The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-09
GRAY AND eAYARD.
Two Distinguished Citizens of Delaware
Prominent In Politics.

Especial Correspondence
WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 6.-Those who
know the relations between eX-Secretary
of State Bayard and United States Senator
George Gray, of this state are vastly inter
ested i'll the rumor that Mr.. Gray will en-
ter the cabinet of Mr.. Cleveland and Mr..
5ayard will he returned to the United
States senate. Mr.. Bayard is about twenty
years the senior of Mr.. Gray, and the lat
ter succeeded the former as senator when
Mr. Bayard became secretary of state in
1885.
Mr.. Bayard has held no public office
since he went out with the retirement of
Mr.. Cleveland from the White House.
The relations existing between Mr. Bayard
and Mr.. Gray have been of Il singularly i'll
innate and ailectionate character Before
MIR. Gray began to figure in national poll
tics he saw Mr.. Bayard succeed to the seat
in the senate just vacated by his father
and before held by his grandfather Mr.
Bayard held the seat continuously until lie
entered the cabinet, and such was the feel
ing between him and Mr.. Gray that the
younger man would not have sought the
seat until the other had voluntarily left it
vacant.
There are some interesting parallels in
the lives of the two men. Both have be.
hind them several generations of educated
and distinguished men. Both families
have long been noted in Delaware Both
are distinguished looking men of large
physique, such us would be singled out and
inquired after by an observer from the gal
lery of the senate. Both have been twice
marrled-Mr. Gray to the sister of his first
wife-and both have large families Both
have been discussed as possible incumbents
of high federal olices-Alr. Bayard for the
presidency, Mr.. Gray for the chief Justice
ship of the supreme court. The families
were long ncighbors-thc Bayards at Viii
mington, the Grays ut New Castle. Mr..
Gray now has Il home in Il big plain brick
house on the principal business street of
Wilmington, while Mr.. Bayard lives just
within the city limits in the house in
which Myra Clark Gaines was born, and
where she was cared for by eccentric old
Colonel Davis, the man who named his
three sons for the three counties of Della
ware-New Castle, Kent and SusseN-with
Delaware for the middle name of each
Should Mr.. Gray enter the cabinet and
Mr.. Bayart! succeed to his scat in the SEN
ate another curious and interesting CHIP
ter would he added To the history of Della
wares senatoiShivs james a. Bayartl
the elder, succeeded his father-in-law, Gov
ernur Bassett, ts United States senator
from Delaware in 1901, and held his seat
fox nine years His son, Richard Bassett
i3ayard was United States senator from
Delaware from 1885 To 1879, and again from
lS;i To 1915. james y. Bayard. another
/ son. vas United States senator from Della
ware from ISL to 1869, and his son.
Thomas L. Bayard, was senator from 1869
to 1855.
Scarcely less remarkable than this sue
cession of son-in-law, SONS and grandson
WAS the part played by the Salisbury fam
lily in relation to the Delaware scnatorship
Three brothers of the name, one of whom
had already served with distinction in con-
gress and another as governor of the state
finally became candidates before the tiny
legislature of thirty members for the Office
| of United States senator. After Il long and
| bitter contest Eli won. Cove one of the
| disappointed brothers, died soon after, and
| Willard, the other, became chancellor of
the state Eli held his seat for three terms
| The son of Willard, who bears the fil-
| theirs name, contributed us chairman of
| the Democratic state committee to the re-
suit that makes certain the reelection of
| Mr.. Gray as the choice of Mr. Bayard to
the seat. l.. n NALLANDIGHAM