Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-22
SEEKING SALISBURY AID.
Side of the Revoiution-H How His Party
WIN Organize.

The Senator Promises 60 Publish His
Side of the Revoiution-How His Party
WIN Organize.
Mr.. BlakelY Hall, who has recently
been stirring up the Delaware menagerie
by his remarkable letters from Whining
ton to the New York Sun, takes a diver
sion this morning and appears with a
column on the Salisbury side of the CON
test in the Philadelphia Press. Mr.. Hall
throws rsome light on the last desperate
days of the Wolcotts, just prior to the
election. He says:
In reference TO the recent fight by
which the Democratic stronghold in Della
ware was broken down and captured by
the Republicans through the political an
tagonisms of the two families, the Sanls-
burys claim that the unit rule was forced
on them for the distinct purpose of doing
them harm Many rebelled. The Wolcott
men claim that the Saulsburys would have
done exactly the same thing If they had
had control of the convention. But this
is vigorously denied by the Saulsburys
There was an effort TO enforce the unit rule
two years ago but they were scared out
Of 1t, and 1t is now said that If they had
succeeded then Senator Gray would not
have been in the United States Senate
Ii the state had been left in the hands Of
the Saulsburys they claim that there is
no doubt whatever but that they would
have Democratic senator The Wolcott
men make greviOus complaint against
Senator Salisbury for not taking active
part in the campaign This complaint is
viewed with hilarity by the family In
the convention that selected the legisla-
tive candidates the Wolcott men served
notice on the Saulsburys and their friends
that they did not want any help, and so
the Saulsburys took them at their word
1T was after this, said member of
the family this morning., "that we made
up our minds to defeat Wolcott On the
Friday night before election, seeing de-
feat staring them in the face, a confer
ence was held and II was decided to ask
Senator Salisbury to jump in and help
them out. A committee called on him at
his residence and modestly requested him
to jump in and help them elect the
ticket which meant political burial to
him. Now they accuse him of
ingratitude and faithlessness to the
party for failing to cut his own
throat. Naturally we fought the Wolcott
ticket 1t was only human nature assert
ing itself. Not content with this effort
toget Senator Salisbury to take an active
hand in the election of his opponents,
they actually had the assurance the Mon
day before election when they got out of
funds, to make a personal appeal for
funds to save the party from defeat.
Among other efforts was one for
a check for $500 with which to
save the county. Naturally they did
not get 1t. They talk now of relegat-
ing us to the rear in the future. 1t can't
be done. We have 1 800 adherents in
this county and they are all good Demo
Gratis who will stick to us through thick
and thin. We have made up our minds
that in any reorganization of the party
which takes place in this state we are to
be counted in, or else we will be against
It. We propose to have our say ia the
of the party and | think that
wise Democrats in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties will recognize that we are entitled
to ii.
Some of the Democrats in the county
are trying to rob the Republicans Of their
victory, but IL can't be done. They have
won fair fight and they win have the
fruits of their victory A Republican
Senator will succeed Eli Salisbury. Who
i will be is for the Republicans to de- |
.ermine, but there does not seem to be
much doubt but that It will be Anthony |
Higgins"
People who know the Saulsburys re-
llize that the political future of Della
ware will be neither rose-scented nor |
serene