Evening journal., 1913-01-25
BIG FOUR FIRM FOR
KENT MAN E0R CEMATOD
hEH hHHN Vn SEIHF1 VHN
Salisbury Men Uneasy, and Their Ranks May be
Broken Soon---AH Independent and
Men of Means

salisbury as binding, inasmucn a.
four members did not participate in
the balloung Senator Carter Is from
the "shoestring district of Kent
county and originally was one OF the
strongest anti-Sauisbury members.
he only cOnsenting In the last few
hours TO go into the caucus He nom
mated Henry Ridgely for Senator and
after Salisbury got twenty votes and
Rldgely five, Senator Carter had
Saulsburys nomination made uuan-
imous IL is known that the Sauls-
bury men are worried about Cartcr's
attitude.
Possibly half the Democratic mons
bership of the Legislature at heart is
said to be opposed to Salisbury for
Senator. but has been lined up for the
Democratic committeeman because OF
pressure brought TO bear by Sauls-
bury neutenants ard also because
some OF the members have been urged
that because Of mysterious campaign
contributions that cut a big factor in
the election In their districts. which
supposedly came from the National
Committee, they should support
Salisbury for Senator
Many Political Squabbles.
This has been a week Of squabblcs
I'm Dover. Seldom has Delaware
Democracy passed through more mill
tant days than those in connection
with the Democratic caucus on Mon
day night and the Senatorial deadlock
that has continued since then. Demo-
Gratis OF prominence have wrangled
and shaken fists at each other and two
different verbal encounters between a
Wilmington lawyer advocating Sauls-
bury and two Dover lawyers opposed
to him. have occurred.
Then Representative Cummins went
on the warpath. He was stirred by
reports circulated by Salisbury men
that he had been bought He told
John f. Salisbury that IL was only
his age that saved him from thrash
ing. He served notice upon a Dover
bank official that II he used such talk,
suit for slander would be filed
against him. He told two other WE'LL
known Democrats. one from his own
, district, and one from another district.
that he would give them severe beat
! ing the next time he heard them max
ing remarks about him.
Meanwhile Representative Cummin3
! Is gathering data and has consulted
two lawyers here about entering suit
for defamation OF character against
some men whom he says have talked
disparagingly about him.
Added pressure Is 20 be brought
upon the four holding out Democrat'
because a Democratic Senaeoc j
needed from Delaware to give ina
party the needed one majority IN IN
United States Senate according q
Washington dispatches today. vice
President Marshall will have the bal
ance Of power according TO the wa'
the new Senate is shaping up. Bu
the four Kent men claim they stan'
ready to elect O senator but a Ken
Democrat must be chosen.
Appeal TO kenney.
The Dover Dclawarcan, recognized
as the organ of Willard salisbury, 10
day contains the following pitcous ap
peal 10 former Senator Richard X
Kcnncy.
Senator Kcnncy. the Democratic
party has highly honored you Car
you give any party rule for nomi
t. ndiluH convention OF idu'hc'n tNh'I
to abide by the honestly expressed
will Of the majority?
when you defeated Willard Sauls
bury sixteen years ago in the Demo
cratic caucus for United States Sena
tor by a bare majority he and his
chief lieutenants called at once or
you and congratulated you and wish
ed you well. The next day ever,
friend Mr. Salisbury had In the Leg
islaturc voted for you and you were
elected
Last Monday night Mr. Saulshur,
received over two-thirds OF all the
votes on the first ballot in the Demo
cratic caucus for United States Sena
, tor
-Four of your friends bolted thu
caucus.
did you call TO congratulate Mr.
Salisbury? No.
your four friends are still boltinl
at this writing and preventing tn
election OF tue Democratic Candidate
What do you think Democrat
think of it?'