Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
CHAPTER v1Il.
BOZ BECOMES Eoss.

Bon BECOMES E0S0.
NOB'S affection for Remington pre-.
X cipitated the vents that resulted
IL In the subjugation Of the city
Affection" is accurate, Bob.
ono he cold. the loveIcxs. nov bestowed
on the younger man a liking none the
less deep and Intense for hat II was
quiet and undemOnsirativp This liking
was evidenced by the influence Bob ex-
ercised upon I'aul's career in the leSis.
atu Not hat any ORDERS were Civ
en-: Bob merely by wise counse guided
his friend's footsteps around the pit.
falls net for the Inexperienced legis-
!ator. so that. although ~ often stood
almost alone. Remington was found
fighting boldly 20 the honest side Of
every measure His own rouSummnte
nudarity and personal popularity Sc
cured for him a recognition rarely &C.
corded Il first term man The unrorn
promising stand was possible Il him
as to few others. since with Rnb's In.
dnrSement his reelection was deemed
assured and ~ had no need to piacate
powerful Interests.
Rob's influence may nor eoem ~ m.
accountable when II Is understood that
II was dictated only by shrnwd. far
seeing policy Bob knew that hp who
enters the political race must run M
lightly ~ possible and TINT even At
that time support OF dishonest meas.
urrs was apt TO prove a handicap TO
the xwiftesi unner especially n the
Konl were as IN Paul's case. advance
men' In Office
Never mind what they say. stick II
out" he explained to Remington n
day after :hr latter had returned from
q dinner With q notorious lobbyist.
1.-The railroad and the steel people ever
since the war have been looting this
state through ~ politicians So far
the people have stood for II. but there's
bound to be a change The people
swing from one extreme to the Other
There nre forces M work In the state
now" He had Dunmeade mud Muir
cheIl in mind 'Thpren be an earth
quake herpabonts some dag soon. md
when It's YER ,here'll te a good many
po'itira; corpses scattered arn,nd
don't suppose you're anxious TO nccom-
plish a premature demise And. be-
sides. In n tight place the kicker can
always get more than the fellow who
goes along"
Remington laughed Then you're
discardiuE the mea AZ for the rnpier.
chg
Az for himsels. Rob had no regrets fos
his past ~di~repEtnble practices. deem
ing them to have hecn necessary IN
his enanriai equipment Now. how
ever he derided thar his equipment,
wns sufficient to his needs. and the Cd
"ontrartinr firm was dissolved Also
the Steel City WAS treated to the
strnnGp spectacle ~ the trough" rom.
cllmen consistently voting agains, graft
Bob was not turning ra-
former by n means On the rnntra-
~. his plan. for the fn'ure involved
the uxe OF some very questionable
means. Int hc was nbn:dening him.
self IT every unnecessary weight that
might prove = hindrnncp In the bntrie
he foresnw And he was learning to
make concessions.
The bnrtie that Rob had foreseen
came sooner than he expected. In
fact. b, fore he was entirely ready
In the spcond venr Of PnuI'a ieeisla-
tive career and the last NJ Dnnmeade'a
term opposition sudden!. devoi.
op~d 10 the intfer's denomination An
SbScuPe fudge from one Of the western
announced himself as 4 can-
didate for the guberpatOrtnI 0omina.
ton upon q platform the principal
plank Of which was blown with the
ring Al first the
ment was treated IN u jest by all sare
Nurcheti. who knew the judge to Dave
been put ON the bench through raii.
road influence But az by magic the
judges candidacy grew into formid.
able strength.
Six weeks before the convention Dun.
meade was. so II seemed to me pnbiic.
hopelessiy beaten Only a few know
ing ones. among them Bob McAdoo.
refused to believe that MurchelI's re
sources were exhausted.
Then the great boss executed a
stroke OF charnt terisiic daring. A
month be.1e 'hp convention. like n
bolt out Of clear sky. a me the Cover
call for a special session Of the
to consider the passage Ot
10 VS. regulating freight rates and the
Ut reba,inK and providing
for . committee 30 Investigate tie
methods Of The railroads. The know
Ing oneA chnckled. Murchell waited.
The legislature convened. surrounded
by q swarm Of railroad lobbyists. Muir
rheIl wsz present In person. At the
end Of = week the bills had been pass
ed By The senate. Tw" days more. aud
they were fnvOrabiy reported BY the
committee Of the lower house
and passed the first reading. Then the
railroad attorney chilled upon Mmrchpli
The latter refused him III interview
Next MurciieiI rprpived a selegraphic
Invitation from . gentleman Ii Adel
phi. 20 sun over to :s%:: s!:S &c d!.c:se
the Euberuatorisi situation. Tue invt
tation wss cnrtly declined. Dy tba
next train came the gentleman from
Adeaphia 70 zee MnrcheIi IN person. Bs
went into the Interview 10 a towerins
rasal He came fsoln n outwardiy a.
mseh q the p~sovefbini iamb-anA VIII
hatred fAnklisg q III heart