The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-10-28
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n generation The continued exposures
IN the Bugle. which the opposition
press tried In vain to counteract by
charges that Bob himself had been an
accomplice IN the same miSdccds, anC
the knowledge gained during the IT,
cent campaign had aroused the en-
zens y a rcaliZnti ton Of the fact that
while hey had silent they had brc"
shamefully outraged. Roh had no
mind To wait three years until the
next maSornlty contest. Moreover
he must take advantage Of the pupu
lar awakening which, with the Gym
zeal unbelicf shared by many others
he deemed 10 he only anhemeral.
Phe McAdoo organization was ex.
tended cut into the hor0Ighs and coun
try districts of the county. In this
work Remington. with his native di.
plomacy ana winning manners. was an
| invaluable aid The choice of eau.
didate for the district attorneyship
was the most difficult part of the pro
gram, Bob at length found one suita
BILE TO his purpose in Martin, a bril-
liant and ambitious young lawyer
When Bob first bronched the subject
10 him Martin demurrcd
"lf took it I'll want to make a rec
ord" he said There's a certain line
OF prosecutions for political nffeusc~
that Id like to push, and | don't care
to be used ms n club to force Mae
Pherson into II deal AMI then he pulled
Off from the prosecutions
THAT'S all right" Rob explained
81 want you to make record. OF
course | shouldn't want YOU 10 huri
any Of our people. but So long as you
stand by us you may 20 after Mac
Pherson and his crowd ms hard as you
please. There'll he no deal in that
quarter"
| II don't know what your game 10,
Martin answered But Ivy George.
like yonr style ~ Sighting. and II yol
give me this opportunity I'll he SONAR,
with your
During that campaign the fame o.
ROh's struggle spread 10 the borders n
MS state and out into the nation Men
absorbed though they were in the Is
sues OF national campaign. foun,
time to turn their eyes toward tn
Steel City and ask themselves the ques
tons: who aud what is this grim. lone
ly figure lighting for the mastery o
his city single handed against an all
anCe whose tremendous power is be
ginning vaguely 10 be realized, ari
what does his success portend?
The nomination won, Martin safel.
elected aud the county patronage s
disposed as 10 rivet the weak points Il
his machine, for so II must be called
Bob was in the position OF "A man VIII
owns all the water around corete,
island, but not the island itself, TIL
county government was his. but til
city adminisl ration, the goal of his ei
fort. was still In MacPherson's hand
and would be at least until the mex
mayoralty election, more than tw
years distant Bob made tentative et
forts TO bride Mayor Henry TO desei
ton OF his boss. but Henry was ioya
Many Il long hour Bob spent over III
problem how 10 gain control OF the cit
and complete his boss.ship II wa
Remington who suggested the method
: Martin as soon as indicted into oiiic
began successful series OF prosect
tons against election frauds and col
ruption in the city councils Bobs SUI
porprs were according TO agreemen
immune hat kent the pot OF public n
sentiment boiling against MACPHERSON
rin@ Bob then secured conferenc
! with pumoHdr nud Murchell and I
hrL rurHIdcd his scheme
81 ".-u... n" said "nn act OF the lel
.iaiIrr 'hguging the charters OF n