The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-10


Whitney, one of the reporters for the
Express.
Il came to see you about the recrea-
ton pier that seems so much needed
in the Tenth ward began Harry
suavely. II think"
But the patience of the eXasperated
boss at last gave way.
You think" he Numbered. We'll, I
think there has been too much fuss
made about that pier. 1t won't be
built. The babies need 1t! Damn the
babies, anyway! They can't vote!"
"All right" replied Harry cheerful
ly. IF that's the way YOU feel about
it there's no need of saying any more. "
Accompanied by the reporter he hur-
ried out of the office. For he had OBJ
tanned exactly the statement he want
ed. Any modification of it would only
weaken his position.
The Express was one of the bitterest
opponents of the rule of Dorsey. In the
hall Jack Whitney looked gleefully at
Harry Wendell.
damn the babiest They can't
voter" murmured the newspaper man.
What a headline! O, but in a little
while Mr.. Dorsey will be sorry he
spoke that way. The Express will
have an extra on the street in half an
hour Won't that damn the babies
please the Tenth ward where there
are about a hundred to each tene-
| ment?"
That's all right as far as it goes, -
replied Wendell but we want to put
Dorsey in a position where he can't
deny having said it. I'll draw up an
affidavit corroborating it. Then we
can get aifidavits from Mr.. Mann and
others who talked with Dorsey this
morning. If the Express will publish
these it will make our case stronger"
eff the Express will publish them!"
| answered the newspaper man. IF L
| know how Mr.. Rogers feels about Dor
sey, think they viii be double-leaded,
with three column headlines. You get
the affidavits, and I'll hurry back to
the office and be writing the story"
Wen get out an extra" said the
managing editor to Whitney, but we
might as we'll wait and get the aff1da-
story You were the only reporter
present? Then none of the other pa
pers can come out ahead of u.s."
And I'll send man over to see Nc
Mannis," broke in the city editor.
Jones, run down to McMannis' place
and ask him if Dorsey is going to do
anything about the recreation pier.
views On the subject. Just get him to
state, If you can, in the strongest
terms possible, that Dorsey says they
can't have the pier. Telephone in what
he says for we want it for an extra" "
BY the time Whitney had finished
writing his account of the Dorsey in
terview, the affidavits had arrived at
the Express office, and Jones had tele-
phoned in the interview with McMan-
nis. That worthy, ignorant of the
steps which were being taken to dis
turb Mr.. Dorseys peace of mind, had
spoken in strenuous terms. Not that
McMannis had any intention of break
ing from the organization, but his
heart had been set on getting the
recreation pier, and he had brood
ed over the refusal of the morn
ing. The city editor read the ac-
count that Whitney had written. and
after making it double lead" sent it
to the composing room. Then he mark
ed each of the affidavits box heads,
which meant that they would be in
closed by black lines and made SC
prominent on the page that the most
careless reader could not miss them.
One of the copy readers already had
written a head" for the story, one in
black type. which would extend half
way across the page.
II lOOkS SenSdIlOIdI, observer Tie
city editor, but it is a big story.
guess when the copies of the paper be-
gin to come into the Tenth ward there
really will be a sensation"
A few minutes later the newsboys
were calling out:
Extra! Extra All about Boss Dor
sey an de babies!"
Better send a lot of copies over to
the Tenth ward said the managins
editor. Il wouldn't wonder if they
would interest McMannis."
And the paper did interest McMan-
mis-. He was sitting in his little back
room when Tim Collins, his most
trusted lieutenant. entered. Tim was
excited.
Have you seen the Express?" he
cried, thrusting a copy of the paper al
McMannis. why Dorsey must have
been crazy to say such thing. And
see you are quoted there, too. Are you
going to break from the party?"
What do You mean?" retorted Nc
Mannis angrily. whats Dorsey been
saying, and what rot are you talking
about my breaking with the party?
There'H be something else broken ii
you don't take that back.'i
But Tim Collins stood undaunted
Look for yourself" he replied Its
all over the ward. The women are
wild about it. I'd thought it a fake
put up by the reformers if it hadn't
been for your name and those affidav-
its. Dorsey's killed himself in this
ward"
McMannis was eagerly scanning the
paper.
They've got what said to that re-
porter about right although 1 didn't
think put it so strong. And I didn't
know they had those other interviews
and affidavitS. It's a trick of that young
Wendell to down Dorsey and to make
break in the Tenth ward if he can
He's done it, all right, all right >
asserted Tim Collins. Damn the ba-
bies.' There isn't a woman in the ward
who will give her husband any peace
until he's promised to vote against
Dorsey. He's gone up and SO are we
unless
Unless what?,: inquired McMannis
sharply
Unless we break away from him,
answered Collins. sullenly.
Break from the party? I never
thought to hear you say any such a
thing"
Young Wendell must have put ur
the job to get Dorsey in a hole" de-
clared McMannis angrily. And he's
put Tom McMannis and Tim Collins
IN just as bad a one"
III stand by you whatever you do
said Tim loyalty. But as Dorsey mer
neither Of US can get a job on a city
wagon in the Tenth ward. There's
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