The Progress., 1893-01-14
GRAY AND BAYA7D.

I50l1iEl corre7r5ndlr,el

ii"ns-rcr. ir Politics.
Especial CorrcsrJn3,r-c.l
"lLNlNGTcE, Del. Dee 5.-Thosa whr
hho" the relations between ex-Secrctar,
OF otate Bayard and United States Senator
George Cray, of this state. are vastly inter
ested in the rumor that Mr.. Gray will en-
Ter the cabinet Of Mr.. Cleveland and MIR
bdyard viii be returned to the United
states senate. Mr.. Bayard is about twenty
years the senior of Mr. Gray, and the lat
Yer succeeded the former rs senator wher
Mr Bayard became secretary Of state ir
1885.
Mr.. Bayard has held no public Office
since he went out with the retirement OF
Mr. Cleveland from the White House
Inc relations existing between Mr. Bayard
ana Mr. Gray have been Of a sngularly in
Innate and affectionate character Before
Mr. 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 he
entered the cabinet, and such was the feel
Ing between him and Mr.. Gray that tht
yodnger man would not have sought tbs
seat until the other had voluntarily bft il
vacant.
There are some interesting parallels il
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 Boti
are distinguished looking men of large
physique, such as would be singled out and
inquired after by an observer from the gal
terry Of the senate. Both have been twice
maried-Mr. Gray to the sister of his first
wifc-and both have large families. Both
have been discussed rs possible incumbents
of high federal offices-Mr. Bayard for the
presidency, Mr.. Gray for the chief justice
ship Of the supreme court. The families
were long neighbors-the Bayards at Viii.
mington, the Grays at New Castle. Mr..
! Gray now has Il home in big plain brick
house on the principal business street OF
! Wilmington, while Mr.. Beyard 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 Sussex-with
Delaware for the middle name of each.
Should Mr.. Gray enter the cabinet and
| Mr. Bayard Succeed to his seat in the sen
ate another curious and interesting chap
ter would be added TO the history of Della
wares senatorships. James A. Bayard
the elder, succeeded his father-in-law, Gov
ernor Bassett, as United States senator
from Delaware in 1904, and held his seal
for nine years. His son, Richard Bassett
| Bayard, was United States senator from
Delaware from 1896 to 1889, and again from
lS4l to 1915. James A. Bayard, another
son, was United States senator from Della
ware from 1851 to 1860, and his son
Thomas f. Bayard, was sc.".o, from 1856
to 1895.
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 senatorship
| 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 tin,
legislature Of thirty members for the ofiic
of United States senator. After a long am
bitter contest Iii won. Cove, one OF tn
disappointed brothers, died soon after, an'
Willard, the other, became chancellor o
the state Eli held his seat for three terms
The son of Willard, who bears the n
theirs name, contributed as chairman o
the Democratic state committee to the re
suit that makes certain the reelection o
Mr.. GRAY as the choice of Mr.. Bayard t
the seat. h. n. ' ALLANDIEhANi'