Evening journal., 1914-01-02
FRIENDS OF
HANDY Are
RESENTFUL
Senator SaulSbury'S Refusal
teEndOrSe Former Congress-
man StiFS the Democrats
DEPkIVES HIM OF
$7,5OO FEDERAL JOB

The Philadelphia Ledger today con-
tains the following article dated VIII
Immgton
The refusal of United States Sen
.ator Willard Salisbury to indorse eA-
Congressman H. Irving Handy one OF
tine original Wilson men in Delaware
and "a personal friend of Secretary oi
state BRYAN. for a position In the De-
lpartment of state. alleged Go be due
no political hatred has politicians
both Republicans and Democra'-'
from one end of the state to the other
talking today
Friends of Handy are naturally re-
Ieentful. and neutral Democrats con-
'fess that the act was impoiuc' espeo'
ally i'm view of the fact that Handy
once trained with the Biggs-saulspuFN
faction. II was through Governor
IBiggs ,hat he first entered poil'.,9
for while he WAS principm on lht
public schools of Smyrna, IN 1885, ne
was appointed by Governor bisss az
superintendent of Schools ior Ken
county ZEN years later, thfousi
the efforts of the Biggs-SaulsnuiN rae
ition. he was elected a member OF th
lFifiy-nfth Cong oss
Handy An Active Partisan.
Handy. since his term ia Congress
lhas always been active In Democrau
ipoitics of Delaware and he RENAME
fioval TO the Biggs- Salisbury factor
lNhich was at war with the Gray-Ba,
-Wolcott faction for years. u
lcampaigned from one end of the Sta
pa to the other. and It was not uni
al recent years. when hc developed sem
h. ftorial aspirations. that the ruptu
he occurred.
1hc crisis came with the orsanizau
~ of che 1913 Session oi the leei-l tufe
,N Democratic United States Senator W
~ TO bc elected oud both salisbury @
, Handy were candidates. AZ Che clever
''' hour HanGy rc,ircd m favor OF Sau
hurry who wa. elected following p
loneed deadlock. Handy has been
cused bv salisbury followers of caur
the thrco Legislators 90 hold ont iol
time. hni Haudy- friends DECLARE u
he I'm no way was responsible ana !
when hc rcincd from the light he u
n nn further action.
wv uanay's Friends Angry
W tnii. ZION uttitfe that tlc eN-N
orc..nau never erciNed Che pfopaf
.4. opnition from bis party. and' hnd
~ foci riahi toa,pirc to senatorial hvn'
\, tha. he nnvrd ihcunrt of "a loyal DE
,rat when he retired in favor of Sa
,,s. n,rv. and they predict that the "
;,.,, men accorded him By senator Saul'l
tbe will lead 90 FURTHER strife ~ the %
mi. Of ibe Democratic party in Delawal
tbe I'm this connection they point out
lin, OK State senator Thomas NJ. MonAg
p.r sf this citv. who was defeated Tor
ernor bv Charles Il. Miller kepuhl
.ist. ,,lien All the rost oi the Democratic ;
the ticket was elected in 1912, could
ain hoon elected had salisbury given
lnor the proper support.
City Kent County Stirred.
Nr. Vow the Democrats oi kent co
had arc Ina "a turmoil because OF the i'
and that senator Salisbury has del
club Alexander NJ. DAILY of Dover as his
4 he county lieutenant. and that =
case Rauehlev Of Harrington has taNe'
pro place. DAILY played q conspicuous
As in liuiua up Democratic members o
iofh last legislature Tor SauisbniN om
AIKEN II Is declared that DAILY has been ou
"a iu an" ~ rt ,attcr l. Saulsbnrv's cand
.i',u' tar collector OF internal reNnuc lol
loln district of Maryland Of which Dei'
,sodc is q part.
s, Anti-Sau,shnry Democrats n
...ai that the Junior senator could nave
cd Rauahley. with the proper -ul
= W,. lbut that rs attitude aeaigst
=, ,,n- Who have opposed him in the past
~, clndcd the possibility OF cooper
i,,.i,,. and that the fight viii be renewed
+, Ie yiqor against Delaware Salisbury
ocrat-.