Evening journal., 1910-12-08

ership. and that as a reward for that
unfitness he should receive summary
retirement and not a seat in the
United States Senate. The argument
was advanced by those old-lipe VOL
colt Democrats that the time had
come 10 arouse the Democracy of the
state from it's lethargy. and 10 inspire
It TO select for its leader a man VINO
could roll up something besides MI
norities. Assertion was made that
Salisbury had become afflicted with
such an exaggerated ego that he
thought It far better for the Demo
cratic party to follow him 10 defeat
than TO follow a capable Democratic
leader TO victory.
Disgruntled Democrats.
For once in the political history of
Kent county, and possibly also in
measure IN Sussex county, there were
old-line Wolcott Democrats and old
line Salisbury Democrats who work
ed together for the defeat of a Sauls-
bury. Before the Democratic State
Convention was held, Willard Sauls-
bury, Jr., went to Europe and re-
malned there until after the state
nomination had been made. The
most prominent candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Con-
gress was William Salisbury Of Do
yer, owner and editor OF that staunch
Salisbury organ. the Dover Della
warean, and also chairman of the
Democratic County Committee in
Kent county When William Sauls-
bury announced his candidacy, Il was
assumed that his nomination for Con-
gress was a foregone conclusion, as
Willard Salisbury, Jr, his cousin,
controlled the Democratic State or
ganization, and would dictaN, by ca
ible or otherwise, the nominations.
No one thought for an instant that
Willard Salisbury, Jr., in his over
weaning desire TO go 70 the United
States Senate. would resort to the
cannibalistic enterprise of devouring
his own kinsman. For a time Will
liam Salisbury seemed to have every
thing his own way. Then a cloud
arose on his political horizon. The
friends of Willard Salisbury, Jr., by
European inspiration or otherwise
began to express the fear that II VII
liam Salisbury was nominated 70
| Congress and the Democratic ticke
should be successful, the fact that h
had been elected to Congress Nigh
stand in the way of Willard Sauls
bury, Jr., being elected TO seat in III
United States Senate. II was pointe
out that the old-time Bayard-Gray
Wolcott Democrats in all likelihood
would raise the cry of too niue
Salisbury and insist that as Willial
Salisbury had obtained a seat in III
lower branch of Congress, WillaT
Salisbury, Jr., should step aside an
permit a man from the other wing
the party to be sent to the Unite
States Senate Such a thing as thi
could not be tolerated by Willal
Salisbury, Jr., and his friends. p
liticsl lieutenants of Willard Saul
bury, Jr., at least, so it was said
the time, went from this city to d
yer with instructions to kill of Il
candidacy of William Salisbury, an
they did It. The result was that kel
county lost the Congressional nom
nation and that it went to Robert
White of Sussex county. The undel
standing is that Willard Saulsbur.
Jr., and his friends we're not tie
particularly 10 White, but thar the
accented him as the best instrumen
thew could obtain for the destrucuol
of William Saulsbury's concldaey
THAT William Salisbury ana M
friends resented keenly this action o.
Willard Salisbury, Jr., ana M
friends was made manifest later II
the election returns from Kent coun
Nv and also IN the editorial columns