The Nome nugget., 1927-02-26

Wilmington Del Feb. 26. (Ay Ex Senator Will. lard saulsbury died Monday from heart disease with which he was stricken three years ago while his home in Maine. He had been prac- tcally invalid since. The following sketch of his life has been furnished us by the ,ssociat ed Press.
 Willard Saulsbury. the last United States tor elected by legislature Delware, from family thst has prominently identified witi, Democratic politics in Deeware many years and which three its members Q the United state. Senate.
 The upper house of Congress seemed to he th. notable contest in the Democratic raurus of the Del eware Legislature of lS71 Willard sausbury, ST. father of Senator Saulsbury, had just completed term in the Senate seeking ye.lesienation was vigorously opposed by two his brothers, Cove Salisbury. who at that time had just retired gov ernor of Deleware, and Eli Sanlsbury il lawyer of Dover. The latter was chosen and reelected in 1877 and 1883. Seeking fourth term in 1sSa he was defeated in the Democratic primaries.
 Willard Saulsbury the son. born at George. town. Del. April IT, 1861. During his fathers term in the Senate he taken to Washington and enjoyed the pleasure of sitting for n brief period Il seat m the Senate chamber. At tEe time his fathers colleagues tested about the possibility of the boy some day occupying d there as |; 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 chancellor of Delewarc. With his admission to the bar he formed partner ship with Victor du Pone, which continued until 1883. He later formed other partnerships in the practise of law in which he senior member
 Taking naturally to politics. senator Salisbury since early manhood had been active in the leader ship and management of the Democratic in Delaware At the legislative session of S97 he was an aspirant for the United States Senatorial nomination but was defeated by Richard R. Kenney, Dover. Later he designated in senatorial contests by Dem ocratic mnorities and finally was elected in 1912 when the Democrats succeeded in electng Il ma for ity of the state legislature Thus, he was the last senator chosen by the legislature. He nomina- ed for reelection by the State convention in 1918 but at the election defeated by the Republican nominee. Lewis Hesler Ball. During the last two years of his term Senator Saulsbury president pro tempore of the Senate
 Senator Saulsbsry chairman of the Demo cratic State Committee of Delaware from to to 1906. Two years later he elected member of the Democratic National Committee and served continuously in that capacity until 1920. He was q delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 18ss 1904 1912 and 1920.
 Since he retirement from the United States Sen ate Mir saulsbury had been activity engaged in law practice in Wilmington and Washington. He was member of the advisory committee of the Limita- tion of Armament Conference in Washington in 1921 1922 and year later American delegate to the Pan-American Conference at Santiago. Chile
 At the Democratic National Convention of 1924 Senator saulsbury was put forth by the delegata- ton from his state candidate for the presden- tial nomination and received number of votes dur ing tho early balloting.
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