Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-27

and political, Is something that you
can't imagine!
1T requires much more than a candi.
date and a majority of votes to win
an election"
1.-THE ballots have got to be count
ed" said Benson, land 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 it makes me sick to see so much
good money goin to waste. Not but
what it's dom some good; but prac-
teal man like myself could administer
it SO much better. You could buy a
voting precinct with what you spend
on a single ad. Wastin' good money
on the press! It's men you want to
buy, not newspapers. That's the rea-
son Liffey 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
that'd 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 Liffey's crowd
or ours, and your fightin Liffey'a
crowd from beginning to end. There
fore logically you belong to u.s."
81 cannot see the force of your rea
soning," said Gormly, "and l tell you
here and now that while | shall be
very glad to have the votes of any OF
every man in New York, yet | will
be beholden to no political party in
the city. l have entered this cam
paign as an independent. If the peo
pie wish to elect me, they can do so;
if not, not"
why, told you" said Benson pity
ingly, that you might get elected;
but you've got to be counted in"
IF l am elected" said Gorbly, you
need not fear that I shall be counted
out"
you have to be regular nominee"
said Poole.
II shall be nominated by petition,
gentlemen" said Gormly coolly. He
pointed to his desk. Look at that
pile yonder. They are coming in ew
cry day"
Signed by women and children and
cranks, supposed" sneered Benson.
Il have corps Of young men," an
swered Gormly, who personally visit
every petitioner, find out if he is a
voter and if 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 If you continue in pol
itics with your present views that
you will be-" said Gormly coolly "Aa
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 gamer"
"One OF my assistant managers in
the SIOTe, MT. watson.
whats 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. 1T does seem as if somebody's
got head on his shoulders around
here"
1T might be concluded that l had
myself" said Gormly genially; but
Wen pass that by"
"But in spite of all these things,
you'll be beaten as sure as fate l tell
you, you've got to fight the devil with
fire. OF course, while l agree with
these gentlemen here that purity in
politics, which has been called an
iridescent dream, whatever that
means, Is to be desired, and If we
could win without money and without
resortin' to the lodges that have made
the party in power infamous, we'd be
glad Of it,
"But as 1t is, 1t can't be done. Now,
every man Is supposed to be in poll
tics for what there is in it. What
you're in It for, we don't quite know
but admitting that you're more or less
disinterested, so are we. Amt that
| so Rentlemen 2"
Certainly, certainly, to b. sure"
"And therefore we offer you our as
sistance."
Il accept your offer, as cannot per
NIT myself to be allied with any pc
litical party, or to be known specif1cal
ly as the nominee of that party"
"Mr. Gormly," said Benson after 8
long pause, what's to prevent US from
nominatin' you anyway, and maxim
you the nominee of our party"
Nothing that know Of can pre-
vent your doing such thing; but
nothing can force me to accept youl
nomination.
But Mr.. Gormly@" began the
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