The Sussex Republican., 1911-12-09


There is great activity these days
In the Democratic camp; Willard
Salisbury is feeling the Demo
cratic pulse on the Presidential
situation. So the report goes,
almost all the Democrats of this
State favor Woodrow Wilson for
the Democratic Presidential nomi-
nation.
1t is very apparent that Mr..
Salisbury has turned the tables
on State Chairman Thomas f.
Bayard and secured the advant-
ageous political position of father.
ing the Wilson boom in this State,
but 1t does not follow that this
political zephyr will occasion any
friction in the Democratic ranks.
In fact, it shows that the Demo.
cratic party In this State is very
much alive at the present time and
they are taking advantage of the
opportunity to appeal to the Pro-
gressive sentiment in this State by
advocating Woodrow Wilson for
President. 1t is fact that Wilson
La popular In this State. His name
has long been familiar to Della
wareans. There are a number of
graduates Of Princeton College In
this State. His political career has
been watched with great interest
and most Delawareans without re
gard to politics, have reoiced over
his victories in New Jersey, so that,
undoubtedly, he would be the
strongest Democratic nominee for
President in this State, and if Taft
be nominated by the Republicans,
would probably carry it.
The present activity of the Demo
Gratis In this State is in strong con,
trast to the lack of it on the part
of the Republicans. The "Organi.
zation" which is running the Re.
publican party, is drifting along as
aconcernedly as If they expected
\e able to go out next election
nd buy the election without
keffort.
are apparently paying no
Zion to the Progressive SEN
ent which is rapaidly growing
N this State.
If they are aware of 1t they
have made no sign. 1t is gener-
ally supposed that Senator dupont
and Representative Heald favor
the denomination of Taft, although
their turn down on the Internal
Revenue Collector appointment
may cool their enthusiasm for Taft.
Taft's prosecution of the Powder
Trnst may also he remembered by
the Senator, SO that, the position
of even the DUPONT "Organization''
on the Republican Presidential
nomination is somewhat uncertain.
The growing uncertainty of Taft's
renom,nation will help the "Or-
ganizationn and its leaders to re.
member these little unpleasant
nesses. But what ever their atti-
tude, it is their duty to ascertain
the sentiment Of the Republicans
of this State regarding the Repub-
lican nominee for President.
The Democrats have canvassed
their party on this important ques.
tion and why should not the State |
Committee of the Republican par.
ty do the sameq If the "Organiza-
tionn is truly representative of the
of this State and not of |
q few of the leaders it should want
TO know whom the Republicans
of this State want nominated for
President. II they are the personal
Reorganization" of one man or a
few men, of course it makes no
difference. If such be the case all
the Reorganization" has to do is to
wait to receive orders of their Boss.
When he directs they will hold
their convention and name dele
gates acceptable to him and in
struct them to vote for the man he
Favors for the Republican Presi-
iential nomination. This will
be the cut and dried ,
plan, but If IL is, we want to re
MUD this self-same fOrganiza-
;ion'' that 1t will not meet with
popular approval and a good many .