Evening journal., 1912-12-13
JOHN F. HAD
SMALL in
The HOLD-UP
Late Chancellor WOICOtt'S
Friends Have Pertinent
Questions They'dLike
Answered
DEMOCRATS SEEK TRUTH
ABOUT U. S. JUDGESHIP

John f. Salisbury, Of Dover, cou-
sin OF Willard salisbury and also
formerly Secretary of State. has sent
letter 10 the Every Evening I'M
which he confesses that he went TO
Washington early in 1897 and did
what he could to prevent the con-
firmation by the Republican Senate'
Of the appointment OF former Chan
cellor James l.. Wolcott, Democrat.
to be Federal judge In this district
TO succeed Judge Wales, a Republi-
can. The letter Of Salisbury does
not. however. change the situation
Everybody has known for years that
he went to Washington and that ono
OF the men he conferred with there
was Senator Jones. OF Nevada. It
has been recognized by many Demo-
Gratis who knew OF that Washington
visit that John +. salisbury was the
little end Of the movement by tho
old Salisbury Democratic faction TO
defeat Mr.. Wolcott. There was a
much more active and potential
Democrat back OF the political knife
that was driven into the back of Mr..
Wolcott Therefore, these are among
the questions that are being asked
by present-day Democrats:
Who was the prominent Delaware
Democrat who. following the nomina-
tion OF Mr.. Wolcott for Federal Judge.
went TO Anthony Higgins and asked
him TO make an affidavit, OF other de-
claration to the Republican United
States Senate. that Mr. Wolc0tt, a
| Democrat. was not ft to sit on tho
Federal bench?
That prominent Delaware Demo-
crat was not John r. salisbury.
Who was the prominent Delaware
Democrat who. following refusal by
Mr. Higgins 10 make such an afii
davit. or declaration. went TO Hugh
C.. Browne. Of the Republican State
Committee Of Delaware. and urged
him to do what Mr. Higgins had re-
fused to do2
That prominent Delaware Demo
crat was not John r. salisbury
Who was the prominent Delaware
Democrat who, following refusal by
Mr.. Browne to take such action
against Mr. Wolcott. returned to Mr..
Higgins and finally prevailed upon
him to take steps looking TO the
blocking Of confirmation of the VOL
colt appointment?
That prominent Delaware Democrat
was not John r. Salisbury.
Who was the prominent Delaware
Democrat who created the situation
which impelled William Michael
Byrne and one other young Republic
can lawyer to work up opposition
TO Mr.. Wolcott among the Republi-
can lawyers in Delaware?
That prominent Delaware Democrat
was not John r. Salisbury
Who was the prominent Delaware
Democrat who went TO Washington,
had conference with Senator Hnl,
OF New York, a member of the Senate
judiciary Committee. and asked Mr..
Hill. a Democrat, to assist I'm discred-
iting and defeating Mr. Wolcott a
Democrat?
That prominent Delaware Demo-
crat was not John F. SALISBURY.
Who was the prominent Delaware
Democrat who returned TO Delaware
and reported to his friends that Sem
ator Hin had refused to have any
thing 10 do with such a scheme
against fellow-Democrat.
That prominent Delaware Demo-
J crat was not John f. Salisbury.
( Who was the prominent Delaware
Democrat who expressed regret when
he learned that Senator George Gray
had refused TO take the judicial ap-
, pointment that had been offered to
D MIR. Wolcott. because il probably
, would have resulted in the election
, OF Salisbury to succeed Mr.. Gray in
= 1.-THE United States Senate2
That prominent Delaware Demo
. crat was not John r. Salisbury.
Who was the prominent Delaware
! Democrat who expressed satisfaction
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