The sun., 1898-12-16
SALISBURY SHOWS HIS HAND
Will Prevent the Reelection Of
Hon. George Gray if
Possible.
CONTROLSC CERTAIN DEMOCRATS
Will See That They Do Not Merge
With the Regular Republicans
and Vote Eccc- -.s''Sg to the
Mandates of the Al.
minis tration.
CONTROLS CERTAIN DEMOCRATS

publicans and Democrats of the next
General Assembly intend, if possible, to
return Hon. George Gray to the United
States Senate number of Democratic
leaders have taken the matter in hand
with view Of defeating this pet project
Of the Republican Administration.
These opposing Democrats are led by
Willard Salisbury and the claim is now
made by them that no Democrat who is
so highly esteemed by President Nc
Kinley and Mark Hanna should be al
lowed to represent Delaware's interest in
the highest legislative body in this coun-
try.
Before the opening of the last cam
paign which ended so disastrously to the
Democrats of this State Willard Sauls-
bury was chairman Of the Democratic
County Executive Committee.
Through considerable pressure, Mr..
Salisbury, who was known to be antag-
onistic to the reelection of Senator Gray
to succeed himself, was induced to re-
sign the leadership in this county, and
the Silent Man, Patrick Neary, was
elected to lead the party in his stead.
From then until the end of the CAM
paign Mr.. Salisbury, who it is thought
has strong free silver leanings, took but
little interest in the success OF his party
and the Jeffersonians in part lay their
overwhelming defeat at his door.
If the Democrats had been successful
Mr.. Salisbury would have been candi-
date against George Gray for United
States Senator, and as it stands at pres
ent he, with a few Of his following, has
entered the list against him and will do
all in his power to defeat the ends of
those Regulars and Democrats who
would SO willingly assist Mr.. Gray to re-
election.
This break on the part of Mr.. sauls-
bury now threatens to destroy the strong
hopes entertained by the Regularstin de-
feating }. Edward Addicks.
The latter gentleman, as has been
frequently published in THE Sun, has
eighteen of the thirty-one Republican
votes in the next General Assembly.
This fact is not denied by either the
Regular Republicans or their allies the
Democrats, and their ambition prior to
this time was to walk hand in hand,
unite against their common enemy, the
Union Republicans, and completely an
nihilate all chances of the latter for
victery.
The springing Of Mr.. Salisbury in the
field at this iuncture therefore makes the
coming fight for United States Senator a
three cornered one and decidedly inter-
esting developments are promised before
the contest is settled either one way or
the other.
With Mr.. Salisbury on the scene, it
now looks as if neither the Regulars and
their Democratic friends can hope to
carry out the plan so adroitly laid out
by the administration for the defeat of
Mr.. Addicks and the reelection Of Mr..
Gray.
Mr.. Salisbury is known to still have
some power over certain Democrats
elected to the General Assembly and by
welding this power will blast all
thoughts of carrying through the deal
which up to this time had been practi-
cally consummated.
It is known that the candidacy of ex.
Senator Anthony Higgins, William s.
Hilles, Rev. Jonathan s. Willis, Benz.
Nields, Col. Henry A. dn Pout and VIM.
du Pont is looked upon with disfavor by
few Regular Republicans and who now
can be brought in as dark horse against
Mr.. Addicks is unknown, If Mr.. Sauls-
bury succeeds in doing that which he
has already commenced against Hon.
George Gray.