The sun., 1900-07-13
SALISBURY GIVES
$4,000 and URGES
FUSION WITH Boilers
State Chairman Says du Pont
Republicans Will Aid
Democrats.
GIVES TO CAMPAIGN FUND
Under Mckinley Prosperity He Has
Been Successful Dealing With
Trusts So-caIIed and Now
Wants Union With
Colonel du Pont.
Special To The Snn.

Dover, Del, July 12.-Wilard Sauls-
bury was the centre of attraction at the
meeting of the State Committee here to-
day and established himself as hero in
the hearts of the discouraged Democrats
who gathered here to open the political
campaign OF 1900. SauIsbury's heroism
consists of the fact that he offered to put
up good money for the use of the Demo-
cratic State Committee this fall. Demo
Gratis now declare that Salisbury is the
man they have been looking for and
strange as it may seem to the inoffensive
Democrat OF I'll e rank and file the leaders
have agreed to accept Saulsbury's offer.
One member of the Slate committee, a
little more enthusiastic than his fellows,
was eager to tell of the landslide. His
story of how the 'astute" Willard open
ed his heart and gave up is interesting
He said that the State chairman is going
to put S25, 900 in the campaign fund.
Accompanying the gift of S25 900 is a
condition made by Mr.. Salisbury and
considered at the meeting of the State
committee here this afternoon, according
to one of the committeeman. Salisbury
has hit upon the scheme of fusion with
the discontented Republican insurgents
frightened by the rapid and continued
successes attending the Union Republi
can party since the delegation headed
by j. Edward Addicks was recognized
by the Republican National Convention,
Salisbury stated today that the only
hope of the Democrats was in fusion
with the du Pont Republicans. 1t was
also stated at the meeting OF the COM
mitteemen that the Democrats had been
given to understand that a number of
the du Pont Republicans would aid the
Democrats to the extent of attempting
to defeat the Union Republican Legisla-
tive ticket.
The question of fusion was discussed.
With Saulsbury's $25, 900 and the aid of
the du Pont Republicans the State COM
mitteeman seemed to see a raw of hope
ahead. The plans of fusion will be left
to Chairman Salisbury. He was in
structed to carry inte execution any
scheme which appeared proper to him.
Chairman Saulsbury's intimate rela-
tion with Colonel Henry A. du Pont
leads many Democrats to belieAe that lie
is in position to know when he ex.
presses the belief that the du Pont Re.
publicans will unite with the Democrats
in an attempt 10 defeat the Union R4pub-
lican legislative ticket.
The nominations of Bryan and Steven
son were endorsed by the State COM
mittee. 1t was also given out that Can
didate Bryan will probably stump Della
ware some time in October, making
three speeches In as many towns.
saulsbury's $4,000.
To part Chairman Willard Salisbury
and $25, ,0C0 is considered a bold stroke
by the State committee Four years ago
big effort was made to get Salisbury to
''give up" but the attempt failed. 1t is
claimed that he was not in a position to
place large sum at the hands of
the campaign managers. Since that
time the Mckinley prosperity which
has swept over the country reached
the Democratic chairman as we'll
as thousands Of other citizens. He has
become interested in many OF the largest
truste, so called, in the country, out of
big railway corporations the State chair
man has amassed an immense wealth.
He recently became one OF the. promoters
of the manufacture of an English patent
from which he realizes large profits.
While he continues to be "child OF
trusts and corporations" as the Demo-
cratic Socialists are wont 20 cay, Sauls-
bury takes front rank with his party in
denouncing and condemning the opera
tions of the so-caled trusts. He does not
seem to be worried by his inconsisten
position. Mckinley prosperity las en-
abled him to put $25, 900 in the Golfers OF
the Democratic party for the fall cam.
paign.