The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-05-16

ne CITY vas now dWdhtutu lTuLu
the lethargy in which It had lain for
a generation The continued exposures
In the Bugle. which the opposition
press tried i'm vain to counteract by
charges that Bob himself had been an
accomplice in the same mlsdeeds. and
the knowledge gained during the re-
cent campaign had aroused the citi-
zens % realization of the fact that
while 'hey had slept they had beer
shamefully outraged. Hob nad no
mind to wait three years until the
next mayoralty contest. Moreover.
he must take advantage Of the popu-
lar awakening which. with the Gym
ical unbelief shared by many others,
he deemed to be only eDhemeral.
The McAdoo organization was ex-
tended out into the boroughs and coun.
try districts OF the county. In this
work Remington, with his native di-
plomacy and winning manners. was an
invaluable aid. The choice of can
didate for the district attorneyship
was the most difficult part of the pro
gram. Bob at length found one suita-
BILE to his purpose in Martin, a bril-
liant and ambitious young lawyer.
When Bob first broached the subject
TO him Martin demurred.
III took 1t I'd want to make rec
ord" he said There's q certain line
of prosecutions for political offenses
that I'd like to push, and don't care
- hn ttgns1 plnN N fOrnn Mnp.
Pherson into a deal and then be pulled
of from the prosecutions"
That's all right" Bob explained.
II want you TO make record. OF
course | shouldn't want you to hurt
any of our people. but so long as you
stand by us you may go after Mac
Pherson and his crowd as hard as you
please There'll be no deal in that
quarter"
'T don't know what your game is
Martin answered But, by George,
ike your style OF fighting. and II you
give me this opportunity I'll be square
with you!"
During that campaign the fame Of
Bob's struggle spread TO the borders o.
his state and out into the nation. Me
absorbed though they were IN the ia.
sues Of a national campaign, found
time to turn their eyes toward the
Steel City and ask themselves the ques-
tions: Who and what is this grim. lone
ly figure fighting for the mastery OF
his city single handed against an ALI.
UhnCa framan1ntfa 10
ginning vaguely to be realized, and
what does his success portend2
The nomination won, Martin safely
elected ana the county patronage so
disposed as to rivet the weak points In
his machine, for so II must be called,
Bob was in the position of a man who
owns all the water around a coveted
island, but not the island itself. The
county government was his, but the
city administration, the goal of his ef.
fort, was still in MacPherson's hand
1nd would be at least until the next
mayoralty election, more than two
years distant. Bob made tentative eff
forts to bribe Mayor Henry to a deser-
ton Of his boss. but Henry was loyal.
Many a long hour Bob spent over the
problem how to gain control Of the city
and complete his boss-shlp. 1t was
Remington who suggested the method.
Martin as soon as inducted into Office
began a successful series of prosecu-
tions against election frauds and cor
Fuption in the city councils-BOb's sup
porters were, according to agreement.
Immune-that kept the pot of public re-
sentiment be ing against MacPherson's
ring. Bob then secured a conference
with Dunmeade and Murchel and 10
them unfolded his scheme
81 want" he said, ian act Of the leg
islature cha nging the charters of all
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