The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-02

those aDte ana QlSClnSu1Sned pau1OTS and leaders; Mark Sherrod ands Phi lander Parrott. were organizing 8 re- volt and preposed to make the treas urership nomination a test of strength. And they had commissioned him to urge that other able, etc, John Dun meade, the man who. had licked 'Murchell in his own back yard" to join the reform. He was deeply hurt when John refused.
 Haig, who also had made New Chel- sea his legal residence, invented sun dry lurid epithets to describe Johns folly and urged reconsideration. John shook his head
 "But 1 thought you wanted to put MurcheH out of business?' ?''
 'sNot. Murchell I've grown past that. I'm rather sorry. for him just now. And I'd rather have him run things than SherTod. It's the in stitution we've got to destroy-as he told me himself once Nothing's gained if we substitute one boss for another
 taThen what are you going to do, my destructive friend?''
 s'Try to slip in between them, think.pdt up an Independent candi- date.''
 John made his campaign. When the primaries had been held, he was him. self astonished to discover that nearly a quarter of the delegates chosen were pledged to his independent candidate But before daylight on the night be- fore the convention John learned. that he had been used to draw delegates from MurcheIl for Shergods purpose; he saw his band dwindle to faithful handful
 When the convention met, Sherrod was in control. After the preliminaries John. answering to, the roll call of counties, placed his candidate in nomi- nation in a speech that could hardly be heard for jeers and catcalIs It was brought tosan abrupt conclusion by yell from the gallery, .tSit down, sonny Only money talks in this con ventiony' Even the delegates joined in the roar of laughter. And then the coup was accomplished. The Parrott- Sherrod candidate was withdrawn and Sherrode himself substituted. Amid confusion that amounted almost to a riot he was nominated.
 A nonpartfsan candidate was put up that fall John and Jerry Brent were most active in his support. They made what sFwas said ito be a remarka ble campaign, and in every county they were met with tremendous enthusi- asm- People locked by thousands to hearf them and cheered themselves hoarse as the young orators excoriated the bosses But on election day the people marched to the pollsse voted as they had always done and elected the old party ticket by a majority of more than 100000.
 The campaign fixed Johns place firmly in the public mind. This place, one that a practical man would have thought twice before seeking, was won at the cost of much of his buoyant optimism It almost cost him his life also. A heavy cold contracted during the last days of the campaign eventu- ally settled into a stubborn case of pneumonia. There were many anxious days in the Dunmeade home. Nor was Miss Roberta's anxiety unshared. Through three consecutive. nights Hugh Dunmeade never sought his couch. but kept constant vigil by his sons bedside, listening to the painful breathing and. without protest. to the reproaches of an inner voice. When the Christmas holidays arrived John was still confined to his room. That winter Senator Murchell varied his program by spending the congress sional recess at his legal residence.
 And one Sunday morning he came i face to face with the judge and Miss Roberta in the vestibule of the Presby- i terian church. 1t was the first meet i ing in more than two years. ! ""Fhe doctor tells me John ought to go south and won.t. If it's on account of-er-money matters the senator looked carefully out into the street -.I.. l,11
 ssNo, sir.'' the judge put in stifiy. eff John needs money it is my right 10 provide it''' 1t bad not occurred to Aim before to exercise the right.
 ..sStuff!' said the senator. 'tI know how you're fixed. Hugh. You can't af forsl it. I can.''
 e.We Duumeades, Senator. Murchel1 don't accept charity from OUT political ] enemies.''
 s'Our political enemies! Have yot turned reformer, judge?'' Murchen in quired innocently- q thought yor didn't believe in agitation"
 At least my son is an honorable gentleman the judge retorted. .He koesn't, go about deceiving his friends with promises he has no intention o1 keeping Here the judge certainly scored. i John declared the judge Later, te Roberta :, with i'll concealed pride doesn't need charity from me or any one else. Only justice. He's an hones but misguided man.
 Others than Senator Murche1l oyer stepped custom to spend the Yuletidt in New Chelsea. To John, by way o1 Haig and Miss Roberta. came rumors o1 very gay house party on the ridge that had been led by some strange whim to experience the novelty of { country Christmas. One day Mis- Roberta brought to him an armful o. j | I1xT EZ Zo%I