The sun., 1900-07-06
silver MEN ARE
MUTTER|NG AGAINST
Willard SALISBURY
Don't Like His State Committee
and May Get a New
One.
TORN BY FACTIONAL FIGHT
Biggs Men Claim Salisbury Has
Put Money In the Legislative
Fight Down in st.
Georges Hun
dred.

When it's all over at Kansas City;
when the Hon. Mr.. Handy and Senator
Kenney come back from the scene of
patriotic hurrah and banging pistols;
when, in their sober afterthought, they
view the sorry mess they have of their
opportunity; the former Congressman
and Delaware's only Senator will realize
that the Democratic party in this State
is hopelessly split into factions and the
breath of harmony will not be felt for
many days. Delaware Democrats, to
begin with, resent most strongly the
position in which Handy and Kenney
placed them--that of demanding an ex-
plicit 16 to declaration in the national
platform. The old gold and silver line
is to be drawn again and prominent gold
Democrats do not hesitate to conceal the
fact while the free silverites readily con-
cede likelihood OF an open split.
Most damaging to party success is the
presence of four distinct factions within
the Democratic ranks. Undertone NUT
terings are being heard against Willard
Salisbury and his State committee
which presage startling Developments
in politics during the next two months.
The free silver men believe they have
been buncoed by the appointment power
OF A. III. Caball in the naming OF the
State committee and the followers OF the
Ii to ! heiesy eagerly await L. Irving
Handy's return from Kansas City in
order that they may hold him to account
for the condition of affairs. Free Silver
Democrats declare that Handy-was a
party to Willard Saulsbury's scheme OF
getting rid of John Biggs' State commit
tee with the result that the present State
committee is not free silver committee
but a salisbury concern, with consider
able emphasize on the Salisbury.
To Start a Revolution.
There is talk among free silver Demo-
Gratis of rebelling against Saulsbury's
State committee. 1t is said that the
prominent silver men will meet Handy
and John G. Gray on the latters' return
from Kansas City and insist on those
two gentlemen leading fight at the
coming Democratic State Convention to
declare the Salisbury committee irregu-
lar, throw it out, and retain the
old Biggs committee ii it be i'm
possible to select new one.
What Handy will say to this demand is
not known, but as the former congress-
the right side of Salisbury he may at
tempt to thwart the silver mems plan.
Saulsbury's Money in 1t.
Willard Saulsbury's money is already
making its appearance in the campaign
according to the story told by some
D. mocrats from St. Georges hum
dred who are very discontented with the
candidacy of Alexander Maxwell. He
wants to go to the General Assembly
and has announced himself an opponent
of Representative James Shallcross in the
Thirteenth district. Shallcross is an out
and out Biggs man. He lives in John
Biggs' old home and a section considered
strongly favorable to the former attorney
general. Max~ells candidacy and his
effort to defeat Shallcross is calling for a
liberal use OF money. The Biggs people
are very sore. They say Salisbury has
placed lot of money down in St..
Georges hundred just to beat John Biggs
in his home district
DIR. Cooper for Govern or.
The factional disturbances in tile Dem
ocratic party are spreading rapidly.
They are likely to have an effect on the
Gubernatorial nomination. Demos Gratis
in the two lower counties are becoming
disgusted with the fight among the New
Castle county leaders and nave sent
word to Salisbury, Handy and Biggs
that, inasmuch as there is such a wrangle
among the leaders in this county, it may
be just as well that Kent county should
name the Governor. For this place
Kent county has brought forth DIR. E.
w. Cooper OF 'amden. The canvass for
Or. Cooper j. going on steadily and the
Peter j. Fond managers are alarmed lest
Kent connty stands by its threat and in
sist on the Gubernatorial nominee COM
ing from the middle county.