The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-20
IT RUSSELL MILLER
{ BOBBS TIE BRILL CO.,

6eif or every unnecessary WeignC that might pxove a hindrance in the battle he foresaw. And he was learning to make concessions.
 The battle that Bob had foreseen came sooner than he expected. In fact, before lie was entirely ready.
 In the second year of Pauls legisla- tive career and the last of Dunmeades first term opposition suddenly devel- oped to the latter's renomination. An obscure judge from one of the western counties announced himself as can didate- for the gubernatorial nomina- ton upon . platform the principal plank of which was. "Down with the Murchell rins! At first the announce. ment was treated as jest-by all save Murche1l. who knew the judge to have been put on the bench through rail- road influence. But as by magic the judges candidacy grew into formid- able strength.
 Six weeks before the convention Dun- meade was. so it seemed to the public. hopelessly beaten. Only few know ing ones, among them Bob McAdoo. refused to believe that Murchelfs re- sources were exhausted.
 Then the great boss executed a. stroke of characteristic daring A month before the convention. like a bolt out of clear sky, came the gover- nor's call for a special session of the legislature to consider the passage of laws regulating freight rates and the restriction of relating and providing for a committee to investigate the methods of the railroads. The know Ing ones chuckled. Murchell waited.
 The legislature convened. surrounded by swarm of railroad lobbyists. MurJ chell was present in .person. At the end of week the bills had been pass ed by the senate Two days more, and they were favorably reported by the railways committee of the lower house and passed the first reading. Then the railroad attorney called upon Murchell. The latter refused him an interview. Next Murchell received telegraphic invitation from gentleman in Adel- phia to run oyer to that city to discuss the gubernatorial situation The invi- tation was curtly declined. By the next train came the gentleman from Adelphia to see Murchell in person. He went into the interview in a towering rage. He came from it outwardly as meek as the proverbial lamb-and with hatred ranking in his heart.
 When the interview. which had talk en place in the governors library. was over Murchell sent for Dunmeade and told him what had been said. As the governor listened lines of suffering . came into his fine face.
 "It is the only thing, of course" he said in discouraged tone. 'sThe trick worked But it is shameful-shame- full to barter away the peoples rights for petty office. Why wouldn't it be better to pass the bills. push the investigation through and accept the defeatY
 Because. John Dunmeade," Mur- chell said quietly. T promised your wife to place you where you can reap the reward of your sacrifice. and we haven't reached that point yet. Pa tience. maaw His voice changed to a grun tenderness, and he put his hand on the others shoulder affectionately. ''It isn't like you to lose courage. The fight is just opening. Wait!'
 When the convention met at the cap- ital the lower house was still debat- ing the bills. nor were the final votes taken until Dunmeade was nominated Then the bills were quietly amended so as to render them wholly ineffec- tive. Dunmeade was subsequently re- elected.
 In full session of the lower house. whose galleries were packed with del egates and visitors to the convention who had stayed over for the proceed ings, Remington made the last speech ah the debate. It was the greatest speech he had yet made. When in a magnificent climax dealing with cor porate influence in politics he dramat- tcallF charged the railway officials with having conspired to defeat Dun- meade the speaker was obliged to pound his desk for several minutes before the enthusiastic applause died down.
 When Remington made his dramatic charge against the railroad Bob, who sat in the gallery, frowned. He had not known it was to be in the speech. However. though much disturbed over the rash words, he never rebuked Paul. Bob foresaw the results of the speech and began at once to make eundry preuaratjons.
 The convention was in May. Early in the following August. MacPherson went. to Bob's office in the city hall.
 About this young Remington" Mac Pherson observed after the preliminary fencing T think we'd better not let him go back to the legislature this fall. Sackett's sore on him. He's been beefing it right along with his reform plays, and that speech on the railroad bills was the last straw. Sackett told me Remington must go." Sackett was the president of the railroad and the gentleman who had called upon Murch- ell at the capital.
 "Well. what of it7 Remington hap pens to be one of the people Sackett doesn't own."
 Come" MacPherson laughed un- pleasantly. "you and know he owns us a1l"
 Bob looked MacPherson steadily in the eyes. "I have no doubt" he said