Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-12
SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold, artful wife OF
drunken -prOspectOr in a western mining
town They prepare to elope IN blind
Ing blizzard but are confronted b. the
maudlin husband. He Is shot by the
wife. but the chivaIrous boy pins. a
note to the body taking the crime
upon himself In their fight to the
railroad station the Womans horse
falls exhausted. the youth puts her
on his own and follows hanging to the
stirrup strap. Seeing he is an impedi-
ment. the woman thrusts her escort into
a snow drift and rides on. Half-frozen
he stunbles into the railroad station just
as the train bears the woman away.
Twenty-Five years later. this man, George
Gormiy. Is multi-milionaire IN New
YORK He meets Eleanor Haldane,
beautiful and wealthy settlement worker,
and co-operates with her In her work.
Iormiy becomes owner OF steamship
line and finds himself frustrated IN pier
and track extension plans by grating al
dermen, backed by the Gotham Traction
company. An automobile accident brings
the Haidanes to his country home. CORN
" announces that he will be mayor Of
New York and redeem the city from cor
rupdon. Mr.. Ha1dane in long desired
Interview with GOrnly, makes an Indirect
proposition to compromise the fight which
the latter has been waging In the news
papers against the Gotham Traction com
pany and which Haldane Is suspected OF
being the head. Gormly boldly announces
his plan OF campaign to Haldane Gormiy
rides to Haldane's place, carrying word
ne refers to the ride Of the night before
as mild compared to one he experienced
In his bOyhDOd days. The papers an
nOunca his candidacy Tor mayor The Do
HtfcaI declaration Of the merchant prince
produced a tremendous sensation. The
minority party, seeing in him possible
Moses. make Overtures looking to the in
d0rsemeut Of his candidacy by the outs
GOrmiy, however. rejects all proposed
alliance. A meeting Of the Sachem So
dane Home. Many political dienltGries
and heucErueu are present and ways and
means are advanced to dampen Gormly's
mayoTalCy asniraEOns and sidetrack his
candidacy. The younger Haldane Is
proposed as an opposition candidate; the
whole machinery Of the city's detective
force Is to be used to dig up something
damaging to Gormly. Haldane, Jr., re-
fuses the nomination and announces that
ne witt support GOrmly. The reigning
san ticket for the purpose Of dividing the
GOFTnlR forces. and at the same time rush
through a Freight Traction company
franchise without which the Sachem So
clety would be helpless. The press here
tofore unanimously favorable to the mer-
chant candidate, now under pressure, d.
Vides and the campaign wakes warm. a
resolution ia introduced granting a gratui-
tous renewal Of the traction franchise
GOTuly offers ten million dollars for the
franchise. The excited populace threaten
to mob the aldermen. when addressed by
GOrnIy. The Ring mayor and the mer-
chant have q critical moment The de-
teCtiVe force reports valuable Clew.
Miss Ha'dSne COngratulates GoTmly on
what she terms a new Declaration of In
pendence. and he malres an unexpected
declaration OF love. He is shocked by
the confirmation Of his susDiciOns that
her father Is the head and backbone Of
the notorious traction company which he
Is attempting to overthrow.