Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
FORMER SENATOR
SALISBURY DEAD
Heart Disease Fatal to Noted
OeIaWarean-ActiVe Here
During War.

BY the Associated Press
WILMINGTON. Del. February
2f.-Former United states Senator
Willard Salisbury died at his home
here yesterday from heart disease.
He was GO years OF age.
Mr. Salisbury had suffered from
heart trouble since being stricken
three years ago. while at his Summer
home in Elaine. He had been prac-
tically an invalid.
He is survived by his widow. the
former Miss May du Point
Funeral services will be held Wed.
| nesday, with interment at Dover.
Willard Salisbury. fhe last United
States Senator elected by the Legisla-
ture of Delaware, came from a family
that has been prominently identified
with Democratic politics in Delaware
many years and which sent three Of
its members TO the United States
Senate.
While a member of the Senate
salisbury served on the District of
Columbia committee and took part in
framing local legislation during the
war period. He sponsored the Sauls-
IRE intended to regulate the condi-
tons under which tenants could be
evicted during the period when there
was acute housing congestion.
Willard Salisbury was born at
Georgetown, Del. April II, 1861.
During his fathers term in the Sen
ate he was taken to Washington and
enjoyed the pleasure of sitting for
a brief period in a seat in the Senate
chamber. At the time, one of his
fathers colleagues TESTED about the
possibility Of the boy some day occupy
ing a seat there as q duly elected
United States Senator.
After his preliminary education in
private schools, Senator Salisbury
was graduated at the University of
Virginia and then read law in the
office OF his father, who then was
chancellor of Delaware.
Turned to Politics.
Taking naturally to politics, Sen
atOr salisbury since early manhood
had been active in the leadership and
mana cement Of the Democratic party
in Delaware. At the legislative SEES
sion of 1897 he was an aspirant for
the United States senatorial nomina-
ton, but was defeated by Richard r..
kenney OF Dover. Later he was
designated in several senatorial con.
tests by Democratic minorities and
finally was elected in 1912, when the
Democrats succeeded in electing a
ma iority of the state Legislature.
Thus. he was the last Senator chosen
by the legislature. He was nominated
for reelection by the State conven-
ton in 1918, but at the election was
defeated by the Republican nominee.
L lat DO ,N;,& H. .,n No
two years of his term Senator Sauls-
bury was President pro tempore OF
the Senate.
Senator Salisbury was chairman of
the Democratic State committee OF
Delaware from 1900 to 1905. Two
years later he was elected a member
OF the Democratic national committee
and served continuously in that ca
pacity until 1920. He was a delegate
TO the Democratic national conven-
tons of 1896, 1904. 1912 and 1920.
Practiced Law Here.
Since his retirement from the
United States Senate Mr.. Salisbury
had been actively engaged in law
practice in Wilmington and Wash
ington. He was a member of the
advisory committee of the limitation
Of armament conference in Washing
ton in 1921.1922 and a year later was
American delegate to the Pan-Ameri
can conference at Santiago. Chile.
At the Democratic national conven-
ton OF 1924 Senator Salisbury was
put forth by the delegation from his
State as a. candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination and received a
number of votes during the early
balloting.
On December 5. 1898, he married
Mary, daughter Of Victor du Point
They had no children.