Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-16

barshly, that sackett owns you, Mac,
$ body and soul. But be doesn't own
me, and I happen to have a bigger say
g In the Sixth than he has. / say that
Remington goes back to the legtsla-
ure."
That's HnalT"
r Final"
} Beware of the hind leg Of the mule"
was MacPherson's parting shot.
For an hour Bob smoked thought
/ fully, then he wired to Remington,
! who was away on his summer vaca-
ton the following message: Come
back at once. You go to the senate this
fall"
The next week Macpherson was in
Adelphia and reported the substance
OF his conversation with Bob to Sack
EFT
"What kind Of man is this McAdoo?'
he asked. lis he strong?"
Hes a bulldog sort, hard driver,
good manager. He's strong in the
Sixth, but not outside"
81 see" Sackett m ed. "He can be
made valuable. Don t break with him.
but beat Remington. 4 little curblng
will be good for McAdoo. He can be
IF we have TO-" Macpherson replied,
inwardly cursing Sackett for forcing
the quarrel on him.
Accordingly Macpherson set up q
candidate for the nomination against
Remington anu supplied him with IN
limited funds. Bob managed this cam
paign himself. MacPherson's candi-
date was overwhelmingly beaten.
Then the word came from Sackett to
! Macpherson. Get rid of McAdoo,
l He Is dangerous"
" But Bob boldly carried the wal into
], the enemy's territory. Under cover Of
= the fall elections he quietly and care
{ fully built up an organization through
( out the city, so quietly indeed tina
MACPHERSON received no inkling Of hi.
> purpose until too late to hinder its &C
~ complishment. Bob also bought con
troll Of an old fashioned, sedate, bu
moribund newspaper, placed 1t unde
> modern management and began q Sc
- ries of exposures of the methods AM
- deeds Of the MACPHERSON ring. Need
less to say, nothing in these disclosure
- reflected discredit upon Bob's share Il
~ the old regime. Then he ~approache,
~ Stuart, q weak and pliable man. who
40 however, had a considerable following
=, among the conservative" element o
" the city and offered to support hin
for the mayoralty nomination.
=, The day on which the Bugle an
nounced Stuart's candidacy Bob re
ceived a curt note from the mayo
requesting his resignation from the d1
rectorate of public safety. Bob prompt
~ compiled. His successors first OF
"a fetal act was to summon Bob's ap
pointees to "the carpet and in plai
: terms inform them that they mus
a work for the success Of Macpherson
candidate or lose their positions. /
. small number timidly agreed to tn
81 boss demands, but the majority hesl
tated. A few boldly declared 70
n Stuart, accepted their discharges ant
u sent n of their number to inform
b Bob Of their action.
n "All right" Bob answered. You
ID pay goes on the same until the cleo
"a ton. After that III take care Of you
. whether we win or mott
a When the interview was noiset
N abroad the doubtful employees at one
~ lined up for Stuart. Bob made then
81 the anne promise,
u The campaign will be remembered
u as long as the Steel City stands. Boil
Y was ~yiclously cartoOned and made tht
n subject Of rancorous editorial attacks
% These attacks were met by loud blasts
II from the Bugle and countercharges
a from q band of speIbinders who, LED
by Paul Remington, stumped the city
from end to end.
4 The Sixth stood by Bob Loyalty. Al
i the tough wards gave enormous ma.
. ~jortttes for his candidate, but, so far
b as the immediate contest was concern,
Z ed, In vain. When the returns were
. counted Stuart was defeated by less
q than 1000 majority. The people are
q victorious" screamed MacPherson's
Il newspaper. Bob had met his first re-
pulse.
When Bob heard the result he gave
no sign Of disappointment. The only
change in his demeanOr was a tighten
I ing Of the lines about his mouth.
Il expected 1t. It came too soon,"
he said calmly to Remington, and add
ed, with a sudden snap Of his teeth,
but It's MacPherson's last winP'
Those about him now saw a change
come over him as be plunged into a
turn his defeat into vic
campaign Il