The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-11
THE STORY OF A STILL HUNT
The Enhancing Narrative of the Cam
paign in the State of Delaware.
The Delicate Stroke Of Political Diplomacy BY
Which the Bsyard- Salisbury Domain
Was Converted TO Rspublicanism.

NEW YORK, Nov. l0.-The Times prints The
following interesting story from Dover. Del:
One OF the dantiest bits Of political work that
this land has ever had 70 celebrate is sgitsting
Delaware, TOP, side and bottom just at present
Trus Il is that Delaware is little enough to be
aeitated on small provocaiion, perhaps, bnt this
taxi Of agitation blszoned since last Tuesday is,
40 consequences, sufficient to sgitate q bigger
State. In fact, 1t is already stirring thirty
eight States. For Delaware mas done wha. no
Delawaean ever expected delaware to do-dous
what even the jsuntiess Of rainbow chasers
never dared expect her to do-thrown over in
one day, and with no ado, Bsyard dictation and
SsuIsbu-J domination. all By calmly sIecting
O State Legislature with q work
ing Republican majority ready to
choose Republican United States Senator.
Delaware saves the Senate from tie. Della
ware gives the Senate OF the Nation its political
complexion. One week ago q prophecy Of this
would have been received with much the same
sort Of greeting that similar promises for Mis-
sissippi or Texas would have evoked. But yestsr-
day official forms were completed that make it .
fact. Returns have been canvasssd, and Delaware
Republicans ara in readiness to possess them
selves Of the Stats-house forthwith. Delaware
Republicans much surprised as any one
else ean be, and that 10 saying something strong
TO people who may have CHANGED to have been
In political groups IN New York couple
Of days ago, when telsgrsghio mes
between New York and here were hot for
half day, and interrogatories as excited as q
cro<s-exanination came ping into Dover and
Wilmington from every quarter, and answering
assurances that the State really was in line to
ala an ilv
received with skepticism that. In abundant in
stances, the distant and anxious question askers
insisted on inouiring for the facts over again.
Then final popular acceptance of the fact estab-
lshsd as indisputabls Delaware's right to glory
K the ''still hunt of oil still hunts the one in
comparable.
The story of how is came that the Delaware
LegisIstureel elect is Republican will read like a
romance when IL shall be told fully. 1t is the
story of the rule of the Bsyards in Delaware:
the rise Of three farmer lads OF the name Of
Salisbury TO dispute the older 6ynasty's pro-
pristorsnip; concession, and finally leagues be-
tween the TWO families, whereby the State was
divided as into two pasture lots, one each for
the grazing of respective iocks; the development
OF show OF rebellion among sections Of the
faithful, mutterings prefscing threats and
to open rebellion; and now feuds
spread far aud wide, until the peace
stipulations Of over o score of years ago are sent
flying. while Bayard contingent captures the
Salisbury cohorts solid and stolid, and bent on
destruction all around.
James L. Walcott, the foremost Democrats
lawyer in Kent county, was aforetime within the
salisbury and Bsyard necessitated; for the
Bayards chose to keep and maintain Ito be kept
and to DO maintained) the votes and voters Of
the sta:.s northern county yy,, Of Nav Castle
ronsss; the Salisbury prize was
composed Of the rest Of the State, the two
southern counties OF Kent and Sussex. Mr..
Walcott, Kent county man, was thus
Salisbury chattsl. But somehow he got dan
esrously heterodox awhile ago and set mp ma
chine Of HIS own independent Of the Saulsburys,
defiant Of tbso, indeed. De was in the race for
the United States Senate to succeed Ell Sauls-
bury. Their eaJ concealmsnt of his ambi-
rion. He bal friends; thsy multiplied. His
aRgressiveness made an impression M IN New
Castle, and TIA cohorts OF the Bayard camp
were forSA -'S1 giving him o quiet encourage
nent that was soon q common fame. The ALI
anee had nc disturbing influence in
sAy~~Ssulsbury direction, however. so
far as cIIs-ide observation could discern.
Thera was In notiheati n, however. sent TO
New Castle that some fine 6aJ theirs would be
repsnta.x, among the promise breakers The
primaries to choose delegates to legislative
nominating conventions brought astonishing re-
suits about this time. ,howeye;, In the form OF
wholesale capture Of the Kent county delegates
by the Walcot.-Bayar combine The Sauls-
burys, outgeneraled, had but three districts on
their side; aud even these they were deprived
of by formal vote OF the rest OF the convsn-
tion to force voting and nominations under Q
unit rule. The districts that were Ssulsbury's
were thus appropr ated. The Saulsburys
came ont of the convention despoiled
of even the.- small pickines, but,
small as thu, pickings were, they were OF con-
sequence enouel to have given the Legislature
to the Saulsburys taro- "a possible combinations
with hodng-ovsr Kent members and tho dele
cation Of Susser county. Thus the reelection
-. g.. 49, I'D aw.A
the defea6 ~ Mr.. Walcott no less sure than IL
the whos L>eisl. :sre were unanimously Saul3-
bury. The forcin< of the third rule broke .
beautiful pi-o all to flinders The salisbury
6ay was over: so said people Who did not apprs-
oiate the stuff that Ss1lsburys made of.
There was instant revolt Out of the conven
ton they walked. openly, proclaimine ven
ceance. All OF s Sudden It was an.
county would put legislative ticket In the field
TO contest the Walcort ticket. fact that under
other circumstances would have had the sound
of humor in 1t; but the understanding was
abroad thas hack OF this Republican ticket
would. in due time. be found the force and clev-
ernsss OF Salisbury campaigning. The Repub-
leans protested all Innocence OF combines-and
went ahead. They nominated, too, Sussex
ticket. Here the Democratic factional fight
was not waging. and why they should be waste
full enough of energy TO 60 exploiting in that
frutleSs field was a conundrum that lots or
wise people laughed over rot altogether mod
erstsly.
'aOf course. we don't expect to elect Sus-
sex tiekes,D so the Republican confession,
''but it is good policy to 60 through tie form.
we think, Just TO keep up party form and party
sp;rits' Democrats laughed some more and
went thoir way-so they believed, and they
bsr--to elect their men In every county. And
James L. Walcott was soon used TO the popular
salutation Of Senator. IL developed Quickly.
though. that the Salisbury bolt was really OF
size and il became at once open secret that
the Salisbury strength, cast solid for the Re-
publican ticket pretty to take the
Kent delegation away from the unit rule
crowd and defeat Walcott through
votes cast by Republicans for Eli
Saulsburyis reelection. The Republican ticket
in Sussex went its way, scoffed at in every by
way. Not pubic meeting held to
support il. Why even the form of such foolish
ness nobody could surmise.
Came Tuesday. Sure enough the Saulsburys
knitted the Walcott ticket and it went under.
the Repu blican delegation going without q
break. Suddenly, though, came o startlinR
item from SUSSEX county, too. Sussex was Re-
publican also That meant Republican ma
jority in the Legislature. Sure enough the
Saulsburys had disposed of the Waieott boom.
Also, though, Uncle Eli They bad been trapped
over-reached. done for. The Republicans
was shorn But, suggested arniabls
aud ingenious gentlemen, the Republicans viii
stand by senator Salisbury and re-eleet hirn OF
course. That was the understanding. Other
wise pot one Kent Republican could have been
chosen. Some people-people who IL other
affairs have been credited with ssnity-ever
h.ifa in liar niura hal in And