Evening journal., 1912-12-12
THAT SALISBURY nrNNrR.

dinner that win be given IN his honor this evening
by the Young Mems Wilson Club In the du-
pont ballroom We doubt however. that he win
DO so. Unquestlonably he win make brave protonao
Of enjoying II fully. In the banquet hall, however
he viii the spectre Democratic revolt against
his candidacy Tor the senatorship and the absence
OF many Democrats OF prominence doubtless will serve
notice upon him that the revolt far-reaohng that
Il endaugers his political future. Perhaps tho only
thing needed to produce panic and a stampede win
be for someone TO arise and propose toast honor
of the prominent Democrat yet unnamed who i'm
1896 Induced Republican Senate TO refuse 70 confirm
the appointment Of Chancellor James L. Woicott,
Democrat to be United States District Judge for Del
aware.
In short the dinner, which was planned to boost Mr.
Salisbury for the United States senatorship and TO
induce the Democratic members Of the Legislature 10
here and line up IN bs support proved 20 be
a boomerang Hundreds Of influential Democrats refuse
10 have anything to do with f. and scores OF them
openly denounce It a Salisbury campaign trick
aimed the other candidates for the place Members
OF the club deny that s 70 be given for the purpose
OF aiding Mr. Salisbury in his fight for the Senator
ship The plea advanced Is that he Is be honored
the work he did In the recent campaign The fact that
no one with any political accepts tho clubs ex-
PLANTATION Is the great thing that agitatng the
club members and the friends and well-wishers of Mr.
Salisbury.
The real truth Of the matter is that the Young
Mems Wilson Club was organized last fall under
then, and # Is Salisbury organization The work
Il did IN the recent campaign mapped out for il
by the Salisbury machine
In the Democratic primaries the saulsbury lieuten-
ants had nominated, far they could do So legs-
ative candidates who favored tho sending of Mr. Sauls
bury to the United States Senate
The general election was a disastrous one for Mr.
Salisbury. He lost his own home election district
his home ward; his home representative district; his
homo Senate district; his home city; his home hundred
and his homo county and much OF the knitting Of State
Senator Thomas NJ. Monaghan. Democratic candidate
for governor was done in Mr. saulsbury's homo
county
When Mr. Salisbury learned, however. that the
Democrats in Kent and Sussex counties had elected
enough Senators and Representatives give the Dem
ocrats control Of the Legislature on Joint ballot he
gliby announced his candidacy for United SEN
ator Kent and Sussex county Democrats protested
They said that Mr. Salisbury had lost practically
everything in his county it was rather nervy for
him to TO the forefront and demand the Senator
ship. Finally those protests. in print out of print
became vehement that Mr.. Salisbury realized that
he had fight on his hands and that il necessary
for him to fight back
Decision reached by his campaign managers
that something must be done to lead the Democrats
who will sit in the Legislature to think that there
exists in the Democracy OF the State an overwhelming
demand for the election Of Mr. Salisbury The ques-
ton then what agency should be used to create
Nudl inplcShlon III was decided that the Young Mems
Wilson Club of Delaware should be utilized for that
purpose and that the demonstration should take the
form Of complimentary dinner to Mr. Salisbury
with the Democratic members of the Legislature and
a few others to be free guests. The others invited we're
to pay for their dinners
With that settled. the Young Mems Wilson Club
which had been morbund the election was revvi-
fed and put to work. Invitations sent out to
all the Democratic members of the Legislature so they
might be rounded up fed heavily and then
with speeches laudatory of Mr. Salisbury There was
suggestion that they pay for their dinner but with
the invitations to others went cards that told them
they must pay FOR what they might eat
Having gone that far. the lieutenants OF Mr. saus-
bury back hear the glad response. It was not
long in coming. In all three counties the trick To
round aud. if possible put on the Democratic mem
bers Of the next Legislature the Salisbury brand was
denounced In fact it led to such widespread Demo
cratic denncation that Senator Gore of Oklahoma
and Congressman Burleson Of Texas. who had been
invited to attend the dinner and make speeches
it convenient to send their regrets.
70 thon announced that Judge Hudspeth of New
Jersey: Joseph p Tumulty, secretary to President
elect Woodrow Wilson, and Senator Hoke Smith, Of
Georgia, would be present and speak II is doubted
that any Of these knows the real situation here
or is aware that he is taking sides in bitter Demo
cratic factional fight The anti-saulsbury Democrats
resent particularly the fact that Mr. Tumulty has
iected himself into the situation They think that as
confidential secretary 10 the Presidenteec he should
keep hands off and not give color to already
emanatng from Salisbury that President-eect
Wilson purposes taking a hand in the Delaware Dem
ocratio fight ia behalf of Mr. Salisbury.
So there have the layout Of the Salisbury din
tonight The invitations have been sent broad
cast and II Is likely there will be crowd If the sauls-
bury lieutonants obey orders The prevailing opin-
ion is, however that the dinner will be note
worthy because OF the Democrats who are absent than
because of those who present
"a We Mr. Caule will nuio Ia
dinner We also hope that no one will disturb the
harmony by proposing toast in honor Of that prom
nent Democrat who drove the knife the back Of
James l.. Wocott sr, after he had been appointed to
/ the Federal bench by President Cleveland