Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-12-28
counties announced himself as can

tlOn upon q PLATFORM the prlncIpai
plank Of which was. Down with the
Murcnell ring.'' At first the announce
ment was treated as jest-by all save
Murchell, 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,
hopelessIy beaten Only few know
ing ones. among them Bob McAdoo.
refused to believe that Murchell's re-
sources were exhausted.
Then the great boss executed a
stroke of characteristic daring. A
month before the convention. like
bolt out of clear sky. came the COVER
nor's call for special session of the
legislature to consider the passage of
laws regulating freight rates and the
for committee to investigate the
methods of the railroads. The know
ing ones chuckled Murchell waited
The legislature convened. surrounded
by swarm of railroad lobbyists. Muir.
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 over to that city to discuss
the gubernatorial situation. The inv,-
tation was CURLY declined BY the
next train came the gentleman from
Adelphia to see Murchell in person. He
went into the interview in 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 TAX
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.
st is the only thing. of course" he
said in discouraged Tone THE trick
worked. But it is shameful-shame-
full to barter away the peoples rights
for petty Office. Why wouldn't if
be better to- pass the bills. push the
investigation through and accept the
defeatY
Because. John Dunmeade." MUIR
chell said quietly. II 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. man. His voice changed to a
gruf tenderness, and be put his hand
on the others shoulder affectionately.
ut 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 We're 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
ings, Remington made the last speech
In the debate. 1t was the greatest
speech he had yet made. When in a
magnificent climax dealing with cor
porate influence in politics he dramat-
ically 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
sundry preparations.
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. Il think we'd better not let
him go back to the legislature this
fall. Sackett's sore on him. He's been
beefng it right along with his reform
plays. and that speech on the railroad
bills was the last straw. Sackett told
me Remingtontmust co. Sackett was
the president of the railroad and the
gentleman who had called upon Murch-
ell at the capital
well, what of it? Remington hap
pens to be one Of the people Sackett
doesn't own
Come" Macpherson laughed I'M
pleasantly. you and | know he owns
US all.n
Bob looked Macpherson steadily in
the eyes. 81 have no doubt" he said