Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-06

obessed him long before that time He sought to har
monte the Democratic party and preached the policy
letting by-gones be by-gones. Many OF the wocot
followers we're irreconclabe. Many others swung 10
the side Of Democratic harmony The result was that
slowly but surely Salisbury worked his way into thu
Democratic State leadership and toward the Senatorial
goal II was not until 1852 however that strong
enough TO have himself made the Democratic caucus
nominee for Senator Defeat then only served to whe
his appetite for the place In 1901 1909 1905 and 1911
he continued as the nominee without success
but elected by the Legislature in 1913 Since ther
he has so comported himself that he has alienatec
many of his old friends and supporters among them
former Congressman l. Irving Handy. OF Kent whose
votes went to Josiah o. Wolcott yesterday, made him
the Senatorial nominee and restored the old wolcou
faction 10 political power.
While all that going on the old-line wolcott
men we're hiding their and waiting for the day tc
arrive when they could take Willard Seusbury's po
ltical hide and nail it on the Democratic barn door
Josiah Wolcott and James L. wolcott Jr, had grown
to manhood and both active in Democratic poll
tics.
Josiah was appointed deputy Attorney General by
Attorney-General Andrew c. Gray. That brought him
into the lampght and led his selection later as the
Democratic nominee for Attorney General. He went
in on the Democratic landslide four years ago.
Il only natural that the old wolcott men should
regard him as their leader by Inheritance They de-
cided to use him to unhorse Willard Salisbury and
also to send him, II possible the United States SEN
ate which had been barred his father by Salisbury
hatred
There chant of hate from the wocott camp
The campaign was conducted quietly and effectively
that the Wolcott men, plus Handy another victim Of
Salisbury hatred had control before Salisbury awoke
to his peril which reached its climax yesterday
The junior Senator endeavored to save himself by
playing both ends against the middle Some OF his
followers in New Castle county tried to make
Thomas f. Bayard Jr. the New Castle county caucus
nominee They were defeated badly in that move
that Bayard forced to withdraw wocott was
made the nominee In Sussex the Salisbury
forces rallied behind Andrew Lynch He was chosen
the nominee and Salisbury emssaries made
pitful pleas to the Convention to nominate him.
In fact, Lynch did receive the solid Sussex county
and eleven Salisbury outside that county.
II then that the Handy men, realizing that their
candidate could not win. because of Salisbury hatred
of him. swung to Wolcott and put him the line.
So much for Josiah o. Wolcott Now let take up
the case OF James H. Hughes, the Dover lawyer who
the nomination for Governor in spite Of Senator
Salisbury. Hughes read law under James L. Wolcott.
Sr. Among the younger men who fell in behind the
father Of Josiah o. Wocott and helped him 70 smash
the old Salisbury machine in Kent. Hughes was the
recognized leader. Since that time he has been an
out-and-out anti.saulsbury man and many ant-saus-
bury plans have been worked out in his Office
Albert f. Polk the Sussex candidate for Representa-
tive in Congress- is Salisbury but there is no
doubt that under this Democratic dspensaton. he
win be enough Of a politician to be open to wolcott
conviction
Arnon D. Clayton Jr. Of this city. the candidate
for Attorney General, is deputy under Attor-
ney General Wolcott. The fact that Salisbury votes
in and elsewhere almost defeated him for the
nomination indicates clearly where he stands in sauls
burys eyes
No one who knows Lewis p Hlason. of New Cas-
tie the candidate for observation-disclosures. regards
him as man who can be made a Salisbury creature
in any sense.
James Lord. of Camden. nominated for State Treas.
urer was one Of the chief ieuenants OF L. VOL
colt. sr in his fight against the old Salisbury ma
chine Ever since that time in fair weather and foul
weather he has been an anti-saulsbury man.
W. C. Roe. of Smyrna. the nominee for Auditor OF
Accounts was a Handy man in caucus and in
ton.
Thomas r. Wilson, Of Georgetown. the nominee for
Insurance Commissioner. is a brother-in-law of for
mer David T. Marvel and Josiah Marvel, old-ne VOL
colt men and the campaign managers for Josiah o.
wocott
Let us add all these things the fact that the State
platform adopted ignored Senator Salisbury and that
not a ripple OF applause greeted his appearance
on the convention hall stage, and Democratic sua'
ton is presented that must be far from pleasant to
any Salisbury Democrat
TWO OF the chief elements Of weakness Of the Demo-
cratic ticket that IL is loaded down with VOL
colt and lawyers and will serve as red rag to
many Salisbury men throughout the State
They know. everyone else knows, that the work
done by the wocott Democrats yesterday only the
beginning The real objective is Senator Salisbury
himself The plan is TO avenge James L. wolcott ST.,
by driving Willard Salisbury out Of the United States
Senate years hence and IL possible, to entrench
wolcott men in political power all along the line
II the ticket nominated yesterday be elected in No
ook for
the junior Senator but also for his lieutenants and
workers all sections OF State Only by the de-
feat Of the present ticket the steamroered Saus-
bury faction hope to have fighting chance two years
hence.
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