The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-05-23
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trusted with the Industrial and fnan.
cial interests than can n man like Nc
Adoo"
81 think" Mrs. Gilbert said-"I think
| should like 20 20 10 the convention
with YOU Would It be nroperf"
We'll" S nCer said thoughtfully, "it
won't be very nice crowd, but
"Then I'll 20"
n Eleanor Gilbert felt the many cu.
rlous gances turned upon her as she
entered the box her brother had man.
aged to reserve for her she gave no
outw7 ID sign. but proceeded to study
the excited crowd with amused eyes.
Her sensitive nerves caught the con-
tagion of excitement with which the
atmosphere was charged. Sanger saw
a tinge of color come to her usually
pale checks. and her eyes frightened
perceptibly. She caught him smiling
at her
I'm glad came" she said brightly.
I'm excited already. just as though
were a part of II all. feel just as
did when | was a little girl and my
governess took Inc to the play"
"Humph!' Sanger grunted. Look
over there In the box opposite. You
will find an interesting study"
A group of men was just entering
the box. Eleanor Immediately fixed
her attention upon one. the last to en-
ter, whose identity she guessed at
once. AS was the case with most
people, her first impression was of his
physical strength.
ITS the boss! What tremendous
shouldersr
Bob sat down in the rear of the
I box, but even seated he lowered above
his companions by half head, and
Eleanor could note the strongly mark
ed face. Even across the theater she
could catch the cold, piercing glance
with which he swept the delegates.
The glance Travelled toward the box in
one might count ten, against her will,
his eyes held hers and then passed on
to the stage.
Eleanor leaned back and drew a
long breath. 80 that's your barroom
bully? should hate to be In that
mans power He is-relentless."
The convention was called to order.
I A permanent chairman was chosen,
who after brief speech declared the
meeting open for mayoralty nomina-
tions. At once u man sprang to his
feet and In a speech bristling with
high flown metaphors nominated that
clean man. that sterling friend Of the
people. James Rushing" His speech
was greeted with perfunctory ap-
plause.
AS the applause died down another
man secured recognition.
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen Of the
convention" he began. lit was to have
been my privilege to place before this
convention the name Of william Hem
enway, whose devotion to the Repub-
ncan party and to the interests Of the
people needs no praise from me. 1t Is
therefore with the keenest regret
have received from him a letter. which
/ now hold, in which he gives me the
distressing news that he has been
stricken with Ill health, such as to In
capacitate him for the arduous duties
OF campaign and Of the office of
mayor. He therefore authorizes me
to withdraw his candidacy and re.
quests those delegates instructed for
him to cast their votes for the gentle
man who has been so eloquently nomi.
mated. James Rushing"
For a moment the great crowd sat
In the silence Of blank bewilderment.
Then as the import of the announce
ment dawned upon them an angry
murmur arose from the galleries
Down In the body Of the house a dele
gate. big, burly ruffian, sprang to his
feet.
"Sick h--p' he shouted. I'VE know
the kind OF sickness Bill Hemenway
has"
IL was signal for uproar In an
instant men in the galleries and on
the floor We're on their feet. The pro-
testing murmur grew into a roar, a
storm OF anger and derisiOn. Eleanor,
for a moment frightened by the furi.
Gus clamor turned pale.
What is itf" she asked her brother
excitedly. What do they mean?"
"Hemenway was McAdoo's candi.
date. He has been persuaded to with
draw In favor of Rushing, the other
candidate"
The uproar dad down, and tense 81.
lence succeeded once more. What thu
crowd anticipated had happened
They recognized MacPherson's crafty
hand. Was the boss checkmated by
his sworn enemy2 In the hearts of the
McAdoo followers CONSERVATION now
reigned
Out Of the tense silence a voice rang
out:
"Mr Chairman
"Mr Remingtonw
The big man who had broken the 81
lence before now sprang to his fee
again. "Remingtonl Give 'em b.
! Paul; give 'em h-w The crowd 80.