannot be expected in the
way of general legislation beyond
the presentation of notices and the
introduction Of q few bills.
While the Senatorship is unquestion-
ably the dominant Democratic topic,
there was not much Of a furry about
1t among the members of that party
in the Legislature yesterday or today.
All discussion Of the Senatorship is
confined to whispers or behinrd closed
doors, and discussion seems to be
avoided as much as possible. The
followers of Willard Salisbury feel
confident that he will be nominated for
Senator, should a binding caucus be
held, on the first or at the most on a
Ii too
votes for him at least out of the 20
Democrats in the Legislature 1t is
not so much question now of wheth-
er Salisbury could gain caucus
nomination as it is whether a bind
ing caucus will be held. Three Demo
cratic members refusing to abide by
a caucus could prevent the election of
a caucus choice for Senator. This is
keenly appreciated by the Salisbury
boosters, who are worried as to
whether James IT. Hughes, former
Senator Richard r. Kenney, former
Congressman l.. Irving Handy and
James l.. Wolcott. who are the active
anti-Saulsbury leaders down here may
be able to control the situation suf-
ficiently either TO prevent the holding
of a binding caucus, or to prevent the
nomination Of Salisbury in a caucus
Mr.. Hughes, who with former Senator
Kenney, is making an aggressive fight
against Salisbury. is openly advocat-
ing that no caucus be held, and that
the Senatorial fight be thrown into
open session of the Legislature Il is
said that some OF the followers of Mr.
Kenney and Mr.. Hughes, all from Kent
county, also are opposed to a binding
caucus and desire the Senatorial fight
shunted out into the open on the Leg.
islature floor. Whether they can line
up three or four members to refuse tC
be bound by a caucus remains to b,
awaited. Il is reported in anti-Sauls.
bury circles that four Democrat,
members from Kent county may refus,
to be bound by caucus nomination o.
Senator. If they should assume trai
attitude II would block Saulsbury's
election and force a compromise or Z
deadlock unless they should recedt
from their stand.
Former Judge David r. Marvel o
Wilmington, was here yesterday after.
noon comforting with Mr.. Hughes anc
some other well-known Democrats
who are known to be opposed to Sauls
bury for Senator.
Urge MONDAY Caucus.
Among some of the Salisbury mer
yesterday afternoon and today there
was talk of trying to hold caucus fol
Senator at noon on Monday next, in.
stead of on Monday night as is Gus.
tomary The object of this, II was
said, was to get if possible. the Demo.
cratic members into a meeting wher
there would not be so many politi
clans in Dover to pull and haul then
around or prevail upon them to do thi.
and that. Usually on the night set foi
a Senatorial caucus a crowd of mer
of the party that has a majority OF
] joint ballot flocks to Dover to try L
| influence the legislators. II was thai
way the night before the Legislature,
organized last week, when there wa.
as much Senatorial talk as there was
conversation about organization. Ant
It viii be the same way on Monda,
night next, If custom is followed ant
a Senatorial caucus is set for tha
night. IL would concentrate in Dove
leaders who are actively fighting vii
lard Saulsbury's election to the Senati
and men who are espousing Sauls
bury's cause, and the members of tn,
Legislature would be subjected to
running fire Of cajoling and button
holing by partisans of Senatorial as
pirants.
Fear Eject of Crowd.
Just what effect a display of opposi
tion to Salisbury for Senator Nigh
have that night is not known, hu
there is strong possibility that IN
anti-Saulsbury men might do a Who'll
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