The Ordway new era., 1911-08-18

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that are opposed to you. both financial
and political. Is something that you
can't imagine!
1T requires much more than a candi.
date and majority Of votes to win
an election"
"The ballots have got to be count.
ed, said Benson. and the moneys
got to be spent. In common with all
the rest OF us. | read those accounts
you're publishing from week to week.
and II makes me sick to see so much
good money goin' to waste. Not but
what It's doin' some good; but prac.
tical man like myself could administer
1t 30 much better. You could buy a
voting precinct with what you spend
on single ad. Wastin' good money
on the press! It's men you want to
buy. no, newspapers. That's the rea.
son Liney always gets the best OF me-
He's got more money than | can get.
consequently he's got the men. But
with your own contributions and the
chances for success that you'll give
US. there's lots OF other rich men
thatd be willing to take on our gettin'
In power
Il am not one OF these men, Mr..
Benson. III take no chances what.
ever on your getting In power"
well. It's got to be LifYey's crowd
or ours. and your fghtin' Lifrey's
crowd from beginning to end There
fore logically you belong to us"
81 cannot see the force OF your rca.
sonins." said Gormly. "and | tell you
here and now that while ! shall be
very glad to have the votes OF any or
every man in New York. We; | will
be beholden to no political party in
the city. | have entered this cam.
paiEn AS an Independent. II the peo-
pie wish to elect me. they can do SO: :
II not, not"
why. told you" said Benson pity.
ingly. that you might get elected :;
but you've got to be counted in"
III am elected" said Gorbly. You
need not fear that shall be counted
out"
"fou have to be regular nominee" !"
said Poole
Il shall be nominated by petition.
| gentlemen" said Gormly coo!ly. He
pointed to his desk. Look at that
pile yonder. They are coming in ev.
cry day"
"Signed by women and children and
cranks. l SUPPOSE" sneered Benson.
Il have a corps of young men" an.
swered Gormly. who personally visit
every petitioner. find out II he is a
voter and II he really means what he
says when he asks me to run. Every
name Is verified and registered
"Well. I'll be damned" cried Ben.
son in great amazement.
Il am afraid II you continue in pol.
tiles with your present views that
you vii. be-" said Gormly coolly. "As
for organization. l have an organiza.
ton OF my own. We are discussing
the issues and preparing to hold
meetings and send out speakers all
over the city"
Who's managing the game"
"One Of my assistant managers in
the store. Mr.. Watson"
What's he know about politics."
His experience compared with
your own has been little. but on diff.
ferent lines. He Is learning rapidly,
however. and l think before you get
through. you will find him worthy
OF even your own steel, Mr.. Benson -
That's all very WE'LL" said the boss.
greatly taken aback over the situa.
ton. ut does seem as II somebody's
got a head on his shoulders around
here"
1T might be concluded that l had
myself" said Gormly genially; but
we'll pass that by"
But in spite of all these things.
you'll be beaten as sure as fate tell
you. you've got to fight the devil with
fire. OF course. while | agree with
these gentlemen here that purity in
politics. which has been called an
iridescent dream, whatever that
means, Is to be desired. and II we
could win without money and without
resortin' to the lodges that have made
the party in power infamous. we'd be
glad of 1t.
But as it Is. It cant be done. Now,
every man is supposed to be in poll
Tics for what there Is in It. What
you're In 1t for. We don't quite know.
but admitting that you're more or less
disinterested. so are we. Amt that
so. gentlemen
Certainly. certainly. to b, sure"
And therefore we offer you our as
sistance."
Il accept your offer. as cannot per-
init myself to be allied with any po-
litical party, or to be known specifical-
ly as the nominee Of that party"
Mr.. Gormly." said Benson after a
long pause, what's to prevent US from
nominatin' you anyway, and maxim
you the nominee of our party"
Nothing that l know Of can pre-
vent your doing such a thing but
nothing can force me to accept your