Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
POLITICIANS WERE
IN EVIDENCE DURING
WAR CONFERENCES
During the Rccesses They Held
the Floor of the Hotel
du Pont Lobby.
WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT

During receetses Of the State Council
of Defence conferences held in The
PLAYHOUSE. Yesterday, politicians thronged
the lobby of the Hotel dn Pont and pol
itica sizzed The crowd. representing all
sections of tine State and including pol
iticinns Of all parties, was as large and
animated AS the multitude strRinR IN the
Hotel Richardson, Dover on the night
preceding n political convention
The United States scnatorship, now
held bv Willard Salisbury, Democrat,
,vhaae successor will be elected next fall
for y term nf mx years. wns the chief sub
lcct Of conversation
DEMOCRATIC ACTIVITIES.
Democratic dissension Was dl9cu~ed,
and predictions that Senator Shuiabury
attempt 10 obtain denomination would be
strongly opposed were numerous IT. was
said he would have hard rows 10 hoe IN
New Castle and Kent counties and would
have but the shadow Of chance" TO win
in Sussex county Sentiment favored
Andrew G Gray or Josiah Marvel for the
Democratic nomination Francis VI
soper, apple king" Of Kent county, wua
enthusiastic IN hl8 advocacy Of Mr.
Cray There was a rlimor that Chauncey
J.. Holcornb Of New Gas lie, United states
district attorney IN China, would return
to Delaware during the summer and
aasurne the management Of Senator
Snnlsburya campaign for denomination
MIR. Holcumb was Mr. Saulsbury's cam
paign manager IN 1913, when the General
Assembly. in which Mr. HolcoTnb WIS a
Representative. elected Mr. salisbury
Senator In Marrh ~ that year Mr..
Ilolcomb became Senator Saulsbury's
secretary, and soon thereafter he was
appointed United States district at
torney in China.
REPITHITCANs SUSPICIOUS.
Republicans fratcrnized but they socn-
ed Suspicious ri each other There was
difference Of opinion concerning Republi-
can harmony Some Republicans said
Regulars and Independents would unite.
Others insisted that harmony Was pos
siHle only in respect of the senatOrship
there would be a hell of a fight for
state and county offices Former Govern
| or Charles II Miller former senator J..
IIeislcr Ball former Judge Daniel @.
| Hastings Chief Justice James Pennewill,
| former Governor Simeon : Ponnewill
| and Ruby r. Vale were favorites for
| the senatorial nomination IN the diE-
| cllssion, but it was said "none lowered
much above another Through tho
| tnFDHP IHcfe tflCkt4, ~ Niltspstg WATCH
Hastings In explanation thereof, il
was alleged that many candidates for
delegate 70 the Republican state Con-
ventlon supposed TO be supporters Of
DR. Kal and many posing as unpledged
would favor Mr. Hastings candidacy.
SAY T. e. HAS RETIRED
Friends Of General r Coleman diI
Pont, notwithstanding he IL Republican
national committeeman from Delaware,
proclaimed he had absolutely retired
from politics OF course he has a
citizen interest in politics, they
stated, but he has no senatorial candl-
date
THE "G1LLIs SENATE
The s.Glllis Senate, composed Of
Republicans reported as nightly throng-
ing magistrate office near Seventh
and Market streets, also caused comment
| 1t was stated that the office ls headquar-
ters OF politicians favoring certain Re-
publican for the senatorshIp and that
persons must have credentials 70 get
| within the select circle,
State Senator Barnard was proposed
! for the Repu bllcan nomination for govern
| or IN 1920.