Evening journal., 1918-11-06
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1918
BALL ucromous-sAULsBURY DEFEATED.


VIZ ILLARD SALISBURY, Democrat senior United
w States Senator. President pro tenn OF the Senate
snd familiar friend and of President Wilson,
rcpudiaed by the electorate of Delaware yesterday
and Dr. L. Heisler Ball. Republican of New Castle county,
former States SENATOR elected in his stead
Senator Salisbury carried down with him TO defeat
Albert f. Polk Democratic Representative In Congress,
Dr. Caleb Layton Republican, of Sussex county, being
elected to represent Delaware in the House.
The Republicans also elected their candidates for State
Treasurer State Auditor have regained control of
the Legislature and elected their county tickets in New
Castle and Sussex counties. All the Democrats have TO
console them is Kent county, which went Democratic by
a small plurality
IL is a glorious Republican victory. Much Of the
credit for il belongs 10 President Wilson If the President
had not issued his impoc appeal for Democratic Con-
oress and thereby aroused Republican and ndepend
ent elements in the Delaware electorate. there would
have been in Delaware Republican campaign worth
the name and Senator salisbury Representative Polk
probably would have been reelected by pluraties
ranging from 1000 to 25OO fact most OutspOken Re-
publicans in Delaware conceded their election.
But when on last Friday week, President Wilson came
out with that partisan appeal the Republicans and the
independents made indignant by its terms rallied to the
colors under the leadership of National Chairman win H.
Hays former President William Howard Taft Charles
Warner of the Citizens League of Delaware;
Daniel Layton chairman of the Republican State Com
mee Mrs Florence Bayard Hes, State chairman Of the
National Womans Party the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, and that large element in or
oanzed labor which the gross prostitution of the
Central Labor Union by the SaylorHekey Democratic
clique.
The result was this raIying of forces which OBJ
iected TO .he Presidents partisan interference in the
Congressional elections routed the Salisbury and Polk
forces in all districts the State except in the Democratic
stronghold in Kent and there the Democratic pur-
ality was beaten down TO few hundred votes.
Viewed by the broad, however it President VIII
sons insulting appeal for Democratic Congress that
won the Delaware election for the Republicans.
There were other contributing causes like the Central
Labor Union asco the woman suffrage question and old
Democratic quarreIs, but without President Wilson'S
partisan appeal none them would have accomplished
the gratifying result that the Republicans will
control the Delaware delegation in Congress.
That the defeat of senator Salisbury and Representa-
tive Polk is surprise TO them without saying.
Both confident they would win. That makes
the blow all the staggering. Neither could see
what widespread adverse effect the Presidents appeal
had had upon the public mind, what adverse effect
the Democratic policy Of dealing with the wheat
and cotton questions was having upon the minds of
farmers down the State
A II two men slaughtered politically in tho
house President Wilson, their FRIEND Senator sauls
bury and Representative Polk those two men,
We feIcato Senatorelect Ball, Represcntstiyeelect
Irton and all other successful Republican candidates
npon tho victory they have won, and the Republican
earty leaders, national and county upon the good
3Assk fhey have done.
And especially do congratulate the people OF our
tafo sr having voted retire from Congress two Demo-
>rnfs vha through their free trade policy and their
eus sadorss Intelligent Dosce reconstruction p'o-