The Irish standard., 1910-10-15

CHS ana 9orm1y was SHORT, sharp, ana
decisive. 1t took place in his own
business ONCE. The deputation was
made up Of banker named Poole,
who had certain prominence in mu-
nicipal affairs through his connection
with the national committee of the
party to which he belonged, who
was brilliant financier. liberal Civ
or and valuable member of the OPP
position; Benson the real leader Of
the party, the political boss SO far
as the outs had anything to boss; and
Fitchett, an attorney as bright as he
was unprincipled, who aspired to po-
litical preferment himeself. The
trio met Gormly In his business office.
Poole was the natural spokesman
1--WE are" began Poole impressively.
"a committee. might say deputa-
ton, from the board Of management
of our political organization, who
have been appointed to-ah-inter-
view you about the mayoralty situa-
ton"
I'VE have" continued Poole with
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your announcement of your candidacy
in the daily papers," Gormly bowed
Eve have been struck with your Pc
culiar availability for the office. Your
large business interests, tho fact that
you are SO we'll known to the people
Of New York. your undoubted probity
the evidence Of good management
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And in short, We have come here
to prefer you our support, and to say
to you that our convention which
is to be held next week will
undoubtedly make you our candidate
and indorse your platform. And In
fine we want you to lead us."
Your convention is composed Of
deputies from all the voting precincts
of the city. is it not, who are elected
at regularly called primaries?
Certainly" was the answer.
We'll, how can you three gentle
men, or your central committee
which has how many members?"
"A hundred" replied Fitchett.
Exactly. hundred How then can
you three gentlemen. or even the
whole hundred of you, forecast the
action Of your convention which has
not yet assembled"
IT'S easy to see, Mr.. Gormly" said
Benson half pityingly. ":that you don't
know anything about practical poll
tics. The committee Of hundred
will carry out the will Of the party
because the will Of the party will be
the will of the committee of hun
dred; and the committee of hundred
will carry out the will OF this COM
of this committee is the will of the
committee of q hundred. If say
mean II we say-that our party wants
you for mayor. you can bet your last
dollar that you're the man it wants.
Sect"
Il see." said Gormly. In that case
why have any convention at all! Why
have any committee OF hundred :?
Why have anybody but you. Mr.. Ben
son." he stopped long enough to make
the pause appreciable, land your CO.
adjutors? Why have any people, as
a matter OF fact? Why don't you and
Mr.. Liffey, who believe holds some
what analogous position to yours in
the other party, get together with two
able coadjutors like those you have
brought and settle the question what
the people are going to have?"
We'll. MIR. Gormly. since you put It
that way" said Benson coolly. III
was little stronger than I am. If
this city wasn't SO hopelessly in Char
ley Liffey's grasp that's about what
we'd do. Now, we think that you've
got certain elements of strength with
the people thatll sort of balance
things. l don't know whether you
can be elected or not. I'm speakin
frankly now. gentlemen, and as prac
tical politician; but L believe you're
more apt to be elected than anybody
else. II we can get fair count, or
count the ballots ourselves, which is
more or less doubtful with Liffey in
power, and therefore we want you for
our candidate. because we think we
can win
''Liffey has been in power SO long
that he amt even decent. He amt
willing to take fair, respectable
graft; he wants everything. But
when 1t comes down to talkin' bust
ness with the candidate In his private
ONCE, the best thing is the whole
truth. Certainly it's important from
one point of view that we should win
this year. 1t may give us more power
in the national convention next year
II we can deliver the goods in New
York city. why. our voice Is goin' 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've got
He knows which side his breads but.
tered on. He wants to be district at
torney and run with you. and you
couldn't get better campaigner to
stand by your side. AS for me, all the
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