Evening journal., 1910-12-08

sons by the close alliapce between |
the Democratic organization and the /
liquor interests; disgust by Demo- /
Gratis of Independent mind at the
methods OF campaigning pursued by
the salisbury organization; deter
mination by old-time Wolcott men In
Kent and Sussex counties that Will
lard Salisbury, Jr, never should be
permitted 20 go to the United States
Senate; dissension within the Sauls-
bury family itself because of the
ruthless manner i'm which the friends
of Willard Salisbury, Jr., destroyed
the Congressional chances OF William
Salisbury Of Dover, owner and edi-
tor OF the Dover Delawarean; the
antagonism Of the railroad interests
in this state which had been aroused
by Willard Salisbury, Jr., and some
of his friends because OF their ac-
tion bearing upon certain properties
along the line of the elevated right of
way of the railroad In this city, and
the alienation of many Democrats by
the rule or ruin policy that has been
, a characteristic of Saulsbury's leader
ship in this state.
Defends Senator dupont.
when Colonel Henry A. DUPONT
first was elected United States Sena-
tor, the Democratic leaders proclaimed
to the world that the Republicans had
sent to the United States Senate an
, mapproachable aristocrat who would
do little for either his state or his con-
, sutuents. and who would represent
In Washington the Republican party
rather than the people of the state at
4 large. Senator DUPONT had been in
the exercise OF his official duties
I only a short time when he demon
i strated clearly that he regarded him
T self the representative of no particu-
u lar party but of his constituents re-
gardless Of political afhliation. Repub-
J. licans and Democrats who went to
r Senator DUPONT In behalf OF river and
: harbor and other improvements and
e favors found themselves on an equal
{ footing before him. Those who had
been led TO believe that Senator du-
= Pont was naughty. aristocratic ar
rogant and unapproachable were sur
r prised to find In him a man easily ap-
n preached and one who manifested the
h keenest interest In them and their in
o terests. Democrats who went 10
!. Washington with delegations received
d such kind and courteous treatment
p from Senator DUPONT and such de-
n cisive results from his energetic work
d IN their behalf that they returned 10
= Delaware with q friendly regard for
e him which swept away all party ran
= cor, distrust and prejudice. II is
= known positively from letters received
y by Senator duPont's political friends
l. In this city and elsewhere that many
IS Of those Democrats stepped outside
l. their party in the recent election and
p voted for legislative candidates under
II stood to be favorable TO the return
IS of Colonel DUPONT to the United States
s. Senate.
h 1T is conceded here that the Re
l. publicans In this state never had q
IS better and more militant and intelli-
y gently di -ected organization than tbcy
- had this year Frank admission Is
- made that If this had not been true
as regards the state at large and IN,
. counties and legislative districts IN,
party in Delaware could not havi
stood up against and survived thl
Democratic tidal-wave which swep
other Republican strongholds owe
into the Democratic column. Bot
4 Republicans and Democrats here ad
NIT that Il was wonderful that an OF
ganization beset from without by al
gresive and INSCRIPTIONS foes, an
i from within by such men as forms
Republican United States Senator
Frank Alec. former Republican Sec-C
tary of State Caleb r. Layton and 9th
ers, should have survived such
v struggle and come out of Il victoriou
q IN all three counties.
"On the Republican side another i'm
portant element of strength was tn
fact that United States Senator duPon
made no attempt whatever to dictat
= o. dominate the legislative nomina
y. tions in any of the counties HI
n. policy was that political by-gone
should be political by-gones; that hi
Senatorial aspirations should be q
. secondary importance. and that th
y prime consideration in making al
Il such nominations should be tn
a strength Of the legislative candidate
b in the respective districts and thei
Ii fitness for the important Offices 9
which they aspired.
"Unquestionably one Of the be
81 Republicans IN the state in the recel
Sd election was Willard Salisbury, il
the Democratic leader and Senator's
aspirant He is so unpopular With
N his own party that that unpopulari
cost the Democratic organizatic
hundreds Of votes. Those losses cou
Is not be made up by the Democrat
even by the purchase Of fully 75 nl
cent OF the venal white voters In q
state. the flooding Of Kent and Suss,
counties with whiskey and resort
shameful acts of intimidation.
n Kent and Sussex counties the old-lii
: Wolcott Democrats, who had not 70
gotten the Salisbury treatment
Democracy in the past, rallied to Il
support of Senator dupont and Il
Republican legislative candidat
when they thought Willard Saulsbur
Jr.. had a chance of winning Il
n United States Senatorship. Tho
Wolcott Democrats had not forgettl
that the Saulsburys years before hi
stood between James L. Wolcott al
the Senatorial prize for which he HI
fought them to a standstill within {
Democratic lines. II was felt by {
n Wolcott Democrats that they h
ample Justification for putting I
knife into Willard Salisbury. Jr.. 4
only by way of reprisal against {
Saulsburys for the past methods
the Salisbury family, but also I
cauae Of the political unhtness
81 Willard the Loser Those Deu
Gratis who voted with the Republica
IN this time took the ground that
Salisbury in the last twelve or fol
. faan ycorq had Iad tho Dou,oorac,t