Evening journal., 1910-02-18
OUTLOOK FOR
SENATORSHIP
Salisbury and Gray Factions
Of Democrats to Stir
Things up
SENATOR DUPONT'S
EXCELLENT PROSPECTS

Concerning the political situation IN Del
aware writer in the Philadelphia In
quirer says:
Some one must have injected new life
into the Democratic party in this state,
for it Is making more noise than IL has
at any time since It went out of business
several years ago. What has called It back
now is not known. but It is tn ught that
II got hope when 1t unexpectedly and un-
necessarily carried the last city election,
and has been hopeful ever since. Some
OF the members of the ancient and dis
rupted organization are actually talking
OF the selection Of Senator to succeed
Colonel Henry A. dupont.
1t is declared by the knowing Demo
Gratis that willard Salisbury and Attor-
ney General Andrew g. Gray the son OF
Federal Judge George Gray are already
lining up candidates and building fences
for the position Of Colonel dupont. OF
course there Is not tho slightest danger
OF the Colonel dropping out and allowing
either of these Democrats TO get the place,
but they appear to think that there Is a
chance Of capturing It whether the Col
onel wants them or not. Ever since An
drew c. Gray was elected Attorney Cen
eral in the last election he has been re.
garded as a sort OF Democratic Moses
and has been suggested for various places
The Salisbury men have been busy for
their candidate every time there has been
a chance for number Of years. and they
are prepared to give Mr.. Gray and his
boomers the fight Of their lives in this
campaign II there is the slightest indica-
ton Of the Democrats getting anything.
Many Oppose Gray.
There are a considerable number who
will oppose Mr.. Gray because he is ore
OF tho attorneys for the Pennsylvania
Railroad, or was before he went into Of
fee, and there is a feeling that railroad
men have enjoyed quite enough distinction
: in this State Naturally the Salisbury men
will use this against Gray. Salisbury has
no reason to love the railroad company
OF its empolyes, for il was the so-called
railroad Democrats who succeeded I'm de.
feating him for Senator each time he car
ried the State for his party. As a matter
OF fact, no one has ever succeeded in car
rying It since Salisbury dropped out OF
active politics.
If Salisbury gets into this coming fight
and the indications are that he will. ther
he will cause TO be waged one Of Tho
hardest campaigns which has ever beer
waged in this State. for this selfsam'
Salisbury knows more about politics IL
a minute than the average Democrats
politician knows in a week.
While Salisbury is an experienced poll
ticlan. It does not follow that Gray
without political knowledge. There we
time when his father, the Judge. wa
one Of the shrewdist politicians that eve
guided a party in Delaware, and Il
natural to expect that his son has ii
herited some Of that political ability. !
order to show that they are on deck. Il
Democrats have also called a conventc
for March u, which is to amend the ruiz
o. Of their party, and they are otherwl'
r showing a pernicious activity, as Grove
f Cleveland used to say.
D Agitation Futile.
OF course. all OF this agitation or II
- part OF the Democrats will be futile ur
2 less tho Republicans should go cut pre-
e vious TO election day and commit suicid
They are not likely to do this. howeve
= for there is entirely too much at stalk
There is to be a Senator elected from tn
state by the next Legislature. and I'll
Republicans are going to have that Sen'
tor. They are also going to re-elect CO
onel Henry A. dupont unless al presel
, indications fail The Senator has made
} capable official, and he is far more p,p
lar to-day than he was when he We
elected to the position four years ago. T.
has made friends and he has made the
/ among those men whose influence count
y The only thing that viii for a nom
: Interfere with the Colonel going back W
/, be the foolish cry Of some OF the Republ
- cans that the duPonts are dominating DE
q aware politics. AS a matter Of fact Il
s Colonel is now fully capable of no ding n
10 own with the voters and with the men
e bers of the Legislature without any
e tho family influence. for he has show
himself to be n capable Senator. is easy
d approach and always willing to consid
20 the requests of his fellow citizens I'm re
erence TO matters OF legis alton. The
was a feeling when the Colonel was cleo
ed that he was aristocratic and cold, tn
!. he did not know or want to know Il
!, ordinary people, and that he was a so
. OF human Iceberg walking about seelSii
an office.
f The people have found him somethh
IS entirely different, and that he is a ms
- who is Just as easily approached as al
n man who ever held the position. They a
Il now perfectly willing to elect him Z
s his own ability and on his own record.