Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-22

Ward Ward ward Total
Underwood .......... 81 81
Simmons ............... =. 5
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:
"On this ballot Conway receives 80,
Underwood 80, 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 egation-Donahue-
on the shoulder Donanue started. The
man whispered in his ear. and return
ed to his delegation, keeping his eye
on Donahue. Underwood looked on
breathless1y. 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 it back
to Donahue, who looked up in affected
surprise
What's 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.
ITS all right, Malachi, honest to
God it isl" protested Donahue.
Thin I'll just put this wan in for
We, heh?" said Nolan, drawing an
other ballot from the pocket of his
huge waistcoat and posing 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 Grogan
cried:
cav, 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
won't stand it," 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
impressively:
ION behalf av the solid obligation
av the First ward, / cast twinty-wan
votes for John W. Underwood"
"Misther Chairman! Misther Chair
mani" cried Grogan, waving his hand
in the air, 81 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 forefinger at Null
doom, "a point of order! The gintle-
man from the Fifth ward has no right
to challenge the vote av the First
ward-he's not member of the dilly-
gation!"
"Let the First ward be polled,' ,
calmly ruled Muldoon. Nolan took his
foot from his chair and stepped to
Donahue's side. Every man in the
First ward delegation, as his. name
was called from the credentials, cried
Underwood! AS the secretary near
ed the name of Donahue, Nolan laid
his hand heavily on the fellows shout
der.
'sDonahue!7 called the secretary.
The fellow squirmed under Nolan's
hand
"Donahue!"
Don't let him bluff you!" cried
some one from the Fifth ward.
"vote as you damn please Jimmie"
"T'row the boots into i'm, Donnie!"
Soak him one!"
"Take your hands of him, Bull No
LAM"
So they baHled and Donahue wrig-
gled. But the hand Of Nolan, like the
hand of Douglas, was his own, and
gripped fast Grogan, his face red,
his eyes on fire, leaped from his place
in his delegation, and started across
the chairs for Nolan. The big saloon
keeper gave him look out of his lit-
tie eye. His left shoulder dipped, his
left fist frightened. Grogan halted.
vote. Jimmie, me lad" said Nolan.
In a soft voice.
Underwood" said Donahue, in .
whisper. His weak, pinched, hungry
face turned appeaIingly toward Gro