The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
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H@i0 INC Jaw DOu6, BcauL dDOuL the
lower lip, absent from the upper.
These evidences of unfitness to cope
with up-to-date corruptionists seemed
to endear him to the masses.
AS soon as those big organs of the
opposition that were in the control of
the powers began to talk Of Simpson as
an ideal candidate, l suspected what
was in the wind. But I had my hands
full; the most I could then do was to
supply my local "left-bower," Silliman,
with funds and set him to work for a
candidate for his party more to my
taste. 1t was fortunate for me that |
had cured myself of the habit of wor-
rying. For it was plain that, IL
Goodrich and Beckett succeeded in
getting Simpson nominated by the OBJ
position | should have a hard fight to
raise the necessary campaign money.
The large interests either would
finance Simpson. or should / con-
vince them that Burbank was as good
for their purposes as Simpson, would
be Indifferent which won.
| directed Silliman to work for Run
die of Indiana, thoroughly honest
man. in deadly earnest about half a
dozen deadly wrong things, and cap
able OF anything In furthering them
after the manner of fanatics. If he
had not been in public life, he would
have been a camp-meeting exhorter
Crowds liked to listen to him; the rad
fcals and radically inclined through
out the west swore by him; he had
had two terms in congress, had got
a hundredOdd votes for the nomina-
ton for president at the last national
convention of the opposition. a
splendid scare-crow for the Wall
street crowd but difficult to nominate
over Goodrich's man Simpson in a
convention Of practical politicians.
In May-it was the afternoon of
the very day my mutineers got back
into the Woodruff asked me
II | would see man he had picked
up in a delegate-hunting trip into In
diana. IAN old pal of mine, much
the better for the 12-years' wear since
] last saw him. He has always
trained with the opposition. He's a
full-1edged graduate of the Indiana
school of politics and that's the best
It's all craft there-they hate to give
up money, and don't use it except as
a last resort"
He brought in his man-Merri-
weather by name. l liked the first
look at him-keen. cynical. Indifferent
He had evidently sat in so manv
games of chance Of all kinds that play
reused in him only the ice-coId pas
sion of the purely professional
There's been nothing doing in our
state for the last two or three years
at least nothing in my line" said he.
A rank outsider, Scarborough"
| nodded. Yes, l know him. He
came into the senate from your state
two years ago"
We'll. he's built up a machine of
his own and runs things to suit him.
self"
Z thought he wasn't a politician"
said l.
Merriweather's bony face showed a
faint grin. The best ever" said he.
He put the profession out of bust
ness, without its costing him a cent.
I've got tired of waiting for him to
blow over"
Tired-and hungry thought.
After half an hour of pumping l sent
him away OBTAINING Woodruff. What
does he really think Of Rundle?" /
asked
Says he hasn't the ghost of 3
ThQnnn--fhnf
the Indiana delegation and that Scar.
borough has no more use for lunatics
than for grafters"
This was not encouraging. I called
Merriweather back WHY don't Won
people nominate Scarborough at St
LOUISE" said L
Behind his surface of attention.
saw his mind travelling at lightning
speed in search of my hidden purpose
along every avenue that my sugges-
ton opened
Scarborough be a dangerous man
for you" he replied. Hes got a
nasty way Of reaching across party
lines for votes"
| kept my face = blank.
you've played politics only IN your
own state or against the eastern
crowd these last few years." he went
on, as if in answer to my thoughts.
You don't realize what a hold Scar
boroughs got through the entire west
He has split your party and the ma
chine of his own in our state, and
they know all about him and his do
ings in the states to the west. The
people like a fellow that knocks out /
the regulars"
"A good many call him a dema-
gogue, don't they?" said I.
"Yes-and he is. in a sort OF a way"
replied Merriweather. "But-weIl. /
he's got knack of telling the truth /
SO that It doesn't scare folks. And he's I
to convince them that he
isn't looking out for number one. It /