Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05

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that are opposed to you, both financial
and political. is something that you
| can't imagine!
1T requires much more than q candi.
I date and majority of votes to win
! an election"
''The ballots have got to be count
ed" said Benson, land the moneys
got to be spent In common with all
the rest of us, read those accounts
| you're publishing from week to week.
and it makes me sick to see so much
good money goin to waste. Not but
what it's dom some good; but a prac-
teal man like myself could administer
it SO much better. You could buy
voting precinct with what you spend
on single ad. Wastin good money
on the press! It's men you want to
buy, not newspapers. That's the rea-
son Liffey always gets the best of me-
He's got more money than | can get
consequently he's got the men. But
with your own contributions and the
chances for success that you'll give
us, there's lots OF other rich men
thatd be willing to take on our gettin
in power"
Il am not one of these men, Mr..
Benson. I'll take no chances what
ever on your getting in power"
We'll, it's got to be Liffey's crowd
or ours, and your fghtin' Liffey's
crowd from beginning to end. There
fore logically you belong to US
hn of
soning," said Gormly, and | tell you
here and now that while l shall be
very glad to have the votes of any or
every man in New York, yet | will
be beholden to no political party in
the city. l have entered this cam.
paign as an independent If the peo
pie wish to elect me, they can do so;
if not, not
why, l told you," said Benson pity.
ingly, that you might get elected;
but you've got to be counted in"
IF | am elected" said Gorbly, you
need not fear that l shall be counted
out
You have to be regular nominee
said Poole.
Il shall be nominated by petition
gentlemen" said Gormly coolly. He
pointed to his desk Look at thai
pile yonder. They are coming in ev
cry day"
Signed by women and children and
cranks, l supposed" sneered Benson.
Il have a corps of young men," an
swered Gormly, who personally visit
every petitioner, find out if he is
voter and if he really means what he
says when he asks me to run. Every
name is verified and registered"
We'll, I'll be damned" cried Ben
son in great amazement
Il am afraid if you continue in pol
itics with your present views thai
you will be-" said Gormly coolly. "As
for organization, | have all organiza
ton of my own. We are discussing
the issues and preparing to hole
meetings and send out speakers all
over the city"
Who's managing the game?"
One of my assistant managers in
the store, Mr.. Watson"
whats he know about politics?"
His experience compared with
your own has been little, but on diff
ferent lines. He is learning rapidly
however, and 1 think before you gel
through, you will find him worthy
of even your own steel, Mr.. Benson
That's all very we'll" said the boss
greatly taken aback over the situa
ton. ut does seem as if somebody's
got head on his shoulders around
here"
1T might be concluded that had
myself" said Gormly genially "but
Wen pass that by
But in spite of all these things
you'll be beaten as sure as fate I tel
you, you've got to fight the devil witt
fire. Of course, while | agree with
these gentlemen here that purity in
politics, which has been called ar
iridescent dream, whatever that
means, is to be desired, and if we
could win without money and without
resortin' to the lodges that have made
the party in power infamous, we'd be
glad of it,
But as it is, it can't be done Now,
every man is supposed to be in poll
tics for what there is in it. What
you're in it for, we don't quite know,
but admitting that you're more Or less
disinterested, so are We. Amt that
SO, gentlemen"
Certainly, certainly, to b sure"
And therefore we offer you ou" az
sistance."
Il accept your offer, as I cannot per
nit myself to be allied with any Pc
litical party, or to be known specif1cal
ly as the nominee of that party"
MIR. Gormly," said Benson after
long pause, whats to prevent us from
nominatin you anyway, and maxim
you the nominee of our party"
Nothing that l know of can pre-
vent your doing such a thing; but
nothing can force me to accept your
nomination.
But Mr. Gormly@" began ths
banker.