Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
Copyrfoht. 1918. by Pabnc LEDGER Co.
CHAPTER XIV (Continued)

make enemies of those who hope to be
Sslected and are not, and enemies of
Besides isn't that choice we ought
eo leave to the people?"
The people? Absurd! Where did
4otnE this thing. They are having ii
done for them"
The rank and file of our organiza-
sscn; s,sss, at least. ought to be consulted"
among these ward and division leaders
Will ultimately constitute the city COM
mittee and name the candidates fer the
primaries. We ought both 10 train them
BY letting them work out the list of
candidates we're going to stand for a
year from now and give them plenty of
time to do it"
The millionaires exchanged gances
Two CT three of them were among Jer-
1y's list of ward leaders Most of them
we're not they were unified to be lead
ere. They were drivers-by nature, by
training and by occupation.
'We're paying for the campaign" sug-
eested one Of them, perhaps not meaning
sNot altogether" reminded Jerry, into
q silence that was pregnant as being
the first test of his own capacity for
ieadership over these men. Besides.
putting q man up for a target. Let's be
lthoroughgoing. Let's put II up tn the
feod government machine we're build
ina to find out the type of nj n the peo-
pie want. Every one of these thirteen
hundred division leaders we have or
hope to have Is an observation post on
public opinion. Let's wait and hear
frcm them
II know whom they'll name" whispered
William H Sinclair to his neighbor.
Sinclair, who was the leader of a ward
in the Real Republican organization. had
made his money In plumbers supplies.
They're talking it already. It's Jere-
miah Thomas Archer
"Archer's my man." murmured HUI
bert Morrison, who had inherited his
millions, and who had been the first tC
propose naming candidate ,.,.
overheard, and Nobody else to be con-
ssidered," was echoed round the room.
"a clean young man with organization
power and rare aualities of leadership
suddenly his utterance and his obvious
intent followed by cries of approval and
z series Of handc,asps: So Si move you;s
then It dawned upon Jerry. who had
been watching this stir all over the
room that these benevolently minded
for him, They had been meaning to
make him their candidate for Mayor
thinking thereby both tc crafty him
Z and to make sure, that this organizati9n,
their money was helping to build up did
not get into the wrong hands.
"But. gentlemen" interrupted Jerry,
his usually florid face almost white;
oouidnt SuHR ssoP wopk If Cy You % do this. / have
been serving you with no thought of
personal ambition. and no selfish In
tsrest beyond the satsfaetio. OF bossing Iss
time tO time these men whom ! have
been attaching to our machine have said
to me. And what do you want, Mr.
Archer?' Nothing, SO help me God Il
have been able to answer. Nothing,
birth.
- activities there should develop
: universally popular demand for you
\ a our candidate for Mayor" argued
\ Empkins.
natures expressing still greater sur
\ Prise and a succession OF rapid mental
mo, frankly. I could not" he an
ewered presently; but, gentlemen. my
Weli-meaning friends! I can resist you,
and ask you not to do TINS thlng
which is so evidently in your mind, II
you not to do 1t. -
There was an interval Of uncertainty,
while looks were exchanged, with mur-
2 murings III undertones and conversations
IN pantomime. Now 1t is the policy OF
the rich not to override the wishes of
generous emplcye when they can achieve
y their purpose in other ways--and these
gentlemen regarded Jerry as an employe
He was spending their money to do their
Job for them. The chairman looked at
Mr.: simpkins, and Mr.; Simpkins was
mu'taneously these men nodded assent TO
each cther's glances then they bowed
acquiescence to Jerry's expressed wish
and Mr.. Smpkins sat down with his
motion still sticking like a flshbone in
his throat. There was an undercurrent
of approving voices mixed with laughter
for the mllionaires knew 1t was lneyitaI
bls that Jerry should become the Real
Republican caiddate fer Mayor.
y Unable to read their minds, the young
man felt that he had achieved a neces-
fA~ . In
but determined purpose to make Victor
Robinson the candidate OF the Real Re-
! publicans.
mart TO make this possible. True to his
word he had landed Madono behind
I. the bars he had associated himself with
the prosecution the alleged conspira-
tors in the murder and election cases.
His courage, his force, his legal acumen
'nommended themselves every day mere
favorably to the people OF Philadelphia.
urai organizer" Jerry said to himself,
Therefore ne continued his efforts to
perfect the organization. but at the same
time he engaged in I eampaisn oIS,,n iSr lms
y among the poor, a subject which had
claimed this attention ever since that
I visit to the Auren:sxys in their reeking
Gerret.
One of these activities involved prop
osition to cut open. as with surgeons
knife, a particularly nasty carcinomal
usual three-story kind by opening
street through the middle of them. Jerry
got abundant local support for this prof.
oct and when he went down to City Hall
with the idea il was gratifying to see
the number of men in Councils who were
R{ad TO know him and anxious to oblige
Il they could do so without sntagonizmg
the powers above them The powers
above, II appeared. did not want to lend
any vino to Jerry's political sails by
( allowing him TO pose as an embattled
champion of the pobr; accordingly, the
s reiKning influences fell in with the prof.
& 6<f and the legislation for the new street
q vas going through Councils like bullet
fhrough green cheese.
~ But suddenly an awful note OF dlscord
arose in Jerry's angel chorus 1t ap-
Il ~sHosPed that this pestilential aggregation
Z 81 tsnements belonged to Hubert Morri-
6Sa'e sister, and was a part OF the old
~ forFison estate. To drive that street
y &hgough would cut hauG atty maiden sis
~ 6SrSs Income some thousands In the year.
Seetdes assessing the property for very
4 oonsiderable sum of money for street i'm
: y In vain Jerry argued the profit OF the
& 4ocnl community above the nroft OF the
- nbaentee landlady--Hubert Morrison was
obdurate. This was black ingratitude. IL
a Uas nhgallant. 1t was an attack on the
1oersd source of his support-yested
& GPuoerty. When Hubert made this argu-
: 161t he looked about him for approval
D ~ the committee. and there were signs
eome faces that such approval was
q IA Jerry saw the look about and saw
~ /6a signs but the street went through
& ~ Hubert closed his checkbook, which
XSX = "a say that he furled his angel wings
X@2R1X -. ecad oiif of the chorus in high