The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01

it Jared Mr.. Jones Cudworth, picking
his way beneath the shelter of a small
silk umbrella Opposite a corner drug
store he was accosted by Alderman
Wingfield.
One minute, please" said the candi-
date, and the two men stepped out of the
broad, circular ray of the electric light.
"You remember our conversation in
your room?'' said Mr. Wingfie!d
Perfectly
1.-THE resolution went through whoep-
ing"
yes"
'"The opposition is acting suspicious
considering this is such a close city APP
parently they have laid down and deter
mined not to spend any money. But we
are too foxy to believe that. I may as
we'll be candid with you, Mr.. Cudworth.
Our central committee hold to the
opinion that they have tried to fix you"
well, they have
Fixed your"
mo, attempted to. But don't you know
what they are up to? Haven't you seen
1t all along?"
& don't know whether we have or not.
We have seen good deal Much too
| much, in fact"
"The Republicans are not spending any
money in the campaign
Practically nothing.
Mr.. Wingf1efd had drawn quite close to
Mr.. Cudworth. The two men were speak
ing almost breast to breast.
"They are going to attempt manipula-
ton of the machines by a mechanical ex-
pert" said Mr.. Cudworth. but l shall
be on the ground; in every precinct. The
knowledge of this is my principal reason
for remaining over election"
When Mr. Cudworth reached his room
he removed his overcoat and shook the
mist from It., A large, fat, official en-
velope fell to the floor. He opened it.
More money. MIR. Cudworth counted
81 800.
There will be but little more money
expended by the Democrats" he said
thoughtfully. This is the balance of
the campaign fund reckoned at $500
apiece, and not one cent from Mayor
Kingston"
All through the momentous hours of
voting Mr.. Jones Cudworth and the yell
lowgeared cart moved from precinct to
precinct. TO each and all he reported
that everything. was running smoothly
not a hitch, not a portentous click, not
a break in the steady tabulating of the
votes that registered freeman's will
The polls were to close at p m. At
$40 a heavily yelled lady entered a car
at the union station. Mr.. Jones Cud-
worth stepped into another one and the
train rolled on to Chicago. AT s p. m. a
strange thing occurred in Crawford. So
impartial and entirely non-partisan had
been the work of the machines that
Mayor Kingston had been reelected by a
plurality of three votes, as had, also,
the, old ,ieor1ncif, seven Republicans and
seven Democrats.
The whole city of Crawford was wild
with excitement. 1t had taken but two
hours to compile the results Then every
machine in the twenty-three precincts
was tested again. Each one was found
to work with the reg ularIty of a chro-
nometer.
Really. but it was a close city.
"Bilked,'' said the seven defeated al
dermanic candidates.
"Buncoed," whispered the seven dis
consulate Republicans, one to another.
Complete returns were printed in tho
Crawford Carryall the next morning
In the evening Mayor Kingston received
the following wire from Chicago:
'tHave read Carryal. Congratulations
of Mabel and myself Married this morn
ing. Cudworth."
Then you tried to make them think
you were worse than you are?' said
Mrs Cudworth. gently tapping the square
shoulders of her husband with a fam
How could you?"
mo, no, eXpoStulated the pol1tlcal
promoter, "they underesrlmated by prob
ity. I promised nothing; did nothing
Remember. my dear. Crawford is a
close city, and the machines worked their
own sweet will faithfully, honestly. To
illustrate that honesty IS the best policy
L have tabuiateG the following list of re-
wards"
He handed the following to his wife
Republican campaign fund. ......... $500
One-kalf Democratic fund .......... 2,S60
Commission on machines ........... l, $50