The daily Republican., 1902-11-24

sex counties in the last election.
Delaware Democrats who had as.
piratOns Tor the Sen atorjal vacan-
cies which new exist came to the
! conclusion that in case OF Dem 0.
cratic victory Willard Salisbury
and Richard r. Kenney would be
United States Senators; and sooner
than allow rival to secure the
position, the men who were opposed
to them cut the throat OF their par.
tv and defeated the Legislative tick.
ct.
MONEY AND TREACHERY.
1t has been alleged that the use
of money carried the last election
for the Union Repu blicans and it is
admitted that all parties used as
much money as they could procure;
but at the same time treachery
among the Democrats and open
warfare among the Republicans
had more effect in changing the
complexion OF certain Legislative
districts than all of the money
winch was or could have been used.
There is no doubt that it was the
open opposition of Regular Repub-
licans in the First Representative
district in this city which defeated
James Kitchen. the Rep ublican
nominee, and elected DR.. Henry e.
Buckmaster, Democrat.
Republicans worked openly for Buck
master In the Fourth district where
William Lawlon, president OF the
Board Of Trade, was candidate for
the General Assembly, the so.caled
Regular Republicans cut him to the
heart and elected Thomas NJ Mona
CHAN. Democrat, because Mr..
Lawton had said he would vote for
Two Republican Senators 10 he chosen
by a caucus Of the Republicans mem
Lers OF the Legislature
In Appoquininink hundred, the
Republicans worked openly for
Edward Hart, the Democratic can
didate for the Legislature, and
elected him, while in the adjoining
hundred of Black bird the Democrats
reversed matters and worked open
ly for Samuel c. DerrIckson, who
was elected over Andrew }. Wright
the Democratic nominee. Wright
was expected to vote for Willard
Salisbury for Senator and he was
therefore defeated. A like Condi-
tion of affairs existed all over New
Castle county and in Sussex and
Kent counties as well. 1t was a
power more potent than money and
those who have looked into the
condition must necessarily admit
that treacherV was everywhere
rampant and welded a mighty in
tlueuCe.
This condition Of affairs which eX-
iSta in Delaware now has always eX-
listed. and shows that OppOsit!on.io to a
successful leader is Uut TO be expect
cd. Had Mr.. AddickS made failure
of his campaign, no one would have
offered opposition TO him or opposed
him. On the contrary. they would
have opposed the man who was sue.
Ces,ful and that man might have
been former Senator Higgins, Colonel
Henry A. DUPONT or any one OF half
dozen others who led the sht. TIE
opposition to Mr. Addicks las been
the greatest because he was the most
successful, Just as the opposition to
Willard Salisbury has been The great
est because lie is the most successful
leader which the Democratic party
has had in number Of years.
SATLSBTRY WANTS TO QUlT.
Incidentally, it is announced that
Mr. Salisbury has expressed a de-
termination to get out of politics
and allow tho opposition to him to
run the party i'll the future. In
consequence Of this there is con-
sternutiOn amoLg the Democrats
and they are urging him to remain
in the fight. They know that he is
the only man i'll the party who has
the ability to lead and they know
that he IL the only man who has
ever been successful in raising
money for campaign purposes.
They do not want to lose his ser
vices and yet they are willing to
use him to organize the party and
then cut his throat when time comes
for elccting Democratic members
of the General Assembly IN suf-
iiCieut numbers tOel"ct him 5 cuatOr.
He is tired Of this condition of
affairs and in the future will prob.
ably allow the Cd gang to run
affairs to suit themselves. There is
not the slightest doubt in the world
that but for salisbury the Union
Republicans would have had the men
in the coming session OF the General
Asse mbIy 10 have elected Mr.. Ad-
dicks Senator without much oppO-
stlon and it Is equally sure that
had Mr.. Adlicks been out Of the
way Mr.. salisbury would now have
cuoayh Democratic mem bers OF the
body to elect himself Senator.
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