Evening journal., 1913-01-22
WEDNESDAY. JAN. %. 1913
BOSS sArLsRuRY THwARrED.


TAT LIZARD SALISBURY. boss of the Salisbury fac
ton of the Democratic party in this State. has
been thwarted in his effort to be elected the United
states Senate to succeed Harry A. Richardson, Re
publican whose term will expire March next His
election has been prevented by four members OF the
Legislature from Kent county who insist that the
senatorial honor shall to Kent county man. They
are supported in that contention by nineenhs Of the
Democrats in Kent county and a large number OF
Democrats in New Castle and Sussex. On all sides
except the one controlled by Salisbury, the nde-
pendence OF thought and action that is being display
cd by Senator Williams and Representatives Houston
schneider and Cummins is being praised The sauls-
bury partisans heelers and howers quite naturally
are displeased but the anti-saulsbury Democrats in
the Legislature are disturbed by the criticism of
their course that comes from such They
have mapped out policy which will serve as no bar
TO the elimination Of Salisbury and the selection Of
any compromise candidate who may be offered from
Kent county They refuse to be hattened by the
salisbury steam-roller. IN fact knowing that they
hold the key to the Senatorial situation that they
have the rank and nie Of the Democratic party and
many Democratic leaders with them they simply are
sitting tight and waiting for the Salisbury members
TO break away from their fayore and offer good
Kent county man as a compromise caluludlt.
The Salisbury have weakened the position Of
the Democratic boss by abusing Senator Williams and
Representatives Houston. Schneider aud Cummns
one of saulsburys most prominent lieutenants pro
ofimed that the four men had been bought with du-
Pont money" That scandaious story also was given
currency by Salisbury henchmen, and yesterday
Dover buzzed with st. When it reached the ears Of
the four men and their relatives and friends caused
widespread indignation. Everybody who had even the
faintest conception Of the situation knew that the
story was a lie of the whole cloth and designed
merely TO frighten the four men into line 1t had
the opposite effect n the four had had any
idea Of going Salisbury they abandoned It forth
with. and one of them went far to inaugu-
rate an inquiry into the private, political and legisa-
tive character Of the most prominent OF their
traducers that investigation is completed there
may be highly sensational Developments IL not per-
sonal violence. The four who blocking the
election Of Boss Salisbury known throughout Kent
county as upright and honest men, and the suggestion
from Salisbury side that they have been bought
with Republican money has done to hurt the
Democratic than any thing that has occurred
This week It has caused a breach that cannot be
brdged Not only the four members. but also their
relatives and personal political friends, fur
that such false story should have been started
by the Salisbury They insist that ssulsbur,
shall get of the field forthwith clear the way
for the selection of compromise from Ken
county.
The ant-Saulsbury Democrats contend that Saus
burys election would represent triumph for ruth
machine politics the of the part
organization for the benefit individual II woul
show what be done by the heartless manpula
ton of party primaries for personal purposes tn
overriding Of ayoved rights of a sovereign county
the pressure OF the and binding
Gus. and if stories emanating from Democratic source
be true, the Of large amounts Of money to innu
ence the November elections
It may be said with absolute truth that if there eve
was an instance of the seeking the office rattle
than the Office seeking the man. the candidacy of NJ
Salisbury represents that instance. Day in and da
for longer than decade he has worked an
planned 10 climb into the United States Senate, an
last is far lack only two votes.
The important fact that confronts the people Of tn
state today that regardless Of the methods used
accomplish it, Mr.. Salisbury has failed win tn
election. His friends within the party quite natural
Respondent, while the Democrats who oppose hi
eection insist that Kent shall have the Senate
arc IN iubilant satisfied that does augu
vs for his future political peace Nor is their goo