The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-10

izatiOn bacE OF you. why, man, the
ring that's against you, the influences
that are opposed to you, both financial
and political, is something that yor
can't imagine!
1T requires much more than candi'
date and q majority Of votes to wir
an election"
THE ballots have got to be count
ed" said Benson, and the moneys
got to be spent. IN common with all
the rest Of us. I 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 a prac.
tical man like myself could administer
It SO much better. You could buy
voting precinct with what you spend
on 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 l 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 OH our gettin'
In power"
II am not one Of these men, Mr..
Benson. Ill 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's
crowd from beginning to end. There.
fore logically you belong to u.s."
Il cannot see the force of your rea.
soning," said Gormly. "and l tell you
here and now that while I shall be
very glad to have the votes OF any or
every man in New York, yet | will
be beholden to no political party in
the city. have entered this cam.
paign as an Independent. II the peo1
pie wish to elect me. they can do SO:
II not. not"
why, told you." said Benson pity.
ingly, that you. might get elected:
but you've got to be counted in"
"If am elected" said Gorbly, "you
need not fear that l shall be counted
out"
you have to be a regular nominee" I"
said Poole.
Il shall be nominated by petition.
gentlemen" said Gormly coolly. He
pointed to his desk. Look at that
pile yonder. They are coming in ev.
cry day"
Signed by women and children and
cranks, l supposed" sneered Benson.
Il have a corps Of young men," an.
swered Gormly, who personally visit
every petitioner, find out II he is a
voter and II he really means what he
says when he asks me to run. Every
name is verified and registered"
We'll. Ill be damned!" cried Ben,
son In great amazement.
Il am afraid II you continue In pol.
itics with your present views that
you will be-" said Gormly coolIy. "As
Tor organization, I have an organiza.
tion 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 store, Mr.. Watson"
What's he know about politics?"
HIS experience compared with
your own has been little, but on DIFF.
ferent lines. He is learning rapidly,
however. and I 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.
uon. 1T does seem as II somebody's
got a head on his shoulders around
here"
1T might be concluded that I had
myself" said Gormly genially: but
we'll pass that by"
But in spite of all these things,
you'll be beaten as sure as fate. tell
you. you've got to fight the devil with
fire. OF course, while ! agree with
these gentlemen here that purity In
politics. which has been called an
iridescent dream, whatever that
means. is to be desired. and II we
could win without money and without
resortin' to the lodges that have made
the party In power infamous. we'd be
glad CT II.
But a. 1t 10. It can't be done. Now,
every man 10 supposed to be in poll.
tics for what there II In It. What
you're In It for, we don't quite know.
but admitting that you're moro or less
disinterested. SO are we. Amt. that
80. gentlemen?"
Certainly. certainly, to b, sure"
And therefore we offer you our ~.
sistance."
II accept your offer. % cannot per.
init myself to be allied with any po
litical party. or to be known speciical.
ly as the nominee OF that party"
"Mr Gormly." said Benson after q
long pause. whats 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 o thing; but