Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-15
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BAYARD,s CaslAsCEs.

nAHA1D'S CktfAhCES.
An Inierssiing cen est, ana hiss
Res! n...,s''ion mos a l'oxs'h'r As
The New York Times publishes let.
tiers to-day from ten OF the States whose
Legislatures will this winter select Uni.
ted States Senators. The canvass shows
that the prospect for increasing the
weight as we'll IS the numbers Of the
Republican representation in the Sen.
ate Is extremely good.
The Situation In Delaware 10 given ne
follows: can the Democratic members
Of the Legislature, excepting two hsl l.
ing over Senators, come from Kent and
Sussex "ths lower counties," the sre.
eial political preserve Of the Salisbury
family. II must be understood that
this is Q matter Of some consequence.
Mr.. Bayard's political machine Is In
this county; whatever aid he may re
ceivs In Kent and Sussex 10 mot 90
much because he controls things there,
as because the men who do choose to
lend him hand. Heretofore, a. has
been remarked, no has carried his swn
couRty 1t the general election praced-
ing his Senatorial election, and could
present himself ct Dover surrounded
by body Of his own neighbers and
followers; but now he must depend al.
together upon the Democrats Of the
other counties. II 10 q farther injury,
unquestionably, to his prestige. which
already had suffered BY his rather hui
initiating failure 81 Cincinnati, and
through the disappointment Of Demo
Gratis At the result which dsprivss Gen.
Hancock Of the opportunity to put the
Delaware Senator in his Cabinet.
Thus stripped Of machine influence
In his party, and shorn 10 some extent
Of his prestias, the danger which Mr..
Bsyard encounters is that Kert aud
Sussex leaders may choose to make q
Senator from material OF their own.
They have An abundance votes. Mr..
Bsyard has scarcely any. They are
under no special obligations to him.
What will they dor Some OF them are
bitterly opposed to Senator Bsyard,
and would gladly uneeat him. TX.
Gov. James Ponder, who was Governor
from 1871 to 1875, and who appointed
Willard to the CHARACTERISTIC, Is one
OF the most determined OF these. He
lives in sursex County, and though
less influential than 10 years ago, 10
still an active and Influential party
manager. He might be candidate him.
self-snd especially available bcosute
he is from Sussex County, which has
had NO se sator for 10 years.
The presumption, howevrr, is that
Mr.. Bayard will be reelected. To
unseat hin would he to demoralizs the
Democracy Of New Castle Comfy, and
lose the State, surely, in 1882. Chan
oellor Salisbury is understood to have
said, a few weeks ago this being how.
ever before the ell cotton, when the
Republican victory in New Castle Coun.
~ was not ioreseeu-that the party
would return Mr.. BAyard and that he
favored II.
The members Of the Legislature
chosen in SUSSEX County arc believed
to be friendly to Mr.. Baysrd, with two
or three exceptions. Kent may be lass
favorable, perhaps, but it must be
taken into account that the money
spent so freely to carry the Democratic
ticket through was mostly raited In
New York, and was got solely ON Mr..
Bayard's account. The people who
gave it did so to elect him, and II ia
fair TO suppose that 1t was not paid ont
until there was q clear understanding
that the members Of the Legislature
elected by it would stand up equsrely
in his behalf.