Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-08-22
aad foreseen the interview would prob
ably end this way.

lad foreseen the interview would prob
ably end this way.
Following Rev. Mr.. Mann several
business and professional men promi-
nent In the community, but declared
opponents Of Dorsey, called on the po-
htical leader and advocated the claims
of the Tenth warders to the recreation
pier. The result of these maneuvers
was that the generally silent and self
contained boss was ~exasperated to
such a pitch of irritation that q men
ton Of the recreation pier had the
soothing effect upon him that the wav-
Ing Of a red flag has upon a bull. Then
Harry Wendell himself was shown in
to the boss private Office, and with
Wendell. unobtrusive, but keenly alert
to every detail, came Jack Whitney,
n of the reporters for the Express.
II 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.
Nv A1Ah aS laduuCACos w Gil,
1 think there has been too much fuss
made about that pier. 1t won't be
built. The babies need 1t! D-n the
babies anyway! They can't vote!"
"All right" replied Harry cheerful
ly. eff that's the way you feel about
1t, 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 gleeful-
ly at Harry Wendell.
""D-n the babies! They can't
vote"!" murmured the newspaper man.
"What a headline! Oh, but in a lit
tie while Mr.. Dorsey will be sorry he
spoke that way. The Express will
have an extra or the street in half an
hour. Won't that On the babies!'
please the Tenth ward, where there
are about a hundred to each tene-
ment?"
Chats 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
car get afidavits 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. eff 1
know how Mr.. Rogers feels about Dor
sey, 1 think they will be double lead
ed, with three column headlines. You
get the affidavits, and I'll hurry back
to the Office and be writing the story"
"We'll get out an EXTRA" said the
managing editor to Whitney, "but we
might as we'll wait and get the afida-
Wits, too, so as to have a complete
story. You We're the only reporter
present? Then o M of the other pa
pers can come out ahead of u.s."
"And I'll send a 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.
Don't tell him we have other inter
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 atidavits had arrived at
the Express Office, and Jones had tele-
phoned in the interview with McMan-
mis-. That worthy, ignorant of the
steps which were being taken to dis
turb Mr.. Dorsey's 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 OF getting the rec
reation pier, and he had brooded over
the refusal of the morning. The city
editor read the account that Whitney
had written and after marking it "dou,
BILE lead" sent it to the composing room.
"It looks SENSATIONAL" observed the
CITY CullOl. UuI IL Is u UlS StOly.
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 tt
the Tenth ward" said the managing
editor. 81 wouldn't wonder if they
would interest McMannis."
And the paper did interest McMan
mis-. He was sitting in his little bach
when Tim Collins. his mos
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 a thing. And
see you are quoted there too. Are got
going to break from the party?"
"What do you mean?" retorted Nc
Mannis angrily. whats Dorsey been
saying, and what rot are you talking
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