The sun., 1900-02-12
SALISBURY AND FORD
HAVE COMBINED
Will Use Electric Railway in
Fight For Senator and
Governor.
WILL HAVE REPUBLICAN AID
Directors Lea and Pusey Stepped
Out According to Plan and the
Regulars Will be Allowed
to Name Sau'sbury's
Senatorial Colleague.
WILL HAVE REPUBLICAN AID

Throughout the past two weeks and
with the advantage of turmoil in the
ranks of the Republicans OF this State, it
is asserted that quiet game OF politics
has been and is still being played by the
Democrats. 1t is side show, as it were,
with two objects in view-firstly, of as
suring several solid delegations in the
interest OF Peter j. Ford's Gubernatnrial
aspirations, and secondly, toaid Willard
salisbury IN his fight for United States
Senatorship. Ford and Salisbury have
combined. This combination was made
possible ny Mr.. Saulsnury's connections
with the United Power and Transporta.
tion Company, the Wilmington City
Railway Company and the Wilmington
City Electric Company. Consummate
skill has been exhibited in the manage.
ment of this scheme.
IL is said that Mr.. Ford has interests
in the recent United Power and Trans.
por alton Co., deal other than mere
dllectorship ia the corporation and the
vice presidency OF the Wilmington City
Electric Company. There is considera-
tion OF politics behind Mr.. Fnrd's move,
say the knowing ones, and he is now in
the possession OF a political machine
that may prove great power. About six
weeks ago 1t was reported on the street
that prominent business man of this
city was in Washington to see President
Mckinley, and there laid before the
Chief Executive plan which he claimed
would place at least one Republican in
the United States Senate, although the
colleague would be Democrat. That
busint IS man was Mr.. Ford. The Demo-
cratic Senator-to-be was Willard Sauls-
bury. These two gentlemen began
operations Immediately. Their object in
using the power of great railway cor
poration and two elements thereof-the
local railway company and the electric
light conlpany-is to enable them to get
greater strength against the combination
OF John Biggs and Levi G. Bird which
was formed and is being guided by
George Y. Massey and Pennsylvania
railroad influences.
Room was made for Mr.. Ford and
James Megary in the Wilmington CITY
Railway Company and Electric Light
Company by the retirement of William
Pusey and Preston Lea, two Republicans.
who, it seems, have loaned themselves
TO the scheme OF Mr.. Saulsbury's for the
sake Of getting Republican in the
OAtNSN h1AeoSp 11ChotN3 CNcl biltY
are cognizant of the fact that the Saus-
bury-Ford plan contemplates sending a
Democratic colleague.
Out OF this plan Mr.. Ford gets the
Democratic nomination for Governor
and Mr.. SALISBURY hopes to be made
Senator. The Republican who is to ac-
company Mr.. Salisbury to the Senate is
to be named by the Regular Republicans,
though not by the du Pont faction, it is
claimed.
The furtherance of this plan is marked
by all the astuteness that has ch.rac-
terized Mr.. Saulsbury's movements since
his advent in politics. He seeks aid OF
Republicans in his fight against John
Biggs, and in return places at their dis
posa strong influences at his control.
The treaty between Ford and Salisbury
is clinched, and activity marks the
operations which are expected to carry
out the propositions in it.