The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-14
HIS RISE
TO
POWER
By Henry Russell Miller,
Author Of
"The Man Higher Up"
Copyright, 1911, by the Bobbs-Merrill
Company
SYNOPSIS

Senator Murchell leader of the state
machine, and Sheehan, local boss of New
Chelsea, offer the nomination for district
attorney to John Dunmeade Dunmeade
ts Independent in his political ideas.
Dunmeade will accept the nomination.
Hfs father, a partisan Judge, congratu-
hates him. His Aunt Roberta urges John
10 call on Katherine Hampden, daughter
ef capitalist.
Katherine Hampden is a worshiper of
success. She and John are friends. Jere-
my Applegate, a political dependent, cam
paisns for John and the state ticket.
IN New Chelsea lives Warren Blake, a
model young bank cashier, connected with
HAmpden in "high finance" They try
without success for Johns aid.
The rottenness of politics in his state
and party as revealed in his campaign dis
S-.s soos==.- yoos==. He calls upon Katherine.
Katherine's peril in a runaway re-
veals to her and John their unspoken
olive. John publicly turns down"
the machine of his party.
John will not compromise with his
conscience even for the sake of win
ming Katherine, and the two part.
The course of his son is disapproved by
Judge Dunmeade. John is elected and
puts Sheehan on trial for political corrup-
ton.
Sheehan is convicted and fees. John
meets Haig, a novelist, who is introduced
to him by Warren Blake.
Haig and John visit the Hampdens.
Blake proposes to Katherine and is re-
5ected. He praises John to her. Murchell
has visitor.
The visitor is Sackett, head of the
Atlantic railroad, trying to keep the
Michigan out of the Steel City. He
wants Murchell to retire. The lat
ter cannot induce John to stop his
attacks on the machine. John and
Katherine meet.
She still thinks John a follower of inn
possible ideals He loses in his fight for
cleanliness in state politics and falls ill.
Murchell offers financial aid to the Dun
meades.
John RECEIVERS and continues his fight,
aided by Haig. In the Steel City he meets
Katherine, who is courted by Gregg. a
financially successful man.
Murchell loses control of the machine to
Sherrod and retires nominally from poll
tics. Sherrod gets drunk, and a messen-
ger is sent to Murchell for aid.
0HeTTOu mas eInDeZzleQ SJUU,OUV OF state
money. Murchell resumes control after
aiding his foe to conceal the crime and
make restitution.
Through Sheehans plea for mercy John
learns that Hampden and Blake have been
carrying worthless political notes as part
of the Farmers bank "assets."
The bank is in peril. John loses in the
primaries Hampden loses his fortune in
stock speculation and fears exposure OF
the bank deals.
John and Haig, investigating the bank
are there with Murchell and Hampder
when Blake shoots himself. Only Johns
silence can save Hampden. Murchell will
save the bank.
Katherine appeals to Dunmeade for clem-
ency for her father. Haig suggests tc
Murchell the political expediency of nom.
mating John for governor to save the
state for the party.
Before the convention Murchell comes
out for John. He is opposed by Sherro6
and his followers, and Murchell threatens
TO tell the convention about Sherrod's EN-.
beZzlement.
Sherrod weakens, and the nomination
goes to John. Haig advises his friend tc
adopt practical measures II he wishes tc
realize his ideals.
John meets Katherine on a hill where
he met her long before She will stand
by his side in his fight for Righteousness.