Milford chronicle., 1918-05-03
TUNNEL A CANDIDATE
FOR U. 5. SENATORSHIP
Prominent Sussex County Attorney
Made the Announcement
Wednesday

After weeks of speculation as to
whether there would be fight for the
Democratic Senatorial nomination
this year, to select candidate as
successor to United States Senator
Willard Salisbury, it was definitely
settled Wednesday that there will be
fight, when James NJ. Tunnel, Of
Georgetown, chairman of the Demo-
cratic Committee of Sussex County,
announced his candidacy in the fol-
lowing letter to the Democrats Of
Delaware:
To the Democrats Of Delaware:
l am a candidate for the nomina-
tion on the Democratic ticket for the
Office of United States Senator to
succeed Senator Willard Salisbury
Mr.. Salisbury has announced that he
is a candidate for the nomination.
and a number of other Democrats
will doubtless announce themselves
as candidates for the same nOmina-
ton.
All such candidates will be well
coined by me, as l believe it will be
good for the Democratic party to
have the merits Of number Of men
presented to the voters in order
that they may have a freer choice
which will doubtless result in
more correct choice of candidate.
Such a contest between candi-
dates will have a further benefit, in
that it will arouse the interest Of
voters in either one or the other of
the candidates which will follow the
successful candidate to the polls.
The contest. however, between
rival candidates must be open. fair
and free from bitterness. if the ex-
pected party good is to be attained,
and to this end l propose a campaign
that will be fair. and at the same time
as vigorous as may conform to the
proper dignity of such a contest, and
pledge my earnest support to the
candidate chosen by the Democratic
State Convention, duly called for that
purpose.
James NJ. Tunnel.
Georgetown, Del, May 1, 1918
Mr.. Tunnel is a native of Delaware.
having been born at Clarksville, Au-
gust 2, 1879. being a son of Henry NJ
and Rhoda +. Tunnel. He received
his primary education in the schools
Of Sussex County and graduated from
Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio,
in 1900; registered as a law student
with former Attorney General Robert
c. White in 1904 at Georgetown. and
while reading law he sustained him
self by teaching as principal of the
public schools at FrankfOrd. Selby-
Vile and Ocean View. He was admit
ted to the bar May IL, 1907, and since
that time has practiced law at George
town in association with Mr.. White
Has been Democratic County Chair
man of Sussex from 1908 until this
time, excepting a period from Decem-
Der, 1915, to September, 1916; was
attorney for the House of Represen- |
tatives for the session OF 1913 and the
special session of 1914 for the ses-
sion of 1917, and the special session
of 1918; was a candidate for attorney
general on the Democratic ticket in
1916. against Armon D. ChaytOr. Jr..
and after an exceedingly close and
exciting contest, during which there
were one or more tie ballots. he was
defeated by Mr.. ChaytOr by a small !
margin. For a great many years he
has been an ardent supporter of Sen /
ltor Salisbury. and has been looked /
upon as the head of the Salisbury or I
sanization in Sussex County His /
friends believe he will have but little 1
in securing the support of |
most of the so votes Of Sussex County |
N the Democratic convention.