Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

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office, the best thing is the whole truth. Ger
tainly it's important from point of view
that we should win this year. 1t may give us
more power in the next national convention.
If we can deli, er the goods in New York city,
why, voice IS goln to mean something,
our influence is goin' to be worth something.
and that accounts for Mr.. Poole's presence
here. AS for Mr.. Fitchett he's one of the
brightest young lawyers we We got. He knows
which side his breads buttered on. He wants
to be District Attorney and run with you and
YOU couldn't get a better campalgner to stand
by your side As for me, all the power We We
got. which | admit amt so much as we
ought to have, | control put it at your dis
posal. Now what do YOU saw.
Il protest, began Poole angrily; while
Fitchett bit his lip but managed to control
himself better than the banker.
GENTLEMEN,' said Gormly, it will hardly
be necessary for you to continue the inter-
view further on these lines
What do YOU meano" exclaimed MunSon.
Z" | mean that while | am OF course deeply
touched by your hearty and spontaneous prom
ses of support in this coming campaign, and
while appreciate highly the honor that you
propose to me of making me your candidate.
and while | to the full the significance of
the arguments you have severally brought
forth, and while | am. think, able to look at
to say that must decline your proposition.
What" roared Munson. " You amt goin
to run, them
Il haven't said anything to that effect,
have II"
q" But" interposed Poole you can't expect
to succeed without any organization back of
you. Why. man. the ring that's against you,
the influences that are opposed to you. both
financial !, and political are something that you
can't lmagIne.
You don't know the power of Jimmy Gala
ham," growled Munson. Why, he could beat
you with his eyes shut! He could beat me,
and I'm no infant in arms when it comes to
politics; and whatd you be-"
Mr.. Gormly," began Fitchett. there are
a vast number of intricate details connected
with elections of which you presumably know
little. Not that | disparage your knowledge
IN the slightest degree: but you have evidently
had no experience IN these matters. we can
supply you with organization to take care
of them, and your own popularity. which as
sure YOU if | am able to read the public mind
is increasingly growing, will do the rest. 1t
requires more than candidate and majority
OF voters to win an election
The ballots have got to be counted. said
Munson. and the moneys got to be spent.
That's one reason why you re such an avail
able candidate. We could get any amount of
long haired reformers; but they don't put
up the money. You're putting it up every
day. In common with all the rest of us, read
those accounts you're publishing from week
to week and it makes me sick to SO much
good money going to waste Not but what
IL dong some good, out a praCtlCal man IKE
myself could administer it much better
You could buy voting precinct with what
you spend on a single ad. Wasting good
money the press! It's men you want to
buy, not newspapers That's the reason Gala
han always gets the best of me. He's got more
money than | can get consequently he's got
the men. But with your own contributions
and the chances for success that you'll give
us, there's lots of other rich men that'd be
willing to take risks on our getting in power.
g | am not one of those men, Mr.. Munson.
III take no chances whatever on your getting
into power
Well, it's got to be Galatians crowd or
ours and you re fighting Galatians crowd from
beginning to end. Therefore logically you be-
long to us.
7 CANNOT see the force of your reasoning,
said Gor1nly; and tell you here and now
that while l shall be very glad to have the
vote of any every man in New York, yet |
will be beholden to no political party in the
city. | have entered this campaign as an in
dependent If the people wish to elect me,
they can do so; if not, not"
why, told you" said Munson pityingly,
that you might get elected; but you've got
to be counted in. -
If | am elected" said Gormy. you need
not fear that shall be counted out
" But, Mr.. Gormly," said Poole, you have
no organization.
:" No man, interposed Fitchett. can carry