The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-28

| was pretty nearly knocked out when I
| longer a child, but a woman grown. The
| girl never had a mothers care and the
| Lord knows L have had little enough time
| to fiddle around with kids. l like them,
and all that sort of thing, but-well they
have shifted for themselves pretty much
| OF course, they have had all the money
| they needed and the best educations
money could buy. But you know, Max
| I've figured it out that l owe something
well, 1 have been thinking it over, and
l We figured it out that l owe something
to the kids. The boy will beaout of col
lege in two years more. Now, you know
am just Jim Hepburn, reputed to be a
politician of questionable methods.
reckon no fellow ever was abused by the
| papers like I've been. The average run
of people probably think I've got horns,
hoofs and tail. Well, maybe / haven't
been particularly Squeamish about the
ways of attaining results. But I haven't
hurt anybody very much and I've stood
for what I thought best for the people
OF course I've seen the boys get away
with a lot of Doodle. but never on a
scheme l thought was hurtful to the com:
| monwealth and when a thing was bound
to go through anyway I could never see
why the boys shouldn't get a piece of
plumber while it was going. But Max
well, no piece of Doodle ever stuck to
| my fingers, the big fist of the politician
came down on the table with a thump
that ratified the glasses Smiling grim
ly, he continued, You may think my
| code of ethics is peculiar, not to say in
consistent, but by heavens, Maxwell,
such as it is 1 have lived up to it,
found early in life that to succeed one
must use mems weaknesses and vices:
amt the leader of the state organization
by chance. Maxwell, nor because they
love me. Now, all this leads up to the
! point. l want my children to have a
| chance in the world. I don't want 'em
to be known as Jim Hepburns son or
daughter. l don't want these society
dubs to point at 'em and say, Her father
| is that cheap politician, Jim Hepburn or
His dad is a political boss and a boodler'
So I've concluded to go to the United
States senate, Maxwell and give the kids
a position to start from. l propose to be
Senator Hepburn-not Jim Hepburn. I've
spent all my life maxim ether fellows
governors and congressman and senator's:
| yes, by Cd, sir, and I've had some
| pretty strong influence in two or three
games that made presidents Now I'm
goin' to the front for Jim Hepburn
| And so the campaign of jim Hepburn
for the senate started. 1t Waged fast
| and furious The willy Wire-puller was
| head and shoulders above the men against
! whom he was pitted, and long before the
| caucus met it was admitted everywhere
that he was the most potent force in the
situation. The caucus met and the mem
| bers voted for the various candidates for
| Whom they were instructed, or to whom
they were pledged. After nearly two
| Gays spent in fruitless balloting inst AT
the proper moment and under the most
| dramatic conditions, a member voted for
James f. Hepburn. There was a roar
OF applause, mingled with Kisses. The
roll proceeded and member after NOM
Der voted for Hepburn. The result of the
oaIot showed a very respectable total
Tor Hepburn but few of his close nolitf
| cal associates had voted for him The
/ next ballot, taken midst great CONFUSION.
| showed substantial gain In the naxt
ballot the gang" swung in, and the
| result showed the boss to lack only three
| votes of enough to carry Another ballot
| would surely make him winner. Then
| most unaccountably, a member known to
be one of Hepburn's closest lieutenants
moved an adjournment until tomorrow.
| ana 1t was carried with a WHOM Ey-
| erybody was mystified. The man seemed
to nave the thing within his grasp and
hesltated at the very moment of victory.
| 1t was incredible
Ten minutes later Hepburn and Maxwell
were seated in the upper room at the
MOTEL Maxwell was excited, even vehe-
ment.
1T was inexcusable,' he shouted.
walking rapidly back and forth, saw
agely chewing the end of a black
cigar. 1 never saw you lose your nerve
be1ore. The fight was won, and now
| you've given EN- a chance to work for
twelve hours and frighten the life out of
| lot OF weak ones. I'll bet the wires
are hot with messages to elicit influence
e bear on dozen fellows who voted
right To-Day: Are you crazy? Have you
got Daresis?''
The veteran politician coolly poured
cut drink ard drained the glass. With
steady eye he looked at the lobbyist
We lacked one vote, and the next
. ballot would have shown it, he said
Then everything was off, Now we
have all the prestige of victory anu
twelve hours to get the vote. That is
your job I've got all I can. We need
Bidwetl You must get him.
,'Bidwel! you are daffy,'' replied
Maxwell. Don't you remember my
| telling you how I found he was awfully
! hard up here few months ago, and