The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-10
CHAPTER VII
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lIT.- o.. UBm~s Senator s..
i--s ~4s @" sl--.A ,J yg4 about li-
n tu-' tisi q tu- lepspater corr.
'i"lc"ai. 'ui-. o. ilt-rtl-u SOU
La--..u.s familiar sml, ..-.,.......i
wen 'er dlut .ouA - taJ...l 5.,l d..
t.i" i'- 500 . ,su .ra1d f.r d. d. Il
trfJ pl...I.s
= lYi.. % a"n ~. senator. II..g..
slaL i-- .u- insfInetiveiy that b. ul.
-'.-- .' -A- t-is t.z. Lea-y citizen
"a. f.E-. Ar Hsi1-.. g1st a, sgsn
IS I've ,4I =p.dby % ny old fria-,.
to.or". S'oueman. so b. sI.L son
And ~ lis cputlnue,I auszeu-.t
Haines ssw tte SENATOR walk avav
"ith tL- oid Union co.ona. sian b.,I
% tie bark. cheer him up and anauy
bid t.nI sv.dby after eItendig. Il cor
Glsl .lvi'ation 10 cone around 10 d,y.
uer. meet lis daughters aud tala over
Old times
Tie antiquated Federal solder march
90 aWay more erect. more bril-. than
10 years. completely restored 10 favor
10 the eyes % tbe hotel people Lang
don turned fo The reporter
/ All right SIR faiues. us hand, ar.
up 10 your worst senator Steven.
spoke 20 me auout you. said you were
DO" suarfr-t young Eewspsper man In
washington Yon must come from the
south
Bud shook bis head
NO. Just New YORK b.. said
We'll flars promising town"
drawied The s0u-herurr They tell me
that's the vi~ksJrrg u ,ae north"
! suppose sou haven't been 70 New
York - .are. senator" suggested the
newspaper uau.
Wen. ! started up there with Gen.
efal Lee one" responded Langdon
remlnisrcntlv "but We changed our
minds and came back You may have
heari about that trip"
Haiues admitted that be had
since that time" went on Lang.
don. I've confined my travels 10 New
Orleans and vlcEsburg Ever been In
New Orleans about Mardi Gras time
Mr. HainesT
Sorry. but don't believe | have"
confessed th" reporter reluctantly.
The senator seemed surprised
We'll. sir yon have something 20
live FOR. I'l' make Il my special busI.
ness to personally conduct you through
one Mardl GraS. with q special under.
standing, Of course. that you don't
print anything In the PAPER. I'm
vestryman IN my church. but since
misfortune has come upon our state
have TO be careful"
Halncs searched hls brain. He knew
OF no grave calamity that had hnp.
pened recently In Mississippi
"Mlsfor'uuet" he questioned
Senator l.angdon nodded.
Yes Sir 10" great old state Of Mis-.
sisslppi went prohibition at the last
election. ! don't know how Il hap.
p"ncd. We haven't found anybody In
the state That says be voted for II. bn,
the fact i n fact assure you. Mr.
Hain".. that prohibition stops at my
front door, IN Mississippi So I've been
living quiet lie down on my planta.
lion"
This new life viii be- a great change
'or you, them" suggested The rrporter
Change. lt's revolutionary. sir,
When you'y" expected to spend your
'id days peacefully ln The country.
ir liuin's suddenly to Gud that your
tate haS called on you
flavor Of sarcasm came into {
laucs' reply
The Office seeding the man." He
ould not help The slight sncrr. Was |
man never 10 admit that he had ]
ought the oticef IIaiur> knew only
% well Of the arduous WORT neccs
AIRY 10 secure nominations for high Of
ce III conventions and To win an cleo
on 10 ID" sennte from u state legis.
Itur" In almost every case. he knew. :
le candidate must make dozen DIFF.
rent "d1lls" To secure votes. might
romiSc the same office to two or three y
Herent leaders, force others into line u
threats. send trusted agent To an.
her with roll OF bank bills the re a
pient OF which would immediately "
include that this candidate was the
lly man In the state who could save ~
4" nation from destruction Had not "
aihes seen men who had sold their "a
'suspectlng delegates for cash TO the u
CHEST bidder rise In the convention sa
VI aud In lmpaSsioueI, dramatic d'
ice "Nolaim In praise Of the buyer VI
Gentlemen, II would be CRYING W
anne. crime against civilization. IN pr
chosen representatives Of our IT
ana Old state Of --- did not 20 on re
cord In favor of such man. such th
le citizen. such an inspired patriot. W
he whose name am about 10 men be
M So the reporter may be- forclv III
for the ironical rlnge IN his hastv W
corruption ~ the new senator's re-.
irks Ill
.angdon could not suppress chuc- po
; at the doubling note in Haines' at qu
ude
I think the man would be pretty pii