Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-02-25
After momentary hesitation Cullen

After momentary hesitation Cullen
continued, thoroughly serious.
.sBud, my old friend" he said in low
tone. glancing quickly about, there's
enc thing that you've got 70 put a
stop to- It's hurting you"
The secretary's face showed his be
wilderment.
.sWhat do you mean?' he snapped
abruptly sOut with it!'
Il mean" replied Cullen. that ru-
mors are going around that you are
keeping Langdon away from the crowd
Of insiders in the senate for your own
parposes-that, in short. you plan to-
II understand" was the quick in
terruption II am accused of wanting to
deliver Senator Langdon. guarantee
his vote, on some graft proposition. so
that | can get the money and not he
himself Consequently I'm tipping him
off on what measures are honest, so
that he'll vote for them, until-until
I'm offered my price, then influence
him to vote for some big crooked
scheme, telling him it is all right He
votes as | suggest and get the
money!
"That's what delivering man
means in Washington. dryly answer
ed the Chicago correspondent. 1t
means winning a mans confidence. his
support, his vote, through friendship
and then selling it for CASH
"But you. Dick. you have
"Of course, old man. have denied
the truth of this. | knew you too well
to doubt you. Still. the yarn is hurt
ing you. Remember that western sem
ator who was delivered twice, both
ways. ON graft bill?" he laughingly
asked the secretary
'Should say | did. Dick. That is
the record for that game. 1t was
corporation measure One railroad
wanted IT; another opposed it. The
senator innocently told an eastern sem
ator that he was going to vote for the
bill. Then the easterner went to the
railroad wanting the bill passed anl
got $1,000 on his absolute promise that
he would get Senator X. TO vote for it,
who, Of course, did vote for it."
EYES," said Cullen, "and later, when
Senator X. heard that Senator q. had
got money for his vote, he was wild.
Then when another effort was made
to pass the bill (Which had been de-
feated) the delivered senator said to
2. as he met him unexpectedly: You
scoundrel here's where / get square
with you to some extent Anyway.
I'm going to vote against that bill this
time and make a long speech against
it too.' Senator 2. then hustled to
the lobbyist of the railroad that want
ed the bill killed and guaranteed him
that for $4,000 he could get Senator
K. to change his vote, to vote against
the bill"
"And he got the money, too. both
ways" added Haines as Cullen con-
cluded, sand both railroads to this day
think that x. received the money from
e."
"Of course" said Cullen, s.but X
was to blame, though. He didn't
know enough to keep to himself how
he was going to vote. Any man that
talks that way will be delivered ;"
Il know how to stop those rumors,
for I'm sure it's Peabody's work, he
thinking Langdon will hear the talk
and mistrust me-" began Haines, when
in came Senator Langdon himself. his
face beaming contentedly. Little did
the junior senator from Mississippi
realize that he was soon to face the
severest trial, the most vital crisis, of
his entire life.
Cullen responded to the senator's
CHEEKY greeting of 'Mornin'. every
body!'
Senator" he asked Cullen. "my pa
per wants your opinion on the ques-
tion of the election of senators by
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