The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
, Richtnond, Va, March 10, 1907.

H1s TOUR OF the state. He was tired
out, discouraged, miserable. His much-
heralded meeting had been the dreari-
est sort Of fasco. Scarcely had tho
opening address begun and the crowd
cd house warmed up to the occasion,
when every light in the building had
been switched Off.
Inquiry showed that break had oc.
Cured In the gas mains which could
not be remedied until morning Cam
dies and lamps were hurriedly sent for.
Meantime. though certain confusion
followed the plunging Of the place into
darkness. the crowd had been, on the
whole, orderly. In spite OF this, the
chief OF police, with twenty reserves,
coming on the scene, had ordered
) Standish civilly enough to dismiss the
audience. Then the policemen had filed
UP on the stage, ilumining II by
their bull's-eye lanterns and clustered
oninously about the speakers.
In response to Gives angry protest,
the chief had simply reiterated his
order, adding that his department was
responsible for the city's peace and
quiet, and that the crowd showed an
inclination to riot. Nor could the Arm
OF the Law be shaken from this stand.
The audience. during the colloauy be-
tween Standish and the chief had grown
impatient, and an occasional catcal1 or
encd auditorium. At each OF these
sounds the police had gripped their
night-sticks and glanced with fine
apprehension at their leader for COM
mands.
The upsfot Of the matter had been
the forced dismissal OF the spectators.
Standish had secuted Ansel's suggestion
that the whole catastrophe was ruse
of Conover's. until, as he walked down
the dark aisle toward the door. he
heard policeman whisper:
IT was waitin' for the chief to give
some of lib the tip 20 pinch him.
An let him make a noise like n
martyr" grunted q second voice easily
recognized as Billy. Shev1ins you
must think the Boss is as balmy in
the belfry as you blue Holsters He'd
a had Geoghegan broke II he'd"
The rest of the reply had been lost.
No other disengaged hall could be
found In the vicinity; and the meet
Ing from which Give had expected so
much had gone by the board. He walk
ed home in daze of chagrin. How
could he hope to fight man who en-
ployed such weapons; who swayed such
power In every city department; who
thus carly in the campaign showed
plainly he would stop 81. nothing In
beating his opponent?
Then the young candidates teeth
clenched tight, and the sullen grit that
Tor so many centuries has carried the
bulldog race OF yellow haired, strong
5aWed Anglo-Saxons to victory against
hopeless odds came to his aid He
shook his big shoulders as II tossing
off some physical weight, entered his
rooms and switched on the electric
light.
On his study table lay a special de-
livery letter. neatly typewritten as
was the single long sheet OF foolscap
It contained. standish glanced at the
bottom Of the page. There was no
signature. Then he read:
The date for the various county
conventions has not been formally set.
: It Is unoflcially given as a week from
Saturday. Instead. the caucus will be
held in three OF the eight counties next
Saturday. The Machines men know
this. The Leagues don't. 1t will be
sprung as surprise, with two DAYS,
notice. instead OF the customary seven
This will keep many OF the 'iea senen.
people from attending. At the Bowden
ana jericho caucuses kilograms will be
received saying you have withdrawn.
AT Matawan and Haldane the reru-
lar delegates will be notified To meet
nt the town halls. While they are wait
Ing outside the locked front doors. tho
county chairman and his own crowd
:" -. "SSp III lile DdCk way and hold
their caucus and elect their delegates.
Floaters will be brought into several
counties. In Wills county the chairman
Will fail to hear the names OF your
delegates. Have your manager arrange
for the Wills men to bolt at the right
time. Force the State Committee at
once to declare the date for the county
conventions Notify the Leagues men
at Matawan and Haldane OF the back
door trick, and have the telegraph
operators at Jericho and Bowden warn
ed not to receive or transmit any fake
message of your withdrawal.
On your State tour YOU will find
newspapers closed to your speeches
and advertisements, and number Of
me nails engaged before you get to
the town. Arrange for injunctions re-
strainng the papers from barring your
notices. and have some one go ahead OF
YOU to secure halls And arrange for
police protection to break up rowdy-
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