Evening journal., 1913-01-13
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From the Wilmington Every Evening
(Dem).
Staff correspondence from Dover to
the Philadelphia Ledger of yesterday
contained a reiteration Of the declared
intention of Republican leaders, In the
event of the election Of Willard Sauls-
bury TO the office of United States
Senator, to file contest against his
admission by the Senate, on the
ground Of the employment Of corrup-
tion money in the election Of members
OF the Legislature favorable to him.
The basis for this alleged intention,
1t is said, is a belief that before the
election sums of money ranging from
800 to $500 we're sent to various per-
sons in Kent county, to be especially
used In behalf of the election of Demo-
cratic candidates for the Legislature.
There Is no reason to doubt that Re-
publican leaders, especially those who
have been prominent in the dupont
Organization, would enter upon such
campaign against Mr.. Salisbury
with the greatest avidity. For in this
manner they would be getting back
at him" for his campaign against
Senator Henry A. DUPONT, which, con-
Quoted under the form of opposition
to the confirmation of Cornelius p.
SWANS appointment as United States
marshal for Delaware. connected the
name Of Col. Henry A. DUPONT and a
] large sum of corruption money which
( was said to have been sent to Kent
and Sussex counties on the eve of the
I.1n Il
certainly made the leaders OF the du-
Pont Organization very uneasy. IL
J was proved during the investigation
of the charges against Swain that he
took $4,000 of a large sum Of money
which was produced in an office in the
DUPONT Building in this city, adjoining
the ONCE of Col. Henry A. DUPONT, af-
ter a conference of Republican politi-
clans in which Col. DUPONT had parti-
cipated and took it to Bridgeville.
where it was used on election day in
buying votes for the Republican
ticket The Republican Legislature
chosen at that election subsequently
elected Colonel DUPONT to the Senate.
Republican politicians of the DUPONT
Organization would regard It as glor-
ious revenge and just retribution to
elected Senator, in the same manner
that he assailed Senator DUPONT by his
fight against Swain. But Democratic
leaders would not relish such stu
alton If these corrupt tactics we're
employed in the campaign for the cleo
ton of Democratic members Of the
Legislature from Kent county, and at
the investigation Of Democratic mem
bers OF the Legislature from Kent
county, and at the instigation or in the
interest of Mr. Salisbury in any man
ner, they desire the facts to be known
before the balloting for United States
Senator is entered upon by the Legis-
lature
Ordinarily, this talk of reprisals in
kind by Republican politicians against
Mr. Salisbury would be regarded only
as ebullitions of partisan rage; but
it happens in this instance that there
are established facts which materially
tend to the belief that there is great
deal more in these rumors of Demo-
cratic corruption at the election in
Kent county than mere partisan
charges, growing out Of hatred and
desire for revenge. That money was
sent to Kent county, from myster-
ious source, and distributed among
Democratic agencies a short time in
advance OF the election is we'll
known fact. The story was printed
in Every Evening at the time, to the
effect that the money had been distri-
buted to certain parties In each OF the
election districts, but that the Demo-
cratic County Committee, on hearing
of the matter, immediately went after
the recipients of the money and
directed them to return II to the donor.
rhere Is a belief that return was not
made i'm all instances, and that some
of this money was employed on cleo
tion day in buying votes for the
Democratic ticket.
: n Is also currently reported that
, this money was sent to the Demo-
cratic National Committeeman Mr..
, salisbury. however, although it is al
/ legged it was sent in his interest-and
that It was received and distributed
nv a prominent Democrat of Smyrna
, who is an active advocate of Mr..
saulsbury's election to the Senate.
, The truth or felsity Of these stories
should not be left to the chance OF
being exploited by revengeful Re
publican politicians in the event OF
Mr.. Saulsbury's election to the Sem
ate n they are true, ana money
was sent here to be employed cor
ruptly in his behalf and so used in his
interest. he should not receive
single vote in the Democratic caucus,
much less the Democratic caucus
, nomination followed by election.
Let those who know the facts speak
out. Immediately. No good will re-
suit from keeping them longer In the
dark. Mr.. Salisbury should be given
the opportunity TO clear himself,
: should he be intricately, OF even incl
, dentally, involved in the transaction,
and sternly condemned If he fails to
| do so completely. Far better will II
: be for the Democratic party to clean
its house Of this threatened scandal
than to go blindly on and permit re-
r suits which would be of great partisan
, advantage to the Republicans. The
D truth will not hurt, but concealment
!, might do infinite damage.