The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
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NNE week 'as.,Sa NesDit was , among the he NJ much sought after. Any one who desired favor Of the city govern ment tried to gain his influence. lie had hundreds O. men on his payroll, and was generally supposed to be making money hand over fist. He could bor- row money in any bank in the country without the least bit of trouble, and his name on the back of a note made the piece of paper as good as gold in the es- timation of lot of persons.
 One week later Mir. Nesbit was still much sought after, but this time by sub poena servers, detectives from the dis trict attorneys office, reporters and oth- CTS. Ugly stories were aioat about not only him but the mayor, most of the al- dcrmen and about every one of prom hence in the dominant political partq. 1ne trouble had come without a bit of warning. The city machine never had seemed stronger. Everything had been ar ranged for Nesbit to get the contract for new water works-not directly. but through one of his dummies-and then a hisgrunted bidder had the temerity to de- clare the whole thing a fraud, and that mayor and Nesbit stood in on various deals, and that not contract had been awarded by the city in four or live years that hadn't been tainted with Eraft
 Unfortunately for Nesbit Mayor Logan and the rest of the gang, the in:ormer had the facts to back up his statements They couldn't shut him off. Too much of the story got into the newspapers before they could bring pressure to bear upon The angry man. Then the district attor- Ambitious and honest He saw a great Ambitious and honest. He sa wa great nrnOrtnnityl al ,pfl t,, take advantage of it. That's why Mir Nes- bit left town.
 It would be very unpleasant Tor him to have to tell of his relations with the poli- ticians. It was the old story. He was
 clever man, good mixer, anu fair so~t Sf a contractor. He had gotten into poii- tics and thought 1t aided hin in his busi- hess. Contracts came to him without much trouble, and al first he made money pretty fast. But after a while he had to aivide up with so many persons that his profit was meagre. If he received co per tent of the amount called for In his con lract he would be doing well The mayor had a relative who had to control a cer- Ein interest in each contract The clique n the board of aldermen had to have q Representative looking after their end The gentleman who was the real political boss of the city always saw tbat his inter- bsts were well cared for. Nosbit d'd the work, took all the chances, siaVed along rear after year, and didn't realize until it Has late in the day that he was working more for the gang than he was for him ,elf It wasn't pleasant situation. and ,e would have preferred something far tifrerent but he couldn't break away very Nell and, being good natured he kept pFging along.
 Then suddenly, came the howl from ane disappointed bidder, the man who Z lever had been able to get a share of he graft, and who thought Nesbit was yctting it all.
 From the hotel in Chicago to which le had gone when he jumped the town < Eesbit opened up communication with lis friends at home. They advised him ko stay under cover. It would all blow ,ver in few weeks, they assured him fhe informer had talked himself out [ md although the papers were making " lot of the sensation just then, any