The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-11-28

| Underwood .......... 81 80
| simmons ............... =. s
| The Simmons men were holding out,
| waiting to throw their strength to the
winner. When the sixty-seventh bal
lot had been taken, Muldoon, squint-
ing in the miserable light at the sec
| retary's figures, hit the table with the
chair leg and said:
ION this ballot Conway receives 80,
Underwood 32, Simmons 5. There be-
ing no choice, you will prepare your
ballots for another vote"
Just then one Of the Conway men
from the Second ward left his place,
and touched one Of Nolan's fellows in
the First ward MISUNDERSTANDING
on the shoulder. Donanue started. The
man whispered in his ear, and return
ed to his delegation, accepting his eye
on Donahue. Underwood looked on
breathlessly. Nolan, revolving slowly,
held his hat for every vote-last of
all for Donahue's. The man dropped
his folded ballot into the hat and hung
his head. Nolan calmly picked the
ballot out of the hat and gave 1t back
to Donahue, who looked up in affected
surprise
Whats the trouble, Malachi?" he
said as innocently as he could. He
was not much Of an actor.
This won't do" Nolan said, giving
the ballot back to the man.
TITS all right, Malachi honest to
God it isl" protested Donahue.
Thin I'll just put this wan in for
We, beh?" said Nolan, drawing an
other ballot from the pocket of his
huge waistcoat and poising it above
the hat
The crowd had pressed around the
First ward delegation. The conven-
ton had risen to its feet, craning red
necks, and out of the mass Crogan
cried:
Jaw. here, Malachi Nolan, none O.
that now!"
Nolan turned his rugged. face to-
ward him and said simply:
Who's runnin' this obligation, you
or me?"
"Well-none O. your bulldozing-we
won't stand It'll" replied Grogan angri-
ly, his blue eyes blazing.
You get to hell out O. this" And
so saying, Nolan dropped the ballot
Into the hat and turned to face the
chair.
Have you all voted?" inquired
Muldoon.
First ward!" the secretary called.
Nolan squared his shoulders, not
having looked in his hat or counted
the ballots there, and said slowly and |
"On behalf av the solid obligation |
av the First ward, l cast twinty-wan |
votes for John w. Underwood"
"Misther Chairman! Misther Chair
man. cried Grogan, waving his hand |
In the air, Il challenge that vote! /
challenge that vote!"
THE gentleman from the Fifth ward
challenges the vote"
"Misther Chairman" said Nolan.
standing with one heavy foot on his
chair and leveling a foref1nger at Null
doom, "a point of orderi The gintle-
man from the Fifth ward has no right
70 challenge the vote av the First
ward-he's not a member OF the dilly-
Let the First ward be polled."
calmly ruled Muldoon. Nolan took his
DOT from his chair and stepped to
Oonahue's side. Every man in the
First ward delegation, as his. name
vas called from the credentials. cried
Underwood" AS the secretary near
ID the name Of Donahue, Nolan laid
lis hand heavily on the fellows shout
Ter.
"Donahue!" called the secretary.
The fellow squirmed under Nolan's
land.
''Donahue!"
Don't let him blum Soul" cried
ONE one from the Fifth ward.
Vote as you damn please, Jimmie,"
THROW the boots into i'm, Donnie!"
Soak him one!"
Take your hands of MIN. Bull No
AM"
So they bawled and Donahue wrie-
led. But the hand of Nolan, like the
and of Douglas, was his own, and
ripped fast Grogan, his face red.
is eyes on fire. leaped from his place
a his delegation, and started across
he chairs for Nolan. The big saloon !
eeper gave him look out of his lit /
e eye. His left shoulder dipped. his ,
ut fist frightened. Grogan halted. n
Vote, Jimmie, me lad" said Nolan.
, soft voice I
Underwood" said Donahue, In q |
'hisper. His weak, pinched, hungry &
ice turrad AMMAN lfpu}u <oxru~A r~~ |