The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22

/ IN every county or the state He was
new, he was enthusiastic. he was dar.
Ing. People listened. PARROT was nomi.
mated easily according 70 the SLATE"
| Judge Dunmeade was not nominated
10 the supreme court that year; hence
the breach OF a lifelong friendship. In
creased bitterness against his son and
many I.told.you-sos from Miss Roberta.
But John preached on. lie did more
than atthck. lie devised and profYered
repedies with a naive disregard OF the
conservative habit Of the American
mind that melted mirth IN some, ap.
prebension In others and bewildermeut
IN still others. II IL not necessary here
to enumerate his remedies They have
since become respectable.
lie learned In common with other
| young iconoclasts something Of the en-.
istence and character and aims Of the
personal government which lay behind
the formal and Of the marvelously
woven system by which the dominant
personalities twisted the form OF gov
eminent TO their purpose. Being n
young man who thought himself in
I spired he was aghast and the more de-
termined 10 destroy that system. Not
wholly lacking sense Of proportion.
he realized the temerity OF him who
undertook such Wholesale destruction.
but his youthful optimism aud faith
In the people had not failed. Ills task
was 20 expound the machine TO the
people Of his state. Always he saw
victory just one year ahead.
In those days--to he exact. three
years after the destruction OF the
Sheehan machine there was strife Ia
the organizations of both parties. Upon
the devoted heads Of Murchell and
Duffy. the respective bosses. hurtled
abuse from strange quarters. Anxious
cries rang from the deck OF the ship
Murchell had sieered so long. Then
the storm burst.
The biennial election Of state treas
urer was AZ hand There appeared to
John one day n plausible gentleman
who discussed the troubled waters. lie
was In state 81 righteous indignation.
Murchelrs domination had continued
too long! Patience with his tyrnnnical
ways has ceased Ia lie n virtue. His
un6tncss had been proved by his
breach Of contract To let Sherrod sue
coed Beck And he the messenger.
was glad 10 say. In confidence, that
those able aud distinguished patriots
and leaders. Mark Sherrod and Phi
lander Parrot. were organizing a re
volt and proposed TO make the treas
urershlp nomination n test OF strength.
And they had commissioned him to
urge that other able. etc. John Dun
meade. the man who had licked
Murchell In his own back yard" To
Join the reform. lie was deeply hurt
when John refused.
IIaig who also had made New Chel-
sea his legal residence. invented sun.
dry lurid etithets 10 describe Johns
folly and urged reconsideration. John
shook his head.
But | thought you wanted 20 put
Murchell out Of buslnessr'
Not Murchell. I've grown past
that. I'm rather sorry for him Just
now. And Id rather have him run
things than sherrod. It's the In
stitution we've got 10 destroy-as he
told me himself once. Nothings gained
II we substitute one boss for another"
Then what are you going TO do. my
destructive triendT'
TRY 10 slip In between them,
thlnk-put up an independent candi-
date"
John made his campaign. When the
primaries had been held, he was him.
self astonlshed 90 discover that nearly
a quarter Of the delegates chosen were
pledged "a his independent candidate.
But before daylight on the night be-
fore the contention John learned that
he had been used To draw delegates
from Murchell for Sherrod's purpose;
he saw his land dwindle to a faithful
handful
When the convention met. Sherrod
was In control After the prclimInaries
John. answering to the roll call OF
counties. placed his candidate in nomi.
nation In speech that could hardly
he heard for ieers and cntcalls. II
was brought 20 an abrupt conclusion a.
10y yell from the gallery. "Slt down. '
sonny. Only money talks IN this con.
ventlon" Even the delegates Joined
In the roar Of laughter And then the
coup was accomplished The Parrott-
sherrod candidate was withdrawn and
sherrod himself substituted. Amid
confusion that amounted almost 10 a
riot he was nominated.
nOnpartisan candidate was put up
That fall John and Jerry Brent were
most active In his support They made
what was said 20 be n remarkable
campaign, and In every county they
were met with tremendous enthusl.
asm. People hocked by thousands 10
hear them and cheered themselves
hoarse as the young orators excoriated
the bosses. hut On election day the
people marched 10 the polls. voted as
they Ind always done and elected the
old party ticket by a majority OF
more than 100000.
The campaign fixed Johns place
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