Evening journal., 1912-07-23
TUESDAY, JULY %, 1912
REPUBIICANs AGAINST SALISBURY.


VAT ILLARD SALISBURY Democratic boss in Del
w and l-starred but unfailing candidate
for United States Senator counting confidently upon
dissension in the Republican party in Delaware land
ing him in the United States Senate He and his
friends entertain the opinion that, because there
conflict among Republicans relative TO the Presiden-
tal rivalry Of President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt
Delaware Republicans going to sacrifice their
State and county tickets and enable Salisbury and
his henctmon TO walk away with everything, ncud-
ing the Governor, United States Senator. Congress-
man. Attorney-General Legislature and Levy Courts.
The Democratic boss and his leutenants mis-
taken. Nothing is farther from the thoughts OF the
Republicans II anything needed to make them
unite State local issues, It is the fact that
they knew that TO fail to do would the
domination OF Salisbury and his political machine in
all branches of State and county government
In connection with the legislative situation IL may
he we'll for New Castle county Republicans to take
account of stock and just where they stand The
election figures 1904, inclusive. Illuminating
They show that in many districts in county the
change Of few Republican votes may permit Sauls-
hurry and his machine to, triumph
Let take for instance. the election Of State SEN
stors in New Castle county since 1904 inclusive The
First district has been safely and soldly Repub-
the majority in 1906 having been 1272, and in
1910. 1898 The Second district has been almost
as safely Democratic In 1904 the Democratic
ority 76l and in 1908 IL increased to SIC. When
il comes to the Third district however while it has
Republican consistently il has not done so with
any such large maiorities characterized the
First district for tho Republicans the Second dis
tric for the Democrats The Republican majority in
the Third senate district in 1906 134,
while in 1910, which favorable year, it
reached 292. The Fourth district has been
safely Republican II went for that party by 354 in
1904 and by 400 in 1908. The Fifth Senate dis
trict in 1906 Democratic majority Of 81. In
1910 IL swung TO the Republican side with majority
Of 1879. The Sixth Senate district is debatabe
ground this year. II gave Democratic majority Of
40 in 1904 and a Republican majority of 1O9 in 1908.
The seventh Senate district. carried by the Dem
ocras in the last two elections for State Senator.
The Democratic majority of III in 1906 dwindled to
So in 1910.
This year elections will be held in tho Second SEN
ate district normally Democratic; the Fourth dis
trict normally Republican. and the Sixth which, the
Democrats carried in 1904 and the Republicans in
1908
Having shown how precarious is the situation with
respect 10 the Senate districts let us now turn our
attention the fifteen Representative districts in
New Castle county aud Ny what margins
OF them have been held In all Of those dis
tricts elections will be held this Fall
The First district which is in Wilmington, went 80
Republican in 1904; Democratic in 1906 80 Repuh-
lcan in 1908. and Republican In 1910. II will be
readily how easy it would be to swing that
district into the hands Of willard Salisbury were
a few dissatisfied Republicans disposed to do it,
The Second Representative district also in viii
mngton. has been solidy Republican. II was car
ried by the Union Republicans in 1904 by as ma
jority That due to a big factional fight i'm tho
Republican party. Following that election the Re
publican voters asserted themselves. In 1906 the Re
publican majority was 667; in 1905 49s, aud in 1910
a62
In tho Third Representative district the Republican
majortos have ranged between 800 and 1000 in thu
last four elections In 1904 the majority 97S
ia 1906 $50; in 1905 975. and in 1870 OIL
without skip the Democrats have carried Tho
Fourth Representative district 1904 by vary
ing maiorities In 1904 the majority was 1853; il
1906 lO2; in 1908. 16O while in 1910 it jumped 4
81.
The banner Democratic Representative district Il
New Castle county has been the Fifth. It gave
the Democrats a majority Of S71 in 1904; 61S
1906; 594 in 1908, and eo4 in 1910.
All the above districts are the city Of Whining
ton When ii comes the districts in the rural sec
tons. however. the official returns show entirel
different situati ons. In 1904 III majority 97s
The Sixth district embraces Brandywine hundre
1t went Democratic by majority OF 80 in 1904; R'
publican by majority Of 40 in 1906; Democrat
by only p in 19oS and Republican by l27 in 1877
II viii be at that under normal condition
that is anybody's district and that those Republ
cans in it who do not wish Willard Salisbury ma