The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-05-09

measures 500 was not turning re-
| former 10y any means On the contra
ry. his plans for the future involved
the use Of some very questionable
means. but he was unburdening him.
self Of every unnecessary weight that
might prove a hindrance in the battle
he foresaw And he was learning to
| make concessions
| The battle that Bob had foreseen
| came sooner than he expected. In
fact. before he was entirely ready
In the second year Of Paurs legisla
/ tive career and the last Of Dunmeade's
| first term opposition suddenly devel
| oped TO the latter's denomination An
obscure Judge from one Of the western
counties announced himself as a can.
didate for the gubernatorial nomius-
ton upon a platform the principal
/ plank of which was, Down with the
Murchel ring" AT first the announce
ment was treated as jest-by all save
Murchell. who knew the judge to have
been put on the bench through rail.
road influence. But as by magic the
| judges candidacy grew into formid
able strength.
Six weeks before the convention Dun
meade was. so 1t seemed to the public.
hopelessly beaten Only few know
ing ones. among them Bob McAdoO.
refused to believe that Murchell's re.
sources were exhausted.
Then the great boss executed n
! stroke Of characteristic daring A
month before the convention, like a
bolt out of clear sky. came the COVER.
nor's call for a special session of the
| legislature to consider the passage of
, laws regulating freight rates and the
restriction of rebating and providing
for a committee TO investigate the
methods of the railroads. The know.
ing ones chucked. Murchell waited.
The legislature convened. surrounded
by a swarm of railroad lobbyists. Muir.
chell was present in person. At the
end Of week the bills had been pass.
ed by the senate. Two days more, and
they were favorably reported by the
railways committee OF the lower house
and passed the first reading. Then the
railroad attorney called upon Murchell.
The latter refused him an interview.
Next Murchell received telegraphic
I invitation from a gentleman in Ade.
phia TO run over to that city to discuss
the gubernatorial situation. The invi.
tation was curtly declined. BY the
next train came the gentleman from
Adelphia to see Murchell in person. He
went into the interview in a towering
rage. He came from it outwardly as
meek as the proverbial lamb-and with
hatred ranking in his heart
When the interview, which had tax
en- place in the governors library. was
over Murchell sent for Dunmeade and
told him what had been said. AS the
governor listened lines of suffering
came into his fine face.
ut is the only thing, Of course" he
said In a discouraged tome ''The trick
worked. But IL is hameful-shame-
full to barter away the peoples rights
for a petty office Why wouldn't it
be better to pass the bills, push the
Investigation through and accept the
defeat2"
Because, John Dunmeade," Muir
chell said quietly, ~ promised your
wife to place you where you can reap
the reward Of your sacrifice, and we
haven't reached that point yet. Pa
tience, man" His voice changed to
grun tenderness, and he put his hand
on the others shoulder affectionately.
ut isn't like you to lose courage. The
fight is just opening. Waitw
When the convention met at the cap
ital the lower house was still debat-
ing the bills. nor were the final votes
taken until Dunmeade was nominated.
Then the bills were quietly amended
so as 10 render them wholly ineffec-
tive. Dunmeade was subsequently re-
elected.
In a full session Of the lower house,
whose galleries were packed with del
egates and visitors TO the convention
who had stayed over for the proceed
tngs, Remington made the last speech
IN the debate. II was the greatest
speech he had yet made. When in a
magnificent climax dealing with cor
porate influence in politics he dramat-
ically charged the railway officials
with having conspired to defeat Dun
meade the speaker was obliged to
pound his desk for several minutes
before the enthusiastic applause died
down.
When Remington made his dramatic
charge against the railroad Bob, who
sat In the gallery. frowned. He had
not known it was to be in the speech.
However. though much disturbed over
the rash words, he never rebuked
Paul. Bob foresaw the results Of the
speech and began at once to make
sundry preparations.