The sun., 1898-10-24

The leaders OF the Republican party
are at sea over the result of the rsgistra-
ton of Saturday and a number of them
when interviewed yesterday stated that
the registration was larger than they had
supposed and could give no idea as to
how they stood until after they had seen
the dives registrars books.
Others claimed that the Republican
party had from 500 to 1000 majority in
the county and expected to elect their
ticket without much trouble.
They also asserted that the Democrats
had registered an unusually large mum,
ber Of persons; but this, they claimed,
was due to the money that had been
spread broadcast amongst the voters OF
the Democratic party who up until
Saturday had failed to register.
Although they acknowledged that the
Democrats had gained on them by the
last registration, they still stuck to the
statement that they would have the ma
jority named. The total registration ol
yesterday they placed at 5,l0O and a
fraction over.
The Democratic leaders are jubilant
over the success that attended theil
efforts in getting out the unregistered
vote, and claim that they have overcome
the majority the Republicans had from
the four prior registration days, and now
have in the county a majority ranging
from 400 to 500.
They, too, are anxiousy awaiting the
report of the official registration, and
state that they can give out no official
figures at this time.
The Jeffersonians also cry fraud on the
part Of the Republican party and state
that they know Of. number OF in,
stances where the Republicans had at
tempted to "ring' in large colored vote
and were only prevented from doing SC
by the watchfulness of their men at the
registrars polling places.
1t will take two or three days before
the official registration is completed and
neither party will know how it stands
until it gets possession of the books.
The following is from the pen of H. II
Colclazer, who is well known in this cit!
and State. At one time he was clerk o
the Senate and the clipping as appended
was written by him and appeared in III,
Tunes OF Philadelphia yesterday:
Brothers do not always harmonize ir
politics as do the two Van Wycks, o
New York, the Mayor (not the major
and the Judge. Ex-Governor Taylor, o
Tennessee, was guest at the Hotel Wal
ton in this city on Monday. The quite
recent campaign between Governor Tay
lor and his brother in Tennessee, in
which the the hddle-playing OF the ont
was offset by the clever storytelling 0
the other, will be recalled with some in
terest, although that fantastic family
feud was really only skin deep, az il
contrast with the Van Wycks in New
York. Governor Taylor says that ht
does not see why the public should dis
crimnate against man when he ap
pears in politics just because his brothe
has been successful. But, generally
said he, "the Pc pie prefer family igh
in politics rather than family grab.
Except in the Legislature occasionally y
and in Congress in one or two incoh
spicuous instances, brothers have no
come to the surface of politics in Penn
sylvallia at least in election offices. TIN
two Brewsters, Benjamin Harris and F
Carroll, were Attorneys General, the on
brother succeeding the other in 1856
under Governor Geary. Indeed, th
family has not been conspicuous in Penn
sylvania affairs. The Cameron DONNA
tim, passing from father to son, has no
survived through the second generation
Willard Salisbury, of Wilmington
Del, and the son and namesake o
the late Ambassador to England
r. F. Bayard, who now resides il
New York, each suggest the two mos
striking incidents Of the brothers il
American politics of the century. YounI
Bayard's grandfather and granduncle, a
The Times readers have seen, each served
several terms in the United State
Senate. The three Salisbury brothers
Cove, Willard and Eli, were a uniqu
trio OF politicians Willard Saulsbur,
reached the United States Senate at al
early age, and in conjunction with hi
brother Cove dominated Delaware poll
tics from the time of the death of Joh
W. Clayton until very recent years
Cove Salisbury was Governor of tn
State for two terms, while his brothe
was in the Unite d States Senate, and wa
succeeded in the Governorship by hi
brother-in-law, James Ponder. Durin
all this time the third brother, Eli, wa
quietly practcing law at Dover, and gav'
no sign of political ambition. Cove an
Willard Salisbury divided the chic
Offices of the State complacenty unit
the ambiti m of the former to succee
the latter in the United States Senate rt
suited in clash Then Eli came out {
his shell and suddenly developed from
pioddlng, weI-satisfed county lawyer in
to shrewd and bold politician. Perhar
he had been waiting all these years fo
his chance. When Cove and Willar
finally divided the Democrats of tn
Legislature Eli was found to be prepared
By coup etat lie won the caucus an