The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-07

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 , for the nominations came. Harrison put the name of Grey before the dele gates and he did it extremely well He sat down amid thunders of ap
 plause, which died, rose and dieC ] again and again. When they died fol
 the last time, dead silence of min.
 ute or two followed, and then the old
 est delegate in the convention. mar
 with snow-white hair, who had served
 in more than dozen Legislatures, rose
 and spoke in voice wonderfully full
 and clear for one so old.
 He had a nominee, he said, and as
 I glanced at Warfield and the others
 felt convinced that they had settled
 upon man. They were calling for a business administration, the aged speaker continued Well, his nominee
 would give them one. They were call- ing for method, order and economy; his nominee would give them as much of those things as they liked or could stand: they wanted man who would
 lead the "strenuous life'; his candi-
 date already led it, and did not know
 how to lead any other; they wanted a young man; his candidate had youth to spare.
 The venerable orator paused here, and sat up in wonder. There was deep silence, too. in the hall, save for the tense breathing of the dele | gates and the spectators. saw a l look of anazement on Harrison's face; clearly he was as puzzled as I about the unknown para gon, who was about to be put in nomination, but his look ! of surprise was reinforced by look of i alarm.
 1 Il name for you,'' said the old ora tor, "a man who has already done the 1 State great service, I name for you a
 man who will command your unquali- l fled admiration and support, I name l for you a man who will lead you to
 victory as certainly as the sun shines
 on old Kentucky, I name for you the
 Honorable Henry Cl% %rke of sumpter l County
 He turned his gaze full upon me as he pronounced my name and l was dumbfounded. I had never aspired to such an honor, I had never dreamed of 1t. Now I understood why they had been willing for me to leave the room the night before, why they had kept me out of the secret. I looked at Jimmy Warfield, and his face bore a
 broad smile of confidence comrade-
 ship and congratulation. Then 1 glanced at Harrison and I met a fur ious gaze, SO full of rage and accusa- ton, that I was startled. He seemed to say, You are a traitor, you have sprung this scheme from the dark and at the last moment to surprise and I man and my blood leaped up to meet his threat and challenge. I think that otherwise I should have declined the nomination, but l could not let myself be browt eaten by Harrison-he had ! no claim on me, just the contrary-and | settling pack in my seat, l returned i his look with another of defiance.
 The convention, delegates and spec | tators, burst into thunders of applause. ! do net know why my name pleased ] them, but it seemed to do so, and the i cheers rolled up in increasing volume. 1 Among the spectators many ladies were -Favingt their handkerchiefs.
 That great, that indescribable thrill l of triumph shot through me again; the | over eiming applause of ones coun tryn en is heady, an intoxicating 1 thing, and I do not wonder that the men who have drunk deeply of it have thought themselves on the steps just below the gods and have done foolish things. There is nO.Aing in this world just like it.
 I arose quickly and left the hall as 1t was no longer meet that l, whose l name had been put before the conven tiCn. should stay there, and take part | in it's deliberations. It was my first in tention to go at once to my hotel, but | I changed it and walked out into the to steady my nerves. It all l seemed wonderful, but I knew it was true, that I, who had been a convict, who was yet under thirty, should be .he Governor-I had a Dremonition Gs certain to me as fact that I should | be both nominated and elected. Never had the wheel of fortune made a more violent revolution.
 I must have walked two or three hclrs-I was not able to take thought of time-and with my mingled emo tions under better control, I turned | oo1y fo fIn 1ifx- nd nY7t0 hn- tel The first man who met me there was Grey himself, and all his true ma turo showed at once. He seemed to make no effort to keep his passions under, but, his face flushed and his hanls clinching and unclinching, re- preached me with foul names and per- sona1 abuse.
 'Stop, I said-I had made up my mi a. to take no nonsense from him T fave as much right as you to run for Governor. I was not one of your I was against you, I told yoI that frankly, and if I have friends 3nough to nominate me, I shall not try to keep them from doing it.''
 'It is secret! Underhand! You are always in my way!'' he said thickly.
 I hate vulgar brawl, and I was very glad at that moment to see liar 'iscn approaching. He had recovered 1 lis self-command and was once more I!S iISHL anu JeeIiIiS SSlI- I1e put HIS . land upon Grey's arm and his touch vas the command of the superior man o the inferior. Grey seemed to shrink physically.
 Come, MT. Grey, said Harrison , 'a1nly. "We are not beaten yet. MT. Clarke, as he says, has a right to run, he had never led us to ex- ,ect such a thing.''
 T did not expect it myself I said, md then angry that should have said single word of defensive nature, I Ldded:
 "But had it been otherwise, it would lot have altered my right
 (To be Continued.)