The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18

"scarborough's Got a Nasty Way Of
Reaching Over Party Lines for
Then I should say that all the
large interests in the country would
line up against him." said l.
Every one" said Merriweather,
and an expression of understanding
fitted across his face He went on:
But it amt much use talking about
him. He couldn't get the nomina.
tion-at least, 1t wouldn't be easy to
get it for him"
Il suppose not" said /. That's a
job for first-class man-and they're
rage" And | shook hands with him.
About week later he returned, and
tried to make a report to me. But |
sent him away, treating him very
formally. l appreciated that, being an
experienced and capable man, he
knew the wisdom of getting intimate
ly in touch with his real employer;
but, as l had my incompatible Wood
ruff, better far than l at the rough
work of politics, there was no neces-
sity for my entangling myself. Mer-
rlweather went TO Woodruff and
Woodruff reported to me-Scarbor-
ough's friends in indianapolis all
agreed that he did not want the nom
ination and would not have it.
I'VE must force it on him." said I.
We must haYe Scarborough"
Immediately after Burbanks nom
ination, Goodrich concentrated upon
nominating Judge Simpson. He had
three weeks, and he worked hard and
we'll. 1 think he overdid it in the edi-
torials in our party organs under his
influence in New York, Boston and
other eastern cities-never dav
without lugubrious screeds on the dis
NAL outlook for Burbank If the other
party should put up Simpson. But his
Simpson editorials in big opposition
papers undoubtedly produced effect. I
set Tor De Milt and his bureau of I'M
foreground publicity the task of show
ing up, as far as it was prudent to
expose intimate politics to the public
Goodrich and his crowd and their con-
spiracy with Beckett and his crowd
to secure the opposition nomination
for man of the same offensive tvDe
as Cromwell And | directed Wood
ruff to supply Silliman and Merri-
weather and that department of "bi-
partizan" machine with all the money
they wanted They can't spend much
to advantage at this late day except
for travelling expenses" said ]. Our
best plan. however. is good honest
missionary work with the honest men
of the other party who wish to see its
best man nominated"
While Goodrich's agents and Beck
ett's agents were industriously arrang-
ing the eastern machinery of the OBJ
position party for Simpson, Merri-
weather had Silliman's men telling in
the west and south to Get Rumble del.
egates or uninstructed delegations.
And, after our conversation, he was
reinforced by Woodruff and such men
of his staff as could be used without
suspicion Woodruff himself could
permeate like an odorless gas: YOU
knew he was there only by the re-
suits. Nothing could be done for
Rumble in his own state; but the far
Their away from his home our men got.
the easier 1t was to induce-by pur-
chase and otherwise-the politicians
OF his party to think well of him.
This the more because they regarded
Simpson as a stuff" and a stir
and they weren't far wrong.
It may not be Scarborough, and it
probably won't be Rumble" Woodruff
said in his final report to me- but it
certainly won't be Simpson. He's the
dead one. no matter how we'll he goes
on the first ballot"
But would not let him give me the
details-the story of shrewd and Slip
perry plots. strategems, surprises. Il
am worn out mind and body" said I
in apology for my obvious WEAKNESS
and indifference.
For six months 1 had been inces-
sanity at work. The tax upon mem-
DRY alone. to say nothing Of the other
faculties, had been crushing. Easy
as political facts always were for me.
l could not lightly bear the strain Of
keeping in mind not merely the out
lines. but also hundreds of the do
tails. of the political organizations of
40-odd states with all their counties.
And the tax on memory was probably
the least, Then added to all NY 20
litical work was business care: for
while / was absorbed IN politics. Ed