Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10

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that he to be an
absolutely independent
candidate, tied to faction, bound by party,
entirely free and unfettered.
The men who rallied to his support, while in
nocent babes in the practical politics affected by
Callahan and Munson, nevertheless of
Astounding zeal keen intelligence, and high quality.
Nor were the workers that gathered round the new
leader entirely from the social set and circle of the
Hadanes. Gormly in one way or another employed
a vast number OF working men. His relations with
them had always been not merely square,, as they
phrased it, but kind and generous. They rallied
round him to man, and although tremendous
pressure brought to bear upon them, whereat
some fell by the way, the great bulk of them cam
pagned for him their account. Then, too,
there attracted to him numbers of plain, hon
people, without any great ability station but
who had the welfare of their city sincerely at heart,
that his advocates and helpers were fairly repre-
sentative. They organized and started at work
Immediately in every direction. No hall other
possible place of meeting was too remote or too in
considerable to be overlooked. Before the enemy
realized it, ample time had been secured in every
possible assembly and there nightly
meetings all over the city The campaign was speed
lily in full blast.
IN the Gormly store itself was a great auditorium
in which free concerts lectures. and entertainments
had been given for the employees and patrons of the
store. This auditorium had outside entrances and
could be completely cut off from the other business
1t was there that Gormly established headquarters
under the direction of Watson. who showed himself
apt learner and demonstrated his capabilities
more definitely every day. Gorrnly himself gave
the larger part of his attention to the campaign.
Every afternoon he assembled in the auditorium
the workers and speakers, and every afternoon
there the freest possible discussion of the issues
of what be said in the speeches of the night of
the places to be covered. The showed genius
for Leadership and direction that amazing. He
developed in power of succinctly presenting the
facts, which in large measure he was able to
muncate to his followers. Of course, amid many
of such varying qualities mistakes often made;
but the general direction of the campaign
fully followed and the mistakes were after all of
little moment.
lowed by not few young men of fortune and posi-
ton. 1t became in a certain sense among certain
set the fashion to campaign for Gormly. Automo-
biles of all sorts available for transporting
speakers and classes and social distinctions
wiped out in the greater issue involved. The pro-
letariat found itself rubbing shoulders with the
aristocracy, and observed that the millionaire
not bad he painted, while the contact
with the people was helpful also to the called
leisure class 1t is hard to be exclusive in the ton
nelu of a swift moving machine. You have to get
in touch with your fellow passengers therein, and
he intercourse good lor both. BY these Methods
what picturesquely described in the city papers
whrlwind campaign was lnaugurated
TT must not be supposed that the opposition
idle; by means. Never had its activities been
great its energies manifestly put forth. 1t
Gormly to become the candidate of the minority
party. Callahan had at decided in his
mind that that settled the issue. Even farther
sighted like Rutherford of the
opinion. Haldane alone, the wisest, shrewdest, and