Evening journal., 1912-12-12
BETRAYAL
OF WOLCOTT
RECALLED
indignation Of Democrats May
Have Important Bearing on
Present Senatorial Fight
FRIENDS OF CHANCELLOR
SEEKING IMPORTATION

Who is the prominent Delaware
Democrat who. in 1896, exerted his
influence in Washington and INDUCED
the Republican Senate to refuse To
confirm the appointment by President
Cleveland, Of Chancellor james L.
Wolcott Democrat. OF this State, to
be United States District Judge for
Dclaware2
Who is the prominent Delaware
Democrat who, in 1896, when the
Democrats had an opportunity TO get
q Federal Judge here to succeed
Judge Wales, Republican, was so bit-
ter personally and politically against
MIR Wolcott, that he blocked the con
iirmation of the appointment of that
distinguished Delaware Democrat,
and thereby enabled Republican
President to appoint, subsequently,
Edward G.. Bradford, Republican, to
that important judicial position?
Those are two questions that are
being asked by almost every Della
ware Democrat. and the indications
are that the answers given to them
VIII have au important bearing upon
the fight that Willard Salisbury now
is making for a seat in the United
States Senate.
Mr.. WOlcott read law under Eli
Salisbury. Democratic United
States Senator, and an uncle OF VIII
lard Salisbury. The Salisbury fam
ily IN those days dominated Kent and
Sussex counties. Mr WOlcott rebciled
against such domination. He created
a following OF his own that ulti-
mately destroyed the political power
of the Saulsburys In short in his
dav. Mr. Wolcott was the idol of the
Democracy in Kent ape Sussex coup-
tics He also had a st Of friends
IN Now Castle county.
The Saulsburys. however, were hll-
ed with nndying hatred OF him. They
prevented him realizing his ambition
to go to The United states senate 20
succeed sli salisbury and created
ihe political condition which m9dc p
possible Tor Anthony Higgins, tsepub-
lican. to so to the Senate. Mr. VOL
cott however succeeded i'm retaining
control of the party organization, ana
the power OF the Saulsburys never
was restored in Kent and Sussex.
When Judge Wales, Republican
died. il made a vacancy ON the bench
Of the United States District Court
I'm the Delaware district Mr.. VOL
colt became a candidate for the posi-
ton. Grover Cleveland, a Democrat
was President Judge George Gray
q Democrat. was United States SEN
ator Senator Gray recommended the
appointment of MIR. WOlcOtt to sue
ceed Judge Wales. President Cleve-
land made the appointment and sent
Il. with many others, TO the Republi-
can Senate for CONFIRMATION AS the
Senate was disposed TO confirm all
of the Cleveland appointments, sur
prise was manifested when il became
known that someone had filed charges
against Mr. Wolc0tt and had succeed
ed in having his confirmation block.
cd by the Republican Senators. The
result was that President Cleveland
was not permitted to make the ap-
pointment and that when Presidenl
Mckinley. Republican, succeeded him
Edward G. Bradford, Republican, was
appointed 10 MI the vacancy.
What the Democrats in Delaware
want to know now is the name OF the
man who now is a prominent Demo
crat in Delaware and who. in 1896
not only blocked the confirmation o.
Mr.. Wolcott. but enabled the Repub
licans to win a Federal judgeshil
which they still hold
II goes without saying that Demo
cratic feeling, especially in Kent ant
Sussex, is very strong AGAINST th'
man who betrayed Mr. WOlcott ans
the Democratic party and that tina
feeling may play an important par
in determining the outcome of th'
Democratic fight for United States
Senator.