Smyrna times., 1916-02-23
POLITICAL GOSSIPS FIGURE
ON NEXT u, S, SENATORSHIP
WILMINGTON DEMOCRATS uRc-
ING JUDGE GRAY FOR SENATOR

l. irving Handy of Smyrna Also Has a
ro''o"'ng-James Il. Hughes of
Dover Groomed For Governor
A new scheme has teen developed
Tor New Castle County t. retain both
United States Senatorships by the
bringing out Ct Judge George GRAY
the famous jurist and distinguished
Delawarean. Says the Sunday Star.
= II the plans which have been worked
out by leading Democrat, work out as
expected. Judge George GRAY will he
the next Democratic nominee FOR
United States Senator. thus giving
Wilmington and New Castle county
the nomination for that Office. James
n. Hughes, former secretary Of state
and well-known lawyer If Dover in
Kent county, will be the nominee Of
the party for Governor while the NOM
lnation for member of Congress Will
go to Sussex county. and probably to
Andrew J. Lynch. who ia now heinp
urged by his friends for the position
Judge George Gray sometime ago
declined TO discuss the matter of
becoming a candidate for limited
States Senator, but this has not pre-
vented large number of his friends
and admirers. particularly those in
Kent and Sussex counties from work
ing up a boom for him. -
L. Irving Hanoy Has a Following
Some Democrates in Kent county
declare that at least nifty out of the
sixty delegates in Kent county will
be for Gray. despite the fact that
Former Congressman l. Irving Handy.
OF this town. is in the ring and has
a strong following and hopes TO Sc
cure the nomination Continues the
Star: 1T is declared that while the
majority of delegates from Sussex
county will probably give their votes
10 Andrew J Lynch on the first bal
lot. Lynch, VINO is a comparatively
young man, will probably drop out
Of the contest and allow the place to
go 10 Gray. The Democrats in the
lower part of the state. il is declared.
would be very willing to send Lynch
on his way to Congress by way Of
Democratic nomination as a stepping
stone to the position of senator in
the future. II is understood that a
number of Democrats were anxious
that Attorney General Josiah o.
WOlcott should become a candidate for
United States Senator. but the At
torney- General. with other prominent
Democrats. thought that Judge Gray
was the strongest man who could be
nominated and declined TO be candi
cate.
Wharton or Walls, Governor
There Was a feeling that Kent
county should have the candidate for
United States Senator. but it is under
stood that some are willing to waive
this claim and take the nomination
for Governor. Mentioned for this posi-
ton are Former State Senator Edw.
G. Walls, Smyrna. Senator Charles
NJ. Wharton and James H Hughes,
Esq. Dover. Continues the Star: at |
is held that Lynch should have the
position of nominee for member of /
Congress provided that he will drop
out Of the contest for senator and take
the other place. The Democrats
figure that United States Senator
Henry A DUPONT will be renominated
and that it is going to take the very
strongest man in the Democratic party /
TO make any kind of a showing
against him. For this reason they
have turned 10 Judge Gray ana are
making a determined effort TO bring
him out. The most encouragement
which they have succeeded 10 getting
from him has been that there will be
20 many interesting and important
questions to come before the Senate
hat anyone who has once been there
would like to be back. and on this the
Democrats behind boom are working"
DEATH OF JOHN r. ROBINSON