Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-02


yourself?"
And why notg Graham once more
mounted his parlor hobby. should
not the candidate always be the lend.
erg Are we not working for boss.
less ern. IN which the leader viii be
where he bclongs-in the front rank
under the folds Of our standardT
"Sure. Why notf" Bob rejoined.
go ahead and try 1t. It'll he quite
an experiment. I'll be interested In
watchln' it-from the outside"
"surely not from, the other slider
Robbins suggested smilingly.
"F'rom the winnin' side." Bob an.
swered dryly.
/ ''Well, OF course" Mr.. Graham
stninmered. "of course -er--that Is
ahem--I do not propose to-er-dictate
tactics to my assistants. We may
have to resort to disngreeable means
to gain our great end. We must II
necessary fight the devil with fire
that's II, fight the devil with fire.
"uumph!' Bob grunted.
"well. gentlemen" Graham conclud.
ed briskiy, II must leave you. My
wife and I are dining out, and am
already late. nm glad to have met
you. Mr.. McAdoo." He added this
from safe distance, his hands be-
hind him. With bow. nicely deliver.
ed. he left tho room.
what do you think of him. Nc
Adoo?" Robbins Qucried.
Hes curiosity. Id like to take
him In glass case with sign.
Hands on down to Toms saloon
and show him to the boys. Why'd
you take him upT" he demanded Of
MACPHERSON.
That worthy looked sharply ut Bob
before responding. He carries along
the old reform crowd. and he'll con.
tribute his money! ----
I'D prefer to work for a man." Bob
said contemptuOusly. ~
"Well. are you coming along or notF
"Wlat are you goin' TO doy'
"In the fist place." said MACPHERSON,
"we're going TO clean the city Of this
gang Of internal scoundrels''-
Talk business. I'm not Graham"
Bob interrupted impatiently. s'
II know that" MACPHERSON an.
swercd sharply. I'm not preaching
reform. mean, we're going 70 knock
Harmon and his crowd out OF control
of the organization and the city and
take them ourselves"
DO you mean thatY' Bob demand.
ed keenly. Or are you only goin' to
fight them until they let you to the
trough, and then you so back on them
that helped you?"
MACPHERSON brought his cliuched
fist hard down on the desk. $50 help
mo God. I mean It! I'm going TO see
that dog dead and buried politically
II 1t takes every dollar ] have IN the
world"
That's nil right. but can you do itf''
I'VE cnn." MACPHERSON said more
quietly. We've got the money. and
we've gone over the ground carefully.
Here. Robbins. you have the figures"
From memory and with a glib GER
tninty that bespoke careful study Of
the situation. Robbins rccled or list
Of putatIve majorities. to which Bob
listened thoughtfully.
You sec." Robbins summed up
eagerly. "this gives us all the upper
wards. sure. We come to Irishtown
with an easy 5000 majority. and
1 well about break even on all the Irish.
town wards but the Fourth. Seventh,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth That
brings us to you. If we get the Fourt h
by its usual majority we can't lose. II
we don't get It we may win anyhow.
That's what we want you for. Some
of us advised going TO Haggin. but I
said. NO. McAddo's the man. You'd
better get your horn and climb on the
band wagon. There's i've thousand In
1t for you II you get us tho Fourth.
And 1--WE thousand more II you get the
other three-besldes expenses. That's
fair. think. Or. II you prefer. lieu
tenancy OH the force. The picklngs to
be FOR yourself. What do you say?"
"No Office In mine." said Dob. "I'll
think II over"
I'D like to hear you say yes now"
"No. I'll think It over" Bob repeated
coldly. II don't know rs cnre to get
In your wagon"
Perhaps MACPHERSON caught a him
Of contempt In the slight accent or
"your." 1T won't pay you to stay
out" he said In half threat.
Bob laughed insolcntly. "I'm . moi
afraid Of you. You see. you've showed
/ mo ynur hand Won can't do xyithoni